Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 71:1-7

1In thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,do I put my trustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:let me neverאַל־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃'al- le.'o.LamH5769 H408be 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.

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