1Pleadרִיבָ֣הri.VahH7378my cause, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, with them thatstriveיְרִיבַ֑יye.ri.VaiH3401with me:fightלְ֝חַ֗םle.ChamH3898against them thatfightלֹֽחֲמָֽי׃Lo.cha.MaiH3898against me.
2Takeholdהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388ofshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043andbucklerוְצִנָּ֑הve.tzi.NahH6793, and standupוְ֝ק֗וּמָהve.Ku.mahH6965for myhelpבְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃be.'ez.ra.TiH5833.
3Drawoutוְהָ֘רֵ֤קve.Ha.RekH7324also thespearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595, andstopוּ֭סְגֹרU.se.gorH5462the wayagainstH7125them thatpersecuteרֹדְפָ֑יro.de.FaiH7291me:sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to mysoulלְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יle.naf.ShiH5315, I am thysalvationיְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְye.shu.'a.TekhH3444.
4Let them beconfoundedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and put toshameוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.MuH3637thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245after mysoulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315: let them beturnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and brought toconfusionוְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659thatdeviseחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803myhurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.
5Let them be aschaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307: and let theangelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068chaseדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760them .
6Let theirwayדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870bedarkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andslipperyוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519: and let theangelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068persecuteרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291them.
7For withoutcauseחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600they havehidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934for me theirnetרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568in apitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845, which withoutcauseחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600they havedugחָפְר֥וּcha.fe.RuH2658for mysoulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.
8Letdestructionשׁוֹאָה֮sho.'AhH7722comeתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935upon him atunawaresלֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥עlo'- ye.Da'H3045H3808; and let hisnetוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568that he hathhidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934catchתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920himself: into that verydestructionבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe.sho.'AhH7722let himfallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307.
9And mysoulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315shall bejoyfulתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in theLORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: it shallrejoiceתָּ֝שִׂישׂTa.sisH7797in hissalvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.
10All mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֨י׀atz.mo.TaiH6106shallsayתֹּאמַרְנָה֮to.mar.NahH559,LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, who is like thee, whodeliverestמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337thepoorעָ֭נִי'A.niH6041from him that is toostrongמֵחָזָ֣קme.cha.ZakH2389for him, even thepoorוְעָנִ֥יve.'a.NiH6041and theneedyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34from him thatspoilethמִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃mi.go.ze.LoH1497him?
11Falseחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555witnessesעֵדֵ֣י'e.DeiH5707aroseיְ֭קוּמוּןYe.ku.munH6965; they laid to mychargeיִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃yish.'a.Lu.niH7592things that Iknewיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.
13But as for me, when they weresickבַּחֲלוֹתָ֡םba.cha.lo.TamH2470, myclothingלְב֬וּשִׁיle.Vu.shiH3830wassackclothשָׂ֗קSakH8242: Ihumbledעִנֵּ֣יתִי'i.Nei.tiH6031mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315withfastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685; and myprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605returnedתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725into my ownbosomחֵיקִ֥יchei.KiH2436.
14Ibehavedהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhit.ha.La.khe.tiH1980myself as though he had been myfriendכְּרֵֽעַ־ke.re.a'-H7453orbrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251: I boweddownשַׁחֽוֹתִי׃sha.Cho.tiH7817heavilyקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937, as one thatmournethכַּאֲבֶל־ka.'a.vel-H57for hismotherאֵ֝֗ם'EmH517.
15But in myadversityוּבְצַלְעִי֮u.ve.tzal.'IH6761theyrejoicedשָׂמְח֪וּsa.me.ChuH8055, and gathered themselvestogetherוְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּve.ne.'E.Sa.fuH622: yea, thesmitersנֵ֭כִיםNe.khimH5222gathered themselvestogetherנֶאֶסְפ֬וּne.'es.FuH622against me, and Iknewיָדַ֑עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it not; they didtearקָֽרְע֥וּka.re.'UH7167me, andceasedדָֽמּוּ׃Da.muH1826not:
16Withhypocriticalבְּ֭חַנְפֵיBe.chan.feiH2611mockersלַעֲגֵ֣יla.'a.GeiH3934infeastsמָע֑וֹגma.'ogH4580, theygnashedחָרֹ֖קcha.RokH2786upon me with theirteethשִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shi.Nei.movH8127.
17Lordאֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiH136, how long wilt thou lookonתִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir.'EhH7200?rescueהָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from theirdestructionsמִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmi.sho.'ei.HemH7722, mydarlingיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from thelionsמִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi.ke.fi.RimH3715.
18I will give theethanksא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034in thegreatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֣לbe.ka.HalH6951: I willpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.Ha.Le.kaH1984thee amongmanyעָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleבְּעַ֖םbe.'AmH5971.
19Let not them that are myenemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me: neither let themwinkיִקְרְצוּ־yik.re.tzu-H7169with theeyeעָֽיִן׃'A.yinH5869thathateשֹׂנְאַ֥יso.ne.'AiH8130me without acauseחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.
20For theyspeakיְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּye.Da.Be.ruH1696notpeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: but theydeviseיַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ya.cha.sho.VunH2803deceitfulמִ֝רְמוֹתMir.motH4820mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697against them that arequietרִגְעֵי־rig.'ei-H7282in thelandאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776.
21Yea, they opened theirmouthפִּ֫יהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310wideוַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּvai.yar.Chi.vuH7337against me, andsaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Ahaהֶאָ֣ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889, oureyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869hathseenרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200it .
22This thou hastseenרָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahH7200, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: keep notsilenceתֶּחֱרַ֑שׁte.che.RashH2790: OLordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, be notfarתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from me.
23Stirupהָעִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH5782thyself, andawakeוְ֭הָקִיצָהVe.ha.ki.tzahH6974to myjudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יle.mish.pa.TiH4941, even to mycauseלְרִיבִֽי׃le.ri.ViH7379, myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and myLordוַֽאדֹנָ֣יva.do.NaiH136.
24Judgeשָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, according to thyrighteousnessכְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaH6664; and let them notrejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me.
25Let them notsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in theirheartsבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820,Ahהֶאָ֣חhe.'AchH1889, so would we haveitנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315: let them notsayיֹ֝אמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559, We have swallowed himupבִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃Bi.la.'a.Nu.huH1104.
26Let them beashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and brought toconfusionוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162thatrejoiceשְׂמֵחֵ֪יse.me.CheiH8056at myhurtרָעָ֫תִ֥יra.'A.TiH7451: let them beclothedיִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847withshameבֹ֥שֶׁתVo.shetH1322anddishonourוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639thatmagnifyהַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥יםha.mag.di.LimH1431themselves against me.
27Let them shout forjoyיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442, and begladוְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ve.yis.me.ChuH8055, thatfavourחֲפֵצֵ֪יcha.fe.TzeiH2655my righteouscauseצִ֫דְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664: yea, let themsayוְיֹאמְר֣וּve.yo.me.RuH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, Let theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068bemagnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431, who hathpleasureהֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץhe.cha.FetzH2655in theprosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.
28And mytongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956shallspeakתֶּהְגֶּ֣הteh.GehH1897of thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664and of thypraiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416all thedayהַ֝יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long.
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