1
Blessed is he who considers the poor.
Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ
nâtsach H5329
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e.…
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mizmôwr H4210
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a…
לְ/דָוִֽד
Dâvid H1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse 2
Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive.
He shall be blessed on the earth,
and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
אַ֭שְׁרֵי
ʼesher H835
happiness; only in masculine plural construction…
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל
sâkal H7919
to be (causatively, make or act)…
אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
דָּ֑ל
dal H1800
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak…
בְּ/י֥וֹם
yôwm H3117
a day (as the warm hours),…
רָ֝עָ֗ה
raʻ H7451
bad or (as noun) evil (natural…
יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥/הוּ
mâlaṭ H4422
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by…
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God 3
Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed,
and restore him from his bed of illness.
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יִשְׁמְרֵ֣/הוּ
shâmar H8104
properly, to hedge about (as with…
וִֽ֭/יחַיֵּ/הוּ
châyâh H2421
to live, whether literally or figuratively;…
יאשר
ʼâshar H833
to be straight (used in the…
בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…
וְ/אַֽל
ʼal H408
not (the qualified negation, used as…
תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗/הוּ
nâthan H5414
to give, used with greatest latitude…
בְּ/נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
אֹיְבָֽי/ו
ʼôyêb H341
hating; an adversary 4
I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me!
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
יְֽהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יִ֭סְעָדֶ/נּוּ
çâʻad H5582
to suport (mostly figurative)
עַל
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
עֶ֣רֶשׂ
ʻeres H6210
a couch (properly, with a canopy)
דְּוָ֑י
dᵉvay H1741
sickness; figuratively, loathing
כָּל
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗/וֹ
mishkâb H4904
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly,…
הָפַ֥כְתָּ
hâphak H2015
to turn about or over; by…
בְ/חָלְיֽ/וֹ
chŏlîy H2483
malady, anxiety, calamity 5
My enemies speak evil against me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
אֲֽנִי
ʼănîy H589
I
אָ֭מַרְתִּי
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
חָנֵּ֑/נִי
chânan H2603
properly, to bend or stoop in…
רְפָאָ֥/ה
râphâʼ H7495
properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e.…
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗/י
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
כִּי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
חָטָ֥אתִי
châṭâʼ H2398
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and…
לָֽ/ךְ
6
If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
His heart gathers iniquity to itself.
When he goes abroad, he tells it.
אוֹיְבַ֗/י
ʼôyêb H341
hating; an adversary
יֹאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
רַ֣ע
raʻ H7451
bad or (as noun) evil (natural…
לִ֑/י
מָתַ֥י
mâthay H4970
properly, extent (of time); but used…
יָ֝מ֗וּת
mûwth H4191
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively,…
וְ/אָבַ֥ד
ʼâbad H6
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose…
שְׁמֽ/וֹ
shêm H8034
an appellation, as amark or memorial… 7
All who hate me whisper together against me.
They imagine the worst for me.
וְ/אִם
ʼim H518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;…
בָּ֤א
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
לִ/רְא֨וֹת
râʼâh H7200
to see, literally or figuratively (in…
שָׁ֤וְא
shâvᵉʼ H7723
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or…
יְדַבֵּ֗ר
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used…
לִבּ֗/וֹ
lêb H3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very…
יִקְבָּץ
qâbats H6908
to grasp, i.e. collect
אָ֥וֶן
ʼâven H205
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness;…
ל֑/וֹ
יֵצֵ֖א
yâtsâʼ H3318
to go (causatively, bring) out, in…
לַ/ח֣וּץ
chûwts H2351
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside,…
יְדַבֵּֽר
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used… 8
“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him.
Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
יַ֗חַד
yachad H3162
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
עָלַ֣/י
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
יִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּ
lâchash H3907
to whisper; by implication, to mumble…
כָּל
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
שֹׂנְאָ֑/י
sânêʼ H8130
to hate (personally)
עָלַ֓/י
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
יַחְשְׁב֖וּ
châshab H2803
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e.…
רָעָ֣ה
raʻ H7451
bad or (as noun) evil (natural…
לִֽ/י
9
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
who ate bread with me,
has lifted up his heel against me.
דְּֽבַר
dâbâr H1697
a word; by implication, a matter…
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
bᵉlîyaʻal H1100
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction,…
יָצ֣וּק
yâtsaq H3332
properly, to pour out (transitive or…
בּ֑/וֹ
וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher H834
who, which, what, that; also (as…
שָׁ֝כַ֗ב
shâkab H7901
to lie down (for rest, sexual…
לֹא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
יוֹסִ֥יף
yâçaph H3254
to add or augment (often adverbial,…
לָ/קֽוּם
qûwm H6965
to rise (in various applications, literal,… 10
But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up,
that I may repay them.
גַּם
gam H1571
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also,…
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh H376
a man as an individual or…
שְׁלוֹמִ֨/י
shâlôwm H7965
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly;…
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher H834
who, which, what, that; also (as…
בָּטַ֣חְתִּי
bâṭach H982
figuratively, to trust, be confident or…
ב֭/וֹ
אוֹכֵ֣ל
ʼâkal H398
to eat (literally or figuratively)
לַחְמִ֑/י
lechem H3899
food (for man or beast), especially…
הִגְדִּ֖יל
gâdal H1431
to be (causatively make) large (in…
עָלַ֣/י
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
עָקֵֽב
ʻâqêb H6119
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a… 11
By this I know that you delight in me,
because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.
וְ/אַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh H859
thou and thee, or (plural) ye…
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
חָנֵּ֥/נִי
chânan H2603
properly, to bend or stoop in…
וַ/הֲקִימֵ֑/נִי
qûwm H6965
to rise (in various applications, literal,…
וַֽ/אֲשַׁלְּמָ֥ה
shâlam H7999
to be safe (in mind, body…
לָ/הֶֽם
12
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity,
and set me in your presence forever.
בְּ/זֹ֣את
zôʼth H2063
this (often used adverb)
יָ֭דַעְתִּי
yâdaʻ H3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by…
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
חָפַ֣צְתָּ
châphêts H2654
properly, to incline to; by implication…
בִּ֑/י
כִּ֤י
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
לֹֽא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
יָרִ֖יעַ
rûwaʻ H7321
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively,…
אֹיְבִ֣/י
ʼôyêb H341
hating; an adversary
עָלָֽ/י
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet… 13
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
from everlasting and to everlasting!
Amen and amen.
וַ/אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy H589
I
בְּ֭/תֻמִּ/י
tôm H8537
completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
תָּמַ֣כְתָּ
tâmak H8551
to sustain; by implication, to obtain,…
בִּ֑/י
וַ/תַּצִּיבֵ֖/נִי
nâtsab H5324
to station, in various applications (literally…
לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ
pânîym H6440
the face (as the part that…
לְ/עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm H5769
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point;… 14
בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ
bârak H1288
to kneel; by implication to bless…
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl H3478
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob;…
מֵֽ֭/הָ/עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm H5769
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point;…
וְ/עַ֥ד
ʻad H5704
as far (or long, or much)…
הָ/עוֹלָ֗ם
ʻôwlâm H5769
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point;…
אָ֘מֵ֥ן
ʼâmên H543
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
וְ/אָמֵֽן
ʼâmên H543
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly