1Rejoiceרַנְּנ֣וּra.ne.NuH7442in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,O ye righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662: forpraiseתְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416is comelyנָאוָ֥הna.VahH5000for the uprightלַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗יםlay.sha.RimH3477.
2Praiseהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068with harpבְּכִנּ֑וֹרbe.khi.NorH3658:singזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167unto him with the psalteryבְּנֵ֥בֶלbe.Ne.velH5035andan instrument of ten stringsעָ֝שׂ֗וֹרa.SorH6218.
3Singשִֽׁירוּ־shi.ru-H7891unto him a newחָדָ֑שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892;playנַ֝גֵּ֗ןna.GenH5059skilfullyהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190with a loud noiseבִּתְרוּעָֽה׃bit.ru.'AhH8643.
4For the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isrightיָשָׁ֥רya.SharH3477;and all his worksמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639are donein truthבֶּאֱמוּנָֽה׃be.'e.mu.NahH530.
5He lovethאֹ֭הֵב'O.hevH157righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941:the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of the goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
6By the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068were the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064madeנַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.SuH6213;and all the hostצְבָאָֽם׃tze.va.'AmH6635of them by the breathוּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of his mouthפִּ֝֗יוPivH6310.
7He gatherethכֹּנֵ֣סko.NesH3664the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220together as an heapכַּ֭נֵּדKa.nedH5067:he layeth upנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414the depthתְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃te.ho.MotH8415in storehousesבְּאֹצָר֣וֹתbe.'o.tza.RotH214.
8Let all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fearיִֽירְא֣וּyi.re.'UH3372the Lordמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068:let all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398stand in aweיָ֝ג֗וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481of him.
9For he spakeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, and it was done;he commandedצִ֝וָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680,and it stood fastוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.
10The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068bringethH6331the counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471to noughtH6331:he makethH5106the devicesמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971of none effectH5106.
11The counselעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068standethתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of his heartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
12Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe nationהַ֭גּוֹיHa.goyH1471whose Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430isthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; andthe peopleהָעָ֓ם׀ha.'AmH5971whomhe hath chosenבָּחַ֖רba.CharH977for his own inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֣הle.na.cha.LahH5159.
13The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068lookethהִבִּ֣יטhi.BitH5027from heavenמִ֭שָּׁמַיִםMi.sha.ma.yimH8064;he beholdethרָ֝אָ֗הra.'AhH7200all the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.
14From the placeמִֽמְּכוֹן־mi.me.khon-H4349of his habitationשִׁבְתּ֥וֹshiv.ToH3427he lookethהִשְׁגִּ֑יחַhish.Gi.achH7688upon all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
15He fashionethהַיֹּצֵ֣רhai.yo.TzerH3335their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820alikeיַ֣חַדYa.chadH3162;he considerethהַ֝מֵּבִ֗יןha.me.VinH995all their worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.
16There is no kingהַ֭מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428savedנוֹשָׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by the multitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of an hostחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428:a mighty manגִּ֝בּ֗וֹרgi.BorH1368is not deliveredיִנָּצֵ֥לyi.na.TzelH5337by muchבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.
17An horseהַ֭סּוּסHa.susH5483isa vain thingשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267for safetyלִתְשׁוּעָ֑הlit.shu.'AhH8668:neither shall he deliverיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422anyby his greatוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230strengthחֵ֝יל֗וֹchei.LoH2428.
18Behold, the eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isupon them that fearיְרֵאָ֑יוye.re.'AvH3373him, upon them that hopeלַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥יםlam.ya.cha.LimH3176in his mercyלְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃le.chas.DoH2617;
19To deliverלְהַצִּ֣ילle.ha.TzilH5337their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from deathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,and to keep them aliveוּ֝לְחַיּוֹתָ֗םu.le.chai.yo.TamH2421in famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.
20Our soulנַ֭פְשֵׁנוּNaf.she.nuH5315waitethחִכְּתָ֣הchi.ke.TahH2442for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: he isour helpעֶזְרֵ֖נוּ'ez.Re.nuH5828and our shieldוּמָגִנֵּ֣נוּu.ma.gi.Ne.nuH4043.
21For our heartלִבֵּ֑נוּli.Be.nuH3820shall rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055in him, because we have trustedבָטָֽחְנוּ׃va.Ta.che.nuH982in his holyקָדְשׁ֣וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034.
22Let thy mercyחַסְדְּךָ֣chas.de.KhaH2617,O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,be upon us, according as we hopeיִחַ֥לְנוּyi.Chal.nuH3176in thee.
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