1Blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288the Lordיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315!O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,You are veryמְּאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּדַ֣לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431; You areclothedלָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃la.Va.she.taH3847with splendorה֭וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926,
2Coveringעֹֽטֶה־'o.teh-H5844Yourself withlightא֭וֹר'orH216as with a cloakכַּשַּׂלְמָ֑הka.sal.MahH8008,Stretchingנוֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186out heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064like a tentcurtainכַּיְרִיעָֽה׃kay.ri.'AhH3407.
3HelaysH7136the beamsהַ֥מְקָרֶֽהHam.ka.rehH7136of His upperעֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יוali.Yo.TavH5944chambersH5944in the watersבַמַּ֗יִםva.Ma.yimH4325;He makesהַשָּׂם־ha.som-H7760thecloudsעָבִ֥ים'a.VimH5645His chariotרְכוּב֑וֹre.khu.VoH7398;He walksהַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְham.ha.LekhH1980upon thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307;
5Heestablishedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776upon its foundationsמְכוֹנֶ֑יהָme.kho.Nei.haH4349, So that it will nottotterתִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.MotH4131foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.
6Youcoveredכִּסִּית֑וֹki.si.ToH3680it with the deepתְּ֭הוֹםTe.homH8415as with a garmentכַּלְּב֣וּשׁka.le.VushH3830;The watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325were standingיַֽעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975aboveעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.
7At Yourrebukeגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606they fledיְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.SunH5127, At thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of Your thunderרַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ra.'am.khaH7482they hurriedH2648awayיֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ye.cha.fe.ZunH2648.
9You setשַׂ֭מְתָּSam.taH7760aboundaryגְּֽבוּל־ge.vu.l.Sa-H1366that they may not passיַֽעֲבֹר֑וּןya.'a.vo.RunH5674overH5674,So that they will not returnיְ֝שׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
10He sendsהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַham.sha.Le.achH7971forthspringsמַ֭עְיָנִיםMa'.ya.nimH4599in the valleysבַּנְּחָלִ֑יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158;They flowיְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ye.ha.le.KhunH1980betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022;
11Theygiveיַ֭שְׁקוּYash.kuH8248drinkH8248to everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastH2421of the fieldH7706; Thewildפְרָאִ֣יםfe.ra.'ImH6501donkeysH6501quenchיִשְׁבְּר֖וּyish.be.RuH7665their thirstצְמָאָֽם׃tze.ma.'AmH6772.
12Besideעֲ֭לֵיהֶם'A.lei.hemH5921them the birdsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064dwellיִשְׁכּ֑וֹןyish.KonH7931; Theyliftיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414up theirvoicesקֽוֹל׃KolH6963amongמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH4480H996the branchesH6074.
13Hewatersמַשְׁקֶ֣הmash.KehH8248the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022from His upperמֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יוme.'a.li.yo.TavH5944chambersH5944;The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646with the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of His worksמַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.
14He causes thegrassחָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirH2682to growמַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.achH6779for thecattleלַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.MahH929, Andvegetationוְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevH6212for thelaborלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, So thathe may bringלְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318forthH3318foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,
15Andwineוְיַ֤יִן׀ve.Ya.yinH3196which makesH8055man’sאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824gladיְשַׂמַּ֬חye.sa.MachH8055, So that he may make hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440glistenלְהַצְהִ֣ילle.hatz.HilH6670with oilמִשָּׁ֑מֶןmi.Sha.menH8081, Andfoodוְ֝לֶ֗חֶםve.Le.chemH3899whichsustainsיִסְעָֽד׃yis.'AdH5582man’sאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824.
16The treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068drinkH7646their fillH7646,The cedarsאַֽרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְ֝בָנ֗וֹןle.va.NonH3844whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He plantedנָטָֽע׃na.Ta'H5193,
17Whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֭ם'a.she.ro.Sha- ShamH834H8033thebirdsצִפֳּרִ֣יםtzi.po.RimH6833buildH7077their nestsיְקַנֵּ֑נוּye.ka.Ne.nuH7077, And thestorkחֲ֝סִידָ֗הcha.si.DahH2624,whose homeבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004is thefirבְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treesH1265.
18The highהַ֭גְּבֹהִיםHa.ge.vo.himH1364mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022are for thewildH3277goatsלַיְּעֵלִ֑יםlai.ye.'e.LimH3277; Thecliffsסְ֝לָעִ֗יםse.la.'ImH5553are a refugeמַחְסֶ֥הmach.SehH4268for theshephanimלַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃Lash.fa.NimH8227.
19He madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the moonיָ֭רֵחַYa.re.achH3394for the seasonsלְמוֹעֲדִ֑יםle.mo.'a.DimH4150; Thesunשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁShe.meshH8121knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045the placeH3996of its settingH3996.
20Youappointתָּֽשֶׁת־ta.shet-H7896darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and it becomesוִ֣יהִיVi.hiH1961nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,In which allכָּל־kol-H3605thebeastsH2421of the forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293prowlH7430aboutH7430.
21Theyoungהַ֭כְּפִירִיםHa.ke.fi.rimH3715lionsH3715roarשֹׁאֲגִ֣יםsho.'a.GimH7580after their preyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964Andseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245their foodאָכְלָֽם׃'a.khe.LamH400from Godמֵאֵ֣לme.'ElH410.
23Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120goesH3318forthH3318tohis workלְפָעֳל֑וֹle.fo.'o.LoH6467And to his laborוְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹve.la.'a.Vo.da.ToH5656untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153.
24O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,howמָֽה־mah-H4100manyרַבּ֬וּra.BuH7231are Your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ׀ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639! Inwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֣הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451You have madeעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213them allכֻּ֭לָּםKu.lomH3605; Theearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of Yourpossessionsקִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃kin.ya.Ne.chaH7075.
26Thereשָׁ֭םShamH8033theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591moveיְהַלֵּכ֑וּןye.ha.le.KhunH1980along, AndLeviathanלִ֝וְיָתָ֗ןliv.ya.TanH3882,whichזֶֽה־zeh-H2088You have formedH3336to sportלְשַֽׂחֶק־le.sa.chek-H7832in it.
27They allכֻּ֭לָּםKu.lomH3605waitיְשַׂבֵּר֑וּןye.sa.be.RunH7663for You Togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414them their foodאָכְלָ֣ם'a.khe.LamH400indue seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.
28You giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414to them, they gatherיִלְקֹט֑וּןyil.ko.TunH3950it up; Youopenתִּפְתַּ֥חtif.TachH6605Your handיָֽ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027,they are satisfiedיִשְׂבְּע֥וּןyis.be.'UnH7646with goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
29Youhideתַּסְתִּ֥ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָּנֶיךָ֮pa.nei.KhaH6440,they are dismayedיִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּןyi.ba.He.LunH926; YoutakeH622awayH622theirspiritר֭וּחָםRu.chomH7307,they expireיִגְוָע֑וּןyig.va.'UnH1478Andreturnיְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ye.shu.VunH7725to their dustעֲפָרָ֥ם'a.fa.RamH6083.
30You sendתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971forth YourSpiritר֭וּחֲךָRu.cha.khaH7307,they are createdיִבָּרֵא֑וּןyi.ba.re.'UnH1254;And You renewוּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁu.te.cha.DeshH2318the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the groundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.
31Let thegloryכְב֣וֹדkhe.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068endureיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;Let the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068be gladיִשְׂמַ֖חyis.MachH8055in His worksבְּמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃be.ma.'a.SavH4639;
32Helooksהַמַּבִּ֣יטha.ma.BitH5027at the earthלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776, and ittremblesוַתִּרְעָ֑דva.tir.'AdH7460; Hetouchesיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060the mountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and they smokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.
33I will singאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068as long as I liveH2425; I willsingH2167praiseH2167to my Godלֵאלֹהַ֣יle.lo.HaiH430whileבְּעוֹדִֽי׃be.'o.DiH5750I have my being.
34Let mymeditationשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879be pleasingיֶעֱרַ֣בye.'e.RavH6149to Him; As for me, I shallbe gladאֶשְׂמַ֥ח'es.MachH8055in the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.
35Let sinnersחַטָּאִ֨ים׀cha.ta.'ImH2400beconsumedיִתַּ֤מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552from the earthהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776And let thewickedוּרְשָׁעִ֤ים׀u.re.sha.'ImH7563be noאֵינָ֗ם'ei.NamH369moreע֤וֹדodH5750.Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050!
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