Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 28

A Psalm of David.

1Unto thee will I cryאֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068my rockצוּרִי֮tzu.RiH6697;be not silentתֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814to me: lest, ifthou be silentתֶּחֱרַ֪שׁte.che.RashH2790to me, I becomeוְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּיve.nim.Shal.tiH4911like them that go downי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

2Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּ֭חֲנוּנַיTa.cha.nu.naiH8469,when I cryבְּשַׁוְּעִ֣יbe.sha.ve.'IH7768unto thee, when I lift upבְּנָשְׂאִ֥יbe.na.se.'IH5375my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027toward thy holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944oracleדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687.

3Draw me not awayתִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִיtim.she.Khe.niH4900with the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563,and with the workersפֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205,which speakדֹּבְרֵ֣יdoe.ReiH1696peaceשָׁ֭לוֹםSha.lomH7965to their neighboursרֵֽעֵיהֶ֑םre.'ei.HemH7453,but mischiefוְ֝רָעָ֗הve.ra.'AhH7451isin their heartsבִּלְבָבָֽם׃bil.va.VamH3824.

4Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָם֮ke.fo.'o.LamH6467,and according to the wickednessוּכְרֹ֪עַu.khe.Ro.a'H7455of their endeavoursמַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥םma.'a.Lei.HemH4611:giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414them after the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027;renderהָשֵׁ֖בha.ShevH7725to them their desertגְּמוּלָ֣םge.mu.LamH1576.

5Because they regardיָבִ֡ינוּya.Vi.nuH995not the worksפְּעֻלֹּ֣תpe.'u.LotH6468of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,nor the operationמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,he shall destroyיֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗םye.her.SemH2040them, and not build them upיִבְנֵֽם׃yiv.NemH1129.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because he hath heardשָׁ֝מַעSha.ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068ismy strengthעֻזִּ֥י'u.ZiH5797and my shieldוּמָגִנִּי֮u.ma.gi.NiH4043;my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820trustedבָטַ֥חva.TachH982in him, and I am helpedוְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיve.Ne.'e.Za.re.tiH5826:therefore my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820greatly rejoicethוַיַּעֲלֹ֥זvai.ya.'a.LozH5937;and with my songוּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥יu.mi.shi.RiH7892will I praiseאֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ho.De.nuH3034him.

8Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068istheir strengthעֹֽז־'oz-H5797, and he isthe savingיְשׁוּע֖וֹתye.shu.'otH3444strengthוּמָ֘ע֤וֹזu.Ma.'ozH4581of his anointedמְשִׁיח֣וֹme.shi.ChoH4899.

9Saveהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה׀ho.Shi.'ahH3467thy peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and blessוּבָרֵ֥ךְu.va.RekhH1288thine inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159:feedוּֽרְעֵ֥םu.re.'EmH7462them also, and lift them upוְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗םve.na.se.'EmH5375for everהָעוֹלָֽם׃ha.'o.LamH5769.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 28