Revised Version 1895

Psalms 27

A Psalm of David.

1TheLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is mylightאוֹרִ֣י'o.RiH216and mysalvationוְ֭יִשְׁעִיVe.yish.'iH3468;whomמִמִּ֣יmi.MiH4310shall IfearH3372? theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is thestrengthמָֽעוֹז־ma.'oz-H4581of mylifeחַ֝יַּ֗יchai.YaiH2416; ofwhomמִמִּ֥יmi.MiH4310shall I beafraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372?

2When evil-doerscameבִּקְרֹ֤בbik.RoH7126uponH5921meH5921toeatלֶאֱכֹ֪לle.'e.KholH398upH5921myfleshבְּשָׂ֫רִ֥יbe.Sa.RiH1320,evenאֶת־'et-H853mine adversaries and my foes, theystumbledכָשְׁל֣וּkha.she.LuH3782andfellוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

3Thoughאִם־'im-H518anhostמַחֲנֶה֮ma.cha.NehH4264shouldencampתַּחֲנֶ֬הta.cha.NehH2583againstH5921meH5921, myheartלִ֫בִּ֥יli.BiH3820shallnotH3808fearיִירָ֪אyi.Ra'H3372:thoughאִם־'im-H518warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421shouldriseתָּק֣וּםta.KumH6965againstH5921meH5921,evenH3808then will I beconfidentבוֹטֵֽחַ׃vo.Te.achH982.

4Onethingאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259have Iaskedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, that will Iseekאֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ'a.Va.KeshH1245afterH3117; that I maydwellשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of mylifeH3117, tobeholdלַחֲז֥וֹתla.cha.ZotH2372thebeautyבְּנֹֽעַם־be.no.'am-H5278of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and toinquireH7592in histempleH1004.

5For in thedayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleרָ֫עָ֥הra.'AhH7451he shallkeepH6845meH7311secretlyH6845in his pavilion: in the covert of histabernacleבְּסֻכֹּה֮be.su.KohH5520shall hehideיַ֭סְתִּרֵנִיYas.ti.re.niH5641meH7311; he shallliftH7311meH7311upH7311upon arockבְּ֝צ֗וּרbe.TzurH6697.

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֨הve.'a.TahH6258shall mineheadרֹאשִׁ֡יro.ShiH7218beliftedH7311upH7311aboveH5921mineenemiesאֹֽיְבַ֬י'o.ye.VaiH341roundH5439aboutH5439meH5921; and I willofferוְאֶזְבְּחָ֣הve.'ez.be.ChahH2076in histabernacleבְ֭אָהֳלוֹve.'o.ho.loH168sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofjoyתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643; I willsingוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167, yea, I willsingH2167praisesH2167unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, when IcryH7121with myvoiceקוֹלִ֥יko.LiH6963: havemercyוְחָנֵּ֥נִיve.cho.Ne.niH2603alsouponH7121meH6963, andanswerוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.Ne.niH6030meH6963.

8When thou saidst,Seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245ye myfaceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440; myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto thee, Thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, will Iseekאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245.

9Hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641notאַל־'al-H408thyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440frommeH6440; putnotאַֽל־'al-H408thyservantעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650awayתַּט־tat-H5186inangerבְּאַ֗ףbe.'AfH639: thou hast been myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֥י'ez.ra.TiH5833;castH5203meH6440notאַֽל־'al-H408offמִמֶּנִּי֮mi.me.NiH4480,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408forsakeH5203meH6440, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468.

10For myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1and mymotherוְאִמִּ֣יve.'i.MiH517have forsakenmeH517, but theLORDוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068willtakeיַֽאַסְפֵֽנִי׃Ya.'as.Fe.niH622meH517up.

11Teachה֤וֹרֵ֥נִיho.Re.niH3384meH5148thywayדַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; andleadוּ֭נְחֵנִיU.ne.che.niH5148meH5148in aplainמִישׁ֑וֹרmi.ShorH4334pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734,becauseלְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of mine enemies.

12DeliverH5414meH5414notאַֽל־'al-H408over unto the will of mine adversaries: forfalseשֶׁ֝֗קֶרShe.kerH8267witnessesעֵֽדֵי־'e.dei-H5707arerisenH6965upH6965againstmeH5414, andsuchבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315asbreatheוִיפֵ֥חַvi.Fe.achH3307outH6965cruelty.

13I had fainted, unless I hadbelievedהֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיHe.'e.man.tiH539toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thegoodnessבְּֽטוּב־be.tuv-H2898of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thelivingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

14Waitקַוֵּ֗הka.VehH6960on theLORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068: bestrongחֲ֭זַקCha.zakH2388, and let thineheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820takeH2388courageH2388; yea,waitוְ֝קַוֵּ֗הve.ka.VehH6960thou on theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Psalms 27

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain