A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1O Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,You are my Godאֵלִ֥י'e.LiH410.Earnestly I seekאֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ'asha.Cha.Re.kaH7836Youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859; mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315thirsts for Youצָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'AhH6770. Mybodyבְשָׂרִ֑יve.sa.RiH1320yearns for Youכָּמַ֣הּka.MahH3642in a dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723and wearyוְעָיֵ֣ףve.'a.YefH5889landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776withoutבְּלִי־be.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
2Soכֵּ֭ןkenH3651I have seen Youחֲזִיתִ֑יךָcha.zi.Ti.khaH2372in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944andbeheldלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Your powerעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797and gloryוּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃u.khe.vo.De.khaH3519.
4Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I will bless Youאֲבָרֶכְךָ֣'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288as long as I liveH2416;in Your nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָBe.shim.khaH8034I will liftאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375my handsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709.
5My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646asכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644with the richestחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459of foodsוָ֭דֶשֶׁןVa.de.shenH1880;with joyfulרְ֝נָנ֗וֹתre.na.NotH7445lipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193my mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310will praise Youיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984.
6Whenאִם־'im-H518I remember Youזְכַרְתִּ֥יךָze.khar.Ti.khaH2142onעַל־'al-H5921my bedיְצוּעָ֑יye.tzu.'AiH3326,I thinkאֶהְגֶּה־'eh.geh-H1897of Youthrough the watches of the nightבְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹתbe.'ash.mu.RotH821.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You areהָיִ֣יתָha.Yi.taH1961my helpעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833;I will sing for joyאֲרַנֵּֽן׃'a.ra.NenH7442in the shadowוּבְצֵ֖לu.ve.TzelH6738of Your wingsכְּנָפֶ֣יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671.
8My soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315clingsדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to Youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310;Your right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225upholds meתָּמְכָ֥הta.me.KhahH8551.
9But thoseוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992who seekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245my lifeH5315to destroy itלְ֭שׁוֹאָהLe.sho.'ahH7722will goיָ֝בֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935into the depthsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
10They will fallיַגִּירֻ֥הוּya.gi.Ru.huH5064toעַל־'al-H5921the powerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;they will becomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961a portionמְנָ֖תme.NatH4521for foxesשֻׁעָלִ֣יםshu.'a.LimH7776.
11But the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ve.ha.me.leKhH4428will rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֪חyis.MachH8055in Godבֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430;allכָּל־kol-H3605who swearהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עha.nish.Ba'H7650by Himwill exultיִ֭תְהַלֵּלYit.ha.lelH1984,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the mouthsפִּ֣יpiH6310of liarsדֽוֹבְרֵי־ שָֽׁקֶר׃dov.rei- Sha.kerH1696H8267will be shutיִ֝סָּכֵ֗רyi.sa.KherH5534.
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