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Psalms 37:23-29

23The stepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397are orderedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by the LORDמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068whotakes delightיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in his journeyוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.

24Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588he fallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be overwhelmedיוּטָ֑לyu.TalH2904,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is holdingסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564his handיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

25I once wasהָיִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288and nowגַּם־gam-H1571am oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,yet neverוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808have I seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662abandonedנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800or their childrenוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245for breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

26They areכָּל־kol-H3605everהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117generousחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603and quick to lendוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867,and their childrenוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233are a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

27Turn awayס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵ֭רָעMe.ro'H7451and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֗וֹבTovH2896,so that you will abideוּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.KhonH7931foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

28Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovesאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941and will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808forsakeיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853His saintsחֲ֭סִידָיוCha.si.davH2623.They are preservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,but the offspringוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be cut offנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.

29The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776and dwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931in itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921foreverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.

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