24“The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is my portionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,”saysאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, “thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651I will hopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in Him.”
25The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those who wait for Himלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960,to the soulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315who seeks Himתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875.
26It is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to waitוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175quietlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־la.Ge.ver ki-H1397H3588to bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923while he is still youngבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.
28Let him sitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910in silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDhas laid itנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
29Let him buryיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his faceפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in the dustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083—perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426still hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
30Let him offerיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414his cheekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to the one who would strike himלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221;let him be filledיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.
31Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cast us offיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.
32Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518He causes griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,He will show compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to His abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230loving devotionחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.
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