For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my cryרִנָּתִ֑יri.na.TiH7440,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;GiveH7181heedH7181to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.
2From theendמִקְצֵ֤הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֨רֶץ׀ha.'A.retzH776I callאֶ֭קְרָא'Ek.ra'H7121to You when my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820isfaintבַּעֲטֹ֣ףba.'a.TofH5848;Leadתַנְחֵֽנִי׃tan.Che.niH5148me tothe rockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697that is higherיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311thanמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.Me.niH4480I.
3For You have beenהָיִ֣יתָha.Yi.taH1961arefugeמַחְסֶ֣הmach.SehH4268for me, Atowerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of strengthעֹ֝֗ז'OzH5797againstמִפְּנֵ֥י מִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.pe.Nei mi.Me.niH4480H6440the enemyH340.
4Let medwellאָג֣וּרָה'a.Gu.rahH1481in Your tentבְ֭אָהָלְךָVe.'a.hal.khaH168foreverעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769; Let metakeאֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה'e.che.SehH2620refugeH2620in the shelterבְסֵ֖תֶרve.Se.terH5643of Your wingsכְּנָפֶ֣יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
5For You have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085myvowsלִנְדָרָ֑יlin.da.RaiH5088,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;You have givenנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414methe inheritanceיְ֝רֻשַּׁ֗תye.ru.ShatH3425of those whofearH3372Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
6You willprolongתּוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254the king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428lifeH3117;His yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗יוShe.no.TavH8141will be as manyדֹ֥רdorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
7He willabideיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430foreverע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769;Appointמַ֣ןmanH4487lovingkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571that they may preserveיִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃yin.tze.Ru.huH5341him.
8Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I willsingאֲזַמְּרָ֣ה'a.za.me.RahH2167praiseH2167to Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034foreverלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703, That I maypayלְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥יle.sha.le.MiH7999my vowsנְדָרַ֗יne.da.RaiH5088dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117by dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
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