1
Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
שָׁפְטֵ֤/נִי
shâphaṭ H8199
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for…
אֱלֹהִ֨ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
וְ/רִ֘יבָ֤/ה
rîyb H7378
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly…
רִיבִ֗/י
rîyb H7379
a contest (personal or legal)
מִ/גּ֥וֹי
gôwy H1471
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile;…
לֹא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
חָסִ֑יד
châçîyd H2623
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a…
מֵ֤/אִישׁ
ʼîysh H376
a man as an individual or…
מִרְמָ֖ה
mirmâh H4820
fraud
וְ/עַוְלָ֣ה
ʻevel H5766
(moral) evil
תְפַלְּטֵֽ/נִי
pâlaṭ H6403
to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively,…
2
For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
אַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh H859
thou and thee, or (plural) ye…
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
מָֽעוּזִּ/י֮
mâʻôwz H4581
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
לָ/מָ֪ה
mâh H4100
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why?…
זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥/נִי
zânach H2186
reject, forsake, fail
לָֽ/מָּה
mâh H4100
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why?…
קֹדֵ֥ר
qâdar H6937
to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by…
אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ
hâlak H1980
to walk (in a great variety…
בְּ/לַ֣חַץ
lachats H3906
distress
אוֹיֵֽב
ʼôyêb H341
hating; an adversary
3
Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, To your tents.
שְׁלַח
shâlach H7971
to send away, for, or out…
אוֹרְ/ךָ֣
ʼôwr H216
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every…
וַ֭/אֲמִתְּ/ךָ
ʼemeth H571
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
הֵ֣מָּה
hêm H1992
they (only used when emphatic)
יַנְח֑וּ/נִי
nâchâh H5148
to guide; by implication, to transport…
יְבִיא֥וּ/נִי
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
הַֽר
har H2022
a mountain or range of hills…
קָ֝דְשְׁ/ךָ֗
qôdesh H6944
a sacred place or thing; rarely…
וְ/אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽי/ךָ
mishkân H4908
a residence (including a shepherd's hut,…
4
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
וְ/אָב֤וֹאָה
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
מִזְבַּ֬ח
mizbêach H4196
an altar
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
אֵל֮
ʼêl H410
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the…
שִׂמְחַ֪ת
simchâh H8057
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
גִּ֫ילִ֥/י
gîyl H1524
a revolution (of time, i.e. an…
וְ/אוֹדְ/ךָ֥
yâdâh H3034
physically, to throw (a stone, an…
בְ/כִנּ֗וֹר
kinnôwr H3658
a harp
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
אֱלֹהָֽ/י
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
5
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.
מַה
mâh H4100
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why?…
תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י
shâchach H7817
to sink or depress (reflexive or…
נַפְשִׁ/י֮
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
וּֽ/מַה
mâh H4100
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why?…
תֶּהֱמִ֪י
hâmâh H1993
to make a loud sound (like…
עָ֫לָ֥/י
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
הוֹחִ֣ילִי
yâchal H3176
to wait; by implication, to be…
לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
כִּי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
ע֣וֹד
ʻôwd H5750
properly, iteration or continuance; used only…
אוֹדֶ֑/נּוּ
yâdâh H3034
physically, to throw (a stone, an…
יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת
yᵉshûwʻâh H3444
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence,…
פָּ֝נַ֗/י
pânîym H6440
the face (as the part that…
וֵֽ/אלֹהָֽ/י
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…