1Blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288theLORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068, O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315. OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430, thou artveryמְּאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּדַ֣לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431; thou artclothedלָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃la.Va.she.taH3847withhonourה֭וֹדHodH1935andmajestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
2Whocoverestעֹֽטֶה־'o.teh-H5844thyself withlightא֭וֹר'orH216as with agarmentכַּשַּׂלְמָ֑הka.sal.MahH8008: who stretchestoutנוֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064like acurtainכַּיְרִיעָֽה׃kay.ri.'AhH3407:
5Wholaidיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245thefoundationsמְכוֹנֶ֑יהָme.kho.Nei.haH4349of theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776, that it should not beremovedתִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.MotH4131foreverעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃o.Lam va.'EdH5769H5703.
6Thou didstcoverכִּסִּית֑וֹki.si.ToH3680it with thedeepתְּ֭הוֹםTe.homH8415as with agarmentכַּלְּב֣וּשׁka.le.VushH3830: thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325stoodיַֽעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975above themountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.
7AtH4480thyrebukeגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606theyfledיְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.SunH5127; at thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thythunderרַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ra.'am.khaH7482theyhastedיֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ye.cha.fe.ZunH2648away.
8They goupיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927by themountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022; they godownיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381by thevalleysבְקָע֑וֹתve.ka.'otH1237to theplaceמְ֝ק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whichזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088thou hastfoundedיָסַ֬דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245for them.
9Thou hastsetשַׂ֭מְתָּSam.taH7760aboundגְּֽבוּל־ge.vu.l.Sa-H1366that they may not passoverיַֽעֲבֹר֑וּןya.'a.vo.RunH5674; that they turn notagainיְ֝שׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725tocoverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
14He causeth thegrassחָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirH2682togrowמַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.achH6779for thecattleלַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.MahH929, andherbוְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevH6212for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofmanהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120: that he may bringforthלְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899out of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;
15Andwineוְיַ֤יִן׀ve.Ya.yinH3196that makethgladיְשַׂמַּ֬חye.sa.MachH8055theheartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824ofmanאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, andoilמִשָּׁ֑מֶןmi.Sha.menH8081to make hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440toshineלְהַצְהִ֣ילle.hatz.HilH6670, andbreadוְ֝לֶ֗חֶםve.Le.chemH3899whichstrengthenethיִסְעָֽד׃yis.'AdH5582man’sאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824.
16Thetreesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068arefullיִ֭שְׂבְּעוּYis.be.'uH7646of sap ; thecedarsאַֽרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonלְ֝בָנ֗וֹןle.va.NonH3844, which he hathplantedנָטָֽע׃na.Ta'H5193;
17Where thebirdsצִפֳּרִ֣יםtzi.po.RimH6833make theirnestsיְקַנֵּ֑נוּye.ka.Ne.nuH7077: as for thestorkחֲ֝סִידָ֗הcha.si.DahH2624, the firtreesבְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםbe.ro.ShimH1265are herhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.
18Thehighהַ֭גְּבֹהִיםHa.ge.vo.himH1364hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022are arefugeמַחְסֶ֥הmach.SehH4268for the wildgoatsלַיְּעֵלִ֑יםlai.ye.'e.LimH3277; and therocksסְ֝לָעִ֗יםse.la.'ImH5553for theconiesלַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃Lash.fa.NimH8227.
20Thoumakestתָּֽשֶׁת־ta.shet-H7896darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and it isnightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: in which all thebeastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of theforestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293docreepתִ֝רְמֹ֗שׂtir.MosH7430forth .
22Thesunהַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁHa.she.meshH8121arisethתִּזְרַ֣חtiz.RachH2224, theywithdrawיֵאָסֵפ֑וּןye.'a.se.FunH622, and lay themselvesdownיִרְבָּצֽוּן׃yir.ba.TzunH7257in theirdensמְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗םme.'o.no.TamH4585.
23Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120goethforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318to hisworkלְפָעֳל֑וֹle.fo.'o.LoH6467and to hislabourוְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹve.la.'a.Vo.da.ToH5656until theeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153.
25So is thisgreatגָּדוֹל֮ga.dOlH1419andwideוּרְחַ֪ב יָ֫דָ֥יִםu.re.Chav ya.Da.yimH7342H3027seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220, in which are creepingthingsרֶ֭מֶשׂRe.mesH7431innumerableמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557, bothsmallקְ֝טַנּ֗וֹתke.ta.NotH6996andgreatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419beastsחַיּ֥וֹתchai.YotH2416.
26Theregoיְהַלֵּכ֑וּןye.ha.le.KhunH1980theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591: there is thatleviathanלִ֝וְיָתָ֗ןliv.ya.TanH3882, which thou hastmadeיָצַ֥רְתָּya.Tzar.taH3335toplayלְשַֽׂחֶק־le.sa.chek-H7832in it.
27Thesewaitיְשַׂבֵּר֑וּןye.sa.be.RunH7663all upon thee; that thou mayestgiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414them theirfoodאָכְלָ֣ם'a.khe.LamH400in dueseasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.
28That which thougivestתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414them theygatherיִלְקֹט֑וּןyil.ko.TunH3950: thouopenestתִּפְתַּ֥חtif.TachH6605thyhandיָֽ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027, they arefilledיִשְׂבְּע֥וּןyis.be.'UnH7646withgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
29Thouhidestתַּסְתִּ֥ירtas.TirH5641thyfaceפָּנֶיךָ֮pa.nei.KhaH6440, they aretroubledיִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּןyi.ba.He.LunH926: thou takestawayתֹּסֵ֣ףto.SefH622theirbreathר֭וּחָםRu.chomH7307, theydieיִגְוָע֑וּןyig.va.'UnH1478, andreturnיְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ye.shu.VunH7725to theirdustעֲפָרָ֥ם'a.fa.RamH6083.
30Thousendestתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971forth thyspiritר֭וּחֲךָRu.cha.khaH7307, they arecreatedיִבָּרֵא֑וּןyi.ba.re.'UnH1254: and thourenewestוּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁu.te.cha.DeshH2318thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.
32Helookethהַמַּבִּ֣יטha.ma.BitH5027on theearthלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776, and ittremblethוַתִּרְעָ֑דva.tir.'AdH7460: hetouchethיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060thehillsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and theysmokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.
33I willsingאָשִׁ֣ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068as long as Iliveבְּחַיָּ֑יbe.chai.YaiH2416: I willsingאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167praise to myGodלֵאלֹהַ֣יle.lo.HaiH430while I have mybeingבְּעוֹדִֽי׃be.'o.DiH5750.
34Mymeditationשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879of him shall besweetיֶעֱרַ֣בye.'e.RavH6149: I will begladאֶשְׂמַ֥ח'es.MachH8055in theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.
35Letsinnersחַטָּאִ֨ים׀cha.ta.'ImH2400beconsumedיִתַּ֤מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552out of theearthהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and let thewickedוּרְשָׁעִ֤ים׀u.re.sha.'ImH7563be no more.Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288thou theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, O mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984ye theLORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
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