Psalm 3/Text/Base
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| Hebrew | Line | English |
|---|---|---|
| מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד בְּ֝בָרְח֗וֹ מִפְּנֵ֤י ׀ אַבְשָׁל֬וֹם בְּנֽוֹ׃ | 1 | A psalm. By David. When he was fleeing from Absalom, his son. |
| יְ֭הוָה מָֽה־רַבּ֣וּ צָרָ֑י | 2a | YHWH, how my adversaries have become many! |
| רַ֝בִּ֗ים קָמִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ | 2b | Many are those rising against me. |
| רַבִּים֮ אֹמְרִ֪ים לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥י | 3a | Many are those saying about me, |
| אֵ֤ין יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָה לּ֬וֹ בֵֽאלֹהִ֬ים סֶֽלָה׃ | 3b | "There is no victory for him in God!" Selah. |
| וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י | 4a | But you, YHWH, are a shield for me, |
| כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃ | 4b | my honor, and the one who lifts my head. |
| ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א | 5a | I call aloud to YHWH, |
| וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי מֵהַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃ | 5b | and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah. |
| אֲנִ֥י שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה | 6a | I lay down and fell asleep. |
| הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ | 6b | I woke up, because YHWH supports me. |
| לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם | 7a | I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃ | 7b | who have taken position against me all around. |
| ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י | 8a | Rise up, YHWH! Save me, my God! |
| כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי | 8b | For you have struck all my enemies on the jaw. |
| שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ | 8c | You have broken wicked people's teeth. |
| לַיהוָ֥ה הַיְשׁוּעָ֑ה | 9a | Victory is YHWH's! |
| עַֽל־עַמְּךָ֖ בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ | 9b | Your blessing is on your people. Selah. |