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Psalms

Chapter 144
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ledavi֨d ׀ bּa֘r֤uke yehva֨h ׀ tzuri֗y haֽmelamּe֣d yada֣y laqera֑b 'e֝tzebּe'ota֗y lamּilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ צוּרִ֗י הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד יָדַ֣י לַקְרָ֑ב אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): chasedּi֥y umetzudatiy֮ mishsegּabּi֪y uֽmepaleti֫y li֥y ma֭ginּiy ub֣o chasi֑ytiy harode֖d 'amּi֣y tachetּaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues nations under me.

חַסְדִּ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִי֮ מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪י וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫י לִ֥י מָ֭גִנִּי וּב֣וֹ חָסִ֑יתִי הָרוֹדֵ֖ד עַמִּ֣י תַחְתָּֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽhva֗h mah-'a֭dam vatּeda'e֑hu bּen-'e֝n֗oshsh vaֽtּechashshּebeֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?

יְֽהוָ֗ה מָה־אָ֭דָם וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ בֶּן־אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭dam lahe֣bel dּama֑h ya֝ma֗yv kּetze֣l 'obeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.

אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֭hvah hat-shshame֣yka vetere֑d gּa֖ bּehari֣ym vֽeye'eshshaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

יְ֭הוָה הַט־שָׁמֶ֣יךָ וְתֵרֵ֑ד גַּ֖ע בֶּהָרִ֣ים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּer֣oq bּa֭raq utepiytze֑m shshela֥ch chi֝tzּe֗yka utehumּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.

בְּר֣וֹק בָּ֭רָק וּתְפִיצֵ֑ם שְׁלַ֥ח חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshela֥ch yade֗yka mimּa֫r֥om pּetze֣niy ve֭hatzּiyleniy mimּa֣yim rabּi֑ym mi֝yּa֗d bּene֣y nekaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners

שְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶ֗יךָ מִמָּ֫ר֥וֹם פְּצֵ֣נִי וְ֭הַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים מִ֝יַּ֗ד בְּנֵ֣י נֵכָֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֣r pּi֭yhem dּibּer-shsha֑ve viֽ֝ymiyna֗m yemi֣yn shshaֽqer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭יהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁ֑וְא וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם יְמִ֣ין שָֽׁקֶר׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽlohi֗ym shshi֣yr cha֭dashsh 'ashshi֣yrah lּa֑ke bּene֥bel 'a֝shs֗or 'azamּerah-lּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים שִׁ֣יר חָ֭דָשׁ אָשִׁ֣ירָה לָּ֑ךְ בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּֽךְ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): hanּote֥n tּeshshu'a֗h lamּela֫ki֥ym ha֭pּotzeh 'et-dּavi֥d 'abedּ֗o meche֥reb ra'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.

הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן תְּשׁוּעָ֗ה לַמְּלָ֫כִ֥ים הַ֭פּוֹצֶה אֶת־דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדּ֗וֹ מֵחֶ֥רֶב רָעָֽה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּetze֥niy vehatzּiyleniy֮ miyּa֪d bּeֽney-ne֫ka֥r 'ashshe֣r pּi֭yhem dּibּer-shsha֑ve viֽ֝ymiyna֗m yemi֣yn shshaֽqer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Deliver me and rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

פְּצֵ֥נִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי֮ מִיַּ֪ד בְּֽנֵי־נֵ֫כָ֥ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭יהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁ֑וְא וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם יְמִ֣ין שָֽׁקֶר׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r bּane֨ynu ׀ kּineti'iym֮ megudּali֪ym bּiֽne'ure֫yhe֥m bּenote֥ynu kezaviyּo֑t me֝chutּab֗ot tּabeni֥yt heykaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּנֵ֨ינוּ ׀ כִּנְטִעִים֮ מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת תַּבְנִ֥ית הֵיכָֽל׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): mezave֣ynu mele'iym֮ mepiyqi֥ym mizּa֗n 'e֫l-za֥n tzo'vne֣nu ma֭'aliypot merubּab֗ot bּechutzoteֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;

מְזָוֵ֣ינוּ מְלֵאִים֮ מְפִיקִ֥ים מִזַּ֗ן אֶ֫ל־זַ֥ן צֹאונֵ֣נוּ מַ֭אֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּב֗וֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): alּupe֗ynu meֽsubּa֫li֥ym 'eֽyn-pּe֭retz ve'e֣yn yotze֑'t ve'e֥yn tze֝vacha֗h bּirechoboteֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)our oxen will draw heavy loads. There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.

אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥ים אֵֽין־פֶּ֭רֶץ וְאֵ֣ין יוֹצֵ֑את וְאֵ֥ין צְ֝וָחָ֗ה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshere֣y ha֭'am shshekּa֣kah lּ֑o 'aֽshshere֥y ha֝'a֗m shsheyahva֥h 'elohaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.

אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם שֶׁכָּ֣כָה לּ֑וֹ אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הָ֝עָ֗ם שֶׁיֲהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃