New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 23:2-5

2“The Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696by me,And His wordוּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.ToH4405was on my tongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,The Rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spokeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to me, ‘He who rulesמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over menבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120righteouslyצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662,Who rulesמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

4Is as the lightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242whenthe sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121risesיִזְרַח־yiz.rach-H2224,A morningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645, Whenthe tenderH1877grassH1877springsout of the earthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776,ThroughH4480sunshineמִנֹּ֥גַהּmi.No.gahH5051afterH4480rainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.’

5TrulyH3588is not my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651with Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410? ForHe has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760an everlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285with me,Orderedעֲרוּכָ֤ה'a.ru.KhahH6186in allH3605thingsH3605,and securedוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הu.she.mu.RahH8104;For allH3605my salvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468and allH3605mydesireחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656,Will He not indeedH3588make itgrowיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779?

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