Psalm 3/Text/Table/Rendered
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מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ דָוִ֑ד בְּ֝ בָרְח֗ וֹ מִ פְּנֵ֤י ׀ אַבְשָׁל֬וֹם בְּנֽ וֹ׃
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1 | A psalm. By David. When he was fleeing from Absalom, his son.
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יְ֭הוָה מָֽה־ רַבּ֣וּ צָרָ֑ י
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2a | YHWH, how my adversaries have become many!
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רַ֝בִּ֗ים קָמִ֥ים עָלָֽ י׃
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2b | Many are those rising against me.
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רַבִּים֮ אֹמְרִ֪ים לְ נַ֫פְשִׁ֥ י
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3a | Many are those saying about me,
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אֵ֤ין יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָה לּ֬ וֹ בֵֽ אלֹהִ֬ים סֶֽלָה׃
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3b | "There is no victory for him in God!" Selah.
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וְ אַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑ י
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4a | But you, YHWH, are a shield for me,
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כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗ י וּ מֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁ י׃
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4b | my honor, and the one who lifts my head.
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ק֭וֹלִ י אֶל־ יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א
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5a | I call aloud to YHWH,
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וַ יַּֽעֲנֵ֨ נִי מֵ הַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣ וֹ סֶֽלָה׃
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5b | and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah.
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אֲנִ֥י שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וָֽ אִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה
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6a | I lay down and fell asleep.
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הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה יִסְמְכֵֽ נִי׃
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6b | I woke up, because YHWH supports me.
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לֹֽא־ אִ֭ירָא מֵ רִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם
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7a | I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people
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אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽ י׃
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7b | who have taken position against me all around.
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ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤ נִי אֱלֹהַ֗ י
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8a | Rise up, YHWH! Save me, my God!
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כִּֽי־ הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־ כָּל־ אֹיְבַ֣ י לֶ֑חִי
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8b | For you have struck all my enemies on the jaw.
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שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃
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8c | You have broken wicked people's teeth.
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לַ יהוָ֥ה הַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה
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9a | Victory is YHWH 's!
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עַֽל־ עַמְּ ךָ֖ בִרְכָתֶ֣ ךָ סֶּֽלָה׃
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9b | Your blessing is on your people. Selah.
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