Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 16:2-6

2O my soul,thou hast saidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559unto Yhwhלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, Thou artmy Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136:my goodnessט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtoa.TiH2896extendeth not to thee;

3Butto the saintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918thatהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992arein the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and tothe excellentוְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יve.'a.di.ReiH117, in whom isall my delightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656.

4Their sorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094shall be multipliedיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235thathastenמָ֫הָ֥רוּma.Ha.ruH4116afteranotherאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312god:their drink offeringsנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.HemH5262of bloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818will I not offerאַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhH5258,norH1077take upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034into my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

5Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isthe portionמְנָת־me.not-H4490of mine inheritanceחֶלְקִ֥יchel.KiH2506and of my cupוְכוֹסִ֑יve.kho.SiH3563:thou maintainestתּוֹמִ֥יךְto.MikhH8551my lotגּוֹרָלִֽי׃go.ra.LiH1486.

6The linesחֲבָלִ֣יםcha.va.LimH2256are fallenנָֽפְלוּ־na.fe.lu-H5307unto me in pleasantבַּנְּעִמִ֑יםba.ne.'i.MimH5273places;yea, I have a goodlyשָֽׁפְרָ֥הsha.fe.RahH8231heritageנַ֝חֲלָ֗תna.cha.LatH5159.

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