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Psalms 45:7-17

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.

9Kings’מְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323wereamong thy honourable womenבְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.yi.ke.ro.Tei.chaH3368:upon thy right handלִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗li.mi.ne.khaH3225did standנִצְּבָ֥הni.tze.VahH5324the queenשֵׁגַ֥לshe.GalH7694in goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

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.

13The king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428daughterH1323isall gloriousכְּבוּדָּ֣הke.vu.DahH3520withinפְּנִ֑ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441:her clothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃le.vu.ShahH3830isof wroughtמִֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֖וֹתmi.mish.be.TzotH4865goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

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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