Psalm 21/Text/Lines
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ | 1a | For the director. A psalm by David. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ | 2a | YHWH, the king rejoices because of your strength, |
| וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יָגֵיל מְאֹֽד׃ | 2b | and how greatly he exults because of your salvation. |
| תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ | 3a | You have granted him his heart’s desire, |
| וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃ | 3b | and not withheld his lips’ request. Selah. |
| כִּֽי־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב | 4a | For you meet him with good blessings; |
| תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ עֲטֶ֣רֶת פָּֽז׃ | 4b | You place a golden crown upon his head. |
| חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ | 5a | He asked for life from you; you have granted it to him; |
| אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ | 5b | Long life, forever and ever. |
| גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ | 6a | His honor is great because of your salvation; |
| ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃ | 6b | You bestow glory and majesty upon him. |
| כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד | 7a | For you give him blessings forever; |
| תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ | 7b | You make him glad with joy with your presence. |
| כִּֽי־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵ֣חַ בַּיהוָ֑ה | 8a | For the king trusts in YHWH, |
| וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ | 8b | and because of the faithfulness of the Most High, he will not be shaken. |
| תִּמְצָ֣א יָ֭דְךָ לְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ | 9a | Your hand will reach to all your enemies; |
| יְ֝מִֽינְךָ תִּמְצָ֥א שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃ | 9b | Your right hand will lay hold of those who hate you. |
| תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ ׀ כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֪ת פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ | 10a | You will place them as [in] a fiery oven at the time of your appearance; |
| יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפּ֣וֹ יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃ | 10b | YHWH will swallow them up in his anger, and fire will consume them. |
| פִּ֭רְיָמוֹ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּאַבֵּ֑ד | 11a | You will destroy their offspring from the earth, |
| וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ | 11b | and their descendants from humankind. |
| כִּי־נָט֣וּ עָלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה | 12a | Because even if they planned evil against you |
| חָֽשְׁב֥וּ מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃ | 12b | [and] they devised a plot, they would not succeed. |
| כִּ֭י תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ שֶׁ֑כֶם | 13a | Because you will make them turn back, |
| בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 13b | With your bowstrings, you will take aim at their faces. |
| ר֣וּמָה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ | 14a | YHWH, be exalted in your strength! |
| נָשִׁ֥ירָה וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 14b | Let us sing about and praise your might! |