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לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

For the leader. A psalm of David.

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הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗יו מַגִּ֥יד הָרָקִֽיעַ׃

The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky proclaims His handiwork.

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י֣וֹם לְ֭יוֹם יַבִּ֣יעַֽ אֹ֑מֶר וְלַ֥יְלָה לְּ֝לַ֗יְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּֽעַת׃

Day to day makes utterance, night to night speaks out.

אֵֽין־אֹ֭מֶר וְאֵ֣ין דְּבָרִ֑ים בְּ֝לִ֗י נִשְׁמָ֥ע קוֹלָֽם׃

There is no utterance, there are no words, whose sound goes unheard.

בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ יָ֘צָ֤א קַוָּ֗ם וּבִקְצֵ֣ה תֵ֭בֵל מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שָֽׂם־אֹ֥הֶל בָּהֶֽם׃

Their voice carries throughout the earth, their words to the end of the world. He placed in them a tent for the sun,

וְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח׃

who is like a groom coming forth from the chamber, like a hero, eager to run his course.

מִקְצֵ֤ה הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ מֽוֹצָא֗וֹ וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹ עַל־קְצוֹתָ֑ם וְאֵ֥ין נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃

His rising-place is at one end of heaven, and his circuit reaches the other; nothing escapes his heat.

תּ֘וֹרַ֤ת יְהוָ֣ה תְּ֭מִימָה מְשִׁ֣יבַת נָ֑פֶשׁ עֵד֥וּת יְהוָ֥ה נֶ֝אֱמָנָ֗ה מַחְכִּ֥ימַת פֶּֽתִי׃

The teaching of the LORD is perfect, renewing life; the decrees of the LORD are enduring, making the simple wise;

פִּקּ֘וּדֵ֤י יְהוָ֣ה יְ֭שָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי־לֵ֑ב מִצְוַ֥ת יְהוָ֥ה בָּ֝רָ֗ה מְאִירַ֥ת עֵינָֽיִם׃

The precepts of the LORD are just, rejoicing the heart; the instruction of the LORD is lucid, making the eyes light up.

יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֪דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

The fear of the LORD is pure, abiding forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, righteous altogether,

הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗ים מִ֭זָּהָב וּמִפַּ֣ז רָ֑ב וּמְתוּקִ֥ים מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת צוּפִֽים׃

more desirable than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter than honey, than drippings of the comb.

גַּֽם־עַ֭בְדְּךָ נִזְהָ֣ר בָּהֶ֑ם בְּ֝שָׁמְרָ֗ם עֵ֣קֶב רָֽב׃

Your servant pays them heed; in obeying them there is much reward.

שְׁגִיא֥וֹת מִֽי־יָבִ֑ין מִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹת נַקֵּֽנִי׃

Who can be aware of errors? Clear me of unperceived guilt,

גַּ֤ם מִזֵּדִ֨ים ׀ חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ אַֽל־יִמְשְׁלוּ־בִ֣י אָ֣ז אֵיתָ֑ם וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁע רָֽב׃

and from willful sins keep Your servant; let them not dominate me; then shall I be blameless and clear of grave offense.

יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃

May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

For the leader. A psalm of David.

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הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗יו מַגִּ֥יד הָרָקִֽיעַ׃

The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky proclaims His handiwork.

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י֣וֹם לְ֭יוֹם יַבִּ֣יעַֽ אֹ֑מֶר וְלַ֥יְלָה לְּ֝לַ֗יְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּֽעַת׃

Day to day makes utterance, night to night speaks out.

אֵֽין־אֹ֭מֶר וְאֵ֣ין דְּבָרִ֑ים בְּ֝לִ֗י נִשְׁמָ֥ע קוֹלָֽם׃

There is no utterance, there are no words, whose sound goes unheard.

בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ יָ֘צָ֤א קַוָּ֗ם וּבִקְצֵ֣ה תֵ֭בֵל מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שָֽׂם־אֹ֥הֶל בָּהֶֽם׃

Their voice carries throughout the earth, their words to the end of the world. He placed in them a tent for the sun,

וְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח׃

who is like a groom coming forth from the chamber, like a hero, eager to run his course.

מִקְצֵ֤ה הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ מֽוֹצָא֗וֹ וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹ עַל־קְצוֹתָ֑ם וְאֵ֥ין נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃

His rising-place is at one end of heaven, and his circuit reaches the other; nothing escapes his heat.

תּ֘וֹרַ֤ת יְהוָ֣ה תְּ֭מִימָה מְשִׁ֣יבַת נָ֑פֶשׁ עֵד֥וּת יְהוָ֥ה נֶ֝אֱמָנָ֗ה מַחְכִּ֥ימַת פֶּֽתִי׃

The teaching of the LORD is perfect, renewing life; the decrees of the LORD are enduring, making the simple wise;

פִּקּ֘וּדֵ֤י יְהוָ֣ה יְ֭שָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי־לֵ֑ב מִצְוַ֥ת יְהוָ֥ה בָּ֝רָ֗ה מְאִירַ֥ת עֵינָֽיִם׃

The precepts of the LORD are just, rejoicing the heart; the instruction of the LORD is lucid, making the eyes light up.

יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֪דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

The fear of the LORD is pure, abiding forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, righteous altogether,

הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗ים מִ֭זָּהָב וּמִפַּ֣ז רָ֑ב וּמְתוּקִ֥ים מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת צוּפִֽים׃

more desirable than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter than honey, than drippings of the comb.

גַּֽם־עַ֭בְדְּךָ נִזְהָ֣ר בָּהֶ֑ם בְּ֝שָׁמְרָ֗ם עֵ֣קֶב רָֽב׃

Your servant pays them heed; in obeying them there is much reward.

שְׁגִיא֥וֹת מִֽי־יָבִ֑ין מִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹת נַקֵּֽנִי׃

Who can be aware of errors? Clear me of unperceived guilt,

גַּ֤ם מִזֵּדִ֨ים ׀ חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ אַֽל־יִמְשְׁלוּ־בִ֣י אָ֣ז אֵיתָ֑ם וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁע רָֽב׃

and from willful sins keep Your servant; let them not dominate me; then shall I be blameless and clear of grave offense.

יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃

May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Tehilim: Psalms and the Staff of Healing.

Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire TANACH one perek at a time. I’m Rabbi Shaya Sussman, and for today’s shiur I wanted to do something a little different. As I’ve been preparing these shiurim for Tehilm and NachDaily, I come across gems of emunah.

The Gemarah in Brachos 32B tells us that there are four things which need constant chizuk, encouragement: Torah, good deeds, prayer and derech eretz.

Rashi explains B’kol kocho to mean that we put all our energy into constantly strengthening and renewing themselves into something.

Therefore, it’s only appropriate while learning Tehilim that occasionally I’m going to add words of encouragement, insight and perspective about emunah, faith, tehilim, prayer and Dovid Hamelch.

We need to constantly be renewing and updating our perspective on tefilah, which is interesting because most people know how to daven. It’s really simple: just open your mouth and start speaking to Hashem. The truth is, however, that many of us feel worn out, uninspired and unmotivated in this area, and especially when it comes to just saying simple words of Tehilim.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov says, in Sichos Haran Lesson 98, that when you say Tehilim it’s considered as great as if Dovid Hamelech himself, who wrote the words with ruach Hakodesh, Divine inspiration, was saying them.

Ruach Hakodesh literally means, “Holy Breath,” and it is still contained in the words of Tehilim themselves. When you recite them, the Ruach from your words arouses, connects, and joins with the breath of Dovid and the holiness that he imbued in those words. Therefore, when you simply recite the words of Tehilim it’s as if Dovid Hamelech is saying them with you.

Rebbe Nachman continues to explain that saying Tehilim is synonymous with emunah, which is like a staff. Just as one leans on a staff or a cane to support him or herself, so too a person with true emunah has the ability to only rely on God for support.

In Tehilim 18, passuk 19, Dovid says, “God has been my staff,” because he was able to lean on Him as on a staff for physical support.

One of the reasons that saying Tehilim brings healing to the sick is because it brings the ill person to place trust in Hashem alone.

Rebbe Nachman goes on to explain how the staff of emunah, which is activated through saying Tehilim, has the power to bring Mashiach.

When Yeshaya Hanavi speaks about the sprouting of Mashiach he says, in chapter 11 verse 1, “A staff shall come forth out of the stock of Yeshai.” This is a clear reference to the healing staff of trust and prayer that Dovid Hamelech brought down to the world through Tehilim. This is the staff of trust that Mashiach will use to spread the understanding of the oneness of God in the entire creation.

The same idea that saying Tehilim has the power to bring Mashiach is found in Migilas Eichah, where Mashiach is referred to as “ר֤וּחַ אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙ מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה the breath of our nostrils, God’s Mashiach.” Connecting our breath with that of Dovid allows his staff to sprout and bring the final redemption.

I hope that we all found this helpful, and received encouragement to increase our emunah in Hashem. Just simply recite the words of Tehilim even if you don’t fully understand them, as saying Tehilim has become a lost art.

We’ll be moving forward in Tehilim in the next shiur.

Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day.

Tehilim: Psalms and the Staff of Healing.

Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire TANACH one perek at a time. I’m Rabbi Shaya Sussman, and for today’s shiur I wanted to do something a little different. As I’ve been preparing these shiurim for Tehilm and NachDaily, I come across gems of emunah.

The Gemarah in Brachos 32B tells us that there are four things which need constant chizuk, encouragement: Torah, good deeds, prayer and derech eretz.

Rashi explains B’kol kocho to mean that we put all our energy into constantly strengthening and renewing themselves into something.

Therefore, it’s only appropriate while learning Tehilim that occasionally I’m going to add words of encouragement, insight and perspective about emunah, faith, tehilim, prayer and Dovid Hamelch.

We need to constantly be renewing and updating our perspective on tefilah, which is interesting because most people know how to daven. It’s really simple: just open your mouth and start speaking to Hashem. The truth is, however, that many of us feel worn out, uninspired and unmotivated in this area, and especially when it comes to just saying simple words of Tehilim.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov says, in Sichos Haran Lesson 98, that when you say Tehilim it’s considered as great as if Dovid Hamelech himself, who wrote the words with ruach Hakodesh, Divine inspiration, was saying them.

Ruach Hakodesh literally means, “Holy Breath,” and it is still contained in the words of Tehilim themselves. When you recite them, the Ruach from your words arouses, connects, and joins with the breath of Dovid and the holiness that he imbued in those words. Therefore, when you simply recite the words of Tehilim it’s as if Dovid Hamelech is saying them with you.

Rebbe Nachman continues to explain that saying Tehilim is synonymous with emunah, which is like a staff. Just as one leans on a staff or a cane to support him or herself, so too a person with true emunah has the ability to only rely on God for support.

In Tehilim 18, passuk 19, Dovid says, “God has been my staff,” because he was able to lean on Him as on a staff for physical support.

One of the reasons that saying Tehilim brings healing to the sick is because it brings the ill person to place trust in Hashem alone.

Rebbe Nachman goes on to explain how the staff of emunah, which is activated through saying Tehilim, has the power to bring Mashiach.

When Yeshaya Hanavi speaks about the sprouting of Mashiach he says, in chapter 11 verse 1, “A staff shall come forth out of the stock of Yeshai.” This is a clear reference to the healing staff of trust and prayer that Dovid Hamelech brought down to the world through Tehilim. This is the staff of trust that Mashiach will use to spread the understanding of the oneness of God in the entire creation.

The same idea that saying Tehilim has the power to bring Mashiach is found in Migilas Eichah, where Mashiach is referred to as “ר֤וּחַ אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙ מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה the breath of our nostrils, God’s Mashiach.” Connecting our breath with that of Dovid allows his staff to sprout and bring the final redemption.

I hope that we all found this helpful, and received encouragement to increase our emunah in Hashem. Just simply recite the words of Tehilim even if you don’t fully understand them, as saying Tehilim has become a lost art.

We’ll be moving forward in Tehilim in the next shiur.

Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day.

Tehilim: Psalms and the Staff of Healing.

Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire TANACH one perek at a time. I’m Rabbi Shaya Sussman, and for today’s shiur I wanted to do something a little different. As I’ve been preparing these shiurim for Tehilm and NachDaily, I come across gems of emunah.

The Gemarah in Brachos 32B tells us that there are four things which need constant chizuk, encouragement: Torah, good deeds, prayer and derech eretz.

Rashi explains B’kol kocho to mean that we put all our energy into constantly strengthening and renewing themselves into something.

Therefore, it’s only appropriate while learning Tehilim that occasionally I’m going to add words of encouragement, insight and perspective about emunah, faith, tehilim, prayer and Dovid Hamelch.

We need to constantly be renewing and updating our perspective on tefilah, which is interesting because most people know how to daven. It’s really simple: just open your mouth and start speaking to Hashem. The truth is, however, that many of us feel worn out, uninspired and unmotivated in this area, and especially when it comes to just saying simple words of Tehilim.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov says, in Sichos Haran Lesson 98, that when you say Tehilim it’s considered as great as if Dovid Hamelech himself, who wrote the words with ruach Hakodesh, Divine inspiration, was saying them.

Ruach Hakodesh literally means, “Holy Breath,” and it is still contained in the words of Tehilim themselves. When you recite them, the Ruach from your words arouses, connects, and joins with the breath of Dovid and the holiness that he imbued in those words. Therefore, when you simply recite the words of Tehilim it’s as if Dovid Hamelech is saying them with you.

Rebbe Nachman continues to explain that saying Tehilim is synonymous with emunah, which is like a staff. Just as one leans on a staff or a cane to support him or herself, so too a person with true emunah has the ability to only rely on God for support.

In Tehilim 18, passuk 19, Dovid says, “God has been my staff,” because he was able to lean on Him as on a staff for physical support.

One of the reasons that saying Tehilim brings healing to the sick is because it brings the ill person to place trust in Hashem alone.

Rebbe Nachman goes on to explain how the staff of emunah, which is activated through saying Tehilim, has the power to bring Mashiach.

When Yeshaya Hanavi speaks about the sprouting of Mashiach he says, in chapter 11 verse 1, “A staff shall come forth out of the stock of Yeshai.” This is a clear reference to the healing staff of trust and prayer that Dovid Hamelech brought down to the world through Tehilim. This is the staff of trust that Mashiach will use to spread the understanding of the oneness of God in the entire creation.

The same idea that saying Tehilim has the power to bring Mashiach is found in Migilas Eichah, where Mashiach is referred to as “ר֤וּחַ אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙ מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה the breath of our nostrils, God’s Mashiach.” Connecting our breath with that of Dovid allows his staff to sprout and bring the final redemption.

I hope that we all found this helpful, and received encouragement to increase our emunah in Hashem. Just simply recite the words of Tehilim even if you don’t fully understand them, as saying Tehilim has become a lost art.

We’ll be moving forward in Tehilim in the next shiur.

Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day.

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אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

I struck them down, and they could rise no more; they lay fallen at my feet.

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וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃

You have girded me with strength for battle, brought my adversaries low before me,

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וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

made my enemies turn tail before me; I wiped out my foes.

42

יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃

They cried out, but there was none to deliver; [cried] to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

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וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃

I ground them fine as windswept dust; I trod them flat as dirt of the streets.

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תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃

You have rescued me from the strife of people; You have set me at the head of nations; peoples I knew not must serve me.

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לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃

At the mere report of me they are submissive; foreign peoples cower before me;

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בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

foreign peoples lose courage, and come trembling out of their strongholds.

47

חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

The LORD lives! Blessed is my rock! Exalted be God, my deliverer,

48

הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃

the God who has vindicated me and made peoples subject to me,

49

מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

who rescued me from my enemies, who raised me clear of my adversaries, saved me from lawless men.

50

עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

For this I sing Your praise among the nations, LORD, and hymn Your name:

51

מגדל [מַגְדִּיל֮] יְשׁוּע֪וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

He accords great victories to His king, keeps faith with His anointed, with David and his offspring forever.

39

אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

I struck them down, and they could rise no more; they lay fallen at my feet.

40

וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃

You have girded me with strength for battle, brought my adversaries low before me,

41

וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

made my enemies turn tail before me; I wiped out my foes.

42

יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃

They cried out, but there was none to deliver; [cried] to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

43

וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃

I ground them fine as windswept dust; I trod them flat as dirt of the streets.

44

תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃

You have rescued me from the strife of people; You have set me at the head of nations; peoples I knew not must serve me.

45

לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃

At the mere report of me they are submissive; foreign peoples cower before me;

46

בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

foreign peoples lose courage, and come trembling out of their strongholds.

47

חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

The LORD lives! Blessed is my rock! Exalted be God, my deliverer,

48

הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃

the God who has vindicated me and made peoples subject to me,

49

מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

who rescued me from my enemies, who raised me clear of my adversaries, saved me from lawless men.

50

עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

For this I sing Your praise among the nations, LORD, and hymn Your name:

51

מגדל [מַגְדִּיל֮] יְשׁוּע֪וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

He accords great victories to His king, keeps faith with His anointed, with David and his offspring forever.

39

אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

I struck them down, and they could rise no more; they lay fallen at my feet.

40

וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃

You have girded me with strength for battle, brought my adversaries low before me,

41

וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

made my enemies turn tail before me; I wiped out my foes.

42

יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃

They cried out, but there was none to deliver; [cried] to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

43

וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃

I ground them fine as windswept dust; I trod them flat as dirt of the streets.

44

תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃

You have rescued me from the strife of people; You have set me at the head of nations; peoples I knew not must serve me.

45

לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃

At the mere report of me they are submissive; foreign peoples cower before me;

46

בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

foreign peoples lose courage, and come trembling out of their strongholds.

47

חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

The LORD lives! Blessed is my rock! Exalted be God, my deliverer,

48

הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃

the God who has vindicated me and made peoples subject to me,

49

מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

who rescued me from my enemies, who raised me clear of my adversaries, saved me from lawless men.

50

עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

For this I sing Your praise among the nations, LORD, and hymn Your name:

51

מגדל [מַגְדִּיל֮] יְשׁוּע֪וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

He accords great victories to His king, keeps faith with His anointed, with David and his offspring forever.

רְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

He brought me out to freedom; He rescued me because He was pleased with me.

21

יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃

The LORD rewarded me according to my merit; He requited the cleanness of my hands;

22

כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃

for I have kept to the ways of the LORD, and have not been guilty before my God;

23

כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃

for I am mindful of all His rules; I have not disregarded His laws.

24

וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

I have been blameless toward Him, and have guarded myself against sinning;

25

וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

and the LORD has requited me according to my merit, the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

26

עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

With the loyal, You deal loyally; with the blameless man, blamelessly.

27

עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃

With the pure, You act purely, and with the perverse, You are wily.

28

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

It is You who deliver lowly folk, but haughty eyes You humble.

29

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃

It is You who light my lamp; the LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

30

כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃

With You, I can rush a barrier; with my God I can scale a wall;

31

הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃

the way of God is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure; He is a shield to all who seek refuge in Him.

32

כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Truly, who is a god except the LORD, who is a rock but our God?—

33

הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃

the God who girded me with might, who made my way perfect;

34

מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃

who made my legs like a deer’s, and let me stand firm on the heights;

35

מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃

who trained my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36

וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃

You have given me the shield of Your protection; Your right hand has sustained me, Your care has made me great.

37

תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

You have let me stride on freely; my feet have not slipped.

38

אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

39

אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

I struck them down, and they could rise no more; they lay fallen at my feet.

רְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

He brought me out to freedom; He rescued me because He was pleased with me.

21

יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃

The LORD rewarded me according to my merit; He requited the cleanness of my hands;

22

כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃

for I have kept to the ways of the LORD, and have not been guilty before my God;

23

כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃

for I am mindful of all His rules; I have not disregarded His laws.

24

וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

I have been blameless toward Him, and have guarded myself against sinning;

25

וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

and the LORD has requited me according to my merit, the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

26

עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

With the loyal, You deal loyally; with the blameless man, blamelessly.

27

עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃

With the pure, You act purely, and with the perverse, You are wily.

28

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

It is You who deliver lowly folk, but haughty eyes You humble.

29

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃

It is You who light my lamp; the LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

30

כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃

With You, I can rush a barrier; with my God I can scale a wall;

31

הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃

the way of God is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure; He is a shield to all who seek refuge in Him.

32

כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Truly, who is a god except the LORD, who is a rock but our God?—

33

הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃

the God who girded me with might, who made my way perfect;

34

מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃

who made my legs like a deer’s, and let me stand firm on the heights;

35

מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃

who trained my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36

וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃

You have given me the shield of Your protection; Your right hand has sustained me, Your care has made me great.

37

תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

You have let me stride on freely; my feet have not slipped.

38

אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

39

אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

I struck them down, and they could rise no more; they lay fallen at my feet.