For the choir director; according to the Or possibly LiliesShoshannim. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
1My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820overflowsרָ֘חַ֤שׁra.ChashH7370with a goodט֗וֹבTovH2896themeדָּ֘בָ֤רda.VarH1697; Iaddressאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559myversesמַעֲשַׂ֣יma.'a.SaiH4639to theKingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428;My tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956is the penעֵ֤ט׀'etH5842ofa readyמָהִֽיר׃ma.HirH4106writerH5613.
2You are fairerיָפְיָפִ֡יתָya.fe.ya.Fi.taH3302thanH4480the sonsמִבְּנֵ֬יmi.be.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120;Graceחֵ֭ןchenH2580is pouredה֣וּצַקHu.tzakH3332upon Your lipsבְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.se.fe.to.Tei.khaH8193;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH5921H3651Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430hasblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288You foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
3Girdחֲגֽוֹר־cha.goyr-H2296Your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719on Yourthighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409, OMightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368OneH1368, InYour splendorה֝וֹדְךָ֗hod.khaH1935and Your majestyוַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃va.ha.da.Re.khaH1926!
4And in Your majestyH1926rideרְכַ֗בre.KhavH7392on victoriouslyצְלַ֬חtze.LachH6743,For the causeדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571andmeeknessH6038andrighteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664; Let Yourrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225teachוְתוֹרְךָ֖ve.tor.KhaH3384Youawesomeנוֹרָא֣וֹתno.ra.'otH3372thingsH3372.
5Yourarrowsחִצֶּ֗יךָchi.Tzei.khaH2671are sharpשְׁנ֫וּנִ֥יםshe.Nu.NimH8150; Thepeoplesעַ֭מִּים'A.mimH5971fallיִפְּל֑וּyi.pe.LuH5307underתַּחְתֶּ֣יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478You; Your arrows arein the heartבְּ֝לֵ֗בbe.LevH3820of the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesH340.
6Your throneכִּסְאֲךָ֣kis.'a.KhaH3678,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,is foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703;A scepterשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofuprightnessמִ֝ישֹׁ֗רmi.ShorH4334is the scepterשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Your kingdomמַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃mal.khu.Te.khaH4438.
8Allכָּל־kol-H3605Your garmentsבִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָbig.do.Tei.khaH899are fragrant withmyrrhמֹר־mor-H4753and aloesוַאֲהָל֣וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174andcassiaקְ֭צִיעוֹתKe.tzi.'otH7102;Out of ivoryשֵׁ֝֗ןShe.nH8127palacesהֵ֥יכְלֵיHeikh.leiH1964stringedמִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4482instrumentsH4482have madeH8055You gladשִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃si.me.Chu.khaH8055.
9Kings’מְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323are amongYour nobleבְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.yi.ke.ro.Tei.chaH3368ladies; At Yourrightלִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗li.mi.ne.khaH3225handH3225standsנִצְּבָ֥הni.tze.VahH5324the queenשֵׁגַ֥לshe.GalH7694ingoldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800from Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.
10Listenשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085,O daughterH1323,giveH7200attentionH7200and inclineוְהַטִּ֣יve.ha.TiH5186your earאָזְנֵ֑ךְ'a.ze.NekhH241:Forgetוְשִׁכְחִ֥יve.shikh.ChiH7911your peopleעַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ'a.MekhH5971and your father’sאָבִֽיךְ׃'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004;
11Then the Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will desireוְיִתְאָ֣וve.yit.'AvH183your beautyיָפְיֵ֑ךְya.fe.YekhH3308.Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He is yourLordH136,bowוְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־ve.hish.ta.cha.vi-H7812downH7812to Him.
12The daughterוּבַֽת־u.vat-H1323ofTyreצֹ֨ר׀tzorH6865will comewith a giftבְּ֭מִנְחָהBe.min.chahH4503; Therichעֲשִׁ֣ירֵי'a.Shi.reiH6223among the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971will seekיְחַלּ֗וּye.cha.LuH2470your favorפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440.
14She will beledתּוּבַ֪לtu.ValH2986to the KingH4428in embroideredלִרְקָמוֹת֮lir.ka.mOtH7553workH7553; Thevirginsבְּתוּל֣וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330,her companionsרֵעוֹתֶ֑יהָre.'o.Tei.haH7464who followאַ֭חֲרֶיהָ'A.cha.rei.haH310her,Will be broughtמ֖וּבָא֣וֹתmu.va.'otH935to You.
15They will be ledתּ֭וּבַלְנָהTu.val.nahH2986forthתּוּבַ֪לtu.ValH2986with gladnessבִּשְׂמָחֹ֣תbis.ma.ChotH8057and rejoicingוָגִ֑ילva.GilH1524;They will enterH935into the King’sH4428palaceבְּהֵ֣יכַלbe.Hei.khalH1964.
16In placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of your fathersאֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1will be your sonsבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121;You shall makeתְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹte.shi.Te.movH7896them princesלְ֝שָׂרִ֗יםle.sa.RimH8269in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
17I will causeYour nameשִׁ֭מְךָShim.khaH8034to be rememberedאַזְכִּ֣ירָה'az.Ki.rahH2142in allH3605generationsH1755;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651the peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971will giveיְ֝הוֹדֻ֗ךָye.ho.Du.khaH3034You thanksH3034foreverלְעֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.
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