תְהִלִּים 18
| לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לְעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּ֨ר ׀ לַיהוָ֗ה אֶת־דִּ֭בְרֵי הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיֹ֤ום הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָ֘ה אֹותֹ֥ו מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו וּמִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃ וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃ | 1 |
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
| יְהוָ֤ה ׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בֹּ֑ו מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ | 2 |
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
| מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ | 3 |
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
| אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ | 4 |
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
| חֶבְלֵ֣י שְׁאֹ֣ול סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מֹ֣וקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ (Sheol h7585) | 5 |
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sheol h7585)
| בַּצַּר־לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָלֹ֣ו קֹולִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּבֹ֬וא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ | 6 |
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
| וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמֹוסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֹֽו׃ | 7 |
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
| עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפֹּ֗ו וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 8 |
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
| וַיֵּ֣ט שָׁ֭מַיִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֽ͏ָיו׃ | 9 |
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
| וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ | 10 |
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
| יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְרֹ֗ו סְבִֽיבֹותָ֥יו סֻכָּתֹ֑ו חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃ | 11 |
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
| מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדֹּ֥ו עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 12 |
From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
| וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיֹון יִתֵּ֣ן קֹלֹ֑ו בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 13 |
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים רָ֝ב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ | 14 |
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
| וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מֹוסְדֹ֪ות תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ | 15 |
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
| יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרֹום יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ | 16 |
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
| יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | 17 |
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
| יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיֹום־אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃ | 18 |
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
| וַיֹּוצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ | 19 |
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
| יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃ | 20 |
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
| כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ | 21 |
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
| כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃ | 22 |
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
| וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמֹּ֑ו וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃ | 23 |
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
| וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ | 24 |
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
| עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ | 25 |
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
| עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ | 26 |
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
| כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תֹושִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמֹ֣ות תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ | 27 |
For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
| כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ | 28 |
For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
| כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ | 29 |
For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
| הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכֹּ֥ו אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בֹּֽו׃ | 30 |
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
| כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לֹוהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 31 |
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
| הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ | 32 |
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
| מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּלֹ֑ות וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ | 33 |
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
| מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרֹועֹתָֽי׃ | 34 |
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
| וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ | 35 |
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
| תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ | 36 |
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
| אֶרְדֹּ֣וף אֹ֭ויְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלֹּותָֽם׃ | 37 |
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
| אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃ | 38 |
I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
| וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 39 |
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
| וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ | 40 |
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
| יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מֹושִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃ | 41 |
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
| וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצֹ֣ות אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ | 42 |
I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
| תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גֹּויִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ | 43 |
You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
| לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ | 44 |
When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
| בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֹֽותֵיהֶֽם׃ | 45 |
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
| חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלֹוהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | 46 |
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
| הָאֵ֗ל הַנֹּותֵ֣ן נְקָמֹ֣ות לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 47 |
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
| מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרֹומְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ | 48 |
who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
| עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אֹודְךָ֖ בַגֹּויִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ | 49 |
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
| מִגְדֹּל (מַגְדִּיל֮) יְשׁוּעֹ֪ות מַ֫לְכֹּ֥ו וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיחֹ֗ו לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְעֹ֗ו עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ | 50 |
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
