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