2“How I longמִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֥נִיmi- yi.te.Ne.niH4310H5414for the monthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391gone byקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,for the daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watched over meיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104,
3when His lampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shoneבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984aboveעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218,and by His lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedאֵ֣לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980through the darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822,
4whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I wasהָ֭יִיתִיHa.yi.tiH1961in my primeבִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑יbi.Mei cha.re.PiH3117H2779,when the friendshipבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433rested onעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my tentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168,
5when the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was stillבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750with meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978and my childrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288were around meסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439,
6when my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364in creamבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529and the rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured outיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694for meעִ֝מָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081!
7When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176gateשַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־Sha.'ar 'a.lei-H8179H5921and tookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the public squareבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339,
8the young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288saw meרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200and withdrewוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244,and the old menוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453roseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965to their feetעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269refrainedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113from speakingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405and coveredיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310with their handsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709.
10The voicesקוֹל־kol-H6963of the noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057were hushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244,and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roofs of their mouthsלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588thoseאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241who heard meשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085called me blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833,and those whoוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869saw meרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200commended meוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749,
12becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I rescuedאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who cried outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
13The dying manאֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א'O.ved 'a.Lai ta.Vo'H6H5921H935blessed meבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293,and I made the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14I put onלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothed meוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847;justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was my robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and my turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
15Iהָ֭יִיתִיHa.yi.tiH1961served aseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787andאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589as feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.
16Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי'A.no.khiH595was a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1to the needyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34,and I took upאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713the caseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379of the strangerלֹא־ יָדַ֣עְתִּיlo'- ya.Da'.tiH3808H3045.
17I shatteredוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665the fangsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the unjustעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767and snatchedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.
18So I thoughtוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559: ‘I will dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478inעִם־'im-H5973my nestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064and multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235my daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344.
19My rootsשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328willspread outפָת֣וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605toאֱלֵי־'e.lei-H413the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919will rest nightlyיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885on my branchesבִּקְצִירִֽי׃bik.tzi.RiH7105.
20My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519is ever newחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319within meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,and my bowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198is renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.’
22Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310my wordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697,they spokeיִשְׁנ֑וּyish.NuH8138no moreלֹ֣אlo'H3808;my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405settledתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197on them like dewוְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹve.'a.Lei.movH5921.
23They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for rainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306and drank in my wordsוּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּu.fi.Hem pa.'a.RuH6473H6310like spring showersלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456.
24If I smiledאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832at themאֲ֭לֵהֶם'A.le.hemH413,they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believe itיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539;the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440was preciousלֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃lo' ya.pi.LunH3808H5307.
25I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977their courseדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870and presidedוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427as chiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.So I dweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428among his troopsבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416,as a comforterכַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר יְנַחֵֽם׃ka.'a.Sher ye.na.ChemH834H5162of the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
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