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Psalms 21:1-6

1The kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall joyיִשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055in thy strengthבְּעָזְּךָ֥be.'a.ze.KhaH5797,O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;and in thy salvationוּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗u.vi.Shu.'a.te.khaH3444how greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shall he rejoiceיָּ֥גֶלYa.geilH1523!

2Thou hast givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414him his heart’sלִ֭בּוֹli.boH3820desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378,and hast not withholdenמָנַ֥עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513the requestוַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתva.'a.Re.shetH782of his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3For thou preventestתְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּTe.kad.de.me.nuH6923him with the blessingsבִּרְכ֣וֹתbir.KhotH1293of goodnessט֑וֹבTovH2896:thou settestתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896a crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of pure goldפָּֽז׃PazH6337on his headלְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹle.ro.ShoH7218.

4He askedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592lifeחַיִּ֤ים׀chai.YimH2416of thee, andthou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414it him, evenlengthאֹ֥רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117for everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

5His gloryכְּ֭בוֹדוֹke.vo.doH3519isgreatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419in thy salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָbi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444:honourה֥וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְ֝הָדָרVe.ha.dorH1926hast thou laidתְּשַׁוֶּ֥הte.sha.VehH7737upon him.

6For thou hast madeתְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּte.shi.Te.huH7896him most blessedבְרָכ֣וֹתve.ra.KhotH1293for everלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703:thou hast madeתְּחַדֵּ֥הוּte.cha.De.huH2302him exceeding gladבְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057with thy countenanceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

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