Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 89:6-19

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.

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