Revised Version 1895

Psalms 35

A Psalm of David.

1StriveH7378thou, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, with them thatstriveH7378with me:fightלְ֝חַ֗םle.ChamH3898thouagainstH3898them thatfightלֹֽחֲמָֽי׃Lo.cha.MaiH3898againstH3898me.

2Takeהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388holdH2388ofshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043andbucklerH4043, andstandH6965upH6965for minehelpבְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃be.'ez.ra.TiH5833.

3Draw out also thespearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595, and stop the wayagainstH7125them thatpursueרֹדְפָ֑יro.de.FaiH7291meH5315:sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto mysoulH5315, I am thysalvationיְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְye.shu.'a.TekhH3444.

4LetH5315them beashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954andbroughtוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.MuH3637to dishonour thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245afterH5315mysoulH5315:letH5315them beturnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268andconfoundedוְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659thatdeviseחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803my hurt.

5Letיִֽהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961them be aschaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and theangelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068drivingדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760them on.

6Letיְֽהִי־ye.hi-H1961theirwayדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870bedarkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andslipperyוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519, and theangelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pursuingרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291them.

7ForwithoutH2600causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600have theyhidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934formeH5315theirnetרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568in apitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845,withoutH2600causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600have they digged apitH7845for mysoulH5315.

8LetH3808destructionשׁוֹאָה֮sho.'AhH7722comeתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935uponH935him at unawares; andletH3808hisnetוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568that he hathhidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934catchתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920himselfיֵ֫דָ֥עye.Da'H3045: withdestructionבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe.sho.'AhH7722letH3808himfallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307therein.

9And mysoulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315shall be joyful in theLORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: it shallrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in hissalvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.

10Allכָּ֥לkalH3605mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֨י׀atz.mo.TaiH6106shallsayתֹּאמַרְנָה֮to.mar.NahH559,LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, who is like unto thee,whichמִ֥יmiH4310deliverest thepoorעָ֭נִי'A.niH6041from him that istooמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480strongמֵחָזָ֣קme.cha.ZakH2389for him, yea, thepoorוְעָנִ֥יve.'a.NiH6041and theneedyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34from him that spoileth him?

11Unrighteouswitnessesעֵדֵ֣י'e.DeiH5707riseיְ֭קוּמוּןYe.ku.munH6965upH6965; theyaskיִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃yish.'a.Lu.niH7592meH7592of things that Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹא־lo'-H3808.

12Theyrewardיְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִיye.sha.le.Mu.niH7999meH5315evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896, to the bereaving of mysoulH5315.

13But as formeH5315, when they weresickבַּחֲלוֹתָ֡םba.cha.lo.TamH2470, myclothingלְב֬וּשִׁיle.Vu.shiH3830wassackclothשָׂ֗קSakH8242: IafflictedH5921mysoulH5315withfastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685; and myprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605returnedתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725intoH5921mineownH5315bosomחֵיקִ֥יchei.KiH2436.

14I behavedmyselfהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhit.ha.La.khe.tiH1980as though it had been myfriendכְּרֵֽעַ־ke.re.a'-H7453or mybrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251: Ibowedשַׁחֽוֹתִי׃sha.Cho.tiH7817downH7817mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937, as one that bewaileth hismotherאֵ֝֗ם'EmH517.

15But when I halted theyrejoicedשָׂמְח֪וּsa.me.ChuH8055, andgatheredוְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּve.ne.'E.Sa.fuH622themselvesH622togetherH622: the abjectsgatheredנֶאֶסְפ֬וּne.'es.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622againstH5921meH5921, and Iknewיָדַ֑עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045itnotH3808; theydidH3808tearקָֽרְע֥וּka.re.'UH7167meH5921, and ceasednotH3808:

16Like the profane mockers in feasts, theygnashedחָרֹ֖קcha.RokH2786uponH5921meH5921with theirteethשִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shi.Nei.movH8127.

17Lordאֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiH136,howH4100longH4100wilt thoulookתִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir.'EhH7200on?rescueהָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from their destructions, my darling from thelionsמִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi.ke.fi.RimH3715.

18I willgiveא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034theethanksH3034in thegreatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֣לbe.ka.HalH6951: I willpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.Ha.Le.kaH1984thee amongmuchH7227peopleבְּעַ֖םbe.'AmH5971.

19LetH408notH408them that are mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055overmeH8130:neitherH408letH408themwinkיִקְרְצוּ־yik.re.tzu-H7169with theeyeעָֽיִן׃'A.yinH5869thathateשֹׂנְאַ֥יso.ne.'AiH8130meH8130withoutH2600acauseחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.

20For theyspeakיְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּye.Da.Be.ruH1696notלֹ֥אlo'H3808peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: but theydeviseיַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ya.cha.sho.VunH2803deceitfulמִ֝רְמוֹתMir.motH4820wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697againstוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921them that arequietרִגְעֵי־rig.'ei-H7282in thelandאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776.

21Yea, theyopenedH7337theirmouthפִּ֫יהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310wideוַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּvai.yar.Chi.vuH7337againstH5921meH5921; theysaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Ahaהֶאָ֣ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889, oureyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869hathseenרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200it.

22Thou hastseenרָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahH7200it, OLORDH3068;keepH7368notאַֽל־'al-H408silence: OLordH3068, benotאֲל־'al-H408farH7368frommeמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

23StirH5782upH5782thyself, andawakeH5782to myjudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יle.mish.pa.TiH4941, even unto mycauseלְרִיבִֽי׃le.ri.ViH7379, myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and myLordוַֽאדֹנָ֣יva.do.NaiH136.

24Judgeשָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199meH8055, OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, according to thyrighteousnessכְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaH6664; andletH408themnotH408rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055overmeH8055.

25LetH408themnotH408sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in theirheartבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820,Ahaהֶאָ֣חhe.'AchH1889,soH408wouldweH5315have it:letH408themnotH408sayיֹ֝אמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,WeH5315haveswallowedבִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃Bi.la.'a.Nu.huH1104himupH1104.

26LetH8056them beashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954andconfoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162thatrejoiceH8056at mine hurt:letH8056them beclothedיִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847withshameH954and dishonour thatmagnifyהַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥יםha.mag.di.LimH1431themselvesH1431againstH5921meH5921.

27LetH8055themshoutיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442forjoyH7442, and begladH8055, that favour myrighteousH6664causeH6664: yea,letH8055themsayוְיֹאמְר֣וּve.yo.me.RuH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068bemagnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431, which hathpleasureH8055in theprosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

28And mytongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956shall talk of thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664, and of thypraiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַ֝יּוֹםHai.yomH3117longH3117.

Commentaries on Psalms 35

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain