To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.Maschil: or, of instruction.
1My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820is inditingרָ֘חַ֤שׁra.ChashH7370a goodט֗וֹבTovH2896matterדָּ֘בָ֤רda.VarH1697:I speakאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559of the things which I have madeמַעֲשַׂ֣יma.'a.SaiH4639touching the kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428:my tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956isthe penעֵ֤ט׀'etH5842of a readyמָהִֽיר׃ma.HirH4106writerסוֹפֵ֬רso.FerH5608.
2Thou art fairerיָפְיָפִ֡יתָya.fe.ya.Fi.taH3302than the childrenמִבְּנֵ֬יmi.be.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120:graceחֵ֭ןchenH2580is pouredה֣וּצַקHu.tzakH3332into thy lipsבְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.se.fe.to.Tei.khaH8193:therefore Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430hath blessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
3Girdחֲגֽוֹר־cha.goyr-H2296thy swordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719upon thythighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409, O mostmightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368,with thy gloryה֝וֹדְךָ֗hod.khaH1935and thy majestyוַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃va.ha.da.Re.khaH1926.
4And in thy majestyH1926rideרְכַ֗בre.KhavH7392triumphantlyצְלַ֬חtze.LachH6743becauseדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571and meeknessוְעַנְוָה־ve.'an.vah-H6037andrighteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664;and thy right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225shall shewוְתוֹרְךָ֖ve.tor.KhaH3384thee dreadful thingsנוֹרָא֣וֹתno.ra.'otH3372.
5Thine arrowsחִצֶּ֗יךָchi.Tzei.khaH2671aresharpשְׁנ֫וּנִ֥יםshe.Nu.NimH8150in the heartבְּ֝לֵ֗בbe.LevH3820of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341; wherebythe peopleעַ֭מִּים'A.mimH5971fallיִפְּל֑וּyi.pe.LuH5307under thee.
7Thou lovestאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157righteousnessצֶּדֶק֮tze.DekH6664,and hatestוַתִּשְׂנָ֫אva.tis.Na'H8130wickednessרֶ֥שַׁעRe.sha'H7562:therefore GodH430,thy GodH430,hath anointedמְשָׁחֲךָ֡me.sha.cha.KhaH4886thee with the oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081of gladnessשָׂשׂ֗וֹןsa.SonH8342above thy fellowsמֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃Me.cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270.
8All thy garmentsבִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָbig.do.Tei.khaH899smellof myrrhמֹר־mor-H4753,and aloesוַאֲהָל֣וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174, andcassiaקְ֭צִיעוֹתKe.tzi.'otH7102,out of the ivoryשֵׁ֝֗ןShe.nH8127palacesהֵ֥יכְלֵיHeikh.leiH1964,wherebyמִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4482they have made thee gladשִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃si.me.Chu.khaH8055.
10Hearkenשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085,O daughterH1323,and considerוּ֭רְאִיU.re.'iH7200,and inclineוְהַטִּ֣יve.ha.TiH5186thine earאָזְנֵ֑ךְ'a.ze.NekhH241;forgetוְשִׁכְחִ֥יve.shikh.ChiH7911also thine own peopleעַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ'a.MekhH5971,and thy father’sאָבִֽיךְ׃'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004;
11So shall the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428greatly desireוְיִתְאָ֣וve.yit.'AvH183thy beautyיָפְיֵ֑ךְya.fe.YekhH3308: for he isthy Lordאֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְ'a.do.Na.yikhH113;and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־ve.hish.ta.cha.vi-H7812thou him.
12And the daughterוּבַֽת־u.vat-H1323of Tyreצֹ֨ר׀tzorH6865shall be therewith a giftבְּ֭מִנְחָהBe.min.chahH4503; eventhe richעֲשִׁ֣ירֵי'a.Shi.reiH6223among the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971shall intreatיְחַלּ֗וּye.cha.LuH2470thy favourפָּנַ֥יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440.
14She shall be broughtתּוּבַ֪לtu.ValH2986unto the kingH4428in raiment of needleworkלִרְקָמוֹת֮lir.ka.mOtH7553:the virginsבְּתוּל֣וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330her companionsרֵעוֹתֶ֑יהָre.'o.Tei.haH7464that followאַ֭חֲרֶיהָ'A.cha.rei.haH310her shall be broughtמ֖וּבָא֣וֹתmu.va.'otH935unto thee.
15With gladnessבִּשְׂמָחֹ֣תbis.ma.ChotH8057and rejoicingוָגִ֑ילva.GilH1524shall they be broughtH2986:they shall enterH935into the king’sH4428palaceבְּהֵ֣יכַלbe.Hei.khalH1964.
16Instead of thy fathersאֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1shall be thy childrenבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,whom thou mayest makeתְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹte.shi.Te.movH7896princesלְ֝שָׂרִ֗יםle.sa.RimH8269in all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
17I will make thy nameשִׁ֭מְךָShim.khaH8034to be rememberedאַזְכִּ֣ירָה'az.Ki.rahH2142in allדֹּ֣רdorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755:therefore shall the peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971praiseיְ֝הוֹדֻ֗ךָye.ho.Du.khaH3034thee for everלְעֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.
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