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Psalms 18:40-50

40Thou hast also givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me the necksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of mine enemiesוְֽאֹיְבַ֗יve.'o.ye.VaiH341;that I might destroyאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789them that hateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130me.

41They criedיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768, but there wasnone to saveמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467them: evenunto Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,but he answeredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.

42Then did I beatוְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them small as the dustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307:I did cast them outאֲרִיקֵֽם׃'a.ri.KemH7324as the dirtכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916in the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.

43Thou hast deliveredתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403me from the strivingsמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of the peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971; andthou hast madeתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760me the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471:a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whomI have not knownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shall serveיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

44As soon as they hearלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH241 H8088of me, they shall obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me: the strangersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH5236 H1121shall submitיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584themselves unto me.

45The strangersH5236 H1121shall fade awayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034,and be afraidוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.GuH2727out of their close placesמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.

46Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bemy rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697;and let the Godאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468be exaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311.

47It isGodהָאֵ֗לha.'ElH410that avengethהַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹתha.no.Ten ne.ka.MotH5360 H5414me, and subduethוַיַּדְבֵּ֖רvai.yad.BerH1696the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971under me.

48He deliverethמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403me from mine enemiesמֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥יme.'O.ye.VaiH341:yea, thou liftest me upתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311above those that rise upקָ֭מַיKa.maiH6965against me: thou hast deliveredתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the violentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.

49Therefore will I give thanksאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034unto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471,and sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167unto thy nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.

50Greatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431deliveranceיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444giveth he to his kingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428;and shewethוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to his anointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732,and to his seedוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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