2TheLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; myGodיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, my strong rock, in him will I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
3I will call upon theLORDH3068, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4The cords of death compassedmeH4480, and the floods of ungodlinessmadeאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121meH4480afraid.
5ThecordsH2256of Sheol were round aboutmeH661: the snares ofdeathH4194came onmeH661.
6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my crybeforeקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923him came into his ears.
7Then the earth shook and trembled,meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413foundations also of the mountainsmovedתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935and were shaken,becauseלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440he was wroth.
8There wentupH4146a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals werekindledחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734by it.
9He bowed the heavens also, andcameעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927downבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639, and thick darkness wasunderמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480his feet.
10And he rodeuponH3381a cherub, and did fly, yea, he flew swiftlyuponH3381the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion roundaboutעַל־'al-H5921him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of theskiesעַל־'al-H5921.
12At the brightness before him histhickעָבָ֥יו'a.VavH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice;hailstonesH1259andcoalsH1513offireH784.
14And hesentיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414outH784hisarrowsH784, and scattered them; yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
15Then the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world werelaidוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971bare, at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16Hesentוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540from on high, he tookmeH7200; he drewmeH7200outH7200of manywatersH4325.
17HedeliveredH7971meH7971from my strong enemy, and from them that hatedmeH7971, for they weretooרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227mighty formeH7971.
18They came uponmeוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20TheLORDיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502rewardedmeH3318according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensedmeH3318.
21For I have kept the ways of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, and have not wickedly departed from myGodיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.
22For all his judgments werebeforeוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808meH8104, and I putnotלֹא־lo'-H3808away his statutes frommeH8104.
23I was also perfect with him, and I kept myself frommineמֶֽנִּי׃Me.niH4480iniquity.
24Therefore hath the LORD recompensedmeעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect;
26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
28For thou wilt light my lamp: the LORD my God will lighten my darkness.
29For by thee I run upon a troop; and by myGodH430do I leap over a wall.
30As forGodוּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗יu.ve.lo.HaiH430, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried; he is a shield unto all them that trust in him.
31For who isGodהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410, save theLORDH3068? and who is a rock, beside ourGodH410?
32TheGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430that girdethmeזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108withstrengthצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697, and maketh my way perfect.
33He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and settethmeוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414upon my high places,
34He teacheth my hands to war;soיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
35Thou hast alsogivenH3027meH3925the shield of thy salvation: and thy righthandיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027hath holdenmeH3925up, and thy gentleness hath mademeH3925great.
36Thou hast enlarged my steps undermeוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414, and my feet have not slipped.
37I will pursuemineתַחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478enemies, and overtake them:neitherH3808will I turn again till they are consumed.
38I will smite them through that they shallnotH3808be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.
40Thou hast also mademineתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478enemiesקָמַ֣יka.MaiH6965turn their backs untomeH3766, that I might cut off them that hatemeH3766.
41Theycriedנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414, but there was none to save: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42ThendidH3808I beat them small as the dustbeforeעַל־'al-H5921the wind: IdidH3808cast themoutעַל־'al-H5921as the mire of the streets.
43Thou hast deliveredmeH6440from the strivings of the people; thou hast mademeH6440theheadH6440of the nations: a people whom I have not known shallserveH6440meH6440.
44As soon as they hear ofmeH7760they shallobeyיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045meH7760: the strangers shall submitthemselvesלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218untomeH7760.
45The strangers shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation:
47Even theGodיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068that executeth vengeance formeH7311, and subdueth peoples undermeH7311.
48He rescuethmeH5414frommineתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478enemies: yea, thou liftestmeH5414upH5414above them that riseupH5414againstוַיַּדְבֵּ֖רvai.yad.BerH1696meH5414: thou deliverestmeH5414from the violent man.
49Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto thy name.
50Great deliverance giveth he to hiskingעַל־'al-H5921; and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
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