II Samuel 22

שמואל ב׳ פרק כ״ב

Section: נביאים · נביאים ראשונים | Book: II Samuel | Chapter: 22 of 24 | Day: 98 of 742

Date: May 20, 2026

קלאוד על הנ״ך

Dovid’s Song of Deliverance, sung “in the day that Hashem delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Sha’ul” (verse 1), stands at the structural and emotional center of the four-chapter Appendix that closes Sefer Shmuel. The book’s narrative has carried Dovid through Sha’ul’s pursuit, civil war, conquest, the trauma of Bat-Sheva and Natan’s rebuke, the rebellion of Avshalom, and the famine of chapter 21; now the prose pauses, and the warrior-king turns poet. The shir is presented as a complete retrospective — a lyric summation of the deliverances the narrative has spent twenty-one chapters recounting. The strange word order of the superscription, in which Sha’ul is named last and singled out from “all his enemies,” already signals that Sha’ul holds a unique place in Dovid’s memory of rescue. This song is also famously preserved in the Tehillim corpus as Mizmor 18, with numerous small textual variants between the two recensions; Radak in particular makes this comparison a recurring concern, often noting where the Shmuel version preserves an older or fuller reading and where Tehillim’s wording seems sharper. The presence of the song in two canonical books — once in narrative, once in liturgy — is itself a statement that Dovid’s voice belongs both to history and to the praying community of Israel forever.

The poem opens in verses 2-4 with a remarkable cascade of names for God, almost all defensive or protective in character: sela (סלע), metzuda (מצודה), mefalti (מפלטי), tzur (צור), magen (מגן), keren yish’i (קרן ישעי), misgav (משגב), manos (מנוס), moshi’a (מושיע). The piling of metaphors is not redundant but cumulative — each name corresponds, the classical commentators suggest, to a different mode of rescue Dovid had experienced. From this stacked invocation the poem plunges in verses 5-7 into the depths: “mishberei mavet,” “nachalei beli’al,” “chevlei she’ol,” “mokshei mavet” — breakers of death, torrents of Beli’al, cords of She’ol, snares of death. The imagery is of drowning and entrapment, of a man pulled under by chaotic waters, and in his “tzar” (distress) he calls out and is heard “me-heichalo” — from God’s heavenly palace. The structural movement is classic: invocation, then crisis, and then in verses 8-16 the breathtaking response.

The theophany in verses 8-16 is one of the most spectacular in all of Tanakh. The earth quakes, the foundations of the heavens tremble, smoke rises from God’s nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. He bends the heavens and descends with thick darkness under His feet; He rides on a keruv and flies on the wings of the wind (verse 11). Hailstones and coals of fire, the thundering of Hashem from heaven, the channels of the sea exposed and the foundations of the world laid bare at His rebuke — this is the language of Sinai, of Devorah’s song, of the visions of Yechezkel, condensed into a single onrushing passage. What is astonishing is that this cosmic upheaval is summoned, in the logic of the poem, on behalf of a single embattled man. Verses 17-20 then collapse the cosmic into the personal with startling intimacy: “yishlach mi-marom yikacheni, yamsheni mi-mayim rabim” — He sent from on high and took me, He drew me out of many waters. The verb “yikacheni” carries the gentleness of a parent lifting a child, and “vayotzi’eni la-merchav, yechaltzeni ki chafetz bi” — He brought me out into a wide place; He delivered me because He delighted in me — turns the whole theophany into an act of personal love.

Verses 21-30 are theologically the most demanding section of the song. Dovid claims that Hashem rewarded him “ke-tzidkati, ke-vor yadai” — according to his righteousness, the cleanness of his hands — and asserts, “ki shamarti darkhei Hashem ve-lo rashati me-Elokai.” How can the king who arranged the death of Uriah and took Bat-Sheva sing such verses? The Rishonim address the difficulty directly. A widely cited approach, reflected in classical commentators including Radak, is that the song belongs to an earlier period of Dovid’s life and refers specifically to his innocence vis-a-vis Sha’ul — Sha’ul accused Dovid of plotting against the throne, and on that charge Dovid’s hands were genuinely clean. Others emphasize that Dovid had wholly repented, and a baal teshuva is restored to standing before God. The principle Dovid articulates in verses 26-27 — “im chasid titchasad, im gibor tamim titamam, im navar titavar, ve-im ikesh titapal,” that God meets each person according to his own character — is itself a foundational mussar teaching, drawn out at length by Chazal: God is, as it were, mirrored back to a person in the measure that the person turns toward Him. The triumphant verse 30, “ki vekha aruz gedud, beElohai adaleg shur” — by my God I leap over a wall — has become a beloved expression of the soul’s capacity to surmount what looks insurmountable when bound to God.

From verse 31 the song shifts into a martial register: “HaEl tamim darko, imrat Hashem tzerufa.” God is the trainer of Dovid’s hands for war, the one who girds him with strength, makes his feet like the deer’s, sets him on high places, and bends a bow of bronze with his arms (verses 33-35). The catalog of conquest in verses 38-46 reads as a poetic compression of all the wars of II Shmuel — enemies pursued and consumed, foreign peoples submitting, “benei nechar yitkachashu li” — the sons of strangers come cringing. The closing doxology in verses 47-51 returns to the language of the opening: “Chai Hashem u-varuch tzuri, vayarum Elohei tzur yish’i.” And then, in the song’s final breath, comes the line that ties this entire epilogue back to the covenantal heart of the book: “Migdol yeshu’ot malko, ve-oseh chesed limshicho, le-Dovid u-le-zar’o ad olam.” A tower of salvations to His king, and one who does chesed to His anointed — to Dovid and to his seed forever. The song’s last word is “olam,” and with that word the poet-king binds his personal rescues to Natan’s prophecy in chapter 7, declaring that the chesed which lifted him from many waters is the same chesed that will sustain his house until the end of days. The Appendix has reached its lyric summit, and the voice we have followed through war and grief turns out, in the end, to be the voice of a man who knows himself held.

פרק כ״ב · Chapter 22

פסוק א׳ · Verse 1

Hebrew:

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ לַיהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את        בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֨יל יְהֹוָ֥ה אֹת֛וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כׇּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּ֥ף שָׁאֽוּל׃        

English:

aThis poem occurs again as Ps. 18, with a number of variations, some of which are cited in the following notes. David addressed the words of this song to GOD, after GOD had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hands of Saul.

פסוק ב׳ · Verse 2

Hebrew:

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהֹוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃

English:

He said:O ETERNAL One, my crag, my fortress, my deliverer!

פסוק ג׳ · Verse 3

Hebrew:

אֱלֹהֵ֥י צוּרִ֖י אֶחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ        מָגִנִּ֞י וְקֶ֣רֶן יִשְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙ וּמְנוּסִ֔י        מֹשִׁעִ֕י מֵחָמָ֖ס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃

English:

O God, the rockbGod, the rock Lit. “the God of my rock”; Ps. 18.3 “my God, my rock.” in which I take shelter:My shield, my mighty champion,cmighty champion Lit. “horn of rescue.” my haven and refuge!My savior, You who rescue me from violence!

פסוק ד׳ · Verse 4

Hebrew:

מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהֹוָ֑ה        וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

English:

All praise! I called on GOD dAll praise! I called on GOD Construction of Heb. uncertain. And was delivered from my enemies.

פסוק ה׳ · Verse 5

Hebrew:

כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת        נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃

English:

For the breakers of Death encompassed me,The torrents of BelialeBelial I.e., the netherworld, like “Death” and “Sheol.” terrified me;

פסוק ו׳ · Verse 6

Hebrew:

חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי        קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

English:

The ropes of Sheol encircled me,The snares of Death engulfed me.

פסוק ז׳ · Verse 7

Hebrew:

בַּצַּר־לִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֖י אֶקְרָ֑א        וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙ קוֹלִ֔י וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י בְּאׇזְנָֽיו׃

English:

In my anguish I called on the ETERNAL,Cried out to my God,Who from a heavenly abodefa heavenly abode Lit. “His temple”; cf. v. 10. heard my voice,Whose ears received my cry.

פסוק ח׳ · Verse 8

Hebrew:

(ותגעש) [וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ] וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ        מוֹסְד֥וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃

English:

Then the earth rocked and quaked,The foundations of heavengheaven Cf. Ps. 18.8 “mountains.” shook—Rocked by divine indignation.

פסוק ט׳ · Verse 9

Hebrew:

עָלָ֤ה עָשָׁן֙ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל        גֶּחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

English:

Smoke went up from God’s nostrils—Devouring fire from God’s mouth;Live coals blazing forth.

פסוק י״ · Verse 10

Hebrew:

וַיֵּ֥ט שָׁמַ֖יִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד        וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃

English:

[God] bent the sky and came down,Thick cloud beneath divine feet.

פסוק י״א · Verse 11

Hebrew:

וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־כְּר֖וּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף        וַיֵּרָ֖א עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

English:

[God] mounted a cherub and flew,And was seenhAnd was seen Cf. Ps. 18.11 “gliding.” on the wings of the wind.

פסוק י״ב · Verse 12

Hebrew:

וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת        חַֽשְׁרַת־מַ֖יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃

English:

Pavilions of darkness all around,Dripping clouds, huge thunderheads;

פסוק י״ג · Verse 13

Hebrew:

מִנֹּ֖גַהּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ בָּעֲר֖וּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃        

English:

In the divine brillianceBlazed fiery coals.

פסוק י״ד · Verse 14

Hebrew:

יַרְעֵ֥ם מִן־שָׁמַ֖יִם יְהֹוָ֑ה וְעֶלְי֖וֹן יִתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֽוֹ׃        

English:

GOD thundered from heaven,The Most High gave forth voice—

פסוק ט״ו · Verse 15

Hebrew:

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח חִצִּ֖ים וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם בָּרָ֖ק (ויהמם) [וַיָּהֹֽם]׃

English:

Letting shafts fly, and scattering them;ithem I.e., the enemies in v. 4. Lightning, and routing them.

פסוק ט״ז · Verse 16

Hebrew:

וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ אֲפִ֣קֵי יָ֔ם יִגָּל֖וּ מֹסְד֣וֹת תֵּבֵ֑ל        בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת ר֥וּחַ אַפּֽוֹ׃

English:

The bed of the sea was exposed,The foundations of the world were laid bareBy the ETERNAL’s mighty roaring,At the blast of God’s breath.jGod’s breath Lit. “the breath of His nostrils.”

פסוק י״ז · Verse 17

Hebrew:

יִשְׁלַ֥ח מִמָּר֖וֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי        יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

English:

Reaching down from on high, [God] took me,Drawing me out of the mighty waterskmighty waters Cf. v. 5.—

פסוק י״ח · Verse 18

Hebrew:

יַצִּילֵ֕נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֖י עָ֑ז        מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔י כִּ֥י אָמְצ֖וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

English:

Rescuing me from my fierce enemy,From foes too strong for me.

פסוק י״ט · Verse 19

Hebrew:

יְקַדְּמֻ֖נִי בְּי֣וֹם אֵידִ֑י וַיְהִ֧י יְהֹוָ֛ה מִשְׁעָ֖ן לִֽי׃        

English:

They attacked me on my day of calamity,But GOD was my support.

פסוק כ׳ · Verse 20

Hebrew:

וַיֹּצֵ֥א לַמֶּרְחָ֖ב אֹתִ֑י יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִי כִּי־חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃        

English:

Bringing me out to freedom,Pleased with me enough to rescue me.

פסוק כ״א · Verse 21

Hebrew:

יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי יְהֹוָ֖ה כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָדַ֖י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃        

English:

GOD rewarded me according to my merit,Requiting the cleanness of my hands—

פסוק כ״ב · Verse 22

Hebrew:

כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃        

English:

For I have kept to the ways of GOD And have not been guilty before my God;

פסוק כ״ג · Verse 23

Hebrew:

כִּ֥י כׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו לֹא־אָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

English:

For I am mindful of all God’s rulesAnd have not departed from God’s laws.

פסוק כ״ד · Verse 24

Hebrew:

וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה תָמִ֖ים ל֑וֹ        וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

English:

I have been blameless before [God],And have guarded myself against sinning—

פסוק כ״ה · Verse 25

Hebrew:

וַיָּ֧שֶׁב יְהֹוָ֛ה לִ֖י כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י        כְּבֹרִ֖י לְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

English:

And GOD has requited my meritAccording to my evident cleanness.

פסוק כ״ו · Verse 26

Hebrew:

עִם־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד        עִם־גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

English:

With the loyal, You deal loyally;With the blameless hero,lhero Cf. Ps. 18.26 “man.” blamelessly.

פסוק כ״ז · Verse 27

Hebrew:

עִם־נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר        וְעִם־עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃

English:

With the pure, You act in purity,And with the perverse, You are wily.

פסוק כ״ח · Verse 28

Hebrew:

וְאֶת־עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ        וְעֵינֶ֥יךָ עַל־רָמִ֖ים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

English:

To lowly folk You give victory,And You look with scorn on the haughty.mAnd You look with scorn on the haughty Lit. “And lower Your eyes on the haughty”; Ps. 18.28 “But haughty eyes You humble.”

פסוק כ״ט · Verse 29

Hebrew:

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה נֵירִ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה        וַיהֹוָ֖ה יַגִּ֥יהַּ חׇשְׁכִּֽי׃

English:

You, O ETERNAL One, are my lamp; GOD lights up my darkness.

פסוק ל׳ · Verse 30

Hebrew:

כִּ֥י בְכָ֖ה אָר֣וּץ גְּד֑וּד        בֵּאלֹהַ֖י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃

English:

With You, I can rush a barrier;nbarrier Cf. postbiblical gedudiyyoth “walls,” Aramaic gudda, “wall.” With my God, I can scale a wall.

פסוק ל״א · Verse 31

Hebrew:

הָאֵ֖ל תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכּ֑וֹ אִמְרַ֤ת יְהֹוָה֙ צְרוּפָ֔ה        מָגֵ֣ן ה֔וּא לְכֹ֖ל הַחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃

English:

The way of God is perfect,The word of the ETERNAL is pure.[God] shields all who seek refuge.

פסוק ל״ב · Verse 32

Hebrew:

כִּ֥י מִי־אֵ֖ל מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה        וּמִ֥י צ֖וּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

English:

Truly, who is a god except the ETERNAL,Who is a rock except our God?—

פסוק ל״ג · Verse 33

Hebrew:

הָאֵ֥ל מָעוּזִּ֖י חָ֑יִל        וַיַּתֵּ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים (דרכו) [דַּרְכִּֽי]׃

English:

The God, my mighty stronghold,omy mighty stronghold Cf. Ps. 18.33 “who girded me with might.” Who keptpkept Meaning of Heb. uncertain; Ps. 18.33 “made.” my path secure;

פסוק ל״ד · Verse 34

Hebrew:

מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה (רגליו) [רַגְלַ֖י] כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת        וְעַ֥ל בָּמֹתַ֖י יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃

English:

Who made my legs like a deer’s,And set me firmly on theqthe Taking bamothai as a poetic form of bamoth; cf. Hab. 3.19; in contrast to others “my.” heights;

פסוק ל״ה · Verse 35

Hebrew:

מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה        וְנִחַ֥ת קֶשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃

English:

Who trained my hands for battle—My arms can bend a bow of bronze!

פסוק ל״ו · Verse 36

Hebrew:

וַתִּתֶּן־לִ֖י מָגֵ֣ן יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃        

English:

You have granted me the shield of Your protectionAnd Your providence has made me great.rAnd Your providence has made me great Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

פסוק ל״ז · Verse 37

Hebrew:

תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

English:

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

פסוק ל״ח · Verse 38

Hebrew:

אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אֹיְבַ֖י וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑ם        וְלֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

English:

I pursued my enemies and wiped them out,I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

פסוק ל״ט · Verse 39

Hebrew:

וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יְקוּמ֑וּן        וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

English:

I destroyed them, I struck them down;They rose no more, they lay at my feet.

פסוק מ׳ · Verse 40

Hebrew:

וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה        תַּכְרִ֥יעַ קָמַ֖י תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

English:

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

פסוק מ״א · Verse 41

Hebrew:

וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י תַּ֥תָּה לִּ֖י עֹ֑רֶף מְשַׂנְאַ֖י וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃        

English:

Made my enemies turn tail before me,My foes—and I wiped them out.

פסוק מ״ב · Verse 42

Hebrew:

יִשְׁע֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין מֹשִׁ֑יעַ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָֽם׃

English:

They looked,slooked Cf. Ps. 18.42 “cried out.” but there was none to deliver;To GOD, who did not answer them.

פסוק מ״ג · Verse 43

Hebrew:

וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם כַּעֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ        כְּטִיט־חוּצ֥וֹת אֲדִקֵּ֖ם אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃

English:

I pounded them like dust of the earth,Stamped, crushed them like dirt of the streets.

פסוק מ״ד · Verse 44

Hebrew:

וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי מֵרִיבֵ֖י עַמִּ֑י תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֔ם        עַ֥ם לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃

English:

You have rescued me from the strife of peoples,tpeoples So some mss. and the Septuagint; Tiberian Masoretic mss. and the printed editions “my people.” Kept me to beuKept me to be Cf. Ps. 18.44 “set me.” at the head of nations;Peoples I knew not must serve me.

פסוק מ״ה · Verse 45

Hebrew:

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּחֲשׁוּ־לִ֑י לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶן יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ לִֽי׃        

English:

Foreign peoples cringe before me,Are submissive at the mere report of me.

פסוק מ״ו · Verse 46

Hebrew:

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃

English:

Foreign peoples lose courageAnd come trembling out of their strongholds.vAnd come trembling out of their strongholds Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

פסוק מ״ז · Verse 47

Hebrew:

חַי־יְהֹוָ֖ה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י        וְיָרֻ֕ם אֱלֹהֵ֖י צ֥וּר יִשְׁעִֽי׃

English:

The ETERNAL lives! Blessed is my rock!Exalted be God, the rockWho gives me victory;

פסוק מ״ח · Verse 48

Hebrew:

הָאֵ֕ל הַנֹּתֵ֥ן נְקָמֹ֖ת לִ֑י        וּמֹרִ֥יד עַמִּ֖ים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

English:

The God who has vindicated meAnd made peoples subject to me,

פסוק מ״ט · Verse 49

Hebrew:

וּמוֹצִיאִ֖י מֵאֹֽיְבָ֑י וּמִקָּמַי֙ תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי        מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

English:

Who rescued me from my enemies,Who raised me clear of my adversaries,Saved me from the lawless opposition!

פסוק נ׳ · Verse 50

Hebrew:

עַל־כֵּ֛ן אוֹדְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם        וּלְשִׁמְךָ֖ אֲזַמֵּֽר׃

English:

For this I sing Your praise, ETERNAL One, among the nationsAnd hymn Your name:

פסוק נ״א · Verse 51

Hebrew:

(מגדיל) [מִגְדּ֖וֹל] יְשׁוּע֣וֹת מַלְכּ֑וֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה־חֶ֧סֶד לִמְשִׁיח֛וֹ        לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ {פ}

English:

Tower of victorywTower of victory Kethib and Ps. 18.51 read “He accords wondrous victories.” to YourxYour Heb. 3rd person. king,Keeping faith with YouryYour See preceding note. anointed,With David and his offspring evermore.

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