New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 34:8-14

8Otasteטַעֲמ֣וּta.'a.MuH2938and seeוּ֭רְאוּU.re.'uH7200that the LordH3068is goodH2896; Howblessedאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is the manהַ֝גֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397who takesH2620refugeיֶחֱסֶה־ye.che.seh-H2620in Him!

9O fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372the LordH3068, youHis saintsקְדֹשָׁ֑יוke.do.ShavH6918;For to those who fearH3372Him thereH369isnoH369wantמַ֝חְס֗וֹרmach.SorH4270.

10The youngכְּ֭פִירִיםKe.fi.rimH3715lionsH3715do lackרָשׁ֣וּra.ShuH7326and sufferH7456hungerH7456;But they who seekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֥יve.do.re.SheiH1875the LordH3068shallnot be in wantיַחְסְר֥וּyach.se.RuH2637of anyכָל־khol-H3605goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896thingH2896.

11Comeלְֽכוּ־le.khu-H1980,you childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me;I will teachאֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃'a.la.med.KhemH3925youthe fearיִֽרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of the LordH3068.

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is the manהָ֭אִישׁHa.'ishH376who desiresהֶחָפֵ֣ץhe.cha.FetzH2655lifeH2425And lovesאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157length ofdaysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117that he mayseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896?

13Keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341your tongueלְשׁוֹנְךָ֣le.shon.KhaH3956from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451And your lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193from speakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

14Departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilH7451and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;Seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965andpursueוְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ve.ra.de.Fe.huH7291it.

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