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ע֤וּרָה כְבֹודִ֗י ע֭וּרָֽה הַנֵּ֥בֶל וְכִנֹּ֗ור אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃ Awake, my glory; awake, the harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 עוּרָה ʿurah “awake” Qal imperative 2ms 2 כְבוֹדִי kevodi “my glory” … Continue reading →

נָ֘כֹ֤ון לִבִּ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים נָכֹ֣ון לִבִּ֑י אָ֝שִׁ֗ירָה וַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ Firm is my heart, O God, firm is my heart; I will sing, and I will make melody.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 נָכוֹן nakhon “firm” Niphal participle ms … Continue reading →

רֶ֤שֶׁת הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתֹוכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה׃ A net they have prepared for my steps; bowed down is my soul; they have dug before me a pit; they have fallen in its midst, Sela.   # … Continue reading →

ר֣וּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבֹודֶֽךָ׃ Be exalted above the heavens, O God; above all the earth is Your glory.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 ר֣וּמָה rumah “be exalted” Qal imperative/passive jussive 2ms 2 עַל־הַשָּׁמַיִם ʿal-ha-shamayim … Continue reading →

נַפְשִׁ֤י בְּתֹ֥וךְ לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים בְּֽנֵי־אָדָ֗ם שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם חֲנִ֣ית וְחִצִּ֑ים וּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּֽה׃ My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among those who blaze, sons of man; their teeth are a spear and arrows, and their tongue … Continue reading →

יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם וְֽיֹושִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדֹּ֥ו וַאֲמִתֹּֽו׃ He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who pants after me, Sela; God will send His covenant loyalty and His truth.   # Hebrew Transliteration … Continue reading →

אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְיֹ֑ון לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי׃ I will call to God Most High, to God who completes for me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֶקְרָא ʾeqra “I will call” Qal imperfect 1cs 2 לֵאלֹהִים le-ʾelohim “to … Continue reading →

חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ חָסָ֪יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוֹּֽות׃ Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You has taken refuge my soul; and in the shadow of Your wings I will seek … Continue reading →

לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־֭תַּשְׁחֵת לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּבָרְחֹ֥ו מִפְּנֵי־֝שָׁא֗וּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ To the one who leads, do not destroy; of Dawid, a miktam, when he fled from before Shaʾul in the cave.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ la-menatseyaḥ “to … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י הִצַּ֪לְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֡י מִמָּוֶת֮ הֲלֹ֥א רַגְלַ֗י מִ֫דֶּ֥חִי לְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝אֹ֗ור הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ For You have delivered my soul from death; have You not my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of the living.   # Hebrew … Continue reading →

עָלַ֣י אֱלֹהִ֣ים נְדָרֶ֑יךָ אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם תֹּודֹ֣ת לָֽךְ׃ Upon me, O God, are Your vows; I will pay thank-offerings to You.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 עָלַי ʿalay “upon me” Prep עַל + suff 1cs 2 אֱלֹהִים ʾelohim … Continue reading →

בֵּֽאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה אָדָ֣ם לִֽי׃ In God I have trusted; I will not fear; what can a man do to me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 בֵּאלֹהִים be-ʾelohim “in God” Prep בְּ + N(mp) … Continue reading →

בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֑ר בַּ֝יהוָ֗ה אֲהַלֵּ֥ל דָּבָֽר׃ In God I will praise a word; in YHWH I will praise a word.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 בֵּאלֹהִים be-ʾelohim “in God” Prep בְּ + N(mp) 2 אֲהַלֵּל ʾahallel … Continue reading →

אָ֥֨ז יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ אֹויְבַ֣י אָ֭חֹור בְּיֹ֣ום אֶקְרָ֑א זֶה־֝יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִֽי׃ Then shall my enemies turn back, backward, in the day I call; this I have known, that God is for me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אָז … Continue reading →

נֹדִי֮ סָפַ֪רְתָּ֫ה אָ֥תָּה שִׂ֣ימָה דִמְעָתִ֣י בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ הֲ֝לֹ֗א בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃ My wandering You have counted; put my tears in Your skin-bottle; are they not in Your book.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 נֹדִי nodi “my wandering” N(ms)+suff 1cs … Continue reading →

עַל־אָ֥וֶן פַּלֶּט־לָ֑מֹו בְּ֝אַ֗ף עַמִּ֤ים הֹורֵ֬ד אֱלֹהִֽים׃ Upon iniquity, shall there be escape for them; in anger bring down peoples, God.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 עַל־אָוֶן ʿal-ʾaven “upon iniquity” Prep עַל + N(ms) 2 פַּלֶּט־לָמוֹ pallet-lamo … Continue reading →

יָג֤וּרוּ יִצְפִּינוּ הֵ֭מָּה עֲקֵבַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ They gather, they hide, they, my heels they watch, as they have waited for my soul.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יָג֤וּרוּ yaguru “they gather” Qal imperfect 3mp … Continue reading →

כָּל־֭הַיֹּום דְּבָרַ֣י יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ עָלַ֖י כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם לָרָֽע׃ All the day they distort my words; against me are all their thoughts for evil.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 כָּל־הַיֹּום kol-ha-yom “all the day” N(ms construct) + Def. art. … Continue reading →

בֵּאלֹהִים֮ אֲהַלֵּ֪ל דְּבָ֫רֹ֥ו בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בָשָׂ֣ר לִֽי׃ In God I will praise His word; in God I have trusted, I will not fear; what can flesh do to me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag … Continue reading →

יֹ֥ום אִירָ֑א אֲ֝נִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃ Day I fear, I, to You I trust.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יֹום yom “day” N(ms) 2 אִירָא ʾira “I fear” Qal imperfect 1cs 3 אֲנִי ʾani “I” Pron 1cs … Continue reading →

שָׁאֲפ֣וּ שֹׁ֭ורְרַי כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום כִּֽי־רַבִּ֨ים לֹחֲמִ֖ים לִ֣י מָרֹֽום׃ My watchers have trampled all the day, for many are fighting against me from on high.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 שָׁאֲפוּ shaʾafu “they have trampled” Qal perfect 3cp … Continue reading →

חָנֵּ֣נִי אֱ֭לֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַ֣נִי אֱנ֑וֹשׁ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם לֹחֵ֥ם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃ Be gracious to me, God, for man has crushed me; all the day one fighting oppresses me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 חָנֵּנִי ḥaneni “be gracious to me” Qal … Continue reading →

לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ עַל־י֬וֹנַת אֵ֣לֶם רְ֭חֹקִים לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בֶּֽאֱחֹ֨ז אֹת֖וֹ פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים בְּגַֽת׃ For the overseer, upon “the dove of silence of far places,” of Dawid, a miktam, when the Pelishtim seized him in Gat.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֨ים תֹּורִדֵ֬ם לִבְאֵ֬ר שַׁ֗חַת אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָמִ֣ים וּ֭מִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצ֣וּ יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶבְטַח־בָּֽךְ׃ And You, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloods and deceit will not halve their days, but I, I will trust in … Continue reading →

הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עַל־יְהוָ֨ה יְהָבְךָ֮ וְה֪וּא יְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לְעֹולָ֥ם מֹ֗וט לַצַּדִּֽיק׃ Cast upon YHWH your burden, and He will sustain you; He will not give forever shaking to the righteous one.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הַשְׁלֵךְ hashlekh … Continue reading →

חָלְק֤וּ מַחְמָאֹ֣ת פִּיו֮ וּֽקֲרָב־לִ֫בֹּ֥ו רַכּ֖וּ דְבָרָ֥יו מִשֶּׁ֗מֶן וְהֵ֣מָּה פְתִחֹֽות׃ Smooth are the butter-like words of his mouth, but battle is his heart; soft are his words more than oil, yet they are drawn blades.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss … Continue reading →

שָׁלַ֣ח יָ֭דָיו בִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יו חִלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתֹֽו׃ He has sent out his hands against those at peace with him, he has profaned his covenant.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 שָׁלַח shalaḥ “he has sent” Qal perfect 3ms 2 … Continue reading →

יִשְׁמַ֤ע אֵ֨ל וְֽיַעֲנֵם֮ וְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥ב קֶ֗דֶם סֶ֥לָה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֣ין חֲלִיפֹ֣ות לָ֑מֹו וְלֹ֖א יָרְא֣וּ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ God will hear and will answer them, even He who sits of old. Sela. Because there are no changes for them, and they do not fear God. … Continue reading →

פָּ֘דָ֤ה בְשָׁלֹ֣ום נַ֭פְשִׁי מִקֲּרָב־לִ֑י כִּֽי־֝בְרַבִּ֗ים הָי֥וּ עִמָּדִֽי׃ He has redeemed in peace my soul from the battle against me, for in many they were with me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 פָּדָה padah “he has redeemed” … Continue reading →

עֶ֤רֶב וָבֹ֣קֶר וְ֭צָהֳרַיִם אָשִׂ֣יחָה וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע קֹולִֽי׃ Evening and morning and noon I will speak, and I will murmur, and He hears my voice.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 עֶרֶב ʿerev “evening” N(ms) 2 וָבֹקֶר va-boqer … Continue reading →