Psalms 3

David laments his many foes and Absalom's rebellion, yet trusts YHWH as his shield and sustainer who grants sleep amid danger. He calls upon YHWH for deliverance, confident that salvation belongs to YHWH and his blessing rests upon his people.[1][3][7]

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Interlinear Text

A psalm instrumented song of David to David (the Beloved One) when he fled in his bolt-fleeing from the face of from-the-faces-of Absalom Avshalom (Father of Peace) his son his son

Verse 1 מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor A psalm instrumented song HNcmsa לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np בְּ֝/בָרְח֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤇/𐤅 bevarecho when he fled in his bolt-fleeing HR/Vqc/Sp3ms מִ/פְּנֵ֤י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the face of from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc אַבְשָׁל֬וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Avshalom (Father of Peace) HNp בְּנֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms

YHWH the Being One how what? have increased they have multiplied my adversaries my constricting foes many numerous ones are rising up rising ones against me upon me

Verse 2 יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah how what? HTi רַבּ֣וּ 𐤓𐤁𐤅 rabu have increased they have multiplied HVqp3cp צָרָ֑/י 𐤑𐤓/𐤉 tsaray my adversaries my constricting foes HNcmpc/Sp1cs רַ֝בִּ֗ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many numerous ones HAampa קָמִ֥ים 𐤒𐤌𐤉𐤌 qamim are rising up rising ones HVqrmpa עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs

Many numerous ones are saying causing-to-say-ones of my soul for my life-breath There is no there-is-no salvation her deliverance for him — in God in the mighty ones Selah Lift-up pause

Verse 3 רַבִּים֮ 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim Many numerous ones HAampa אֹמְרִ֪ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim are saying causing-to-say-ones HVqrmpa לְ/נַ֫פְשִׁ֥/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 lenafeshi of my soul for my life-breath HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn There is no there-is-no HTn יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָ/ה 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤄 yeshuatah salvation her deliverance HNcfsa/Sh לּ֬/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms בֵֽ/אלֹהִ֬ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) in God in the mighty ones HR/Ncmpa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause HTj

But you and you (masculine singular) YHWH the Being One shield protecting shield about me on behalf of me my glory my weighty honor and lifter up of and the one who lifts up high my head my head

Verse 4 וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp מָגֵ֣ן 𐤌𐤂𐤍 magen shield protecting shield HNcbsa בַּעֲדִ֑/י 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤉 baadi about me on behalf of me HR/Sp1cs כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗/י 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤉 kevodi my glory my weighty honor HNcbsc/Sp1cs וּ/מֵרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 umerim and lifter up of and the one who lifts up high HC/Vhrmsa רֹאשִֽׁ/י 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉 roshi my head my head HNcmsc/Sp1cs

my voice my voice-sound to toward YHWH the Being One I call I call out and-he-answers-me and he responded to me from mountain from the mountain of his holy his holiness Selah Lift-up pause

Verse 5 ק֭וֹלִ/י 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 qoli my voice my voice-sound HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶקְרָ֑א 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 eqera I call I call out HVqi1cs וַ/יַּֽעֲנֵ֨/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤉 vayaaneni and-he-answers-me and he responded to me HC/Vqw3ms/Sp1cs מֵ/הַ֖ר 𐤌/𐤄𐤓 mehar from mountain from the mountain of HR/Ncmsc קָדְשׁ֣/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho his holy his holiness HNcmsc/Sp3ms סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause HTj

I I (myself) lay down I lay down and slept and I sank into sleep I awoke I roused myself awake for for (as reason or ground) YHWH the Being One will sustain me he will uphold me

Verse 6 אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי 𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤕𐤉 shakhaveti lay down I lay down HVqp1cs וָֽ/אִ֫ישָׁ֥נָ/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤍/𐤄 vaishanah and slept and I sank into sleep HC/Vqw1cs/Sh הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉 heqitsoti I awoke I roused myself awake HVhp1cs כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp יִסְמְכֵֽ/נִי 𐤉𐤎𐤌𐤊/𐤍𐤉 yisemekheni will sustain me he will uphold me HVqi3ms/Sp1cs

I will not be afraid not fear I fear (stand in awe) of tens of thousands from myriads of of people a kin-group that that-which round about encircling-around have set themselves they drank against me upon me

Verse 7 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo I will not be afraid not HTn אִ֭ירָא 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 ira tina (Bemba) fear I fear (stand in awe) HVqi1cs מֵ/רִבְב֥וֹת 𐤌/𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 merivevot of tens of thousands from myriads of HR/Ncfpc עָ֑ם 𐤏𐤌 am of people a kin-group HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr סָ֝בִ֗יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv round about encircling-around HNcbsa שָׁ֣תוּ 𐤔𐤕𐤅 shatu have set themselves they drank HVqp3cp עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs

Arise Rise up! O YHWH the Being One save me Cause me to be set free! O my God my God for for (as reason or ground) you have struck you (masculine) struck down [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) all whole-of my enemies my haters on the cheek jaw-bone teeth sharp-teeth of of the wicked wicked men you have broken you shattered in pieces

Verse 8 ק֘וּמָ֤/ה 𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤄 qumah Arise Rise up! HVqv2ms/Sh יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O YHWH the Being One HNp הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hoshieni save me Cause me to be set free! HVhv2ms/Sp1cs אֱלֹהַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) O my God my God HNcmpc/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC הִכִּ֣יתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 hikita you have struck you (masculine) struck down HVhp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֹיְבַ֣/י 𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤉 oyevay my enemies my haters HVqrmpc/Sp1cs לֶ֑חִי 𐤋𐤇𐤉 lechi on the cheek jaw-bone HNcbsa שִׁנֵּ֖י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 shiney teeth sharp-teeth of HNcbdc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked wicked men HAampa שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕 shibareta you have broken you shattered in pieces HVpp2ms

To YHWH to the Self-Existent One the salvation the deliverance upon upon (up-over) your people your gathered-people your blessing your blessing-bestowal Selah Lift-up pause

Verse 9 לַ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) To YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np הַ/יְשׁוּעָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 hayeshuah the salvation the deliverance HTd/Ncfsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR עַמְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people your gathered-people HNcmsc/Sp2ms בִרְכָתֶ֣/ךָ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕/𐤊 virekhatekha your blessing your blessing-bestowal HNcfsc/Sp2ms סֶּֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause HTj

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