1 MELODY {מִזְמוֹר / miz'mor} to~Dawiyd {לְדָוִד / lê'da'wiyd} !^(mp)~PROVIDE(V) {הָבוּ / ha'vu} to~YHWH {לַיהוָה / la'YHWH} SON~s {בְּנֵי / bê'ney} BUCK~s {אֵלִים / ey'lim} !^(mp)~PROVIDE(V) {הָבוּ / ha'vu} to~YHWH {לַיהוָה / la'YHWH} ARMAMENT {כָּבוֹד / ka'vod} and~BOLDNESS {וָעֹז / wa'oz} RMT: A melody to^{[This may also be translated as "for" or "belonging to."]} Dawiyd, provide to YHWH, sons of bucks^{[The Hebrew word איל also means "chiefs" and the phrase "sons of chiefs" means "mighty ones."]}, provide to YHWH armament and boldness.

2 !^(mp)~PROVIDE(V) {הָבוּ / ha'vu} to~YHWH {לַיהוָה / la'YHWH} ARMAMENT {כְּבוֹד / kê'vod} TITLE~him {שְׁמוֹ / shê'mo} !^(mp)~make~BEND.DOWN(V) {הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ / hish'ta'hha'wu} to~YHWH {לַיהוָה / la'YHWH} in~HONOR {בְּהַדְרַת / bê'had'rat} SPECIAL {קֹדֶשׁ / qo'desh} RMT: Provide to YHWH the armament of his title, bend down to YHWH with honor of specialness.

3 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} UPON {עַל / al} the~WATER~s2 {הַמָּיִם / ha'ma'yim} MIGHTY.ONE {אֵל / eyl} the~ARMAMENT {הַכָּבוֹד / ha'ka'vod} he~did~make~THUNDER(V) {הִרְעִים / hir'iym} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} UPON {עַל / al} WATER~s2 {מַיִם / ma'yim} ABUNDANT~s {רַבִּים / ra'bim} RMT: The voice of YHWH is upon the waters, the mighty one of the armament thundered, YHWH is upon the abundant waters.

4 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} in~the~STRENGTH {בַּכֹּחַ / ba'ko'ahh} VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} in~HONOR {בֶּהָדָר / be'ha'dar} RMT: The voice of YHWH is with strength, the voice of YHWH is with honor.

5 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} CRACK(V)~ing^(ms) {שֹׁבֵר / sho'veyr} CEDAR~s {אֲרָזִים / a'ra'ziym} and~he~will~CRACK(V) {וַיְשַׁבֵּר / wai'sha'beyr} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} AT {אֶת / et} CEDAR~s {אַרְזֵי / ar'zey} the~Levanon {הַלְּבָנוֹן / hal'va'non} RMT: The voice of YHWH is cracking the cedars, and YHWH will crack the cedars of Levanon.

6 and~he~will~make~SKIP.ABOUT(V)~them^(m) {וַיַּרְקִידֵם / wai'yar'qiy'deym} like~THAT.ONE {כְּמוֹ / kê'mo} BULLOCK {עֵגֶל / ey'gel} Levanon {לְבָנוֹן / lê'va'non} and~Siryon {וְשִׂרְיֹן / wê'sir'yon} like~THAT.ONE {כְּמוֹ / kê'mo} SON {בֶן / ven} RHINOCEROS~s {רְאֵמִים / rê'ey'miym} RMT: And he will make them skip about like a bullock, Levanon and Siryon, like the son of rhinoceroses.

7 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} HEW(V)~ing^(ms) {חֹצֵב / hho'tseyv} GLIMMERING~s {לַהֲבוֹת / la'ha'vot} FIRE {אֵשׁ / eysh} RMT: The voice of YHWH is hewing the glimmerings of fire.

8 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~make~TWIST(V) {יָחִיל / ya'hhiyl} WILDERNESS {מִדְבָּר / mid'bar} he~will~make~TWIST(V) {יָחִיל / ya'hhiyl} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} WILDERNESS {מִדְבַּר / mid'bar} Qadesh {קָדֵשׁ / qa'deysh} RMT: The voice of YHWH will make the wilderness twist, YHWH will twist the wilderness of Qadesh.

9 VOICE {קוֹל / qol} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~much~TWIST(V) {יְחוֹלֵל / yê'hho'leyl} DOE~s {אַיָּלוֹת / ai'ya'lot} and~he~will~MAKE.BARE(V) {וַיֶּחֱשֹׂף / wai'ye'hhe'soph} FOREST~s {יְעָרוֹת / yê'a'rot} and~in~MANOR~him {וּבְהֵיכָלוֹ / uv'hey'kha'lo} ALL~him {כֻּלּוֹ / ku'lo} SAY(V)~ing^(ms) {אֹמֵר / o'meyr} ARMAMENT {כָּבוֹד / ka'vod} RMT: The voice of YHWH will twist the does and make forests bare, and in his manor all are saying, armament.

10 YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} to~the~FLOOD {לַמַּבּוּל / la'ma'bul} he~did~SETTLE(V) {יָשָׁב / ya'shav} and~he~will~SETTLE(V) {וַיֵּשֶׁב / wai'yey'shev} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} KING {מֶלֶךְ / me'lekh} to~DISTANT {לְעוֹלָם / lê'o'lam} RMT: YHWH settled as the flood^{[The annual floods brought water and nutrients from the mountains to the plains allowing the otherwise barren desert to grow crops.]}, and YHWH settled as king to a distant place^{[Or "time."]}.

11 YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} BOLDNESS {עֹז / oz} to~PEOPLE~him {לְעַמּוֹ / lê'a'mo} he~will~GIVE(V) {יִתֵּן / yi'teyn} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~much~KNEEL(V) {יְבָרֵךְ / yê'va'reykh} AT {אֶת / et} PEOPLE~him {עַמּוֹ / a'mo} in~the~COMPLETENESS {בַשָּׁלוֹם / va'sha'lom} RMT: YHWH will give boldness to his people, YHWH will respect his people with completeness.