1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thissongהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892in thedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068haddeliveredהִצִּ֨ילhi.TzilH5337him from thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of all hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341, and from thehandוּמִכַּ֥ףu.mi.KafH3709ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586:
2And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is myrockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553, and myfortressוּמְצֻדָתִ֖יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686, and mydelivererוּמְפַלְטִי־u.me.fal.ti-H6403;
3TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of myrockצוּרִ֖יtzu.RiH6697; in him will Itrustאֶחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620: he is myshieldמָגִנִּ֞יma.gi.NiH4043, and thehornוְקֶ֣רֶןve.Ke.renH7161of mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, my hightowerמִשְׂגַּבִּי֙mis.ga.BiH4869, and myrefugeוּמְנוּסִ֔יu.me.nu.SiH4498, mypreserverמֹשִׁעִ֕יmo.shi.'IH3467; thousavestתֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me fromviolenceמֵחָמָ֖סme.cha.MasH2555.
4I willcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, who is worthy to bepraisedמְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.LalH1984: so shall I besavedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from myenemiesוּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יu.me.'o.ye.VaiH341.
7In mydistressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862Icalledאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andcriedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121to myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430: and heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963out of histempleמֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.LoH1964, and mycryוְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יve.shav.'a.TiH7775entered into hisearsבְּאָזְנָֽיו׃be.'a.ze.NavH241.
8Then theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607andtrembledוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493; thefoundationsמוֹסְד֥וֹתmos.DotH4146ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264andshookוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607, because he wasangryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
9There wentupעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927asmokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227out of hisnostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639, andfireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784out of hismouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513werekindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
10Hebowedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064also, and camedownוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381; anddarknessוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205was under hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
11And herodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392upon acherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742, andflewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774: and he wasseenוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200upon thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
12And hemadeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822pavilionsסֻכּ֑וֹתsu.KotH5521aroundסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him,darkחַֽשְׁרַת־chash.rat-H2841watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, and thickcloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of theskiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
13Through thebrightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051before him werecoalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784kindledבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.
14TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481fromheavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, and the mostHighוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945utteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.
15And he sentoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671, andscatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them;lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300, andsmoteוַיָּהֹֽם׃vai.ye.hu.memH2000them.
16And thechannelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200, thefoundationsמֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.DotH4146of theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were laidopenיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540, at therebukingבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, at theblastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of hisnostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
17Hesentיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971fromaboveמִמָּר֖וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791, hetookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me; hedrewיַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִיyam.She.niH4871me out ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325;
18Hedeliveredיַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from mystrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֖יme.'o.ye.ViH341, from them thathatedמִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יmi.So.ne.'AiH8130me: for they were toostrongאָמְצ֖וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
19They felluponיְקַדְּמֻ֖נִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of mycalamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343: but theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was mysupportמִשְׁעָ֖ןmish.'AnH4937.
20He brought meforthוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318also into a largeplaceלַמֶּרְחָ֖בla.mer.ChavH4800: hedeliveredיְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, because hedelightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
21TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068rewardedיִגְמְלֵ֥נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to myrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666: according to thecleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027hath herecompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
22For I havekeptשָׁמַ֖רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104thewaysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and have not wickedlydepartedרָשַׁ֖עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from myGodמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
23For all hisjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.po.toH4941were before me: and as for hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708, I did notdepartאָס֥וּר'a.SurH5493from them.
24I was alsouprightתָמִ֖יםta.MimH8549before him, and havekeptוָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הva.'esh.ta.me.RahH8104myself from myiniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
25Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathrecompensedוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725me according to myrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666; according to mycleannessכְּבֹרִ֖יke.vo.RiH1252in his eyesightלְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃le.Ne.ged 'ei.NavH5048H5869.
26With themercifulחָסִ֖ידcha.SidH2623thou wilt show thyselfmercifulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616, and with theuprightתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368thou wilt show thyselfuprightתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552.
27With thepureנָבָ֖רna.VarH1305thou wilt show thyselfpureתִּתָּבָ֑רti.ta.VarH1305; and with theperverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141thou wiltcontendתִּתַּפָּֽל׃ti.ta.PalH6617.
28And theafflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971thou wiltsaveתּוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467: but thyeyesוְעֵינֶ֖יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are upon thehaughtyרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311, that thou mayest bring themdownתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213.
29For thou art mylampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068willlightenיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050mydarknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.
30For by thee I haverunאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323through atroopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416: by myGodבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430have I leapedoverאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801awallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As forGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410, hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549; thewordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068istriedצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884: he is ashieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043to all them thattrustהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in him.
32For who isGodאֵ֖ל'elH410,exceptמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? and who is arockצ֖וּרtzurH6697,exceptמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410is mystrengthמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581andpowerחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428: and hemakethוַיַּתֵּ֥רvai.ya.TerH5425mywayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870perfectתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.
34HemakethH7737myfeetרַגְלַ֖יrag.liH7272likeH7737hindsכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355’ feet : andsettethיַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my highplacesבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116.
35Heteachethמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; so that abowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198ofsteelנְחוּשָׁ֖הne.chu.ShahH5154isbrokenוְנִחַ֥תve.ni.ChatH5181by myarmsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220.
36Thou hast alsogivenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414me theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of thysalvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468: and thygentlenessוַעֲנֹתְךָ֖va.'a.no.te.KhaH6031H6038hath made megreatתַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
37Thou hastenlargedתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337mystepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806under me; so that myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166have notslippedמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
38I havepursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291myenemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341, anddestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them; and turned notagainאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725until I hadconsumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.
39And I haveconsumedוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them, andwoundedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, that they could notariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965: yea, they havefallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307under myfeetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40For thou hastgirdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247me withstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: them that roseupקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965against me hast thousubduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me.
41Thou hast alsogivenתַּ֥תָּהTa.tahH5414me thenecksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of myenemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341, that I mightdestroyוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789them thathateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.
42Theylookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159, but there was none tosaveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467; even to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, but heansweredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.
43Then Ibeatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as small as thedustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, Istampedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854them as themireכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of thestreetחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351, and spread themabroadאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554.
44Thou also hastdeliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from thestrivingsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, thou hastkeptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me to beheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of theheathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471: apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971which Iknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not shallserveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
45Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236shallsubmitיִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־yit.ka.cha.shu-H3584themselves to me: as soon as theyhearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH8085H241, they shall beobedientיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085to me.
46Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236shall fadeawayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034, and they shall cometremblingוְיַחְגְּר֖וּve.yach.ge.RuH2296out of theirfortressesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
48It isGodהָאֵ֕לha.'ElH410thatavengethהַנֹּתֵ֥ן נְקָמֹ֖תha.no.Ten ne.ka.MotH5414H5360me, and that bringethdownוּמוֹרִ֥ידu.mo.RidH3381thepeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971under me,
49And that bringeth meforthוּמוֹצִיאִ֖יu.mo.tzi.'IH3318from myenemiesמֵאֹֽיְבָ֑יme.'o.ye.VaiH341: thou also hast lifted me up onhighתְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִיte.Ro.Me.niH7311above them that roseupוּמִקָּמַי֙u.mi.ka.MaiH6965against me: thou hastdeliveredתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from theviolentחֲמָסִ֖יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
50Therefore I will givethanksאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034to thee, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, and I will singpraisesאֲזַמֵּֽר׃'a.za.MerH2167to thynameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֖u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
51He is thetowerמִגְדּ֖וֹלmig.dilH4024H1431ofsalvationיְשׁוּע֣וֹתye.shu.'otH3444for hiskingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428: and heshowethוְעֹֽשֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213mercyחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיח֛וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899, toDavidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732, and to hisseedוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.
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