Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 18:8-12

8There went upעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784out of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

9He bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381:and darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:yea, he did flyוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822his secret placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643;his pavilionסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521round aboutסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him weredarkחֶשְׁכַת־chesh.khat-H2824watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

12At the brightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051that wasbefore him his thick cloudsH5645passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,hailבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259stonesand coalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

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