Chapter 11
In the LORD I Take Refuge
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For the choirmaster. Of David. 1In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤊 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 𐤄𐤓𐤊𐤌
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד בַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ חָסִ֗יתִי אֵ֭יךְ תֹּאמְר֣וּ לְנַפְשִׁ֑י נוּדוּ צִפּֽוֹר׃ הַרְכֶ֥ם lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ lə·ḏā·wiḏ Yah·weh ḥā·sî·ṯî ’êḵ tō·mə·rū lə·nap̄·šî nū·ḏū ṣip·pō·wr har·ḵem — WLC · 1
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For behold, the wicked bend [their] bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤒𐤔𐤕 𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤇𐤑𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤋𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤐𐤋 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤁
כִּ֤י הִנֵּ֪ה הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים יִדְרְכ֬וּן קֶ֗שֶׁת כּוֹנְנ֣וּ חִצָּ֣ם עַל־ יֶ֑תֶר לִיר֥וֹת בְּמוֹ־ אֹ֝֗פֶל לְיִשְׁרֵי־ לֵֽב׃ kî hin·nêh hā·rə·šā·‘îm yiḏ·rə·ḵūn qe·šeṯ kō·wn·nū ḥiṣ·ṣām ‘al- ye·ṯer lî·rō·wṯ bə·mōw- ’ō·p̄el lə·yiš·rê- lêḇ — WLC · 2
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If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤐𐤏𐤋
כִּ֣י הַ֭שָּׁתוֹת יֵֽהָרֵס֑וּן מַה־ צַ֝דִּ֗יק פָּעָֽל׃ kî haš·šā·ṯō·wṯ yê·hā·rê·sūn mah- ṣad·dîq pā·‘āl — WLC · 3
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The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; [they] examine the sons of men.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤅 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤅 𐤏𐤐𐤏𐤐𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌
יְהוָ֤ה׀ קָדְשׁ֗וֹ בְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤ל יְהוָה֮ בַּשָּׁמַ֪יִם כִּ֫סְא֥וֹ עֵינָ֥יו יֶחֱז֑וּ עַפְעַפָּ֥יו יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃ Yah·weh qā·ḏə·šōw bə·hê·ḵal Yah·weh baš·šā·ma·yim kis·’ōw ‘ê·nāw ye·ḥĕ·zū ‘ap̄·‘ap·pāw yiḇ·ḥă·nū bə·nê ’ā·ḏām — WLC · 4
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The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤍 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤄𐤁 𐤇𐤌𐤎
יְהוָה֮ יִ֫בְחָ֥ן צַדִּ֪יק וְ֭רָשָׁע נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ שָֽׂנְאָ֥ה וְאֹהֵ֣ב חָמָ֑ס Yah·weh yiḇ·ḥān ṣad·dîq wə·rā·šā‘ nap̄·šōw śā·nə·’āh wə·’ō·hêḇ ḥā·mās — WLC · 5
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On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion…
𐤏𐤋 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤌𐤈𐤓 𐤀𐤔 𐤐𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤂𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤆𐤋𐤏𐤐𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤇 𐤌𐤍𐤕 𐤊𐤅𐤎𐤌
עַל־ רְשָׁעִ֗ים יַמְטֵ֥ר אֵ֣שׁ פַּ֫חִ֥ים וְ֭גָפְרִית זִלְעָפ֗וֹת וְר֥וּחַ מְנָ֣ת כּוֹסָֽם׃ ‘al- rə·šā·‘îm yam·ṭêr ’êš pa·ḥîm wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ wə·rū·aḥ mə·nāṯ kō·w·sām — WLC · 6
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For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤀𐤄𐤁 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤅
כִּֽי־ יְ֭הוָה צַדִּ֣יק אָהֵ֑ב צְדָק֣וֹת יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יֶחֱז֥וּ פָנֵֽימוֹ׃ kî- Yah·weh ṣad·dîq ’ā·hêḇ ṣə·ḏā·qō·wṯ yā·šār ye·ḥĕ·zū p̄ā·nê·mōw — WLC · 7