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Psalms

Chapter 138
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ledavi֨d ׀ 'odeka֥ bekal-libּi֑y ne֖ged 'elohi֣ym 'azamּereֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise.

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ אוֹדְךָ֥ בְכָל־לִבִּ֑י נֶ֖גֶד אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): eshshetּachave֨h 'el-heyka֪l qadeshsheka֡ ve'֘ode֤h 'et-shsheme֗ka 'al-chasedּeka֥ ve'al-'amitּe֑ka kּiֽy-higedּa֥letּa 'al-kּal-shshi֝meka֗ 'imerateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה אֶל־הֵיכַ֪ל קָדְשְׁךָ֡ וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ עַל־חַסְדְּךָ֥ וְעַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ עַל־כָּל־שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּey֣om qa֭raֽ'tiy vaֽtּa'ane֑niy tּarehibe֖niy benapeshshi֣y 'oֽz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.

בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָֽאתִי וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִי תַּרְהִבֵ֖נִי בְנַפְשִׁ֣י עֹֽז׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yod֣uka ye֭hvah kּal-malekey-'a֑retz kּi֥y shsha֝me'֗u 'imerey-piֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May all the kings of the earth praise you, LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.

יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־מַלְכֵי־אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭yashshiyru bּedareke֣y yehva֑h kּi֥y ga֝d֗ol kּeb֣od yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

וְ֭יָשִׁירוּ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י גָ֝ד֗וֹל כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-ra֣m ye֭hvah veshshapa֣l yire'e֑h ve֝gabo֗hּa mimּerecha֥q yeyedaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Though the LORD is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.

כִּי־רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה וְשָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק יְיֵדָֽע׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'ele֤ke ׀ bּeqe֥reb tzara֗h tּecha֫yּe֥niy 'a֤l 'a֣p 'o֭yebay tּishshela֣ch yade֑ka vet֖oshshiy'e֣niy yemiyneֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.

אִם־אֵלֵ֤ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֥רֶב צָרָ֗ה תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי עַ֤ל אַ֣ף אֹ֭יְבַי תִּשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehvah֮ yigemo֪r bּa֫'adi֥y ye֭hvah chasedּeka֣ le'ola֑m ma'ashse֖y yade֣yka 'al-tּeֽrep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever, do not abandon the works of your hands.

יְהוָה֮ יִגְמֹ֪ר בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י יְ֭הוָה חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּֽרֶף׃