To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.
1O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Lordאֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,how excellentאַדִּ֣יר'a.DirH117isthy nameשִׁ֭מְךָShim.khaH8034in all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776!who hast setתְּנָ֥הte.NahH5414thy gloryה֝וֹדְךָ֗hod.khaH1935above the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
2Out of the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of babesעֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀'o.LimH5768and sucklingsוְֽיֹנְקִים֮ve.yo.ne.KimH3243hast thou ordainedיִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫yi.Sad.taH3245strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797because of thine enemiesצוֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.Rei.khaH6887,that thou mightest stillלְהַשְׁבִּ֥יתle.hash.BitH7673the enemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341and the avengerוּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃u.mit.na.KemH5358.
3When I considerאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200thy heavensשָׁ֭מֶיךָSha.mei.khaH8064,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639of thy fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khaH676,the moonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394and the starsוְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556,which thou hast ordainedכּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃ko.Na.ne.tahH3559;
4What is manאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,that thou art mindfulתִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּtiz.ke.Re.nuH2142of him? and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120,that thou visitestתִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃tif.ke.De.nuH6485him?
5For thou hast made him a littleמְּ֭עַטMe.'atH4592lowerוַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּva.te.cha.se.Re.huH2637than the angelsמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,and hast crownedתְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃te.'a.te.Re.huH5849him with gloryוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519and honourוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
6Thou madest him to have dominionתַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּTam.shi.le.huH4910over the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of thy handsיָדֶ֑יךָya.Dei.khaH3027;thou hast putשַׁ֣תָּהSha.tahH7896all thingsunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272:
7All sheepצֹנֶ֣הtzo.NehH6792and oxenוַאֲלָפִ֣יםva.'a.la.FimH504,yea, and the beastsבַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704;
8The fowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833of the airשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,and the fishוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, and whatsoeverpasseth throughעֹ֝בֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.
9O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Lordאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,how excellentאַדִּ֥יר'a.DirH117isthy nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034in all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!
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