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The Book of Psalms (Tehillim)

Psalm 57:3 (Psalm 57:2)

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

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Psalm 57:2 (Psalm 57:1)

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

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Psalm 57:1

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

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Psalm 56:14 (Psalm 56:13)

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

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Psalm 56:13 (Psalm 56:12)

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

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Psalm 56:12 (Psalm 56:11)

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

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Psalm 56:11 (Psalm 56:10)

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

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Psalm 56:10 (Psalm 56:9)

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

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Psalm 56:9 (Psalm 56:8)

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

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Psalm 56:8 (Psalm 56:7)

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

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Psalm 56:7 (Psalm 56:6)

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

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Psalm 56:6 (Psalm 56:5)

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

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Psalm 56:5 (Psalm 56:4)

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

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Psalm 56:4 (Psalm 56:3)

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

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Psalm 56:3 (Psalm 56:2)

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

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Psalm 56:2 (Psalm 56:1)

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

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Psalm 56:1

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

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Psalm 55:24 (Psalm 55:23)

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

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Psalm 55:23 (Psalm 55:22)

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

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Psalm 55:22 (Psalm 55:21)

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

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Psalm 55:21 (Psalm 55:20)

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

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Psalm 55:20 (Psalm 55:19)

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

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Psalm 55:19 (Psalm 55:18)

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

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Psalm 55:18 (Psalm 55:17)

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

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Psalm 55:17 (Psalm 55:16)

אֲ֭נִי אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וַ֝יהוָ֗ה יֹושִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ I, to God I call, and YHWH will save me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֲנִי ʾani “I” Pron 1cs 2 אֶל־אֱלֹהִים ʾel-ʾelohim “to God” Prep אֶל + N(mp) 3 אֶקְרָא … Continue reading

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Psalm 55:16 (Psalm 55:15)

יִשֵּׂ֤מוֹת עָלֵ֗ימוֹ יֵרְד֣וּ שְׁאֹ֣ול חַיִּ֑ים כִּֽי־רָעֹ֖ות בִּמְגוּרָ֣ם בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃ Desolations are upon them; they go down to Sheʾol alive, for evils are in their dwelling, in their midst.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יִשֵּׂמוֹת yissemot “desolations” N(fp) … Continue reading

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Psalm 55:15 (Psalm 55:14)

אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַ֭חְדָּו נַמְתִּ֣יק סֹ֑וד בְּבֵ֥ית אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים נְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃ who together we would sweeten counsel, in the house of God we would walk in throng.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֲשֶׁר ʾasher “who/which” Rel pron 2 יַחְדָּו … Continue reading

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Psalm 55:14 (Psalm 55:13)

וְאַתָּ֣ה אֱנֹ֣ושׁ כְּעֶרְכִּ֑י אַ֝לּוּפִ֗י וּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃ But you, a man as my equal, my companion and my acquaintance;   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 וְאַתָּה ve-ʾattah “but you” Conj + Pron 2ms 2 אֱנוֹשׁ ʾenosh “a man” N(ms) … Continue reading

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Psalm 55:13 (Psalm 55:12)

כִּ֤י לֹֽא־אֹויֵ֥ב יְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִי וְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥א לֹֽא־֭מְשַׂנְאִי עָלַ֣י הִגְדִּ֑יל וְאֶסָּתֵ֥ר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ For not an enemy reproaches me, and I would bear; not one hating me against me has made great, and I would hide myself from him.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal … Continue reading

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Psalm 55:12 (Psalm 55:11)

הַוֹּ֥ות בְּקִרְבָּ֑הּ וְֽלֹא־יָמִ֥ישׁ מֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּ תֹּ֣ךְ וּמִרְמָֽה׃ Destructions are within her, and not does depart from her broad place oppression and deceit.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הַוֹּות havvot “destructions” N(fp) 2 בְּקִרְבָּהּ be-qirbah “within her” Prep … Continue reading

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