1Blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288the LORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315אֶת־'et-H853!O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,You are veryמְּאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּדַ֣לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431;You are clothed withלָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃la.Va.she.taH3847splendorה֭וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
2He wraps Himselfעֹֽטֶה־'o.teh-H5844in lightא֭וֹר'orH216as with a garmentכַּשַּׂלְמָ֑הka.sal.MahH8008;He stretches outנוֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064like a tentכַּיְרִיעָֽה׃kay.ri.'AhH3407,
3laying the beamsהַ֥מְקָרֶֽהHam.ka.rehH7136of His chambersעֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יוali.Yo.TavH5944in the waters aboveבַמַּ֗יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,makingהַשָּׂם־ha.som-H7760the cloudsעָבִ֥ים'a.VimH5645His chariotרְכוּב֑וֹre.khu.VoH7398,walkingהַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְham.ha.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
5He setיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776onעַל־'al-H5921its foundationsמְכוֹנֶ֑יהָme.kho.Nei.haH4349,neverבַּל־ עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃bal- o.Lam va.'EdH1077H5769H5703to be movedתִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.MotH4131.
6You coveredכִּסִּית֑וֹki.si.ToH3680it with the deepתְּ֭הוֹםTe.homH8415like a garmentכַּלְּב֣וּשׁka.le.VushH3830;the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325stoodיַֽעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975aboveעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.
7Atמִן־min-H4480Your rebukeגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606the waters fledיְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.SunH5127;atמִן־min-H4480the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of Your thunderרַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ra.'am.khaH7482they hurried awayיֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ye.cha.fe.ZunH2648—
8the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022roseיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927and the valleysבְקָע֑וֹתve.ka.'otH1237sankיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְ֝ק֗וֹם זֶ֤ה׀me.Kom zehH4725H2088You assignedיָסַ֬דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245for them—
9You setשַׂ֭מְתָּSam.taH7760a boundaryגְּֽבוּל־ge.vu.l.Sa-H1366they cannotבַּל־bal-H1077crossיַֽעֲבֹר֑וּןya.'a.vo.RunH5674,that they may neverבַּל־bal-H1077againיְ֝שׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
10He sends forthהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַham.sha.Le.achH7971springsמַ֭עְיָנִיםMa'.ya.nimH4599in the valleysבַּנְּחָלִ֑יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158;they flowיְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ye.ha.le.KhunH1980betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.
11They give drinkיַ֭שְׁקוּYash.kuH8248to everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastחַיְת֣וֹchay.ToH2416of the fieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704;the wild donkeysפְרָאִ֣יםfe.ra.'ImH6501quenchיִשְׁבְּר֖וּyish.be.RuH7665their thirstצְמָאָֽם׃tze.ma.'AmH6772.
12The birdsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064nestיִשְׁכּ֑וֹןyish.KonH7931beside the springsעֲ֭לֵיהֶם'A.lei.hemH5921;they singיִתְּנוּ־ קֽוֹל׃yi.te.nu- KolH5414H6963amongמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996the branchesעֳ֝פָאיִ֗ם'o.fa.YimH6073.
13He watersמַשְׁקֶ֣הmash.KehH8248the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022from His chambersמֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יוme.'a.li.yo.TavH5944;the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646by the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of His worksמַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.
14He makes the grassחָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirH2682growמַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.achH6779for the livestockלַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.MahH929and provides cropsוְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevH6212for manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120to cultivateלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656,bringing forthלְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:
15wineוְיַ֤יִן׀ve.Ya.yinH3196that gladdensיְשַׂמַּ֬חye.sa.MachH8055the heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824of manאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,oilמִשָּׁ֑מֶןmi.Sha.menH8081that makes his faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to shineלְהַצְהִ֣ילle.hatz.HilH6670,and breadוְ֝לֶ֗חֶםve.Le.chemH3899that sustainsיִסְעָֽד׃yis.'AdH5582hisאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824.
16The treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068have their fillיִ֭שְׂבְּעוּYis.be.'uH7646,the cedarsאַֽרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְ֝בָנ֗וֹןle.va.NonH3844thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He plantedנָטָֽע׃na.Ta'H5193,
17whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.she.ro.Sha-H834שָׁ֭םShamH8033the birdsצִפֳּרִ֣יםtzi.po.RimH6833build their nestsיְקַנֵּ֑נוּye.ka.Ne.nuH7077;the storkחֲ֝סִידָ֗הcha.si.DahH2624makes her homeבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004in the cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםbe.ro.ShimH1265.
18The highהַ֭גְּבֹהִיםHa.ge.vo.himH1364mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022are for the wild goatsלַיְּעֵלִ֑יםlai.ye.'e.LimH3277,the cliffsסְ֝לָעִ֗יםse.la.'ImH5553a refugeמַחְסֶ֥הmach.SehH4268for the rock badgersלַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃Lash.fa.NimH8227.
19He madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the moonיָ֭רֵחַYa.re.achH3394to mark the seasonsלְמוֹעֲדִ֑יםle.mo.'a.DimH4150;the sunשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁShe.meshH8121knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045when to setמְבוֹאֽוֹ׃me.vo.'OH3996.
20You bringתָּֽשֶׁת־ta.shet-H7896darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and it becomesוִ֣יהִיVi.hiH1961nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,when allכָּל־kol-H3605the beastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of the forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293prowlתִ֝רְמֹ֗שׂtir.MosH7430.
21The young lionsהַ֭כְּפִירִיםHa.ke.fi.rimH3715roarשֹׁאֲגִ֣יםsho.'a.GimH7580for their preyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964and seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245their foodאָכְלָֽם׃'a.khe.LamH400from Godמֵאֵ֣לme.'ElH410.
22The sunהַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁHa.she.meshH8121risesתִּזְרַ֣חtiz.RachH2224,and they withdrawיֵאָסֵפ֑וּןye.'a.se.FunH622;they lie downיִרְבָּצֽוּן׃yir.ba.TzunH7257inוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413their densמְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗םme.'o.no.TamH4585.
23Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120goes forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318to his workלְפָעֳל֑וֹle.fo.'o.LoH6467and to his laborוְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹve.la.'a.Vo.da.ToH5656untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153.
24Howמָֽה־mah-H4100manyרַבּ֬וּra.BuH7231are Your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ׀ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068!In wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֣הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451You have made themעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכֻּ֭לָּםKu.lomH3605;the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is full ofמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390Your creaturesקִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃kin.ya.Ne.chaH7075.
25Hereזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088is the seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220,vastגָּדוֹל֮ga.dOlH1419and wideוּרְחַ֪ב יָ֫דָ֥יִם שָֽׁם־u.re.Chav ya.Da.yim sham-H7342H3027H8033,teeming with creaturesרֶ֭מֶשׂRe.mesH7431beyond numberוְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑רve.'Ein mis.ParH369H4557,living thingsחַיּ֥וֹתchai.YotH2416both greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419andעִם־'im-H5973smallקְ֝טַנּ֗וֹתke.ta.NotH6996.
27Allכֻּ֭לָּםKu.lomH3605creatureslookיְשַׂבֵּר֑וּןye.sa.be.RunH7663to Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414themtheir foodאָכְלָ֣ם'a.khe.LamH400in due seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.
28When You give itתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414to them,they gather it upיִלְקֹט֑וּןyil.ko.TunH3950;when You openתִּפְתַּ֥חtif.TachH6605Your handיָֽ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027,they are satisfiedיִשְׂבְּע֥וּןyis.be.'UnH7646with good thingsטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
29When You hideתַּסְתִּ֥ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָּנֶיךָ֮pa.nei.KhaH6440,they are terrifiedיִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּןyi.ba.He.LunH926;when You take awayתֹּסֵ֣ףto.SefH622their breathר֭וּחָםRu.chomH7307,they dieיִגְוָע֑וּןyig.va.'UnH1478and returnיְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ye.shu.VunH7725toוְֽאֶל־ve.'el-H413dustעֲפָרָ֥ם'a.fa.RamH6083.
30When You sendתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971Your Spiritר֭וּחֲךָRu.cha.khaH7307,they are createdיִבָּרֵא֑וּןyi.ba.re.'UnH1254,and You renewוּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁu.te.cha.DeshH2318the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.
31May the gloryכְב֣וֹדkhe.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068endureיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;may the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֖חyis.MachH8055in His worksבְּמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃be.ma.'a.SavH4639.
32He looksהַמַּבִּ֣יטha.ma.BitH5027on the earthלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776,and it tremblesוַתִּרְעָ֑דva.tir.'AdH7460;He touchesיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060the mountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and they smolderוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.
33I will singאָשִׁ֣ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068all my lifeבְּחַיָּ֑יbe.chai.YaiH2416;I will sing praiseאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167to my Godלֵאלֹהַ֣יle.lo.HaiH430while I have my beingבְּעוֹדִֽי׃be.'o.DiH5750.
34May my meditationשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879be pleasingיֶעֱרַ֣בye.'e.RavH6149to Himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921,for Iאָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595rejoiceאֶשְׂמַ֥ח'es.MachH8055in the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.
35May sinnersחַטָּאִ֨ים׀cha.ta.'ImH2400vanishיִתַּ֤מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֤ים׀u.re.sha.'ImH7563be noאֵינָ֗ם'ei.NamH369moreע֤וֹדodH5750.Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315אֶת־'et-H853.Hallelujahהַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ha.lu- YahH1984H3050!
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