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Psalms

Chapter 57
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֣cha 'al-tּa֭shshechet ledavi֣d miketּa֑m bּebarech֥o mipּeney-shsha֝'֗ul bּamּe'arֽah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me; for my soul trusts in you; yes, in the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge until these calamities are passed.

לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־תַּ֭שְׁחֵת לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּבָרְח֥וֹ מִפְּנֵי־שָׁ֝א֗וּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): chanּe֤niy 'elohi֨ym ׀ chanּe֗niy kּi֥y beka֮ chasa֪yah na֫peshshi֥y ubetzeֽl-kּenape֥yka 'echese֑h 'a֝֗d ya'abo֥r hauֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will cry to God Most High; to God who performs all things for me.

חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ חָסָ֪יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוּֽוֹת׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭qera leֽ'lohi֣ym 'eley֑on la֝'e֗l gּome֥r 'alaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishshela֤ch mishshּama֨yim ׀ veֽyoshshiy'e֗niy chere֣p shsho'api֣y se֑lah yishshela֥ch 'e֝lohi֗ym chasedּ֥o va'amitּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My soul is among lions; and I lie even among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): napeshshi֤y ׀ bּet֥oke leba'im֮ 'eshshekּeba֪h lo֫hati֥ym bּeֽney-'ada֗m shshi֭nּeyhem chani֣yt vechitzּi֑ym u֝leshshona֗m che֣reb chadּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be above all the earth.

נַפְשִׁ֤י ׀ בְּת֥וֹךְ לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים בְּֽנֵי־אָדָ֗ם שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם חֲנִ֣ית וְחִצִּ֑ים וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): r֣umah 'al-hashshּama֣yim 'elohi֑ym 'a֖l kּal-ha'a֣retz kּebodeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have digged a pit before me, into the midst of which they have fallen themselves. Selah.

ר֣וּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): re֤shshet ׀ heki֣ynu lipe'amay֮ kּapa֪p na֫peshshi֥y kּar֣u lepana֣y shshiycha֑h napel֖u betoka֣hּ seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): na֘k֤on libּi֣y 'e֭lohiym nak֣on libּi֑y 'a֝shshi֗yrah va'azamּeֽrah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I myself will awake the dawn.

נָ֘כ֤וֹן לִבִּ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים נָכ֣וֹן לִבִּ֑י אָ֝שִׁ֗ירָה וַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֤urah kebodi֗y '֭uraֽh hanּe֥bel vekinּ֗or 'a'i֥yrah shshּaֽchar׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to you among the nations.

ע֤וּרָה כְבוֹדִ֗י ע֭וּרָֽה הַנֵּ֥בֶל וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃