1Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכוֹר־ze.khor-H2142Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, andall his afflictionsעֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃u.no.ToH6031:
2How he swareנִ֭שְׁבַּעNish.ba'H7650unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, andvowedנָ֝דַ֗רna.DarH5087unto the mightyלַאֲבִ֥ירla.'a.VirH46Godof Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290;
3Surely I will not comeאָ֭בֹא'A.vo'H935into the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of my houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004,nor go upאֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה'e.'e.LehH5927into my bedעֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃'E.res ye.tzu.'AiH3326H6210;
4I will not giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8153to mine eyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869, orslumberתְּנוּמָֽה׃te.nu.MahH8572to mine eyelidsלְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥יle.'af.'a.PaiH6079,
5Until I find outאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672a placeמָ֭קוֹםMa.komH4725for Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,an habitationמִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹתmish.ka.NotH4908for the mightyלַאֲבִ֥ירla.'a.VirH46Godof Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
6Lo, we heardשְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָshe.ma.'a.Nu.haH8085of it at Ephratahבְאֶפְרָ֑תָהve.'ef.Ra.tahH672:we foundמְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָme.tza.Nu.haH4672it in the fieldsבִּשְׂדֵי־bis.dei-H7704of the woodיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.
7We will goנָב֥וֹאָהna.Vo.'ahH935into his tabernaclesלְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֑יוle.mish.ke.no.TavH4908:we will worshipנִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הnish.ta.cha.VehH7812at his footstoolלַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָֽיו׃la.ha.Dom rag.LavH7272H1916.
8Ariseקוּמָ֣הku.MahH6965,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,into thy restלִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָlim.nu.cha.Te.khaH4496;thou, and the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of thy strengthעֻזֶּֽךָ׃'u.Ze.khaH5797.
9Let thy priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָko.ha.Nei.khaH3548be clothedיִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664;and let thy saintsוַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָva.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623shout for joyיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ye.ra.Ne.nuH7442.
10For thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650David’sדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732sake turn not awayתָּ֝שֵׁ֗בta.ShevH7725the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thine anointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.
11Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068hath swornנִשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650intruthאֱמֶת֮'e.MetH571unto Davidלְדָוִ֡דle.da.VidH1732;he will not turnיָשׁ֪וּבya.ShuvH7725from it; Of the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֑vit.ne.KhaH990will I setאָ֝שִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896upon thy throneלְכִסֵּא־le.khi.se'-H3678.
12If thy childrenבָנֶ֨יךָ׀va.Nei.khaH1121will keepיִשְׁמְר֬וּyish.me.RuH8104my covenantבְּרִיתִי֮be.ri.TiH1285and my testimonyוְעֵדֹתִ֥יve.'e.do.TiH5713thatז֗וֹzoH2097H2090I shall teachאֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם'a.La.me.DemH3925them, their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121shall also sitיֵ֝שְׁב֗וּye.she.VuH3427upon thy throneלְכִסֵּא־le.khi.se'-H3678for evermoreH5703.
13For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hath chosenבָחַ֣רva.CharH977Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726;he hath desiredאִ֝וָּ֗הּ'i.VahH183itfor his habitationלְמוֹשָׁ֥בle.mo.ShavH4186.
14This ismy restמְנוּחָתִ֥יme.nu.cha.TiH4496for everH5703:here will I dwellאֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב'e.ShevH3427;for I have desiredאִוִּתִֽיהָ׃'i.vi.Ti.haH183it.
15I will abundantlyבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1288blessאֲבָרֵ֑ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288her provisionצֵ֭ידָהּTzei.dahH6718:I will satisfyאַשְׂבִּ֥יעַֽ'as.Bi.a'H7646her poorאֶ֝בְיוֹנֶ֗יהָ'ev.yo.Nei.haH34with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
16I will also clotheאַלְבִּ֣ישׁ'al.BishH3847her priestsוְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָVe.kho.ha.nei.haH3548with salvationיֶ֑שַׁעYe.sha'H3468:and her saintsוַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָva.cha.si.Dei.haH2623shall shout aloudH7442for joyH7444.
17There will I makeאַצְמִ֣יחַ'atz.Mi.achH6779the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732to budH6779:I have ordainedעָרַ֥כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186a lampנֵ֝֗רNerH5216for mine anointedלִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃lim.shi.ChiH4899.
18His enemiesא֭וֹיְבָיו'oy.vavH341will I clotheאַלְבִּ֣ישׁ'al.BishH3847with shameבֹּ֑שֶׁתBo.shetH1322:but upon himself shall his crownנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145flourishיָצִ֥יץya.TzitzH6692.
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