1I willsingאָשִׁ֑ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891of themerciesחַֽסְדֵ֣יchas.DeiH2617of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769: with mymouthבְּפִֽי׃be.FiH6310will I makeknownאוֹדִ֖יעַ'o.Di.a'H3045thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530toallלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֓ר׀va.DorH1755.
2For I havesaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,MercyH2617shall be builtupיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129foreverH5769: thyfaithfulnessH530shalt thouestablishתָּכִ֖ןta.KhinH3559in the veryheavensשָׁמַ֓יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064.
3I havemadeכָּרַ֣תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְ֭רִיתVe.ritH1285with mychosenלִבְחִירִ֑יliv.chi.RiH972, I haveswornנִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650toDavidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650,
4Thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233will Iestablishאָכִ֣ין'a.KhinH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769, and buildupוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thythroneכִּסְאֲךָ֣kis.'a.KhaH3678toallלְדֹר־le.dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
5And theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallpraiseוְי֘וֹד֤וּve.Yo.DuH3034thywondersפִּלְאֲךָ֣pil.'a.KhaH6382, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: thyfaithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530also in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of thesaintsקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918.
6For who in theheavenבַ֭שַּׁחַקVa.sha.chakH7834can becomparedיַעֲרֹ֣ךְya.'a.RokhH6186to theLORDH3068? who among thesonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of themightyאֵלִים׃'e.limH410can belikenedיִדְמֶ֥הyid.MehH1819to theLORDH3068?
7GodH410isgreatlyרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227to befearedנַ֭עֲרָץNa.'a.rotzH6206in theassemblyבְּסוֹד־be.sod-H5475of thesaintsקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918, and to be had inreverenceוְ֝נוֹרָ֗אve.no.Ra'H3372by all them that areaboutסְבִיבָֽיו׃se.vi.VavH5439him.
8OLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, who is astrongחֲסִ֥ין׀cha.SinH2626LORDיָ֑הּYahH3050like thee? or to thyfaithfulnessוֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ve.'e.mu.na.te.khaH530aroundH5439thee?
9Thourulestמ֭וֹשֵׁלMo.o.shelH4910theragingבְּגֵא֣וּתbe.ge.'UtH1348of theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220: when itswavesגַ֝לָּ֗יוga.LavH1530ariseH7721, thoustillestתְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃te.sha.be.ChemH7623them.
10Thou hastbrokenH1792Rahabרָ֑הַבRa.havH7294inpiecesH1792, as one that isslainכֶחָלָ֣לkhe.cha.LalH2491; thou hastscatteredפִּזַּ֥רְתָּpi.Zar.taH6340thyenemiesאוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃'oy.Vei.khaH341with thystrongעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797armבִּזְר֥וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.
11Theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are thine, theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776also is thine: as for theworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398and all itcontainethוּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393, thou hastfoundedיְסַדְתָּֽם׃ye.sad.TamH3245them.
15Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thepeopleהָ֭עָםHa.'omH5971thatknowיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045the joyfulsoundתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643: they shallwalkיְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ye.ha.le.KhunH1980, OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, in thelightבְּֽאוֹר־be.'or-H216of thycountenanceH6440.
16In thynameבְּ֭שִׁמְךָBe.shim.khaH8034shall theyrejoiceיְגִיל֣וּןye.gi.LunH1523all thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and in thyrighteousnessוּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥u.ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666shall they beexaltedיָרֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ru.muH7311.
17For thou art thegloryתִפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of theirstrengthעֻזָּ֣מוֹ'u.Za.movH5797: and in thyfavourוּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗u.vir.tzo.ne.khaH7522ourhornקַרְנֵֽנוּ׃kar.Ne.nuH7161shall beexaltedH7311.
18For theLORDלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068is ourdefenceמָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּma.gi.Ne.nuH4043; and the HolyOneוְלִקְד֖וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478is ourkingמַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃mal.Ke.nuH4428.
19Then thou didstspeakדִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־di.Bar.ta-H1696invisionבְחָ֡זוֹןve.Cha.zonH2377to thy holyoneלַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָla.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623, and didstsayוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I havelaidשִׁוִּ֣יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737helpעֵ֭זֶר'E.zerH5828upon one that ismightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368; I haveexaltedהֲרִימ֖וֹתִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311onechosenבָח֣וּרva.ChurH977out of thepeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.
20I havefoundמָ֭צָאתִיMa.tza.tiH4672Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650; with myholyקָדְשִׁ֣יkod.shiH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֖מֶןbe.She.menH8081have Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃me.shach.TivH4886him:
22Theenemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341shall notexactH5378upon him; nor thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofwickednessעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766afflictיְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.'an.Ne.nuH6031him.
23And I will beatdownוְכַתּוֹתִ֣יve.kha.to.TiH3807hisfoesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862before hisfaceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440, andafflictאֶגּֽוֹף׃'e.GofH5062them thathateוּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יוu.me.san.'AvH8130him.
24But myfaithfulnessוֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣יve.'e.mu.na.TiH530and mymercyוְחַסְדִּ֣יve.chas.DiH2617shall be with him: and in mynameוּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗יu.vish.MiH8034shall hishornקַרְנֽוֹ׃kar.NoH7161beexaltedתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311.
25I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027also in theseaבַיָּ֣םvai.YamH3220, and his righthandיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225in theriversוּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104.
26He shallcryיִ֭קְרָאֵנִיYik.ra.'e.niH7121to me, Thou art myfatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1, myGodאֵ֝לִ֗י'e.LiH410, and therockוְצ֣וּרve.TzurH6697of mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444.
27Also I willmakeאֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ'e.te.Ne.huH5414him myfirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,higherעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945than thekingsלְמַלְכֵי־le.mal.khei-H4428of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
28Mymercyחַסְדִּ֑יchas.DiH2617will IkeepH8104for him forevermoreלְ֭עוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769, and mycovenantוּ֝בְרִיתִ֗יu.ve.ri.TiH1285shall standfastנֶאֱמֶ֥נֶתne.'e.Me.netH539with him.
29Hisseedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233also will Imakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760to endure foreverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703, and histhroneוְ֝כִסְא֗וֹve.khis.'OH3678as thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofheavenשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.
30If hischildrenבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121forsakeיַֽעַזְב֣וּya.'az.VuH5800mylawתּוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451, andwalkH3212not in myjudgmentsוּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗יu.ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941;
32Then will Ivisitוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֑םpish.'AmH6588with therodבְשֵׁ֣בֶטve.She.vetH7626, and theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771withstripesוּבִנְגָעִ֥יםu.vin.ga.'ImH5061.
33Nevertheless mylovingkindnessוְ֭חַסְדִּיVe.chas.diH2617will I not utterlytakeאָפִ֣יר'a.FirH6331from him, nor allow myfaithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃be.'e.mu.na.TiH530tofailאֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר'a.sha.KerH8266.
34Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.TiH1285will I notbreakאֲחַלֵּ֥ל'a.cha.LelH2490, noralterאֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃'a.sha.NehH8138the thing that hath goneoutוּמוֹצָ֥אu.mo.Tza'H4161of mylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193.
35Onceאַ֭חַת'A.chatH259have Iswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by myholinessבְקָדְשִׁ֑יve.ka.de.ShiH6944that I will notlieאֲכַזֵּֽב׃'a.kha.ZevH3576toDavidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732.
36Hisseedזַ֭רְעוֹzar.'oH2233shall endure foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, and histhroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678as thesunכַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁkha.She.meshH8121before me.
37It shall beestablishedיִכּ֣וֹןyi.KonH3559foreverH5769as themoonכְּ֭יָרֵחַKe.ya.re.achH3394, and as afaithfulנֶאֱמָ֥ןne.'e.ManH539witnessוְעֵ֥דve.'EdH5707inheavenבַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַקba.Sha.chakH7834.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
38But thou hast castoffזָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.taH2186andabhorredוַתִּמְאָ֑סva.tim.'AsH3988, thou hast been full ofwrathהִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּhit.'a.Bar.taH5674with thyanointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.
39Thou hast madevoidנֵ֭אַרְתָּהNe.'ar.tahH5010thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: thou hastprofanedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490hiscrownנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145by casting it to thegroundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
41All that passbyעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870spoilשַׁ֭סֻּהוּsu.huH8155him: he is areproachחֶ֝רְפָּ֗הcher.PahH2781to hisneighboursלִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃lish.khe.NavH7934.
42Thou hast setupהֲ֭רִימוֹתָHa.ri.mo.taH7311the righthandיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of hisadversariesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862; thou hast made all hisenemiesאוֹיְבָֽיו׃'oy.VavH341torejoiceהִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhis.Mach.taH8055.
43Thou hast alsoturnedתָּ֭שִׁיבTa.shivH7725theedgeצ֣וּרtzurH6697of hisswordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719, and hast not made him tostandהֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹha.kei.mo.ToH6965in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
44Thou hast made hisgloryמִטְּהָר֑וֹmi.te.ha.RoH2892toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֥תָּhish.Ba.taH7673, andcastH4048histhroneוְ֝כִסְא֗וֹve.khis.'OH3678downH4048to thegroundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
47Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142howshortחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH2465my time is: why hast thoumadeבָּרָ֥אתָba.Ra.taH1254allmenבְּנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃be.nei- 'a.DamH1121H120invainשָּׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723?
48Whatmanגֶ֣בֶרGe.verH1397is he thatlivethיִֽ֭חְיֶהYich.yehH2421, and shall notseeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200deathמָּ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194? shall hedeliverיְמַלֵּ֨טye.ma.LetH4422hissoulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315from thehandמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of thegraveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
49Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, where are thyformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים׀ha.ri.sho.NimH7223lovingkindnessesחֲסָדֶ֖יךָcha.sa.Dei.khaH2617, which thou didstswearנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650toDavidלְ֝דָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732in thytruthבֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃be.'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530?
50Rememberזְכֹ֣רze.KhorH2142,LordH136, thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; how I dobearשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375in mybosomבְ֝חֵיקִ֗יve.chei.KiH2436the reproach of all themightyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971;
51With which thyenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ׀'oy.Vei.khaH341havereproachedחֵרְפ֖וּche.re.FuH2778, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; with which they havereproachedחֵ֝רְפ֗וּche.re.FuH2778thefootstepsעִקְּב֥וֹתi.ke.VotH6119of thyanointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.
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