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Psalms 34:8-14

8O tasteטַעֲמ֣וּta.'a.MuH2938and seeוּ֭רְאוּU.re.'uH7200that YhwhH3068isgoodH2896:blessedאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835isthe manהַ֝גֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thattrustethיֶחֱסֶה־ye.che.seh-H2620in him.

9O fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372YhwhH3068,ye his saintsקְדֹשָׁ֑יוke.do.ShavH6918: for there isno wantמַ֝חְס֗וֹרmach.SorH4270to them that fearלִירֵאָֽיו׃li.re.'AvH3373him.

10The young lionsכְּ֭פִירִיםKe.fi.rimH3715do lackרָשׁ֣וּra.ShuH7326,and suffer hungerוְרָעֵ֑בוּve.ra.'E.vuH7456:but they that seekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֥יve.do.re.SheiH1875YhwhH3068shall not wantיַחְסְר֥וּyach.se.RuH2637any goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896thing.

11ComeH3212,ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,hearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085unto me: I will teachאֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃'a.la.med.KhemH3925you the fearיִֽרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of YhwhH3068.

12What manהָ֭אִישׁHa.'ishH376is he thatdesirethהֶחָפֵ֣ץhe.cha.FetzH2655lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, andlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157manydaysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117,that he may seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896?

13Keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thy tongueלְשׁוֹנְךָ֣le.shon.KhaH3956from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451,and thy lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193from speakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696guileמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

14Departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilH7451,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,and pursueוְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ve.ra.de.Fe.huH7291it.

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