New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 27:4-12

4Oneאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259thingH259I have askedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592from the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,that I shall seekאֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ'a.Va.KeshH1245: That I maydwellשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my lifeH2425,To beholdלַחֲז֥וֹתla.cha.ZotH2372thebeautyבְּנֹֽעַם־be.no.'am-H5278of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And tomeditateוּלְבַקֵּ֥רu.le.va.KerH1239in His templeבְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃be.hei.kha.LoH1964.

5For on thedayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleH7463He willconcealיִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי׀yitz.pe.Ne.niH6845me in Histabernacleבְּסֻכֹּה֮be.su.KohH5520; He willhideיַ֭סְתִּרֵנִיYas.ti.re.niH5641me in the secretH5643placeבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of His tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168; He willliftH7311me upH7311on a rockבְּ֝צ֗וּרbe.TzurH6697.

6And nowוְעַתָּ֨הve.'a.TahH6258my headרֹאשִׁ֡יro.ShiH7218will be liftedH7311upH7311aboveעַ֤ל'alH5921my enemiesH340aroundסְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗יse.vi.vo.TaiH5439me,And I will offerוְאֶזְבְּחָ֣הve.'ez.be.ChahH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077in His tentבְ֭אָהֳלוֹve.'o.ho.loH168with shoutsתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643ofH8643joyH8643; I willsingאָשִׁ֥ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891,yes, I will singוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167praisesH2167to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,when I cryאֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121with my voiceקוֹלִ֥יko.LiH6963,And beH2603graciousH2603to me andanswerוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.Ne.niH6030me.

8When You said, “Seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245My faceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440,”my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to You, “I shall seekאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245Your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.”

9Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me,Do not turnתַּט־tat-H5186Your servantעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650awayH5186inangerבְּאַ֗ףbe.'AfH639;You have beenהָיִ֑יתָha.Yi.taH1961my helpעֶזְרָתִ֥י'ez.ra.TiH5833;Do not abandonתִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִיti.te.She.niH5203me norH408forsakeתַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800me,Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468!

10For my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1andmy motherוְאִמִּ֣יve.'i.MiH517have forsakenעֲזָב֑וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, Butthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068will takeH622me upH622.

11Teachה֤וֹרֵ֥נִיho.Re.niH3384me Your wayדַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,And leadוּ֭נְחֵנִיU.ne.che.niH5148me on alevelמִישׁ֑וֹרmi.ShorH4334pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734Becauseלְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of my enemiesH7796.

12Do not turnH5414me overH5414to thedesireבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of my enemiesצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862, Forfalseשֶׁ֝֗קֶרShe.kerH8267witnessesעֵֽדֵי־'e.dei-H5707have risenקָֽמוּ־ka.mu-H6965against me, And theviolentחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555witnessוִיפֵ֥חַvi.Fe.achH3307.

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