A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
1I will blessאֲבָרֲכָ֣ה'a.va.ra.KhahH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068at all timesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256:his praiseתְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416shallcontinuallyתָּ֝מִ֗ידta.MidH8548bein my mouthבְּפִֽי׃be.FiH6310.
2My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315shall make her boastתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984in the LordH3068:the humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035shall hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085thereof,and be gladוְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ve.yis.Ma.chuH8055.
3O magnifyגַּדְּל֣וּga.de.LuH1431the LordH3068with me, and let us exaltוּנְרוֹמְמָ֖הu.ne.ro.MahH7311his nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.
4I soughtדָּרַ֣שְׁתִּיda.Rash.tiH1875the LordH3068,and he heardוְעָנָ֑נִיve.'a.Na.niH6030me, and deliveredהִצִּילָֽנִי׃hi.tzi.La.niH5337me from all my fearsH4035.
5They lookedהִבִּ֣יטוּhi.Bi.tuH5027unto him, and were lightenedוְנָהָ֑רוּve.na.Ha.ruH5102:and their facesוּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗םu.fe.nei.HemH6440were not ashamedיֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃yech.Pa.ruH2659.
6This poor manעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041criedקָ֭רָאKa.ra'H7121,and the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068heardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085him,and savedהוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃ho.shi.'OH3467him out of all his troublesצָ֝רוֹתָ֗יוtza.ro.TavH6869.
7The angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the LordH3068encampethחֹנֶ֤הcho.NehH2583round aboutסָ֘בִ֤יבsa.VivH5439them that fearלִֽירֵאָ֗יוli.re.'AvH3373him, and deliverethוַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃Vay.cha.le.TzemH2502them.
8O tasteטַעֲמ֣וּta.'a.MuH2938and seeוּ֭רְאוּU.re.'uH7200that the LordH3068isgoodH2896:blessedאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835isthe manהַ֝גֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thattrustethיֶחֱסֶה־ye.che.seh-H2620in him.
9O fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372the LordH3068,ye his saintsקְדֹשָׁ֑יוke.do.ShavH6918: for there isno wantמַ֝חְס֗וֹרmach.SorH4270to them that fearלִירֵאָֽיו׃li.re.'AvH3373him.
10The young lionsכְּ֭פִירִיםKe.fi.rimH3715do lackרָשׁ֣וּra.ShuH7326,and suffer hungerוְרָעֵ֑בוּve.ra.'E.vuH7456:but they that seekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֥יve.do.re.SheiH1875the LordH3068shall not wantיַחְסְר֥וּyach.se.RuH2637any goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896thing.
11ComeH3212,ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,hearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085unto me: I will teachאֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃'a.la.med.KhemH3925you the fearיִֽרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of the LordH3068.
12What manהָ֭אִישׁHa.'ishH376is he thatdesirethהֶחָפֵ֣ץhe.cha.FetzH2655lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, andlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157manydaysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117,that he may seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896?
15The eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068areupon the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662,and his earsוְ֝אָזְנָ֗יוve.'a.ze.NavH241are openunto their cryשַׁוְעָתָֽם׃shav.'a.TamH7775.
16The faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the LordH3068isagainst them that doבְּעֹ֣שֵׂיbe.'O.seiH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772the remembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
17The righteouscryצָעֲק֣וּtza.'a.KuH6817,and the LordH3068hearethשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085,and deliverethהִצִּילָֽם׃hi.tzi.LamH5337them out of all their troublesצָ֝רוֹתָ֗םtza.ro.TamH6869.
18The LordH3068isnighקָר֣וֹבka.RovH7138unto them that are of a brokenלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־le.nish.be.rei-H7665heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;and savethיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467such as be of a contriteדַּכְּאֵי־da.ke.'ei-H1793spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307.
19Manyרַ֭בּוֹתRa.botH7227arethe afflictionsרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662:but the LordH3068deliverethיַצִּילֶ֥נּוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337him out of them all.
20He keepethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104all his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יוatz.mo.TavH6106:not oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of themH2007is brokenנִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃nish.Ba.rahH7665.
21Evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451shall slayתְּמוֹתֵ֣תte.mo.TetH4191the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563:and they that hateוְשֹׂנְאֵ֖יve.so.ne.'EiH8130the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shall be desolateיֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ye'.Sha.muH816.
22The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068redeemethפּוֹדֶ֣הpo.DehH6299the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and none of them that trustהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in him shall be desolateH816.
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