לְדָוִ֨ד בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה צוּרִ֗י הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד יָדַ֣י לַקְרָ֑ב אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י לַמִּלְחָמָֽה
[ of David.] Blessed YHWH my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight:
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חַסְדִּ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִי֮ מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪י וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫י לִ֥י מָ֭גִנִּי וּב֣וֹ חָסִ֑יתִי הָרוֹדֵ֖ד עַמִּ֣י תַחְתָּֽי
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
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יְֽהוָ֗ה מָה אָ֭דָם וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ בֶּן אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ
YHWH, what man, that you takest knowledge of him! the son of man, that you makest account of him!
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אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר
Man is like to vanity: his days as a shadow that passeth away.
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יְ֭הוָה הַט שָׁמֶ֣יךָ וְתֵרֵ֑ד גַּ֖ע בֶּהָרִ֣ים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ
Bow your heavens, O YHWH, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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בְּר֣וֹק בָּ֭רָק וּתְפִיצֵ֑ם שְׁלַ֥ח חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽם
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out your arrows, and destroy them.
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שְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶ֗יךָ מִמָּ֫ר֥וֹם פְּצֵ֣נִי וְ֭הַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים מִ֝יַּ֗ד בְּנֵ֣י נֵכָֽר
Send your hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭יהֶם דִּבֶּר שָׁ֑וְא וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם יְמִ֣ין שָֽׁקֶר
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood.
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אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים שִׁ֣יר חָ֭דָשׁ אָשִׁ֣ירָה לָּ֑ךְ בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר אֲזַמְּרָה לָּֽךְ
I will sing a new song to you, O God: upon a psaltery an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises to you.
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הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן תְּשׁוּעָ֗ה לַמְּלָ֫כִ֥ים הַ֭פּוֹצֶה אֶת דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדּ֗וֹ מֵחֶ֥רֶב רָעָֽה
that giveth salvation to kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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פְּצֵ֥נִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי֮ מִיַּ֪ד בְּֽנֵי נֵ֫כָ֥ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭יהֶם דִּבֶּר שָׁ֑וְא וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם יְמִ֣ין שָֽׁקֶר
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood:
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּנֵ֨ינוּ כִּנְטִעִים֮ מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת תַּבְנִ֥ית הֵיכָֽל
That our sons as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner stones, polished the similitude of a palace:
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מְזָוֵ֣ינוּ מְלֵאִים֮ מְפִיקִ֥ים מִזַּ֗ן אֶ֫ל זַ֥ן צֹאונֵ֣נוּ מַ֭אֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּב֗וֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ
our garners full, affording all manner of store: our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
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אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥ים אֵֽין פֶּ֭רֶץ וְאֵ֣ין יוֹצֵ֑את וְאֵ֥ין צְ֝וָחָ֗ה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ
our oxen strong to labour; no breaking in, nor going out; that no complaining in our streets.
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אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם שֶׁכָּ֣כָה לּ֑וֹ אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הָ֝עָ֗ם שֶׁיֲהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו
Happy people, that is in such a case: , happy people, whose God YHWH.