1Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315:and all that is withinקְ֝רָבַ֗יke.ra.VaiH7130me, blesshis holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
2Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315,and forgetתִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗יtish.ke.ChiH7911not all his benefitsגְּמוּלָֽיו׃ge.mu.LavH1576:
4Who redeemethהַגּוֹאֵ֣לha.go.'ElH1350thy lifeחַיָּ֑יְכִיchai.Ya.ye.khiH2416from destructionמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845;who crownethהַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִיham.'a.te.Re.khiH5849thee with lovingkindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and tender merciesוְרַחֲמִֽים׃ve.ra.cha.MimH7356;
5Who satisfiethהַמַּשְׂבִּ֣יַעha.mas.Bi.ya'H7646thy mouthעֶדְיֵ֑ךְ'ed.YekhH5716with goodבַּטּ֣וֹבba.TovH2896things; so thatthy youthנְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃ne.'u.Ra.ye.khiH5271is renewedתִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁtit.cha.DeshH2318like the eagle’sכַּנֶּ֣שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404.
6Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068executethעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and judgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטִ֗יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941for all that are oppressedעֲשׁוּקִֽים׃'a.shu.KimH6231.
7He made knownיוֹדִ֣יעַyo.Di.a'H3045his waysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870unto Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֑הle.mo.ShehH4872,his actsעֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃a.li.Lo.tavH5949unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
9He will not alwaysלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331chideיָרִ֑יבya.RivH7378:neither will he keepיִטּֽוֹר׃yi.TorH5201his angerfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
10He hath not dealtעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213with us after our sinsכַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּKha.cha.ta.'ei.nuH2399;nor rewardedגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580us according to our iniquitiesכַ֝עֲוֹנֹתֵ֗ינוּkha.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771.
11For as the heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064is high aboveכִגְבֹ֣הַּkhig.Vo.ahH1361the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, sogreatגָּבַ֥רga.VarH1396is his mercyחַ֝סְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617toward them that fearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.
12As far asכִּרְחֹ֣קkir.ChokH7368the eastמִ֭זְרָחMiz.rochH4217is from the westמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑בmi.ma.'a.RavH4628, sofar hath he removedהִֽרְחִ֥יקhir.ChikH7368our transgressionsפְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃pe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588from us.
13Like as a fatherאָ֭ב'avH1pitiethכְּרַחֵ֣םke.ra.ChemH7355hischildrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121, soYhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pitiethרִחַ֥םri.ChamH7355them that fearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.
14For he knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045our frameיִצְרֵ֑נוּyitz.Re.nuH3336;he rememberethזָ֝כ֗וּרza.KhurH2142that we aredustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
15As formanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582,his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117areas grassכֶּחָצִ֣ירke.cha.TzirH2682:as a flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,so he flourishethיָצִֽיץ׃ya.TzitzH6692.
16For the windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307passeth overעָֽבְרָה־'a.ve.rah-H5674it, and it is gone; and the placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725thereof shall knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234it no more.
17But the mercyוְחֶ֤סֶדve.Che.sedH2617of Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068isfrom everlastingמֵעוֹלָ֣םme.'o.LamH5769toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everlastingע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769upon them that fearיְרֵאָ֑יוye.re.'AvH3373him, and his righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666unto children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121childrenבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121;
18To such as keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יle.sho.me.ReiH8104his covenantבְרִית֑וֹve.ri.ToH1285,and to those that rememberוּלְזֹכְרֵ֥יu.le.zo.khe.ReiH2142his commandmentsפִ֝קֻּדָ֗יוfi.ku.DavH6490to doלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them.
19Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678in the heavensבַּ֭שָּׁמַיִםBa.sha.ma.yimH8064;and his kingdomוּ֝מַלְכוּת֗וֹu.mal.khu.ToH4438rulethמָשָֽׁלָה׃ma.Sha.lahH4910over all.
20Blessבָּרֲכ֥וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,ye his angelsמַלְאָ֫כָ֥יוmal.'A.KhavH4397,that excelגִּבֹּ֣רֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368in strengthכֹ֭חַKho.achH3581,that doעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213his commandmentsדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697,hearkeningלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of his wordדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.
21Blessבָּרֲכ֣וּba.ra.KhuH1288ye Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, all yehis hostsצְבָאָ֑יוtze.va.'AvH6635; yeministersמְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יוme.sha.re.TavH8334of his, that doעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213his pleasureרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
22Blessבָּרֲכ֤וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,all his worksמַעֲשָׂ֗יוma.'a.SavH4639in all placesמְקֹמ֥וֹתme.ko.MotH4725of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹmem.shal.ToH4475:blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,O my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315.
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