A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalm 16 and Psalms 56–60. of David.
1Preserve meשָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104,O Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588in YouI take refugeחָסִ֥יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620.
2I saidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559to the LORDלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are my Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136;apart from Youעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921I have noבַּל־bal-H1077good thingט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtoa.TiH2896.”
3As for the saintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are the excellenceוְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יve.'a.di.ReiH117in whom allכָּל־kol-H3605my delightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656resides.
4Sorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094will multiplyיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235to those who chaseמָ֫הָ֥רוּma.Ha.ruH4116other godsאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312.I will notבַּל־bal-H1077pour outאַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhH5258their libationsנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.HemH5262of bloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818,orוּֽבַל־u.val-H1077speakאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375אֶת־'e.toSh-H853their namesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034withעַל־'al-H5921my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.
5The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068ismy chosen portionמְנָת־ חֶלְקִ֥יme.not- chel.KiH4490H2506and my cupוְכוֹסִ֑יve.kho.SiH3563;Youאַ֝תָּ֗ה'a.TahH859have madeתּוֹמִ֥יךְto.MikhH8551my lot secureגּוֹרָלִֽי׃go.ra.LiH1486.
6The linesחֲבָלִ֣יםcha.va.LimH2256of my boundaryhave fallenנָֽפְלוּ־na.fe.lu-H5307in pleasant placesבַּנְּעִמִ֑יםba.ne.'i.MimH5273;surelyאַף־'af-H637myעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921inheritanceנַ֝חֲלָ֗תna.cha.LatH5159is delightfulשָֽׁפְרָ֥הsha.fe.RahH8231.
7I will blessאֲבָרֵ֗ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834counsels meיְעָצָ֑נִיye.'a.Tza.niH3289;evenאַף־'af-H637at nightלֵ֝יל֗וֹתlei.LotH3915my conscienceכִלְיוֹתָֽי׃khil.yo.TaiH3629instructs meיִסְּר֥וּנִיyi.se.Ru.niH3256.
8I have setשִׁוִּ֬יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068alwaysתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548before meלְנֶגְדִּ֣יle.neg.DiH5048.Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588He is at my right handמִֽ֝ימִינִ֗יmi.mi.NiH3225,I will notבַּל־bal-H1077be shakenאֶמּֽוֹט׃'e.MotH4131.
9Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055and my tongueכְּבוֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519rejoicesוַיָּ֣גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1523;my bodyבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320alsoאַף־'af-H637will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931securelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.
10Forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588You will notלֹא־lo'-H3808abandonתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315to Sheolלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7585,nor will Youלֹֽא־lo'-H3808letתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414Your Holy Oneחֲ֝סִידְךָ֗cha.si.de.khaH2623seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200decayשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845.
11You have made known to meתּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮to.di.'e.NiH3045the pathאֹ֤רַח'O.rachH734of lifeחַ֫יִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416;You will fill meשֹׂ֣בַעSoa'H7648with joyשְׂ֭מָחוֹתSe.ma.chotH8057in Your presenceאֶת־ פָּנֶ֑יךָ'et- pa.Nei.khaH6440H854,with eternalנֶֽצַח׃Ne.tzachH5331pleasuresנְעִמ֖וֹתne.'i.MotH5273at Your right handבִּימִינְךָ֣bi.mi.ne.KhaH3225.
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