Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 22:29-46

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.

35He teacheth myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;soH3027that minearmsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220doH3027bendוְנִחַ֥תve.ni.ChatH5181abowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of brass.

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.

38I havepursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341, anddestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them;neitherH3808didH3808IturnH7725againH7725tillעַד־'ad-H5704they wereconsumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.

39And I haveconsumedH398them, and smitten themthroughוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272, that theycannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808ariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965; yea, they arefallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478myfeetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.

40For thou hastgirdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247meH3766withstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428unto thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: thou hastsubduedH3766underתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478meH3766those thatroseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965upH6965againstH4421meH3766.

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.

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