To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
2TheLORDH3068is myrockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553, and myfortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686, and mydelivererוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403; myGodאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410, mystrengthצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697, in whom I willtrustאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620; mybucklerמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043, and thehornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of mysalvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, and my hightowerמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.
3I willcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon theLORDH3068, who is worthy to bepraisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984: so shall I besavedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from myenemiesאֹ֝יְבַ֗י'o.ye.VaiH341.
4Thesorrowsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194surroundedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, and thefloodsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of ungodlymenבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100made meafraidיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.
6In mydistressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862Icalledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, andcriedאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768to myGodאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430: heheardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of histempleמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964, and mycryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440him, even into hisearsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.
7Then theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607andtrembledוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493; thefoundationsH4146also of thehillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and wereshakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607, because he wasangryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
8There wentupעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927asmokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227out of hisnostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639, andfireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784out of hismouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513werekindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
9Hebowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and camedownוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381: anddarknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205was under hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
12At thebrightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051that was before him his thickcloudsH5645passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,hailבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259stones andcoalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
13TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068alsothunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theHighestוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945gaveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414hisvoiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963;hailH1259stones andcoalsH1513offireH784.
14Yea, he sentoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971hisarrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671, andscatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them; and he shotoutרָ֝בravH7232lightningsוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300, anddestroyedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.
15Then thechannelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650ofwatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325wereseenוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200, and thefoundationsמוֹסְד֪וֹתmos.DotH4146of theworldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398wereuncoveredוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540at thyrebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, at theblastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of thynostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.
16Hesentיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971fromaboveמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791, hetookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me, hedrewיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.niH4871me out ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.
17Hedeliveredיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from mystrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֥יme.'o.ye.ViH341, and from them whohatedוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130me: for they were toostrongאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
18They cameuponיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me in thedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of mycalamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343: but theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was mystayלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.
19He brought meforthוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318also in a largeplaceלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800; hedeliveredיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, because hedelightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
20TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068rewardedיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to myrighteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664; according to thecleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of myhandsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027hath herecompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
21For I havekeptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104thewaysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of theLORDH3068, and have not wickedlydepartedרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from myGodמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
22For all hisjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941were before me, and I did not putawayאָסִ֥יר'a.SirH5493hisstatutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708from me.
23I was alsouprightתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549before him, and Ikeptוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104myself from myiniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
24Therefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068recompensedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me according to myrighteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664, according to thecleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of myhandsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027in hissightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
25With themercifulחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623thou wilt show thyselfmercifulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616; with anuprightתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549manגְּבַ֥רge.VarH1399thou wilt show thyselfuprightתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;
26With thepureנָבָ֥רna.VarH1305thou wilt show thyselfpureתִּתְבָּרָ֑רtit.ba.RarH1305; and with theperverseעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141thou wiltcontendתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617.
27For thou wiltsaveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041peopleעַם־'am-H5971; but wilt bringdownתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213highרָמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311looksוְעֵינַ֖יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869.
29For by thee I have runthroughאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323atroopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416; and by myGodH430have I leapedoverאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801awallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
30As forGodהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410, hiswayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549: thewordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068istriedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884: he is abucklerמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to all those thattrustהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620in him.
31For who isGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433exceptמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDH3068? or who is arockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
33Hemakethמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737myfeetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272likehindsכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355’ feet, andsettethיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my highplacesבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116.
34Heteachethמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925myhandsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, so that abowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198ofsteelנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154isbrokenוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181by myarmsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220.
35Thou hast alsogivenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414me theshieldמָגֵ֪ןma.GenH4043of thysalvationיִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khaH3468: and thy righthandוִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.KhaH3225hath held meupתִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niH5582, and thygentlenessוְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ve.'an.vat.KhaH6037hath made megreatתַרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
36Thou hastenlargedתַּרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337mystepsצַעֲדִ֣יtza.'a.DiH6806under me, that myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166did notslipמָ֝עֲד֗וּma.'a.DuH4571.
37I havepursuedאֶרְדּ֣וֹף'er.DofH7291myenemiesא֭וֹיְבַי'oy.vaiH341, andovertakenוְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םve.'a.si.GemH5381them: neither did I turnagainאָ֝שׁוּב'A.shuvH7725till they wereconsumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
38I havewoundedאֶ֭מְחָצֵם'Em.cha.tzemH4272them that they were notableיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3201toriseק֑וּםKumH6965: they havefallenיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307under myfeetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
39For thou hastgirdedוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me withstrengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: thou hastsubduedתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me those that roseupH6965against me.
40Thou hast alsogivenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me thenecksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of myenemiesוְֽאֹיְבַ֗יve.'o.ye.VaiH341; that I mightdestroyאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789them thathateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130me.
41Theycriedיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768, but there was none tosaveמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467them: even to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, but heansweredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.
42Then Ibeatוְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them small as thedustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307: I cast themoutאֲרִיקֵֽם׃'a.ri.KemH7324as thedirtכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916in thestreetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
43Thou hastdeliveredתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403me from thestrivingsמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of thepeopleעָ֥ם'amH5971; and thou hastmadeתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760me theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of theheathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471: apeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whom I have notknownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shallserveיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
44As soon as theyhearלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH8088H241of me, they shallobeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me: thestrangersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121H5236shallsubmitיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584themselves to me.
45ThestrangersH1121H5236shall fadeawayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034, and cometremblingוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.GuH2727out of theirfortressesמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.
46TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416; andblessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288be myrockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697; and let theGodאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468beexaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311.
48Hedeliverethמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403me from myenemiesמֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥יme.'O.ye.VaiH341: yea, thou liftest meupתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311above those that riseupקָ֭מַיKa.maiH6965against me: thou hastdeliveredתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from theviolentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
49Therefore will I givethanksאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034to thee, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, among theheathenבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471, and singpraisesאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167to thynameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
50He givethgreatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431deliveranceיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444to hiskingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428; andshowethוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899, toDavidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732, and to hisseedוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
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