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| 1. |
Triumphant my heart in Yahweh! A high place my horn in Yahweh! Wide is my mouth over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. |
‘âlats libîy baYHVH râmâh qarnîy baYHWH râchab pîy ‘al-’ôwbay kîy sâmachtîy bîyshu‘âthekâ |
| 2. |
None holy beside Yahweh! For there is none except you, and no Rock like our God! |
’êyn-qâdôwsh baYHWH kîy ’êyn biltekâ we’êyn tsûr kê’lôhêynû |
| 3. |
Stop making much of your speech of pride, pride goes out loose from your mouth, for El of knowledge is Yahweh and it is he who reckons every deed. |
’al-tarebû tedabberû gebohah gebohah yêtsê’ ‘âthâq miphiykem kîy ’el dê‘ôwth YHWH welô’ nathkenû ‘alilôwth |
| 4. |
The bow of the valiant is shattered, but the feeble are prepared to be strong. |
qesheth gibborîym chattîym wenikshâlîym ’âzerû châyîyl |
| 5. |
Those who have feasted, in bread will be paid, while those who have hungered - no longer! She who was barren has now borne seven, while the mother of many dwindles. |
sebê‘îym ballechem niskârû ûre‘êbîym chadellû ‘ad-‘aqârâh yâledâh shibe‘âh werabbath bânîym ’ûmelâlâh |
| 6. |
Yahweh brings about death and life, casts to She’ol and lifts up. |
YHVH mêmîyth ûmechayyeh môwrîyd she’ôl wayyâ‘al |
| 7. |
Yahweh brings about poverty and wealth, brings low and makes high. |
YHVH môwrîysh wema‘ashîyr mashpîyl ’aph-merôwmêm |
| 8. |
He raises up the weak from the dust, and from the ash-heap lifts the poor to seat them with nobles and a throne of glory grant. To Yahweh belong the foundations of the earth, and on them he orders the world of men. |
mêqîym mê‘âphâr dâl mê’ashpôth yârîym ’ebyôwn lehôwshîyb ‘im-nedîybîym wekiççê’ kâbôwd yanechilêm kîy laYHVH metsuqêy ’erets wayyâsheth ‘alêyhem têbêl |
| 9. |
The footsteps of his devoted he watches, but the wicked in darkness are silenced - for not by power grows mighty a man. |
ragelêy châçîydâw yishmôr ûresha‘îym bachoshek yiddâmmû kîy-lô bekoach yigebar-îysh |
| 10. |
Yahweh shatters his contenders - against them from the heavens he thunders! Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth giving might to his king, lifting high the horn of his anointed. |
YHVH yêchattû merîybâw ‘âlâw bashshamayim yare‘êm YHVH yâdîyn ’apheçêy-’ârets weyitten-‘ôz lemalkôw weyârêm qeren meshîychû |
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