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| וידבר דוד ליהוה את דברי השירה הזאת ביום הציל יהוה אתו מכף כל איביו ומכף שאול׃ | 1 |
And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
| ויאמר יהוה סלעי ומצדתי ומפלטי לי׃ | 2 |
And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
| אלהי צורי אחסה בו מגני וקרן ישעי משגבי ומנוסי משעי מחמס תשעני׃ | 3 |
My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
| מהלל אקרא יהוה ומאיבי אושע׃ | 4 |
I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
| כי אפפני משברי מות נחלי בליעל יבעתני׃ | 5 |
For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
| חבלי שאול סבני קדמני מקשי מות׃ (Sheol h7585) | 6 |
The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me. (Sheol h7585)
| בצר לי אקרא יהוה ואל אלהי אקרא וישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי באזניו׃ | 7 |
In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.
| ותגעש ותרעש הארץ מוסדות השמים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי חרה לו׃ | 8 |
Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
| עלה עשן באפו ואש מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו׃ | 9 |
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
| ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו׃ | 10 |
The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
| וירכב על כרוב ויעף וירא על כנפי רוח׃ | 11 |
And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
| וישת חשך סביבתיו סכות חשרת מים עבי שחקים׃ | 12 |
And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
| מנגה נגדו בערו גחלי אש׃ | 13 |
Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
| ירעם מן שמים יהוה ועליון יתן קולו׃ | 14 |
The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
| וישלח חצים ויפיצם ברק ויהמם׃ | 15 |
And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
| ויראו אפקי ים יגלו מסדות תבל בגערת יהוה מנשמת רוח אפו׃ | 16 |
Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
| ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים׃ | 17 |
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
| יצילני מאיבי עז משנאי כי אמצו ממני׃ | 18 |
He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
| יקדמני ביום אידי ויהי יהוה משען לי׃ | 19 |
They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
| ויצא למרחב אתי יחלצני כי חפץ בי׃ | 20 |
He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
| יגמלני יהוה כצדקתי כבר ידי ישיב לי׃ | 21 |
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
| כי שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא רשעתי מאלהי׃ | 22 |
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
| כי כל משפטו לנגדי וחקתיו לא אסור ממנה׃ | 23 |
For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
| ואהיה תמים לו ואשתמרה מעוני׃ | 24 |
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
| וישב יהוה לי כצדקתי כברי לנגד עיניו׃ | 25 |
Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
| עם חסיד תתחסד עם גבור תמים תתמם׃ | 26 |
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
| עם נבר תתבר ועם עקש תתפל׃ | 27 |
He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
| ואת עם עני תושיע ועיניך על רמים תשפיל׃ | 28 |
For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
| כי אתה נירי יהוה ויהוה יגיה חשכי׃ | 29 |
For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
| כי בכה ארוץ גדוד באלהי אדלג שור׃ | 30 |
By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
| האל תמים דרכו אמרת יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו׃ | 31 |
As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
| כי מי אל מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור מבלעדי אלהינו׃ | 32 |
For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
| האל מעוזי חיל ויתר תמים דרכו׃ | 33 |
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
| משוה רגליו כאילות ועל במותי יעמדני׃ | 34 |
He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
| מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחת קשת נחושה זרעתי׃ | 35 |
He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
| ותתן לי מגן ישעך וענתך תרבני׃ | 36 |
You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
| תרחיב צעדי תחתני ולא מעדו קרסלי׃ | 37 |
You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
| ארדפה איבי ואשמידם ולא אשוב עד כלותם׃ | 38 |
I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
| ואכלם ואמחצם ולא יקומון ויפלו תחת רגלי׃ | 39 |
I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
| ותזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתני׃ | 40 |
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
| ואיבי תתה לי ערף משנאי ואצמיתם׃ | 41 |
By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
| ישעו ואין משיע אל יהוה ולא ענם׃ | 42 |
They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
| ואשחקם כעפר ארץ כטיט חוצות אדקם ארקעם׃ | 43 |
Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.
| ותפלטני מריבי עמי תשמרני לראש גוים עם לא ידעתי יעבדני׃ | 44 |
You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
| בני נכר יתכחשו לי לשמוע אזן ישמעו לי׃ | 45 |
Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
| בני נכר יבלו ויחגרו ממסגרותם׃ | 46 |
They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
| חי יהוה וברוך צורי וירם אלהי צור ישעי׃ | 47 |
The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
| האל הנתן נקמת לי ומוריד עמים תחתני׃ | 48 |
It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
| ומוציאי מאיבי ומקמי תרוממני מאיש חמסים תצילני׃ | 49 |
He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
| על כן אודך יהוה בגוים ולשמך אזמר׃ | 50 |
Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
| מגדיל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו לדוד ולזרעו עד עולם׃ | 51 |
Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
