Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Yhwh, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.words: or, business.
1O YhwhH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,in thee do I put my trustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me from all them that persecuteרֹ֝דְפַ֗יro.de.FaiH7291me, and deliverוְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me:
2Lest he tearיִטְרֹ֣ףyit.RofH2963my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738, rending itin piecesפֹּ֝רֵ֗קpo.RekH6561, while there isnone to deliverH5337.
3O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,if I have doneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this; if there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766in my handsבְּכַפָּֽי׃be.kha.PaiH3709;
4If I have rewardedגָּ֭מַלְתִּיGa.mal.tiH1580evilרָ֑עRa'H7451unto him that was at peaceשֽׁוֹלְמִ֥יshol.MiH7999with me; (yea, I have deliveredוָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הva.'a.cha.le.TzahH2502him that without causeרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387is mine enemyצוֹרְרִ֣יtzo.RiH6887:)
5Let the enemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341persecuteיִֽרַדֹּ֥ףyi.ra.DofH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315,and takeוְיַשֵּׂ֗גve.ya.SegH5381it;yea, let him tread downוְיִרְמֹ֣סve.yir.MosH7429my lifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416upon the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and layיַשְׁכֵּ֣ןyash.KenH7931mine honourוּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀u.khe.vo.DiH3519in the dustלֶעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,in thine angerבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,lift upהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375thyself because of the rageבְּעַבְר֣וֹתbe.'av.RotH5678of mine enemiesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887:and awakeוְע֥וּרָהve.'U.rahH5782for me tothe judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941thatthou hast commandedצִוִּֽיתָ׃tzi.Vi.taH6680.
7So shall the congregationוַעֲדַ֣תva.'a.DatH5712of the peopleלְ֭אֻמִּיםLe.'u.mimH3816compass thee aboutתְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּte.so.Ve.kaH5437:for their sakes therefore returnשֽׁוּבָה׃Shu.vahH7725thou on highלַמָּר֥וֹםla.ma.RomH4791.
8Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֪יןya.DinH1777the peopleעַ֫מִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971:judgeשָׁפְטֵ֥נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֖יke.tzid.KiH6664,and according to mine integrityוּכְתֻמִּ֣יu.khe.tu.MiH8537that is in me.
9Oh let the wickednessרַ֨ע׀ra'H7451of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563come to an endיִגְמָר־yig.mor-H1584;but establishוּתְכוֹנֵ֪ןu.te.kho.NenH3559the justצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662:for the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430triethוּבֹחֵ֣ןu.vo.ChenH974the heartsלִ֭בּ֗וֹתli.BotH3826and reinsוּכְלָי֗וֹתu.khe.la.YotH3629.
11GodH430judgethשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,and Godוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410is angryזֹעֵ֥םzo.'EmH2194with the wickedevery dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
12If he turnיָ֭שׁוּבYa.shuvH7725not, he will whetיִלְט֑וֹשׁyil.To.oshH3913his swordחַרְבּ֣וֹchar.BoH2719;he hath bentדָ֝רַ֗ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֥וֹkash.ToH7198,and made it readyוַֽיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃Vay.kho.Ne.haH3559.
13He hath also preparedH3559for him the instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194;he ordainethיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466his arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671against the persecutorsלְֽדֹלְקִ֥יםle.do.le.KimH1814.
14Behold, he travailethיְחַבֶּל־ye.cha.bel-H2254with iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,and hath conceivedוְהָרָ֥הve.ha.RahH2029mischiefעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999,and brought forthוְיָ֣לַדve.Ya.ladH3205falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
15He madeכָּ֭רָֽהKa.rahH3738a pitבּ֣וֹרBorH953,and diggedוַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּvai.yach.pe.Re.huH2658it, and is fallenוַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לvai.yi.PolH5307into the ditchבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845whichhe madeיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466.
16His mischiefעֲמָל֣וֹa.ma.LoH5999shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֑וֹve.ro.ShoH7218,and his violentחֲמָס֥וֹcha.ma.SoH2555dealing shall come downיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381upon his own pateקָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936.
17I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068according to his righteousnessכְּצִדְק֑וֹke.tzid.KoH6664:and will sing praiseוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167to the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068most highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945.
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