Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 89:3-28

3I have madeכָּרַ֣תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְ֭רִיתVe.ritH1285with my chosenלִבְחִירִ֑יliv.chi.RiH972,I have swornנִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650,

4Thy seedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233will I establishאָכִ֣ין'a.KhinH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769,and build upוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thy throneכִּסְאֲךָ֣kis.'a.KhaH3678to allלְדֹר־le.dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5And the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall praiseוְי֘וֹד֤וּve.Yo.DuH3034thy wondersפִּלְאֲךָ֣pil.'a.KhaH6382,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thy faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530also in the congregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of the saintsקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918.

6For who in the heavenבַ֭שַּׁחַקVa.sha.chakH7834can be comparedיַעֲרֹ֣ךְya.'a.RokhH6186unto YhwhH3068? whoamong the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of the mightyאֵלִים׃'e.limH410can be likenedיִדְמֶ֥הyid.MehH1819unto YhwhH3068?

7GodH410is greatlyרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227to be fearedנַ֭עֲרָץNa.'a.rotzH6206in the assemblyבְּסוֹד־be.sod-H5475of the saintsקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918,and to be had in reverenceוְ֝נוֹרָ֗אve.no.Ra'H3372of all them that areaboutסְבִיבָֽיו׃se.vi.VavH5439him.

8O Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, who isa strongחֲסִ֥ין׀cha.SinH2626Yahיָ֑הּYahH3050like unto thee? or to thy faithfulnessוֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ve.'e.mu.na.te.khaH530round aboutH5439thee?

9Thou rulestמ֭וֹשֵׁלMo.o.shelH4910the ragingבְּגֵא֣וּתbe.ge.'UtH1348of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220:when the wavesגַ֝לָּ֗יוga.LavH1530thereof ariseH7721,thou stillestתְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃te.sha.be.ChemH7623them.

10Thou hast brokenH1792Rahabרָ֑הַבRa.havH7294in piecesH1792,as one that is slainכֶחָלָ֣לkhe.cha.LalH2491;thou hast scatteredפִּזַּ֥רְתָּpi.Zar.taH6340thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃'oy.Vei.khaH341with thy strongעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797armבִּזְר֥וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.

11The heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064arethine, the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776also is thine: as forthe worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398and the fulnessוּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393thereof, thou hast foundedיְסַדְתָּֽם׃ye.sad.TamH3245them.

12The northצָפ֣וֹןtza.FonH6828and the southוְ֭יָמִיןVe.ya.minH3225thou hast createdבְרָאתָ֑םve.ra.TamH1254them: Taborתָּב֥וֹרta.VorH8396and Hermonוְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹןve.cher.MonH2768shall rejoiceיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ye.ra.Ne.nuH7442in thy nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֥be.shim.KhaH8034.

13Thou hast a mightyגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369armזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220:strongתָּעֹ֥זta.'OzH5810is thy handיָ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027, andhighתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311is thy right handH3225.

14Righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and judgmentוּ֭מִשְׁפָּטU.mish.potH4941arethe foundationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349of thy throneכִּסְאֶ֑ךָkis.'E.khaH3678:mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571shall goיְֽקַדְּמ֥וּye.ka.de.MuH6923before thy faceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440.

15Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe peopleהָ֭עָםHa.'omH5971that knowיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045the joyful soundתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643:they shall walkיְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ye.ha.le.KhunH1980,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the lightבְּֽאוֹר־be.'or-H216of thy countenanceH6440.

16In thy nameבְּ֭שִׁמְךָBe.shim.khaH8034shall they rejoiceיְגִיל֣וּןye.gi.LunH1523all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:and in thy righteousnessוּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥u.ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666shall they be exaltedיָרֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ru.muH7311.

17For thou artthe gloryתִפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of their strengthעֻזָּ֣מוֹ'u.Za.movH5797:and in thy favourוּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗u.vir.tzo.ne.khaH7522our hornקַרְנֵֽנוּ׃kar.Ne.nuH7161shall be exaltedH7311.

18For Yhwhלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068isour defenceמָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּma.gi.Ne.nuH4043;and the Holy Oneוְלִקְד֖וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478isour kingמַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃mal.Ke.nuH4428.

19Then thou spakestדִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־di.Bar.ta-H1696in visionבְחָ֡זוֹןve.Cha.zonH2377to thy holy oneלַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָla.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623,and saidstוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,I have laidשִׁוִּ֣יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737helpעֵ֭זֶר'E.zerH5828upon one that ismightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368;I have exaltedהֲרִימ֖וֹתִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311onechosenבָח֣וּרva.ChurH977out of the peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.

20I have foundמָ֭צָאתִיMa.tza.tiH4672Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650;with my holyקָדְשִׁ֣יkod.shiH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֖מֶןbe.She.menH8081have I anointedמְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃me.shach.TivH4886him:

21With whom my handיָ֭דִיYa.diH3027shall be establishedתִּכּ֣וֹןti.KonH3559:mine armזְרוֹעִ֥יze.ro.'IH2220also shall strengthenתְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃te.'am.me.Tze.nuH553him.

22The enemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341shall not exact tributeH5378from him; nor the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of wickednessעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766afflictיְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.'an.Ne.nuH6031him.

23And I will beat downוְכַתּוֹתִ֣יve.kha.to.TiH3807his foesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862before his faceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440,and plagueאֶגּֽוֹף׃'e.GofH5062them that hateוּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יוu.me.san.'AvH8130him.

24But my faithfulnessוֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣יve.'e.mu.na.TiH530and my mercyוְחַסְדִּ֣יve.chas.DiH2617shall bewith him: and in my nameוּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗יu.vish.MiH8034shall his hornקַרְנֽוֹ׃kar.NoH7161be exaltedתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311.

25I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027also in the seaבַיָּ֣םvai.YamH3220,and his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225in the riversוּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104.

26He shall cryיִ֭קְרָאֵנִיYik.ra.'e.niH7121unto me, Thou artmy fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1,my Godאֵ֝לִ֗י'e.LiH410,and the rockוְצ֣וּרve.TzurH6697of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444.

27Also I will makeאֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ'e.te.Ne.huH5414him myfirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,higherעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945than the kingsלְמַלְכֵי־le.mal.khei-H4428of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

28My mercyחַסְדִּ֑יchas.DiH2617will I keepH8104for him for evermoreלְ֭עוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769,and my covenantוּ֝בְרִיתִ֗יu.ve.ri.TiH1285shall stand fastנֶאֱמֶ֥נֶתne.'e.Me.netH539with him.

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