Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 3

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

1Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,how are they increasedרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231that troubleצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862me! manyרַ֝בִּ֗יםra.BimH7227arethey that rise upקָמִ֥יםka.MimH6965against me.

2ManyH7227there bewhich sayאֹמְרִ֪ים'o.me.RimH559of my soulלְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יle.Naf.ShiH5315, There isno helpיְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444for him in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֬יםve.lo.HimH430.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3But thou, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, arta shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043for me; my gloryכְּ֝בוֹדִ֗יke.vo.DiH3519,and the lifter upוּמֵרִ֥יםu.me.RimH7311of mine headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

4I criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121unto YhwhH3068with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963,and he heardוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me out of his holyקָדְשׁ֣וֹka.de.ShoH6944hillמֵהַ֖רme.HarH2022.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5I laid me downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and sleptוָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָהva.'I.Sha.nahH3462;I awakedהֱקִיצ֑וֹתִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974;for YhwhH3068sustainedיִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃yis.me.Khe.niH5564me.

6I will not be afraidאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372of ten thousandsמֵרִבְב֥וֹתme.ri.VotH7233of peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,that have setשָׁ֣תוּSha.tuH7896themselvesagainst me round aboutסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439.

7Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068;saveהוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Shi.'E.niH3467me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430:for thou hast smittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221all mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341uponthe cheek boneלֶ֑חִיLe.chiH3895;thou hast brokenשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665the teethשִׁנֵּ֖יshi.NeiH8127of the ungodlyרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

8Salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֑הhay.shu.'AhH3444belongethunto YhwhH3068:thy blessingבִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvir.kha.Te.khaH1293isupon thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

Commentaries on Psalms 3