New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 16:2-6

2I saidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559to the Lordלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “You aremy Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136; Ihave noבַּל־bal-H1077goodH2899besidesעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921You.”

3As for thesaintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are in the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,They are the majesticוְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יve.'a.di.ReiH117onesH117in whom is allכָּל־kol-H3605my delightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656.

4Thesorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094of those who havebarteredH4117for anotherאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312godwill be multipliedיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235;I shall not pourאַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhH5258out their drinkנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.HemH5262offeringsH5262ofbloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818,NorH1077will Itakeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034upon my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

5The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is theportionH4521of my inheritanceחֶלְקִ֥יchel.KiH2506and mycupוְכוֹסִ֑יve.kho.SiH3563;You supportתּוֹמִ֥יךְto.MikhH8551mylotגּוֹרָלִֽי׃go.ra.LiH1486.

6Thelinesחֲבָלִ֣יםcha.va.LimH2256have fallenנָֽפְלוּ־na.fe.lu-H5307to me in pleasantבַּנְּעִמִ֑יםba.ne.'i.MimH5273places;Indeedאַף־'af-H637,my heritageנַ֝חֲלָ֗תna.cha.LatH5159isbeautifulשָֽׁפְרָ֥הsha.fe.RahH8231to me.

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