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Psalms

Chapter 35
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ledavi֨d ׀ riyba֣h ye֭hvah 'et-yeriyba֑y le֝cha֗m 'et-loֽchamaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): hachaze֣q mage֣n vetzinּa֑h ve֝q֗umah bּe'ezeratiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up as my help.

הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): veha֘re֤q chani֣yt u֭segor liqera֣'t rodepa֑y 'emo֥r le֝napeshshi֗y yeֽshshu'ate֥ke 'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Draw out also the spear and stop the way against those who persecute me; say to my soul, "I am your salvation."

וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yebo֣shshu veyikּalemu֮ mebaqeshshe֪y na֫peshshi֥y yisּo֣gu 'ach֣or veyachepּer֑u cho֝shshebe֗y ra'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be confounded and put to shame who seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion who devise my hurt.

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiֽhey֗u kּemo֥tz lipeney-r֑ucha umale'a֖ke yehva֣h dּocheֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽhiy-darekּa֗m cho֥shsheke vachalaqelaqּ֑ot umale'a֥ke ye֝hva֗h rodepaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD pursue them.

יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-chinּa֣m taֽmenu-li֭y shsha֣chat rishshetּa֑m chi֝nּa֗m chaper֥u lenapeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For without cause they hid their net in a pit for me, which without cause they digged for my soul.

כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּebo'e֣hu shsho'ah֮ loֽ'-ye֫da֥ verishshetּ֣o 'ashsher-tama֣n tּilekּed֑o bּe֝shsho'a֗h yipּal-bּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he has hid catch himself; into that very destruction let him fall.

תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭napeshshiy tּagi֣yl bּayhva֑h tּa֝shsiyshs bּiyshshu'atֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in its salvation.

וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa֥l 'atzemota֨y ׀ tּo'marenah֮ yehva֗h mi֥y ka֫m֥oka matzּi֣yl 'a֭niy mechaza֣q mimּe֑nּu ve'ani֥y ve֝'ebey֗on migּozelֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him, yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֭qumun 'ede֣y chama֑s 'ashshe֥r lo'-ya֝da֗'etּiy yishshe'alֽuniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeshshalּem֣uniy ra֭'ah tּa֥chat toba֗h shshek֣ol lenapeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֤y ׀ bּachalota֡m leb֬ushshiy shsa֗q 'inּe֣ytiy batzּ֣om napeshshi֑y u֝tepilּati֗y 'al-cheyqi֥y tashshֽub׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּereֽ'a-kּe'a֣ch li֭y hitehalּa֑ketּiy kּa'abel-'e֝֗m qode֥r shshachֽotiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.

כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubetzale'iy֮ shsamech֪u veֽne'e֫sa֥pu ne'esep֬u 'ala֣y ne֭kiym velo֣ yada֑'etּiy qaֽre'֥u velo'-daֽmּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But in my adversity they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; yes, the outcasts gathered themselves together against me, and I did not know it; they did tear me and ceased not.

וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭chanepey la'age֣y ma'֑og charo֖q 'ala֣y shshinּeֽymo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)With hypocritical mockers at feasts, they gnashed on me with their teeth.

בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָע֑וֹג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): adonay֮ kּamּa֪h tּi֫re'e֥h hashshi֣ybah na֭peshshiy mishshּo'eyhe֑m mi֝kּepiyri֗ym yechiydatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious life from the lions.

אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֭odeka bּeqaha֣l ra֑b bּe'a֖m 'atz֣um 'ahaֽleleֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will give you thanks in the great congregation; I will praise you among many people.

א֭וֹדְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-yishsemechu-li֣y 'oyeba֣y shshe֑qer shsone'a֥y chi֝nּa֗m yiqeretzu-'aֽyin׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let not those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.

אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֥ shshal֗om yeda֫bּe֥ru ve'a֥l rige'ey-'e֑retz dּibere֥y mi֝remot yachashshobֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.

כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁל֗וֹם יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּarechi֥ybu 'ala֗y pּi֫yhe֥m 'a֭meru he'a֣ch ׀ he'a֑ch ra'ata֥h 'eyneֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)yes, they opened their mouth wide against me and said, "Aha, aha, our eye has seen it."

וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח ׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'i֣ytah ye֭hvah 'aֽl-tּechera֑shsh 'a֝dona֗y 'al-tּirecha֥q mimּeֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This you have seen, O LORD; keep not silence. O Lord, be not far from me.

רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'i֣yrah ve֭haqiytzah lemishshepּati֑y 'eloha֖y vaֽ'dona֣y leriybiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Stir up yourself and awake to my judgement, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.

הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshapete֣niy ke֭tzideqeka yehva֥h 'eloha֗y ve'al-yishsemechu-liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Judge me, O LORD my God, according to your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-yo'mer֣u be֭libּam he'a֣ch napeshshe֑nu 'al-yo֝'mer֗u bּiֽlּa'anֽuhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them not say in their hearts, "Ah, so would we have it"; let them not say, "We have swallowed him up."

אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֘bo֤shshu veyachepּer֨u ׀ yachedּav֮ shsemeche֪y ra'a֫ti֥y yiֽlebּeshshu-bo֥shshet ukelimּa֑h haֽmּagedּiyli֥ym 'alaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together who rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour who magnify themselves against me.

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): yaro֣nּu veyishsemechu֮ chapetze֪y tzi֫deqi֥y veyo'mer֣u ta֭miyd yigedּa֣l yehva֑h he֝chape֗tz shshel֣om 'abedּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them shout for joy and be glad who favour my righteous cause; yes, let them say continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."

יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁל֣וֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): u֭leshshoniy tּehegּe֣h tzideqe֑ka kּal-ha֝yּom tּehilּateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.

וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּוֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃