2and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is myrockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553, and my fortress, and mydelivererוּמְפַלְטִי־u.me.fal.ti-H6403, even mine;
3TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of myrockצוּרִ֖יtzu.RiH6697, in him will I trust; myshieldמָגִנִּ֞יma.gi.NiH4043and thehornוְקֶ֣רֶןve.Ke.renH7161of mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, my high tower, and myrefugeאֶחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620; my saviour, thou savestmeH3467fromviolenceמֵחָמָ֖סme.cha.MasH2555.
4I willcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121uponH7121theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, who is worthy to bepraisedמְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.LalH1984:soH7121shall I besavedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from mineenemiesוּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יu.me.'o.ye.VaiH341.
5For thewavesמִשְׁבְּרֵי־mish.be.rei-H4867ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedmeH661, the floods ofungodlinessבְלִיַּ֖עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100mademeH661afraid.
7In mydistressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862Icalledאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121uponH7121theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, yea, Icalledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121unto myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430: and heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963outH413of histempleמֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.LoH1964, and mycryH7121cameH413intoH413hisearsבְּאָזְנָֽיו׃be.'a.ze.NavH241.
8Then theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493andtrembledH7264, thefoundationsמוֹסְד֥וֹתmos.DotH4146ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064movedH7264and wereshakenH1607,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he was wroth.
9TherewentH5927upH5927asmokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227outH4480of hisnostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639, andfireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784outH4480of hismouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindled by it.
11And herodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392uponעַל־'al-H5921acherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742, and didflyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774: yea, he wasseenוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200uponעַל־'al-H5921thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
14TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481fromheavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, and theMostמִן־min-H4480Highutteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.
15And hesentH7971outH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671, andscatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them;lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300, and discomfited them.
16Then thechannelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200, thefoundationsמֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.DotH4146of theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398werelaidH1540bareH1540, by therebukeבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, at theblastH7307of thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of hisnostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
18Hedeliveredיַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337meH8130from mystrongH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֖יme.'o.ye.ViH341, from them thathatedH8130meH8130; for they weretooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480mightyעָ֑ז'AzH5794formeH8130.
19TheycameH1961uponH1961meH1961in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of mycalamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343: but theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was my stay.
22For I havekeptשָׁמַ֖רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104thewaysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808wickedlyרָשַׁ֖עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561departedH7561from myGodמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
23Forallכָל־khol-H3605hisjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.po.toH4941werebeforeלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048meמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480: and as for hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708, IdidH3808notH3808departאָס֥וּר'a.SurH5493from them.
24I was alsoperfectתָמִ֖יםta.MimH8549toward him, and Ikeptוָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הva.'esh.ta.me.RahH8104myself from mineiniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
25Therefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068recompensedH7725meH7725according to myrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666; according to mycleannessכְּבֹרִ֖יke.vo.RiH1252in hiseyesightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
26With themercifulH2623thou wilt shew thyselfmercifulH2623, with theperfectH8549manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368thou wilt shew thyselfperfectH8549;
27With thepureנָבָ֖רna.VarH1305thou wilt shew thyselfpureתִּתָּבָ֑רti.ta.VarH1305; and with theperverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141thou wilt shew thyself froward.
28And theafflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971thou wiltsaveתּוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467: but thineeyesוְעֵינֶ֖יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869areuponעַל־'al-H5921thehaughtyרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311, that thou mayestbringתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213themdownH8213.
29For thou art mylampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will lighten mydarknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.
30For by thee Irunאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323upon atroopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416: by myGodבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430do Ileapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801over awallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As forGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410, hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549: thewordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068istriedצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884; he is ashieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043untoallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605them that trust in him.
32For who isGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, save theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? and who is arockצ֖וּרtzurH6697, save ourGodH430?
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410is mystrongחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428fortressמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581: and he guideth theperfectתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549in hiswayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870.
34He maketh hisfeetH7272likehinds’כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feetH7272: and settethmeH5921uponH5921myhighבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.
36Thou hast alsogivenH5414meH5414theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of thysalvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468: and thy gentleness hathmadeH5414meH5414great.
37Thou hastenlargedתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337mystepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806underתַּחְתֵּ֑נִיtach.Te.niH8478meH3808, and myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166havenotH3808slippedמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
39And I haveconsumedH398them, and smitten themthroughוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272, that theycannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808ariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965; yea, they arefallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478myfeetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
41Thou hast alsomadeH5414mineenemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341turnH5414theirbacksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203untomeH5414, that I mightcutוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789offH5414them thathateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130meH5414.
42Theylookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159, but there wasnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369tosaveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467;evenH3808unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, but heansweredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030themnotH3808.
43Then did Ibeatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them small as thedustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, I didstampH7554them as themireכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of thestreetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351, and didspreadH7554themabroadH2351.
44Thou also hastdeliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403meH8104from the strivings of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; thou hastkeptH8104meH8104to be theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471: apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whom I havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shallserveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647meH8104.
45The strangers shallsubmitיִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־yit.ka.cha.shu-H3584themselvesH8085untomeH1121: as soon as theyhearH8085ofmeH1121, they shallobeyH8085meH1121.
46The strangers shall fadeawayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034, and shallcomeH2296tremblingH2296out of their close places.
48Even theGodהָאֵ֕לha.'ElH410that executethvengeanceנְקָמֹ֖תne.ka.MotH5360formeH5414, and bringethdownוּמוֹרִ֥ידu.mo.RidH3381peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971underתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478meH5414,
49And that bringethmeH7311forthוּמוֹצִיאִ֖יu.mo.tzi.'IH3318from mineenemiesמֵאֹֽיְבָ֑יme.'o.ye.VaiH341: yea, thou liftestmeH7311upH6965above them thatriseוּמִקָּמַי֙u.mi.ka.MaiH6965upH6965againstH376meH7311: thou deliverestmeH7311from theviolentחֲמָסִ֖יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
50Therefore I willgiveאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034unto thee, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, and willsingאֲזַמֵּֽר׃'a.za.MerH2167praisesH2167unto thynameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֖u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
51Greatdeliveranceיְשׁוּע֣וֹתye.shu.'otH3444giveth he to hiskingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428: and sheweth lovingkindness to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיח֛וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899, toDavidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and to hisseedוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233, for evermore.
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