Chapter 90
The just is secure under the protection of God.
1 The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.1
אֲֽדֹנָ֗יאדנ֗יאֲֽדֹנָיאדני'ado.NaiO LordH0136HNpt מָע֣וֹןמע֣וןמָעוֹןמעוןma.'ona dwelling placeH4583HNcmsa אַ֭תָּהא֭תהאַתָּהאתה'A.tahyouH0859AHPp2ms הָיִ֥יתָהי֥יתהָיִיתָהייתha.Yi.tayou have beenH1961HVqp2ms לָּ֗/נוּל֗/נולָּ/נוּל/נוLa./nuof/ usH9005H9035HR+Sp1bp בְּ/דֹ֣רב/ד֣רבְּ/דֹרב/דרbe./Dorin/ a generationH9003H1755HR+Ncmsa - 90:1The Challoner revision has “God of Jacob,” whereas the original Douay-Rheims and the Wycliffe translations both have “God of heaven.” The Hetzenauer edition of 1914 (Latin Vulgate) has “Dei cæli.”(Conte)
2 He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.
בְּ/טֶ֤רֶם\׀ב/ט֤רם\בְּ/טֶרֶם\׀ב/טרם\be./Te.rem<in>/ beforeH9003H2962\H9015HR+Acbsa הָ֘רִ֤יםה֘ר֤יםהָרִיםהריםha.RimmountainsH2022GHNcmpa יֻלָּ֗דוּיל֗דויֻלָּדוּילדוyu.La.duthey were bornH3205HVPp3cp וַ/תְּח֣וֹלֵֽלו/תח֣וללוַ/תְּחוֹלֵֽלו/תחוללva./te.Cho.leland/ you brought forthH9001H2342HHc+Vpw2ms אֶ֣רֶץא֣רץאֶרֶץארץ'E.retz[the] earthH0776GHNcfsa וְ/תֵבֵ֑לו/תב֑לוְ/תֵבֵלו/תבלve./te.Veland/ [the] worldH9002H8398HC+Ncfsa וּֽ/מֵ/עוֹלָ֥םו/מ/עול֥םוּֽ/מֵ/עוֹלָםו/מ/עולםu./me./'o.Lamand/ from/ antiquityH9002H9006H5769GHC+R+Ncmsa ע֝וֹלָ֗םע֝ול֗םעוֹלָםעולםo.LamperpetuityH5769GHNcmsa אַתָּ֥האת֥האַתָּהאתה'a.TahyouH0859AHPp2ms 3 For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.
תָּשֵׁ֣בתש֣בתָּשֵׁבתשבta.Shevyou returnH7725GHVhi2ms אֱ֭נוֹשׁא֭נושאֱנוֹשׁאנוש'E.no.oshhumankindH0582HNcmsa דַּכָּ֑אדכ֑אדַּכָּאדכאda.Ka'crushed matterH1793BHNcmsa וַ֝/תֹּ֗אמֶרו֝/ת֗אמרוַ/תֹּאמֶרו/תאמרva./To.merand/ you saidH9001H0559Hc+Vqw2ms שׁ֣וּבוּש֣ובושׁוּבוּשובוShu.vureturnH7725GHVqv2mp בְנֵי\־בני\בְנֵי\־בני\ve.nei-O children ofH1121A\H9014HNcmpc 4 He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings.
אֶ֪לֶףא֪לףאֶלֶףאלף'E.lefa thousandH0505GHNcbsc שָׁנִ֡יםשנ֡יםשָׁנִיםשניםsha.NimyearsH8141HNcmpa בְּֽ/עֵינֶ֗י/ךָב/עינ֗י/ךבְּֽ/עֵינֶי/ךָב/עיני/ךbe./'ei.Nei./khain/ view/ yourH9003H5869HH9021HR+Ncfdc+Sp2ms כְּ/י֣וֹםכ/י֣וםכְּ/יוֹםכ/יוםke./Yom[are] like/ a day ofH9004H3117GHR+Ncmsc אֶ֭תְמוֹלא֭תמולאֶתְמוֹלאתמול'Et.molyesterdayH0865HNcmsa יַעֲבֹ֑ריעב֑ריַעֲבֹריעברya.'a.Vorit passesH5674AHVqi3ms וְ/אַשְׁמוּרָ֥הו/אשמור֥הוְ/אַשְׁמוּרָהו/אשמורהve./'ash.mu.Rahand/ a watchH9002H0821HC+Ncfsa בַ/לָּֽיְלָה\׃ב/לילה\בַ/לָּֽיְלָה\׃ב/לילה\va./La.ye.lahin the/ nightH9003H3915\H9016HRd+Ncmsa 5 His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,
זְ֭רַמְתָּ/םז֭רמת/םזְרַמְתָּ/םזרמת/םZe.ram.to/myou flood/ themH2229H9038HVqp2ms+Sp3mp שֵׁנָ֣השנ֣השֵׁנָהשנהshe.NahsleepH8142HNcfsa יִהְי֑וּיהי֑ויִהְיוּיהיוyih.Yuthey areH1961HVqi3mp בַּ֝/בֹּ֗קֶרב֝/ב֗קרבַּ/בֹּקֶרב/בקרba./Bo.kerin the/ morningH9003H1242HRd+Ncmsa כֶּ/חָצִ֥ירכ/חצ֥ירכֶּ/חָצִירכ/חצירke./cha.Tzirlike <the>/ grassH9004H2682AHRd+Ncmsa יַחֲלֹֽף\׃יחלף\יַחֲלֹֽף\׃יחלף\ya.cha.Lof[which] it sprouts upH2498\H9016HVqi3ms 6 before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.
בַּ֭/בֹּקֶרב֭/בקרבַּ/בֹּקֶרב/בקרBa./bo.kerin the/ morningH9003H1242HRd+Ncmsa יָצִ֣יץיצ֣יץיָצִיץיציץya.Tzitzit flourishesH6692AHVhi3ms וְ/חָלָ֑ףו/חל֑ףוְ/חָלָףו/חלףve./cha.Lafand/ it sprouts upH9001H2498Hc+Vqq3ms לָ֝/עֶ֗רֶבל֝/ע֗רבלָ/עֶרֶבל/ערבla./'E.revto the/ eveningH9005H6153HRd+Ncmsa יְמוֹלֵ֥לימול֥ליְמוֹלֵלימוללye.mo.Lelit withersH4135AHVpi3ms וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ\׃ו/יבש\וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ\׃ו/יבש\ve./ya.Veshand/ it dries upH9001H3001\H9016Hc+Vqq3ms 7 A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you.
כָלִ֥ינוּכל֥ינוכָלִינוּכלינוkha.Li.nuwe come to an endH3615GHVqp1cp בְ/אַפֶּ֑/ךָב/אפ֑/ךבְ/אַפֶּ/ךָב/אפ/ךve./'a.Pe./khain/ anger/ yourH9003H0639GH9021HR+Ncmsc+Sp2ms וּֽ/בַ/חֲמָתְ/ךָ֥ו/ב/חמת/ך֥וּֽ/בַ/חֲמָתְ/ךָו/ב/חמת/ךu./va./cha.ma.te./Khaand/ by/ rage/ yourH9002H9003H2534H9021HC+R+Ncfsc+Sp2ms נִבְהָֽלְנוּ\׃נבהלנו\נִבְהָֽלְנוּ\׃נבהלנו\niv.Hal.nuwe are terrifiedH0926\H9016HVNp1cp 8 So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of sinners.
שַׁתָּ֣השת֣השַׁתָּהשתהsha.Tahyou setH7896GHVqp2ms עֲוֹנֹתֵ֣י/נוּעונת֣י/נועֲוֹנֹתֵי/נוּעונתי/נו'a.vo.no.Tei./nuiniquities/ ourH5771GH9025HNcfpc+Sp1bp לְ/נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָל/נגד֑/ךלְ/נֶגְדֶּ/ךָל/נגד/ךle./neg.De./khato/ before/ youH9005H5048H9031HR+Acmsc+Sp2ms עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗/נוּע֝למ֗/נועֲלֻמֵ/נוּעלמ/נו'a.lu.Me./nuconcealed [sins]/ ourH5956H9025HVqsmsc+Sp1bp לִ/מְא֥וֹרל/מא֥ורלִ/מְאוֹרל/מאורli/m.'orto/ [the] light ofH9005H3974HR+Ncmsc פָּנֶֽי/ךָ\׃פני/ך\פָּנֶֽי/ךָ\׃פני/ך\pa.Nei./khaface/ yourH6440GH9021\H9016HNcmpc+Sp2ms 9 For you, O Lord, are my hope. You have set the Most High as your refuge.
יָ֭מֵי/נוּי֭מי/נויָמֵי/נוּימי/נוYa.mei./nudays/ ourH3117GH9025HNcmpc+Sp1bp פָּנ֣וּפנ֣ופָּנוּפנוpa.Nuthey turnH6437GHVqp3cp בְ/עֶבְרָתֶ֑/ךָב/עברת֑/ךבְ/עֶבְרָתֶ/ךָב/עברת/ךve./'ev.ra.Te./khain/ fury/ yourH9003H5678H9021HR+Ncfsc+Sp2ms כִּלִּ֖ינוּכל֖ינוכִּלִּינוּכלינוki.Li.nuwe finishH3615GHVpp1cp שָׁנֵ֣י/נוּשנ֣י/נושָׁנֵי/נוּשני/נוsha.Nei./nuyears/ ourH8141H9025HNcmpc+Sp1bp 10 Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.
יְמֵֽי\־ימי\יְמֵֽי\־ימי\ye.mei-[the] days ofH3117I\H9014HNcmpc שְׁנוֹתֵ֨י/נוּשנות֨י/נושְׁנוֹתֵי/נוּשנותי/נוshe.no.Tei./nuyears/ ourH8141H9025HNcfpc+Sp1bp בָ/הֶ֥םב/ה֥םבָ/הֶםב/הםva./Hemin <the>/ themH9003H9038HRd+Sp3mp שִׁבְעִ֪יםשבע֪יםשִׁבְעִיםשבעיםshiv.'Im[are] seventyH7657HNcmpa שָׁנָ֡השנ֡השָׁנָהשנהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141HNcfsa בִּ/גְבוּרֹ֨ת\׀ב/גבור֨ת\בִּ/גְבוּרֹת\׀ב/גבורת\bi/g.vu.Rotby/ strength<s>H9003H1369\H9015HR+Ncfpa שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤יםשמ֘ונ֤יםשְׁמוֹנִיםשמוניםshe.Mo.NimeightyH8084HNcmpa שָׁנָ֗השנ֗השָׁנָהשנהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141HNcfsa וְ֭/רָהְבָּ/םו֭/רהב/םוְ/רָהְבָּ/םו/רהב/םVe./ra.he.bo/mand/ pride/ theirH9002H7296H9028HC+Ncmsc+Sp3mp עָמָ֣לעמ֣לעָמָלעמל'a.Mal[is] toilH5999HNcbsa וָ/אָ֑וֶןו/א֑וןוָ/אָוֶןו/אוןva./'A.venand/ troubleH9002H0205HHC+Ncmsa גָ֥זג֥זגָזגזgazit passes awayH1468HVqp3ms חִ֝֗ישׁח֝֗ישחִישׁחישChishquicklyH2440HNcbsa וַ/נָּעֻֽפָ/ה\׃ו/נעפ/ה\וַ/נָּעֻֽפָ/ה\׃ו/נעפ/ה\va./na.'U.fa/hand/ we flew away/ !H9001H5774AH9012\H9016Hc+Vqw1cp+Sh 11 For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.
י֭וֹדֵעַי֭ודעיוֹדֵעַיודעYo.de.a'[is] knowingH3045HVqrmsa עֹ֣זע֣זעֹזעז'oz[the] strength ofH5797HNcmsc אַפֶּ֑/ךָאפ֑/ךאַפֶּ/ךָאפ/ך'a.Pe./khaanger/ yourH0639GH9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms וּ֝/כְ/יִרְאָתְ/ךָ֗ו֝/כ/יראת/ך֗וּ/כְ/יִרְאָתְ/ךָו/כ/יראת/ךu./khe./yir.'a.te./khaand/ [is] like/ fear/ yourH9002H9004H3374H9021HC+R+Ncfsc+Sp2ms עֶבְרָתֶֽ/ךָ\׃עברת/ך\עֶבְרָתֶֽ/ךָ\׃עברת/ך\'ev.ra.Te./khafury/ yourH5678H9021\H9016HNcfsc+Sp2ms 12 With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.
לִ/מְנ֣וֹתל/מנ֣ותלִ/מְנוֹתל/מנותli/m.Notto/ countH9005H4487HR+Vqcc יָ֭מֵי/נוּי֭מי/נויָמֵי/נוּימי/נוYa.mei./nudays/ ourH3117GH9025HNcmpc+Sp1bp הוֹדַ֑עהוד֑עהוֹדַעהודעho.Da'teach [us]H3045HVhv2ms וְ֝/נָבִ֗או֝/נב֗אוְ/נָבִאו/נבאve./na.Vi'so/ we may bringH9002H0935PHC+Vhu1cp לְבַ֣בלב֣בלְבַבלבבle.Vava heart ofH3824HNcmsc חָכְמָֽה\׃חכמה\חָכְמָֽה\׃חכמה\chokh.mahwisdomH2451\H9016HNcfsa 13 You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, and you will trample the lion and the dragon.1
שׁוּבָ֣/השוב֣/השׁוּבָ/השוב/הshu.Va/hreturn/ !H7725GH9012HVqv2ms+Sh יְ֭הוָהי֭הוהיְהוָהיהוהYah.wehO YahwehH3068GHNpt מָתָ֑ימת֑ימָתָימתיma.Taiwhen?H4970HTi וְ֝/הִנָּחֵ֗םו֝/הנח֗םוְ/הִנָּחֵםו/הנחםve./hi.na.Chemand/ have compassionH9002H5162GHC+VNv2ms עֲבָדֶֽי/ךָ\׃עבדי/ך\עֲבָדֶֽי/ךָ\׃עבדי/ך\'a.va.Dei./khaservants/ yourH5650H9021\H9016HNcmpc+Sp2ms - 90:13The word ‘basiliscum’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘king,’ and it is used in Latin to refer to a dangerous snake.(Conte)
14 Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name.
שַׂבְּעֵ֣/נוּשבע֣/נושַׂבְּעֵ/נוּשבע/נוsa.be.'E./nusatisfy/ usH7646H9035HVpv2ms+Sp1bp בַ/בֹּ֣קֶרב/ב֣קרבַ/בֹּקֶרב/בקרva./Bo.kerin the/ morningH9003H1242HRd+Ncmsa חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָחסד֑/ךחַסְדֶּ/ךָחסד/ךchas.De./khacovenant loyalty/ yourH2617AH9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms וּֽ/נְרַנְּנָ֥הו/נרננ֥הוּֽ/נְרַנְּנָהו/נרננהu./ne.ra.ne.Nahso/ let us shout for joyH9002H7442BHC+Vpc1cp וְ֝/נִשְׂמְחָ֗הו֝/נשמח֗הוְ/נִשְׂמְחָהו/נשמחהve./nis.me.Chahand/ let us rejoiceH9002H8055HC+Vqc1cp יָמֵֽי/נוּ\׃ימי/נו\יָמֵֽי/נוּ\׃ימי/נו\ya.Mei./nudays/ ourH3117GH9025\H9016HNcmpc+Sp1bp 15 He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. I am with him in tribulation. I will rescue him, and I will glorify him.
שַׂ֭מְּחֵ/נוּש֭מח/נושַׂמְּחֵ/נוּשמח/נוSam.che./numake rejoice/ usH8055H9035HVpv2ms+Sp1bp כִּ/ימ֣וֹתכ/ימ֣ותכִּ/ימוֹתכ/ימותki./Motaccording to/ [the] daysH9004H3117GHR+Ncfpa עִנִּיתָ֑/נוּענית֑/נועִנִּיתָ/נוּענית/נו'i.ni.Ta./nu<of> [which] you afflicted/ usH6031BH9035HVpp2ms+Sp1bp שְׁ֝נ֗וֹתש֝נ֗ותשְׁנוֹתשנותShe.Not[the] yearsH8141HNcfpa רָאִ֥ינוּרא֥ינורָאִינוּראינוra.'I.nu<of> [which] we sawH7200GHVqp1cp 16 I will fill him with length of days. And I will reveal to him my salvation.
יֵרָאֶ֣הירא֣היֵרָאֶהיראהye.ra.'Ehmay it appearH7200GHVNi3ms עֲבָדֶ֣י/ךָעבד֣י/ךעֲבָדֶי/ךָעבדי/ך'a.va.Dei./khaservants/ yourH5650H9021HNcmpc+Sp2ms פָעֳלֶ֑/ךָפעל֑/ךפָעֳלֶ/ךָפעל/ךfo.'o.Le./khadeed[s]/ yourH6467H9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms וַ֝/הֲדָרְ/ךָ֗ו֝/הדר/ך֗וַ/הֲדָרְ/ךָו/הדר/ךva./ha.da.re./khaand/ majesty/ yourH9002H1926H9021HC+Ncmsc+Sp2ms בְּנֵי/הֶֽם\׃בני/הם\בְּנֵי/הֶֽם\׃בני/הם\be.nei./Hemchildren/ theirH1121AH9028\H9016HNcmpc+Sp3mp