Chapter 27
The LORD Is My Salvation
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Of David. 1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤆 𐤇𐤉𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤐𐤇𐤃
לְדָוִ֨ד׀ יְהוָ֤ה׀ אוֹרִ֣י וְ֭יִשְׁעִי מִמִּ֣י אִירָ֑א יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז־ חַ֝יַּ֗י מִמִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד׃ lə·ḏā·wiḏ Yah·weh ’ō·w·rî wə·yiš·‘î mim·mî ’î·rā Yah·weh mā·‘ō·wz- ḥay·yay mim·mî ’ep̄·ḥāḏ — WLC · 1
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When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤄 𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅
מְרֵעִים֮ בִּקְרֹ֤ב עָלַ֨י׀ לֶאֱכֹ֪ל אֶת־ בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥י צָרַ֣י וְאֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י הֵ֖מָּה כָשְׁל֣וּ וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ mə·rê·‘îm biq·rōḇ ‘ā·lay le·’ĕ·ḵōl ’eṯ- bə·śā·rî ṣā·ray wə·’ō·yə·ḇay lî hêm·māh ḵā·šə·lū wə·nā·p̄ā·lū — WLC · 2
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Though an army encamps around me, my heart {will} not fear; though a war… breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
𐤀𐤌 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤅𐤈𐤇
אִם־ מַחֲנֶה֮ תַּחֲנֶ֬ה עָלַ֨י׀ לִ֫בִּ֥י לֹֽא־ יִירָ֪א אִם־ מִלְחָמָ֑ה בְּ֝זֹ֗את תָּק֣וּם עָ֭לַי אֲנִ֣י בוֹטֵֽחַ׃ ’im- ma·ḥă·neh ta·ḥă·neh ‘ā·lay lib·bî lō- yî·rā ’im- mil·ḥā·māh bə·zōṯ tā·qūm ‘ā·lay ’ă·nî ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ — WLC · 3
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One thing I have asked… of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤇𐤉𐤉 𐤋𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅
אַחַ֤ת׀ שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵֽאֵת־ יְהוָה֮ אוֹתָ֪הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ שִׁבְתִּ֣י בְּבֵית־ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י חַיַּ֑י לַחֲז֥וֹת בְּנֹֽעַם־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃ ’a·ḥaṯ šā·’al·tî mê·’êṯ- Yah·weh ’ō·w·ṯāh ’ă·ḇaq·qêš šiḇ·tî bə·ḇêṯ- Yah·weh kāl- yə·mê ḥay·yay la·ḥă·zō·wṯ bə·nō·‘am- Yah·weh ū·lə·ḇaq·qêr bə·hê·ḵā·lōw — WLC · 4
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For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤎𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤎𐤕𐤓 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤅𐤓
כִּ֤י בְּי֪וֹם רָ֫עָ֥ה יִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי׀ בְּסֻכֹּה֮ יַ֭סְתִּרֵנִי בְּסֵ֣תֶר אָהֳל֑וֹ יְרוֹמְמֵֽנִי׃ בְּ֝צ֗וּר kî bə·yō·wm rā·‘āh yiṣ·pə·nê·nî bə·suk·kōh yas·ti·rê·nî bə·sê·ṯer ’ā·ho·lōw yə·rō·wm·mê·nî bə·ṣūr — WLC · 5
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Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤄 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וְעַתָּ֨ה רֹאשִׁ֡י יָר֪וּם עַ֤ל אֹֽיְבַ֬י סְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗י בְ֭אָהֳלוֹ וְאֶזְבְּחָ֣ה זִבְחֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה לַיהוָֽה׃ wə·‘at·tāh rō·šî yā·rūm ‘al ’ō·yə·ḇay sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯay ḇə·’ā·ho·lōw wə·’ez·bə·ḥāh ziḇ·ḥê ṯə·rū·‘āh ’ā·šî·rāh wa·’ă·zam·mə·rāh Yah·weh — WLC · 6
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Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉
שְׁמַע־ יְהוָ֖ה קוֹלִ֥י אֶקְרָ֗א וְחָנֵּ֥נִי וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ šə·ma‘- Yah·weh qō·w·lî ’eq·rā wə·ḥān·nê·nî wa·‘ă·nê·nî — WLC · 7
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My heart said “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤔
לִ֭בִּי אָמַ֣ר לְךָ֤׀ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י אֶת־ פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ lib·bî ’ā·mar lə·ḵā baq·qə·šū p̄ā·nāy ’eṯ- pā·ne·ḵā Yah·weh ’ă·ḇaq·qêš — WLC · 8
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Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤈 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤀𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤈𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉
תַּסְתֵּ֬ר אַל־ פָּנֶ֨יךָ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ אַֽל־ תַּט־ עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ בְּאַ֗ף הָיִ֑יתָ עֶזְרָתִ֥י אַֽל־ תִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִי וְאַל־ תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִי אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ tas·têr ’al- pā·ne·ḵā mim·men·nî ’al- taṭ- ‘aḇ·de·ḵā bə·’ap̄ hā·yî·ṯā ‘ez·rā·ṯî ’al- tiṭ·ṭə·šê·nî wə·’al- ta·‘az·ḇê·nî ’ĕ·lō·hê yiš·‘î — WLC · 9
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Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤍𐤉
כִּי־ אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֣י עֲזָב֑וּנִי וַֽיהוָ֣ה יַֽאַסְפֵֽנִי׃ kî- ’ā·ḇî wə·’im·mî ‘ă·zā·ḇū·nî Yah·weh ya·’as·p̄ê·nî — WLC · 10
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Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤉
ה֤וֹרֵ֥נִי דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָ יְהוָ֗ה וּ֭נְחֵנִי מִישׁ֑וֹר בְּאֹ֣רַח לְ֝מַ֗עַן שׁוֹרְרָֽי׃ hō·w·rê·nî dar·ke·ḵā Yah·weh ū·nə·ḥê·nî mî·šō·wr bə·’ō·raḥ lə·ma·‘an šō·wr·rāy — WLC · 11
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Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤐𐤔 𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤒𐤓 𐤏𐤃𐤉 𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤇 𐤇𐤌𐤎
אַֽל־ תִּ֭תְּנֵנִי בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ צָרָ֑י כִּ֥י שֶׁ֝֗קֶר עֵֽדֵי־ קָֽמוּ־ בִ֥י וִיפֵ֥חַ חָמָֽס׃ ’al- tit·tə·nê·nî bə·ne·p̄eš ṣā·rāy kî Še·qer ‘ê·ḏê·še- qā·mū- ḇî wî·p̄ê·aḥ ḥā·mās — WLC · 12
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Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌
לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־ יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ lū·lē he·’ĕ·man·tî lir·’ō·wṯ bə·ṭūḇ- Yah·weh bə·’e·reṣ ḥay·yîm — WLC · 13
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Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous… Wait patiently for the LORD!
𐤒𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤑 𐤋𐤁𐤊 𐤅𐤒𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־ יְה֫וָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־ יְהוָֽה׃ qaw·wêh ’el- Yah·weh ḥă·zaq wə·ya·’ă·mêṣ lib·be·ḵā wə·qaw·wêh ’el- Yah·weh — WLC · 14