| 1. In You, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed. |
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| 2. With Your charity, You shall save me and rescue me; extend Your ear to me and save me. |
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| 3. Be for me a sheltering rock in which to enter continually; You commanded [others] to save me because You are my rock and my fortress. |
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| in which to enter continually: into that shelter, to save myself within it from the pursuer. |
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| You commanded to save me: You saved me many times through Your messengers. |
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| 4. My God, rescue me from the hands of the wicked, from the palm of him who treats unjustly and robs. |
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| and robs: Heb. וחומץ, like וחומס. Similarly (Isa. 1:17): “strengthen the robbed (חמוץ) ” ; the robbed. |
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| 5. For You are my hope, O Lord God, my trust since my youth. |
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| 6. I relied on You from birth; from my mother's womb You drew me; my praise is always in You. |
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| You drew me: You drew me and caused me to pass, as (Num. 11:31): “and drove up (ויגז) quails” ; (below 90: 10), “for it is cut off (גז) swiftly and we fly away.” |
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| 7. I was an example for the multitude, but You were my strong shelter. |
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| I was as an example for the multitude: Many saw my troubles and worried lest an example of my trouble befall them; lest I be an example for them: “just as happened to this one, so will happen to us.” As the matter is said (Ezek. 24:24): “and Ezekiel will be an example to you.” |
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| 8. My mouth will be filled with Your praise, all the days with Your glory. |
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| 9. Do not cast me away at the time of old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me. |
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| at the time of old age: If I have aged with sins, meaning, I have sinned exceedingly. |
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| 10. For my enemies said of me, and those who watch for my soul took counsel together, |
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| For my enemies said of me: My enemies said of me, and took counsel together, saying, “God has forsaken him.” We shall not be punished because of him since he has already stumbled in sin. |
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| 11. Saying, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is no rescuer." |
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| 12. O God, do not distance Yourself from me; my God, hasten to my assistance. |
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| 13. The adversaries of my soul will be shamed and will perish; enwrapped in humiliation and disgrace will be those who seek to harm me. |
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| 14. As for me, I shall constantly hope, and I shall add to all Your praise. |
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| As for me, I shall constantly hope: for Your salvation, and when You save me, I will add to Your praise. |
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| 15. My mouth will recite Your righteousness, all the days Your salvation, for I do not know their number. |
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| I do not know their number: of the righteousness and the salvations that You have done for me. |
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| 16. I shall come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God; I shall mention Your righteousness alone. |
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| I shall come: to thank and praise for Your mighty deeds. |
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| 17. O God, You have taught me since my youth, and until now I shall recite your wonders. |
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| and until now: Until this day, with what passed over me, and until old age and hoary hairwhen I reach sixty and seventydo not forsake me. |
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| 18. And even until old age and hoary hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I tell [of] Your strength to the generation, to everyone who comes-Your might |
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| to everyone who comes Your might: To everyone who approaches me, I will tell of Your might. |
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| 19. And Your charity, O God, [which is] up to the heights, for You do great things. O God, who is like You? |
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| And Your charity, O God: which is up to the heights. The two verses are connected by “I shall tell [of] Your strength to the generation.” |
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| 20. That You showed me great and evil troubles, You will revive me again, and from the depths of the earth You will again raise me up. |
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| 21. You will increase my greatness, and You will turn and comfort me. |
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| 22. I too shall thank You with a stringed instrument for Your truth, my God; I shall play music to You with a harp, O Holy One of Israel. |
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| 23. My lips will sing praises when I play music to You, and my soul, which You redeemed. |
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| My lips will sing praises: with the music of the harp when I play to You on the harp. |
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| 24. Also my tongue will utter Your righteousness all the days, for those who seek my harm are shamed, yea, for they are disgraced. |
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