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Psalms

Chapter 71
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּekaֽ-yehva֥h chasi֑ytiy 'al-'eb֥oshshah le'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to confusion.

בְּךָֽ־יְהוָ֥ה חָסִ֑יתִי אַל־אֵב֥וֹשָׁה לְעוֹלָֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּetzideqateka֗ tּatzּiyle֥niy uֽtepalּete֑niy hatּeֽh-'ela֥y 'a֝zeneka֗ vehoshshiy'eֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline your ear to me, and save me.

בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗ תַּצִּילֵ֥נִי וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): heye֤h li֨y ׀ letz֥ur ma'֡on lab֗o tּami֗yd tziui֥yta lehoshshiy'e֑niy kּiֽy-sale'i֖y umetzudati֣y 'aֽtּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be my rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort; you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י ׀ לְצ֥וּר מָע֡וֹן לָב֗וֹא תָּמִ֗יד צִוִּ֥יתָ לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי כִּֽי־סַלְעִ֖י וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י אָֽתָּה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽloha֗y pּa֭lּeteniy miyּa֣d rashsha֑ mikּa֖p me'aue֣l vechometz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

אֱֽלֹהַ֗י פַּ֭לְּטֵנִי מִיַּ֣ד רָשָׁ֑ע מִכַּ֖ף מְעַוֵּ֣ל וְחוֹמֵץ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'atּa֥h tiqevati֑y 'adona֥y ye֝hvi֗h mibetachi֥y minּe'uraֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For you are my hope, O Lord GOD; you are my trust from my youth.

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה תִקְוָתִ֑י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְ֝הוִ֗ה מִבְטַחִ֥י מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ale֤yka ׀ nisema֬ketּiy mibּe֗ten mimּe'e֣y 'i֭mּiy 'atּa֣h gozi֑y bּeka֖ tehilּati֣y tamiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By you have I been upheld from the womb; you are he that took me out of my mother's bowels; my praise shall be continually of you.

עָלֶ֤יךָ ׀ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי מִבֶּ֗טֶן מִמְּעֵ֣י אִ֭מִּי אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑י בְּךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣י תָמִֽיד׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֭mopet hayi֣ytiy lerabּi֑ym ve֝'atּa֗h maֽchasiy-'oֽz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have become a wonder to many; but you are my strong refuge.

כְּ֭מוֹפֵת הָיִ֣יתִי לְרַבִּ֑ים וְ֝אַתָּ֗ה מַֽחֲסִי־עֹֽז׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): yimּa֣le pi֭y tּehilּate֑ka kּal-ha֝yּ֗om tּipe'aretּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honour all the day.

יִמָּ֣לֵא פִ֭י תְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם תִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-tּa֭shsheliykeniy le'e֣t ziqena֑h kּikel֥ot kּo֝chi֗y 'ֽal-tּa'azebeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

אַֽל־תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָ֑ה כִּכְל֥וֹת כֹּ֝חִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'amer֣u 'oyeba֣y li֑y veshshomere֥y na֝peshshi֗y no'atz֥u yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭'mor 'elohi֣ym 'azab֑o riֽdep֥u ve֝tipeshs֗uhu kּiy-'e֥yn matzּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Saying, God has forsaken him; persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

לֵ֭אמֹר אֱלֹהִ֣ים עֲזָב֑וֹ רִֽדְפ֥וּ וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭lohiym 'al-tּirecha֣q mimּe֑nּiy 'e֝loha֗y le'ezera֥tiy chyshh chֽushshah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste for my help.

אֱ֭לֹהִים אַל־תִּרְחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חישה חֽוּשָׁה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): yebo֣shshu yikelu֮ shsotene֪y na֫peshshi֥y yaֽ'at֣u che֭repּah ukelimּa֑h me֝baqeshshe֗y ra'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יִכְלוּ֮ שֹׂטְנֵ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יַֽעֲט֣וּ חֶ֭רְפָּה וּכְלִמָּ֑ה מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֭'aniy tּami֣yd 'ayache֑l ve֝hosapetּi֗y 'al-kּal-tּehilּateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But I will hope continually, and will yet praise you more and more.

וַ֭אֲנִי תָּמִ֣יד אֲיַחֵ֑ל וְ֝הוֹסַפְתִּ֗י עַל־כָּל־תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּi֤y ׀ yesapּe֬r tzideqate֗ka kּal-hayּ֥om tּeshshu'ate֑ka kּi֤y lo֖ yada֣'etּiy seporֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

פִּ֤י ׀ יְסַפֵּ֬ר צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם תְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹ֖א יָדַ֣עְתִּי סְפֹרֽוֹת׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ab֗o bּi֭geburot 'adona֣y yehvi֑h 'azekּi֖yr tzideqateka֣ lebadּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours only.

אָב֗וֹא בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אַזְכִּ֖יר צִדְקָתְךָ֣ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽlohi֗ym limּadetּa֥niy minּe'ura֑y ve'ad-he֝֗nּah 'agּi֥yd nipele'oteֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O God, you have taught me from my youth; and hitherto have I declared your wondrous works.

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים לִמַּדְתַּ֥נִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י וְעַד־הֵ֝֗נָּה אַגִּ֥יד נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vega֤m 'ad-ziqena֨h ׀ veshseybah֮ 'elohi֪ym 'aֽl-tּa'a֫zebe֥niy 'ad-'agּi֣yd zero'aka֣ led֑or lekal-ya֝b֗o gּeburateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now also when I am old and grey-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown your strength to this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

וְגַ֤ם עַד־זִקְנָ֨ה ׀ וְשֵׂיבָה֮ אֱלֹהִ֪ים אַֽל־תַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִי עַד־אַגִּ֣יד זְרוֹעֲךָ֣ לְד֑וֹר לְכָל־יָ֝ב֗וֹא גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): vetzideqateka֥ 'elohi֗ym 'ad-ma֫r֥om 'ashsher-'ashsi֥yta gedol֑ot 'e֝lohi֗ym mi֣y kamֽoka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things; O God, who is like to you!

וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַד־מָ֫ר֥וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָ גְדֹל֑וֹת אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִ֣י כָמֽוֹךָ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r hr'ytnv hire'iyta֨niy ׀ tzar֥ot rabּ֗ot vera֫'֥ot tּashsh֥ub tchyynv tּechayּe֑yniy uֽmitּehom֥ot ha֝'a֗retz tּashsh֥ub tּa'aleֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You, which have shown me great and sore troubles, shall quicken me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר הראיתנו הִרְאִיתַ֨נִי ׀ צָר֥וֹת רַבּ֗וֹת וְרָ֫ע֥וֹת תָּשׁ֥וּב תחיינו תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ תָּשׁ֥וּב תַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּe֤reb ׀ gּeֽdulּati֗y vetisּo֥b tּeֽnachameֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

תֶּ֤רֶב ׀ גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗י וְתִסֹּ֥ב תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'ani֤y ׀ 'odeka֣ bikeliy-nebel֮ 'amitּeka֪ 'elo֫ha֥y 'azamּera֣h leka֣ bekinּ֑or qe֝d֗oshsh yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will also praise you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God; to you will I sing with the lyre, O you Holy One of Israel.

גַּם־אֲנִ֤י ׀ אוֹדְךָ֣ בִכְלִי־נֶבֶל֮ אֲמִתְּךָ֪ אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה לְךָ֣ בְכִנּ֑וֹר קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּeranּe֣nּa֣h shse֭patay kּi֣y 'azamּerah-lּa֑ke ve֝napeshshi֗y 'ashshe֣r pּadiֽyta׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.

תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי כִּ֣י אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּדִֽיתָ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-leshshoni֗y kּal-ha֭yּom tּehegּe֣h tzideqate֑ka kּiy-bo֥shshu kiֽy-cha֝per֗u mebaqeshshe֥y ra'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long; for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.

גַּם־לְשׁוֹנִ֗י כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ כִּי־בֹ֥שׁוּ כִֽי־חָ֝פְר֗וּ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י רָעָתִֽי׃