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Psalms 32

A Psalm of David, Maschil.

1Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is he whosetransgressionפֶּ֗שַׁעPe.sha'H6588isforgivenנְֽשׂוּי־ne.sui-H5375, whosesinחֲטָאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2401iscoveredכְּס֣וּיke.SuiH3680.

2Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isthe manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120unto whom the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068imputethיַחְשֹׁ֬בyach.ShoH2803not iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771,and in whose spiritבְּרוּח֣וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307there isno guileרְמִיָּה׃re.mi.yahH7423.

3When I kept silenceהֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּיHe.che.rash.tiH2790,my bonesעֲצָמָ֑י'a.tza.MaiH6106waxed oldבָּל֣וּba.LuH1086through my roaringבְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗יbe.sha.'a.ga.TiH7581all the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.

4For dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַיְלָה֮va.lay.LahH3915thy handיָ֫דֶ֥ךָya.De.khaH3027was heavyתִּכְבַּ֥דtikh.BadH3513upon me: my moistureלְשַׁדִּ֑יle.sha.DiH3955is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into the droughtבְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵיbe.char.Vo.neiH2725of summerקַ֣יִץKa.yitzH7019.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5I acknowledgedאוֹדִ֪יעֲךָ֡'o.Di.'a.khaH3045my sinחַטָּאתִ֨יcha.ta.TiH2403unto thee, and mine iniquityוַעֲוֹ֘נִ֤יva.'a.Vo.NiH5771have I not hidכִסִּ֗יתִיkhi.Si.tiH3680.I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I will confessאוֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034my transgressionsפְ֭שָׁעַיFe.sha.'aiH6588unto the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;and thou forgavestנָ֘שָׂ֤אתָna.Sa.taH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of my sinחַטָּאתִ֣יcha.ta.TiH2403.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6For this shall every one that is godlyחָסִ֨יד׀cha.SidH2623prayיִתְפַּלֵּ֬לyit.pa.LelH6419unto thee in a timeלְעֵ֪תle.'EtH6256when thou mayest be foundמְ֫צֹ֥אme.Tzo'H4672:surely in the floodsלְ֭שֵׁטֶףLe.she.tefH7858of greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325they shall not come nighיַגִּֽיעוּ׃ya.Gi.'uH5060unto him.

7Thou artmy hiding placeסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643;thou shalt preserveתִּ֫צְּרֵ֥נִיti.tze.Re.niH5341me from troubleמִצַּ֪רmi.TzarH6862;thou shalt compassתְּס֖וֹבְבֵ֣נִיte.So.Ve.niH5437me about with songsרָנֵּ֥יra.NeiH7438of deliveranceפַלֵּ֑טfa.LetH6405.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8I will instructאַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀'as.ki.le.KhaH7919thee and teachוְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ve.'or.KhaH3384thee in the wayבְּדֶֽרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870whichז֥וּzuH2098thou shalt goH3212:I will guideאִֽיעֲצָ֖ה'i.'a.TzahH3289thee with mine eyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869.

9Be ye not as the horseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483, oras the muleכְּפֶרֶד֮ke.fe.RedH6505, whichhave no understandingהָ֫בִ֥יןha.VinH995:whose mouthעֶדְי֣וֹed.YoH5716must be heldלִבְל֑וֹםliv.LomH1102in with bitבְּמֶֽתֶג־be.me.teg-H4964and bridleוָרֶ֣סֶןva.Re.senH7448,lestבַּ֝֗לBalH1077they come nearקְרֹ֣בke.RoH7126unto thee.

10Manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227sorrowsמַכְאוֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341shall beto the wickedלָרָ֫שָׁ֥עla.Ra.Sha'H7563:but he that trustethוְהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַve.ha.bo.Te.achH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,mercyחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617shall compassיְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ye.sov.Ve.nuH5437him about.

11Be gladשִׂמְח֬וּsim.ChuH8055in the Lordבַֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,and rejoiceוְ֭גִילוּVe.gi.luH1523,ye righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662:and shoutוְ֝הַרְנִ֗ינוּve.har.Ni.nuH7442for joy, all ye that areuprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

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