Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 20

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hearיַֽעַנְךָ֣ya.'an.KhaH6030thee in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869;the nameשֵׁ֤ם׀shemH8034of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֬י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290defendיְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ye.sa.gev.khaH7682thee;

2Sendיִשְׁלַֽח־yish.lach-H7971thee helpעֶזְרְךָ֥'ez.re.KhaH5828from the sanctuaryמִקֹּ֑דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944,and strengthenיִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃yis.'a.De.kaH5582thee out of Zionוּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹןu.mi.tzi.YonH6726;

3Rememberיִזְכֹּ֥רyiz.KorH2142all thy offeringsמִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָmin.cho.Te.khaH4503,and acceptיְדַשְּׁנֶ֣הye.da.she.NehH1878thy burnt sacrificeוְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ve.'o.la.te.KhaH5930;Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Grantיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414thee according to thine own heartכִלְבָבֶ֑ךָkhil.va.Ve.khaH3824,and fulfilיְמַלֵּֽא׃ye.ma.Le'H4390all thy counselעֲצָתְךָ֥'a.tza.te.KhaH6098.

5We will rejoiceנְרַנְּנָ֤ה׀ne.ra.ne.NahH7442in thy salvationבִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָbi.Shu.'a.Te.khaH3444,and in the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430we will set up ourbannersנִדְגֹּ֑לnid.GolH1713:Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fulfilH4390all thy petitionsמִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mish.'a.lo.Tei.khaH4862.

6Now knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045I that YhwhH3068savethהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ׀ho.Shi.a'H3467his anointedמְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹme.Shi.ChoH4899;he will hearיַ֭עֲנֵהוּYa.'a.ne.huH6030him from his holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944heavenמִשְּׁמֵ֣יmi.she.MeiH8064with the savingיֵ֣שַׁעYe.sha'H3468strengthבִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹתbig.vu.RotH1369of his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225.

7Some trustin chariotsבָ֭רֶכֶבVa.re.khevH7393,and some in horsesבַסּוּסִ֑יםva.su.SimH5483:but we will rememberנַזְכִּֽיר׃naz.KirH2142the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of YhwhH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

8They are brought downכָּרְע֣וּka.re.'UH3766and fallenוְנָפָ֑לוּve.na.Fa.luH5307:but we are risenקַּ֝֗מְנוּKam.nuH6965,and stand uprightוַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃va.nit.'o.DadH5749.

9Saveהוֹשִׁ֑יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068:let the kingהַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיַעֲנֵ֥נוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030us whenבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117we callקָרְאֵֽנוּ׃ka.re.'E.nuH7121.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 20