1Blessedבָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068myrockצוּרִ֗יtzu.RiH6697, which teacheth myhandsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027towarH4421, and myfingersאֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י'etz.be.'o.TaiH676tofightH4421:
2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and mydelivererוּֽמְפַלְטִ֫יu.me.fal.TiH6403; myshieldמָ֭גִנִּיMa.gi.niH4043, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971underH8478meH8478.
3LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whatמָה־mah-H4100ismanH120, that thou takestknowledgeוַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּva.te.da.'E.huH3045of him? or thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, that thou makest account of him?
4Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is like tovanityלַהֶ֣בֶלla.He.velH1892: hisdaysיָ֝מָ֗יוya.MavH3117are as ashadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738that passethawayעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.
5Bowהַט־hat-H5186thyheavensשָׁמֶ֣יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, andcomeוְתֵרֵ֑דve.te.RedH3381downH3381:touchגַּ֖עga'H5060themountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and they shallsmokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.
6CastH7971forthH7971lightningבָּ֭רָקBa.rokH1300, andscatterוּתְפִיצֵ֑םu.te.fi.TzemH6327them;sendשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971outH7971thinearrowsחִ֝צֶּ֗יךָchi.Tzei.khaH2671, and discomfit them.
8Whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834mouthפִּ֭יהֶםPi.hemH6310speakethvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, and theirrightוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225is arightH3225handH3225offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
9I willsingH2167anewחָ֭דָשׁCha.doshH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892unto thee, OGodאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430: upon a psaltery oftenעָ֝שׂ֗וֹרa.SorH6218stringsH6218will IsingH2167praisesH2167unto thee.
10It is he that givethsalvationתְּשׁוּעָ֗הte.shu.'AhH8668untokingsלַמְּלָ֫כִ֥יםla.me.La.KhimH4428: who rescuethDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisservantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650from the hurtfulswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719.
11RescueH5337meH1696, anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵנִי֮ve.ha.tzi.le.NiH5337meH1696outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֪דmi.YadH3027of strangers,whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834mouthפִּ֭יהֶםPi.hemH6310speakethvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, and theirrightוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225handH3027is arightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handH3027offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
12When oursonsבָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ba.Nei.nuH1121shall be asplantsכִּנְטִעִים֮kin.ti.'ImH5195grownH1431upH1431in theiryouthבִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥םbin.'u.Rei.HemH5271; and ourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323ascornerכְזָוִיֹּ֑תkhe.za.vi.YotH2106stones hewn after the fashion of apalaceהֵיכָֽל׃hei.KhalH1964;
13When ourgarnersמְזָוֵ֣ינוּme.za.Vei.nuH4200arefullמְלֵאִים֮me.le.'ImH4392, affording all manner of store; and oursheepצֹאונֵ֣נוּtzo.Ne.nuH6629bringH503forthH503thousands and ten thousands in ourfieldsבְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.chu.tzo.Tei.nuH2351;
14When our oxen are well laden; when there isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369breaking in, andnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goingH3318forthH3318, andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369outcryצְ֝וָחָ֗הtze.va.ChahH6682in ourstreetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃bir.cho.Tei.nuH7339;
15Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is thepeopleהָ֭עָםHa.'omH5971, that is insuchשֶׁכָּ֣כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602a case: yea,happyאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is thepeopleהָ֝עָ֗םha.'AmH5971, whoseGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430is theLORDשֶׁיֲהוָ֥הshe.Yah.wehH3068.
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