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Psalms 122

A Song of degrees of David.

1I was gladשָׂ֭מַחְתִּיSa.mach.tiH8055when they saidבְּאֹמְרִ֣יםbe.'o.me.RimH559unto me, Let us goH3212into the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.

2Our feetרַגְלֵ֑ינוּrag.Lei.nuH7272shall standעֹ֭מְדוֹת'O.me.dotH5975within thy gatesבִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְbish.'a.Ra.yikhH8179,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is buildedהַבְּנוּיָ֑הha.be.nu.YahH1129as a cityכְּ֝עִ֗ירke.'IrH5892that is compactשֶׁחֻבְּרָה־she.chu.be.rah-H2266togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

4Whitherשֶׁשָּׁ֨םshe.ShamH8033the tribesשְׁבָטִ֡יםshe.va.TimH7626go upעָל֪וּ'a.LuH5927,the tribesשִׁבְטֵי־shiv.tei-H7626of the Lordיָ֭הּyahH3050,unto the testimonyעֵד֣וּת'e.DutH5715of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to give thanksלְ֝הֹד֗וֹתle.ho.DotH3034unto the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5For there are setיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427thronesכִסְא֣וֹתkhis.'otH3678of judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֑טle.mish.PatH4941,the thronesכִּ֝סְא֗וֹתkis.'otH3678of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

6Prayשַׁ֭אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592for the peaceשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:they shall prosperיִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּyish.La.yuH7951that loveאֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ha.Va.yikhH157thee.

7Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be within thy wallsבְּחֵילֵ֑ךְbe.chei.LekhH2426, andprosperityשַׁ֝לְוָ֗הShal.VahH7962within thy palacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃be.'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759.

8For my brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and companions’וְרֵעָ֑יve.re.'AiH7453sakes, I will now sayאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965be within thee.

9Because of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430I will seekאֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה'a.vak.ShahH1245thy goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.

Commentaries on Psalms 122

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