1Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315אֶת־'et-H853;allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is within meקְ֝רָבַ֗יke.ra.VaiH7130אֶת־'et-H853, blessHis holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
2Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315אֶת־'et-H853,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408forgetתִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗יtish.ke.ChiH7911allכָּל־kol-H3605His kind deedsגְּמוּלָֽיו׃ge.mu.LavH1576—
3He who forgivesהַסֹּלֵ֥חַha.so.Le.achH5545allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֑כִי'a.vo.Ne.khiH5771and healsהָ֝רֹפֵ֗אha.ro.Fe'H7495allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your diseasesתַּחֲלֻאָֽיְכִי׃ta.cha.lu.'A.ye.khiH8463,
4who redeemsהַגּוֹאֵ֣לha.go.'ElH1350your lifeחַיָּ֑יְכִיchai.Ya.ye.khiH2416from the Pitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845andcrownsהַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִיham.'a.te.Re.khiH5849you with loving devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and compassionוְרַחֲמִֽים׃ve.ra.cha.MimH7356,
5who satisfies youהַמַּשְׂבִּ֣יַעha.mas.Bi.ya'H7646with goodבַּטּ֣וֹבba.TovH2896thingsעֶדְיֵ֑ךְ'ed.YekhH5716,so that your youthנְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃ne.'u.Ra.ye.khiH5271is renewedתִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁtit.cha.DeshH2318like the eagle’sכַּנֶּ֣שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404.
7He made knownיוֹדִ֣יעַyo.Di.a'H3045His waysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֑הle.mo.ShehH4872,His deedsעֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃a.li.Lo.tavH5949to the peopleלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
9He will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808alwaysלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331accuse usיָרִ֑יבya.RivH7378,norוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808harborיִטּֽוֹר׃yi.TorH5201His angerforeverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
10He has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dealtעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213with usוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808according toour sinsכַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּKha.cha.ta.'ei.nuH2399or repaid usגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580according toעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921our iniquitiesכַ֝עֲוֹנֹתֵ֗ינוּkha.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771.
11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588as highכִגְבֹ֣הַּkhig.Vo.ahH1361as the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are aboveעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so greatגָּבַ֥רga.VarH1396is His loving devotionחַ֝סְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617forעַל־'al-H5921those who fear Himיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373.
12As farכִּרְחֹ֣קkir.ChokH7368as the eastמִ֭זְרָחMiz.rochH4217is fromמִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480אֶת־'et-H853the westמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑בmi.ma.'a.RavH4628,so far has He removedהִֽרְחִ֥יקhir.ChikH7368our transgressions from usפְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃pe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588.
13As a fatherאָ֭ב'avH1has compassionכְּרַחֵ֣םke.ra.ChemH7355onעַל־'al-H5921his childrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121,so the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has compassionרִחַ֥םri.ChamH7355onעַל־'al-H5921those who fear Himיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373.
14Forכִּי־ki-H3588Heה֖וּאhu'H1931knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045our frameיִצְרֵ֑נוּyitz.Re.nuH3336;He is mindfulזָ֝כ֗וּרza.KhurH2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
15As for manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582,his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117are like grassכֶּחָצִ֣ירke.cha.TzirH2682—he bloomsיָצִֽיץ׃ya.TzitzH6692like a flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה כֵּ֣ןha.sa.Deh kenH7704H3651;
16whenכִּ֤יkiH3588the windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307passesעָֽבְרָה־'a.ve.rah-H5674over,it vanishesוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369,and its placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725remembers itיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֣וֹדodH5750.
17But from everlastingמֵעוֹלָ֣םme.'o.LamH5769toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everlastingע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769the loving devotionוְחֶ֤סֶדve.Che.sedH2617of the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068extends toעַל־'al-H5921those who fear Himיְרֵאָ֑יוye.re.'AvH3373,and His righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666to their children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121childrenבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121—
18to those who keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יle.sho.me.ReiH8104His covenantבְרִית֑וֹve.ri.ToH1285and rememberוּלְזֹכְרֵ֥יu.le.zo.khe.ReiH2142to obeyלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213His preceptsפִ֝קֻּדָ֗יוfi.ku.DavH6490.
19The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has establishedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559His throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678in heavenבַּ֭שָּׁמַיִםBa.sha.ma.yimH8064,and His kingdomוּ֝מַלְכוּת֗וֹu.mal.khu.ToH4438rulesמָשָֽׁלָה׃ma.Sha.lahH4910over allבַּכֹּ֥לba.KolH3605.
20Blessבָּרֲכ֥וּba.ra.KhuH1288the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,all His angelsמַלְאָ֫כָ֥יוmal.'A.KhavH4397mightyגִּבֹּ֣רֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368in strengthכֹ֭חַKho.achH3581who carry outעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213His wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697,who hearkenלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of His commandדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.
22Blessבָּרֲכ֤וּba.ra.KhuH1288the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605His worksמַעֲשָׂ֗יוma.'a.SavH4639in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placesמְקֹמ֥וֹתme.ko.MotH4725of His dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹmem.shal.ToH4475.Blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315אֶת־'et-H853!
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