Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 99

1Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068reignethמָ֭לָךְMa.lokhH4427;let the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971trembleיִרְגְּז֣וּyir.ge.ZuH7264:he sittethיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsכְּ֝רוּבִ֗יםke.ru.VimH3742;let the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776be movedתָּנ֥וּטta.NutH5120.

2Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726; and he ishighוְרָ֥םve.RamH7311above all the peopleהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

3Let them praiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034thy greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and terribleוְנוֹרָ֗אve.no.Ra'H3372nameשִׁ֭מְךָShim.khaH8034; for it isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

4The king’sמֶלֶךְ֮me.leKhH4428strengthוְעֹ֥זve.'OzH5797also lovethאָ֫הֵ֥ב'a.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֪טmish.PatH4941;thou dost establishכּוֹנַ֣נְתָּko.Nan.taH3559equityמֵישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339,thou executestעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֤ב׀be.ya.'a.KoH3290.

5Exaltרֽוֹמְמ֡וּro.MuH7311ye Yhwhיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and worshipוְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּVe.hish.ta.cha.vuH7812at his footstoolלַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָ֗יוla.ha.Dom rag.LavH1916 H7272; for he isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

6Mosesמֹ֘שֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ן׀ve.'a.ha.RonH175among his priestsבְּֽכֹהֲנָ֗יוbe.kho.ha.NavH3548,and Samuelוּ֭שְׁמוּאֵלU.she.mu.'elH8050among them that callבְּקֹרְאֵ֣יbe.ko.re.'EiH7121upon his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;they calledקֹרִ֥איםko.RimH7121upon Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and he answeredיַעֲנֵֽם׃ya.'a.NemH6030them.

7He spakeיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto them in the cloudyעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051pillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982:they keptשָׁמְר֥וּsha.me.RuH8104his testimoniesעֵ֝דֹתָ֗יו'e.do.TavH5713,and the ordinanceוְחֹ֣קve.ChokH2706thathe gaveנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414them.

8Thou answeredstעֲנִ֫יתָ֥ם'a.Ni.TamH6030them, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵינוּ֮'e.lo.hei.NuH430:thou wast a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410that forgavestנֹ֭שֵׂאNo.se'H5375them, though thou tookest vengeanceוְ֝נֹקֵ֗םve.no.KemH5358of their inventionsעֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃a.li.lo.TamH5949.

9Exaltרֽוֹמְמ֡וּro.MuH7311Yhwhיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and worshipוְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּVe.hish.ta.cha.vuH7812at his holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944hillלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022;for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isholyקָ֝ד֗וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

Commentaries on Psalms 99