Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 94:16-23

16Who will rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965for me against the evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489? orwho will stand upיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320for me against the workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?

17Unlessלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068had beenmy helpעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833,my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315had almostכִּמְעַ֓ט׀kim.'AtH4592dweltשָֽׁכְנָ֖הsha.khe.NahH7931in silenceדוּמָ֣הdu.MahH1745.

18When I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272slippethמָ֣טָהMa.tahH4131;thy mercyחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,held me upיִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃yis.'a.De.niH5582.

19In the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of my thoughtsשַׂרְעַפַּ֣יsar.'a.PaiH8312withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me thy comfortsתַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָtan.chu.Mei.khaH8575delightיְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּye.sha.'ash.'UH8173my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

20Shall the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of iniquityהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942have fellowshipהַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָHay.cha.ve.re.khaH2266with thee, which framethיֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335mischiefעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999by a lawחֹֽק׃ChokH2706?

21They gather themselves togetherיָ֭גוֹדּוּYa.go.duH1413against the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,and condemnיַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃yar.Shi.'uH7561the innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818.

22But Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is my defenceלְמִשְׂגָּ֑בle.mis.GavH4869;and my Godוֵ֝אלֹהַ֗יve.lo.HaiH430isthe rockלְצ֣וּרle.TzurH6697of my refugeמַחְסִֽי׃mach.SiH4268.

23And he shall bringוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725upon them their own iniquityאוֹנָ֗ם'o.NamH205,and shall cut them offיַצְמִיתֵ֑םyatz.mi.TemH6789in their own wickednessוּבְרָעָתָ֥םu.ve.ra.'a.TamH7451; yea,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall cut them offיַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗םyatz.mi.TemH6789.

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