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Psalms 72:5-17

5May they fear himיִֽירָא֥וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372as long asעִם־'im-H5973the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121shines,as long asוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440the moonיָ֝רֵ֗חַya.Re.achH3394remains,through allדּ֣וֹרDorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃do.RimH1755.

6May he be like rainכְּמָטָ֣רke.ma.TarH4306that fallsיֵ֭רֵדYe.redH3381onעַל־'al-H5921freshly cut grassגֵּ֑זGezH1488,like spring showersכִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗יםkir.vi.VimH7241that waterזַרְזִ֥יףzar.ZifH2222the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

7May the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662flourishיִֽפְרַח־yif.rach-H6524in his daysבְּיָמָ֥יוbe.ya.MavH3117and prosperityשָׁ֝ל֗וֹםSha.LomH7965aboundוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230untilעַד־'ad-H5704the moonיָרֵֽחַ׃ya.Re.achH3394is no moreבְּלִ֥יbe.LiH1097.

8May he ruleוְ֭יֵרְדְּVe.ye.redH7287from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toעַד־'ad-H5704seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and from theוּ֝מִנָּהָ֗רu.mi.na.HarH5104Euphratestoעַד־'ad-H5704the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

9May the nomadsצִיִּ֑יםtzi.YimH6728bowיִכְרְע֣וּyikh.re.'UH3766before himלְ֭פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440,and his enemiesוְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יוve.'o.ye.VavH341lickיְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

10May the kingsמַלְכֵ֬יmal.KheiH4428of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֣ישׁtar.ShishH8659and distant shoresוְ֭אִיִּיםVe.'i.yimH339bringיָשִׁ֑יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725tributeמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503;may the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614and Sebaוּ֝סְבָ֗אu.se.Va'H5434offerיַקְרִֽיבוּ׃yak.Ri.vuH7126giftsאֶשְׁכָּ֥ר'esh.KarH814.

11May allכָל־khol-H3605kingsמְלָכִ֑יםme.la.KhimH4428bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to him andallכָּל־kol-H3605nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471serve himיַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃Ya.'av.Du.huH5647.

12Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he will deliverיַ֭צִּילYa.tzilH5337the needyאֶבְי֣וֹן'ev.YonH34who cry outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768and the afflictedוְ֝עָנִ֗יve.'a.NiH6041who have noוְֽאֵין־ve.'ein-H369helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.

13He will take pityיָ֭חֹסYa.chosH2347onעַל־'al-H5921the poorדַּ֣לdalH1800and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34and saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467the livesוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹתve.naf.ShotH5315of the oppressedאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34.

14He will redeemיִגְאַ֣לyig.'AlH1350themנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from oppressionמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8496and violenceוּ֭מֵחָמָסU.me.cha.mosH2555,for their bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818is preciousוְיֵיקַ֖רve.yei.KarH3365in his sightבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

15Long may he liveוִיחִ֗יvi.ChiH2421!May goldמִזְּהַ֪בmi.ze.HavH2091from Shebaשְׁ֫בָ֥אshe.Va'H7614be givenוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414him.May people everתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548prayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for himבַּעֲד֣וֹba.'a.DoH1157;may they bless himיְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ye.va.ra.Khen.HuH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16May there beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961an abundanceפִסַּת־fi.sat-H6451of grainבַּ֨ר׀barH1250in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776;may it swayיִרְעַ֣שׁyir.'AshH7493atopבְּרֹ֪אשׁbe.RoshH7218the hillsהָ֫רִ֥יםha.RimH2022.May its fruit treesפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529flourishוְיָצִ֥יצוּve.ya.Tzi.tzuH6692like the forests of Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֣וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844, the peopleof its citiesמֵ֝עִ֗ירme.'IrH5892like the grassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of the fieldהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17May his nameשְׁמ֨וֹshe.MoH8034endureיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961foreverלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769;may his nameשְׁ֫מ֥וֹshe.MoH8034continueיִנּ֪וֹןyi.NonH5125asלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440long as the sunשֶׁמֶשׁ֮she.MeshH8121shines. In himmay allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471be blessedוְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.yit.Ba.re.khuH1288;may they call him blessedיְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃ye.'a.she.Ru.huH833.

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