Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 23

A Psalm of David.

1Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ismy shepherdרֹ֝עִ֗יro.'IH7462;I shall not wantאֶחְסָֽר׃'ech.SarH2637.

2He maketh me to lie downיַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִיyar.bi.Tze.niH7257in greenדֶּ֭שֶׁאDe.she'H1877pasturesבִּנְא֣וֹתbin.'otH4999:he leadethיְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃ye.na.ha.Le.niH5095me beside the stillמְנֻח֣וֹתme.nu.ChotH4496watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325.

3He restorethיְשׁוֹבֵ֑בye.sho.VevH7725my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315:he leadethיַֽנְחֵ֥נִיyan.Che.niH5148me in the pathsבְמַעְגְּלֵי־ve.ma'.ge.lei-H4570of righteousnessצֶ֝֗דֶקTze.dekH6664for his name’sשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034sake.

4Yea, though I walkH3212through the valleyבְּגֵ֪יאbe.Gei'H1516of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֡וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,I will fearאִ֘ירָ֤א'i.Ra'H3372no evilרָ֗עRa'H7451: for thou artwith me; thy rodשִׁבְטְךָ֥shiv.te.KhaH7626and thy staffוּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָu.mish.'an.Te.khaH4938they comfortיְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃ye.Na.cha.Mu.niH5162me.

5Thou preparestתַּעֲרֹ֬ךְta.'a.RokhH6186a tableשֻׁלְחָ֗ןshul.ChanH7979beforeלְפָנַ֨י׀le.fa.NaiH6440me in the presence of mine enemiesצֹרְרָ֑יtzo.re.RaiH6887:thou anointestדִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּdi.Shan.taH1878my headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218with oilבַשֶּׁ֥מֶןva.She.menH8081;my cupכּוֹסִ֥יko.SiH3563runneth overרְוָיָֽה׃re.va.YahH7310.

6Surely goodnessט֤וֹבTovH2896and mercyוָחֶ֣סֶדva.Che.sedH2617shall followיִ֭רְדְּפוּנִיYir.de.fu.niH7291me all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my lifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416:and I will dwellH3427in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068for everלְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃le.'O.rekh ya.MimH3117 H753.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 23