Psalm 20/Text/MT-CBC
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ | 1a | For the director. A psalm by David. |
| יַֽעַנְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה | 2a | May YHWH answer you on the day of trouble! |
| יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ שֵׁ֤ם ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֬י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | 2b | May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! |
| יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | 3a | May he send you help from the sanctuary |
| וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃ | 3b | and sustain you from Zion! |
| יִזְכֹּ֥ר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ | 4a | May he remember every offering of yours |
| וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ | 4b | and accept your burnt offering! Selah. |
| יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ | 5a | May he give you that which is according to your heart’s desire, |
| וְֽכָל־עֲצָתְךָ֥ יְמַלֵּֽא׃ | 5b | and may he fulfil your whole plan! |
| נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀ בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ | 6a | May we shout for joy over your victory, |
| וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ נִדְגֹּ֑ל | 6b | and in the name of our God, may we array ourselves with banners! |
| יְמַלֵּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 6c | May YHWH fulfil all your requests! |
| עַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י הֹושִׁ֥יעַ׀ יְהוָ֗ה מְשִׁ֫יחֹ֥ו | 7a | Now, I know that YHWH has granted victory to his anointed. |
| יַ֭עֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵ֣י קָדְשׁ֑וֹ | 7b | He will answer him from his holy heaven |
| בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת יֵ֣שַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ׃ | 7c | with the saving mighty deeds of his right hand. |
| אֵ֣לֶּה בָ֭רֶכֶב וְאֵ֣לֶּה בַסּוּסִ֑ים | 8a | Some [boast] in chariotry and others [boast] in horses, |
| וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ ׀ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר׃ | 8b | but we will boast in the name of YHWH our God. |
| הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ | 9a | They have collapsed and fallen, |
| וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃ | 9b | but we have risen and stood upright. |
| יְהוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ | 10a | YHWH, grant victory to the king! |
| יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ׃ | 10b | May he answer us on the day of our calling! |