1In thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,do I put my trustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:let me neverאַל־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃'al- le.'o.LamH5769H408be put to confusionאֵב֥וֹשָׁה'e.Vo.o.shahH954.
2Deliverתַּצִּילֵ֥נִיta.tzi.Le.niH5337me in thy righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,and cause me to escapeוּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִיu.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403:inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thine earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241unto me, and saveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me.
3Be thou my strongלְצ֥וּרle.TzurH6697habitationמָע֡וֹןma.'onH4583,whereunto I may continuallyתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548resortלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935:thou hast given commandmentצִוִּ֥יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680to saveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me; for thou artmy rockסַלְעִ֖יsal.'IH5553and my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֣יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686.
4Deliverפַּ֭לְּטֵנִיPa.le.te.niH6403me, O my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430,out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,out of the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the unrighteousמְעַוֵּ֣לme.'a.VelH5765and cruel manוְחוֹמֵץ׃ve.cho.metzH2556.
5For thou artmy hopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְ֝הוִ֗הYah.wehH3069: thou artmy trustמִבְטַחִ֥יmiv.ta.ChiH4009from my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.
6By thee have I been holden upנִסְמַ֬כְתִּיnis.Makh.tiH5564from the wombמִבֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990:thou art he that tookגוֹזִ֑יgo.ZiH1491me out of my mother’sאִ֭מִּי'I.miH517bowelsמִמְּעֵ֣יmi.me.'EiH4578:my praiseתְהִלָּתִ֣יte.hi.la.TiH8416shall becontinuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548of thee.
7I am as a wonderכְּ֭מוֹפֵתKe.mo.fetH4159unto manyלְרַבִּ֑יםle.ra.BimH7227; but thou artmy strongעֹֽז׃'OzH5797refugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268.
8Let my mouthפִ֭יfiH6310be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withthy praiseתְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָte.hi.la.Te.khaH8416and withthy honourתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597all the dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117.
9Cast me not offתַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִיTash.li.khe.niH7993in the timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256of old ageזִקְנָ֑הzik.NahH2209;forsakeתַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃ta.'az.Ve.niH5800me not when my strengthכֹּ֝חִ֗יko.ChiH3581failethכִּכְל֥וֹתkikh.LotH3615.
10For mine enemiesאוֹיְבַ֣י'oy.VaiH341speakאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559against me; and they that lay waitוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104for my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315take counselנוֹעֲצ֥וּno.'a.TzuH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162,
11Sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430hath forsakenעֲזָב֑וֹa.za.VoH5800him: persecuteרִֽדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291and takeוְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּve.tif.Su.huH8610him; for there isnone to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337him.
12O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,be not farתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from me: O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,make hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2439H2363for my helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833.
13Let them be confoundedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954andconsumedיִכְלוּ֮yikh.LuH3615that are adversariesשֹׂטְנֵ֪יso.te.NeiH7853to my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315;let them be coveredיַֽעֲט֣וּya.'a.TuH5844withreproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781and dishonourוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639that seekמְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗יme.vak.SheiH1245my hurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.
14But I will hopeאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176continuallyתָּמִ֣ידta.MidH8548,and will yet praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416thee moreH3254and moreH3254.
15My mouthפִּ֤י׀piH6310shall shew forthיְסַפֵּ֬רye.sa.PerH5608thy righteousnessצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָtzid.ka.Te.chaH6666andthy salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָte.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668all the dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117;for I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not the numbersסְפֹרֽוֹת׃se.fo.RotH5615thereof.
16I will go inאָב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935the strengthבִּ֭גְבֻרוֹתBig.vu.rotH1369of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:I will make mentionאַזְכִּ֖יר'az.KirH2142of thy righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֣tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666, even of thine only.
17O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,thou hast taughtלִמַּדְתַּ֥נִיli.mad.Ta.niH3925me from my youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271:and hitherto have I declaredאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046thy wondrous worksנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.
18Now also whenH5704I am oldזִקְנָ֨ה׀zik.NahH2209and grayheadedוְשֵׂיבָה֮ve.sei.VahH7872,O Godאֱלֹהִ֪ים'E.lo.HimH430,forsakeתַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִיta.'Az.Ve.niH5800me not; until I have shewedאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046thy strengthזְרוֹעֲךָ֣ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220unto thisgenerationלְד֑וֹרle.DorH1755, andthy powerגְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.ra.Te.khaH1369to every one thatis to comeיָ֝ב֗וֹאya.Vo'H935.
19Thy righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666also, O Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, isvery highמָ֫ר֥וֹםma.RomH4791,who hast doneעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213great thingsגְדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419:O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, who is like unto thee!
20Thou,which hast shewedהִרְאִיתַ֨נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me greatרַבּ֗וֹתra.BotH7227and soreוְרָ֫ע֥וֹתve.Ra.'otH7451troublesצָר֥וֹתtza.RotH6869,shalt quickenתְּחַיֵּ֑ינִיte.chai.Yei.niH2421me againתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725,and shalt bring me upתַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃ta.'a.Le.niH5927againתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725from the depthsוּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹתu.mi.te.ho.MotH8415of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
21Thou shalt increaseתֶּ֤רֶב׀Te.revH7235my greatnessגְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗יge.du.la.TiH1420,and comfortתְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃Te.na.cha.Me.niH5162me on every sideוְתִסֹּ֥בve.ti.SoH5437.
22I will also praiseאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034thee with the psalteryבִכְלִי־ נֶבֶל֮vikh.li- ne.VelH5035H3627, eventhy truthאֲמִתְּךָ֪'a.mi.te.KhaH571,O my Godאֱלֹ֫הָ֥י'e.Lo.HaiH430:unto thee will I singאֲזַמְּרָ֣ה'a.za.me.RahH2167with the harpבְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,O thou Holy Oneקְ֝ד֗וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
23My lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193shall greatly rejoiceתְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣הte.ran.Ne.NahH7442when I singאֲזַמְּרָה־'a.za.me.rah-H2167unto thee; and my soulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315,which thou hast redeemedפָּדִֽיתָ׃pa.Di.taH6299.
24My tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956also shall talkתֶּהְגֶּ֣הteh.GehH1897of thy righteousnessצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָtzid.ka.Te.chaH6666all the dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long: for they are confoundedבֹ֥שׁוּVo.shuH954,for they are brought unto shameחָ֝פְר֗וּcha.fe.RuH2659,that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245my hurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.
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