Psalms 34
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Psalms 34:1-14

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?
13Keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thy tongueלְשׁוֹנְךָ֣le.shon.KhaH3956from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451,and thy lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193from speakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696guileמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
14Departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilH7451,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,and pursueוְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ve.ra.de.Fe.huH7291it.
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