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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