Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
1OLORDH3068myGodאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430, in thee do I put mytrustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me from all them thatpersecuteרֹ֝דְפַ֗יro.de.FaiH7291me, anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me:
2Lest hetearיִטְרֹ֣ףyit.RofH2963mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315like alionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738, rending it inpiecesפֹּ֝רֵ֗קpo.RekH6561, while there is none todeliverH5337.
3OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430, if I havedoneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this; if thereisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766in myhandsבְּכַפָּֽי׃be.kha.PaiH3709;
4If I haverewardedגָּ֭מַלְתִּיGa.mal.tiH1580evilרָ֑עRa'H7451to him that was atpeaceשֽׁוֹלְמִ֥יshol.MiH7999with me; (yea, I havedeliveredוָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הva.'a.cha.le.TzahH2502him that withoutcauseרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387is myenemyצוֹרְרִ֣יtzo.RiH6887:)
5Let theenemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341persecuteיִֽרַדֹּ֥ףyi.ra.DofH7291mysoulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315, andtakeוְיַשֵּׂ֗גve.ya.SegH5381it ; yea, let him treaddownוְיִרְמֹ֣סve.yir.MosH7429mylifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416upon theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776, andlayיַשְׁכֵּ֣ןyash.KenH7931myhonourוּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀u.khe.vo.DiH3519in thedustלֶעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965, OLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068, in thyangerבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639, liftupהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375thyself because of therageבְּעַבְר֣וֹתbe.'av.RotH5678of myenemiesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887: andawakeוְע֥וּרָהve.'U.rahH5782for me to thejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941that thou hastcommandedצִוִּֽיתָ׃tzi.Vi.taH6680.
7So shall thecongregationוַעֲדַ֣תva.'a.DatH5712of thepeopleלְ֭אֻמִּיםLe.'u.mimH3816surroundtheeתְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּte.so.Ve.kaH5437: for their sakes thereforereturnשֽׁוּבָה׃Shu.vahH7725thou onhighלַמָּר֥וֹםla.ma.RomH4791.
8TheLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shalljudgeיָדִ֪יןya.DinH1777thepeopleעַ֫מִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971:judgeשָׁפְטֵ֥נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, according to myrighteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֖יke.tzid.KiH6664, and according to myintegrityוּכְתֻמִּ֣יu.khe.tu.MiH8537that is in me.
9O let thewickednessרַ֨ע׀ra'H7451of thewickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563come to anendיִגְמָר־yig.mor-H1584; butestablishוּתְכוֹנֵ֪ןu.te.kho.NenH3559thejustצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662: for therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430triethוּבֹחֵ֣ןu.vo.ChenH974theheartsלִ֭בּ֗וֹתli.BotH3826andreinsוּכְלָי֗וֹתu.khe.la.YotH3629.
11GodH430judgethשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662, andGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410isangryזֹעֵ֥םzo.'EmH2194with the wicked everydayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
12If heturnיָ֭שׁוּבYa.shuvH7725not, he willwhetיִלְט֑וֹשׁyil.To.oshH3913hisswordחַרְבּ֣וֹchar.BoH2719; he hathbentדָ֝רַ֗ךְda.RakhH1869hisbowקַשְׁתּ֥וֹkash.ToH7198, and made itreadyוַֽיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃Vay.kho.Ne.haH3559.
13He hath alsopreparedH3559for him theinstrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194; heordainethיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466hisarrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671against thepersecutorsלְֽדֹלְקִ֥יםle.do.le.KimH1814.
14Behold, hetravailethיְחַבֶּל־ye.cha.bel-H2254withiniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, and hathconceivedוְהָרָ֥הve.ha.RahH2029mischiefעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999, and broughtforthוְיָ֣לַדve.Ya.ladH3205falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
15Hemadeכָּ֭רָֽהKa.rahH3738apitבּ֣וֹרBorH953, anddugוַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּvai.yach.pe.Re.huH2658it, and hathfallenוַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לvai.yi.PolH5307into theditchבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845which hemadeיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466.
16Hismischiefעֲמָל֣וֹa.ma.LoH5999shallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his ownheadבְרֹאשׁ֑וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and hisviolentחֲמָס֥וֹcha.ma.SoH2555dealing shall comedownיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381upon the crown of hisheadקָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936.
17I willpraiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068according to hisrighteousnessכְּצִדְק֑וֹke.tzid.KoH6664: and will singpraiseוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167to thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068mosthighעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945.
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