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Blessed
אַ֭שְׁרֵי
is he that considereth
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל
 
אֶל
the poor
דָּ֑ל
him in time
בְּי֥וֹם
of trouble
רָ֝עָ֗ה
will deliver
יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ
the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃
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The LORD
יְהוָ֤ה׀
will preserve
יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ
him and keep him alive
וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ
and he shall be blessed
יְאֻשַּׁ֣ר
upon the earth
בָּאָ֑רֶץ
 
וְאַֽל
and thou wilt not deliver
תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ
him unto the will
בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ
of his enemies
אֹיְבָֽיו׃
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The LORD
יְֽהוָ֗ה
will strengthen
יִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּ
 
עַל
him upon the bed
עֶ֣רֶשׂ
of languishing
דְּוָ֑י
 
כָּל
all his bed
מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹ
thou wilt make
הָפַ֥כְתָּ
in his sickness
בְחָלְיֽוֹ׃
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אֲֽנִי
I said
אָ֭מַרְתִּי
LORD
יְהוָ֣ה
be merciful
חָנֵּ֑נִי
unto me heal
רְפָאָ֥ה
my soul
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י
 
כִּי
for I have sinned
חָטָ֥אתִי
 
לָֽךְ׃
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Mine enemies
אוֹיְבַ֗י
speak
יֹאמְר֣וּ
evil
רַ֣ע
 
לִ֑י
 
מָתַ֥י
of me When shall he die
יָ֝מ֗וּת
perish
וְאָבַ֥ד
and his name
שְׁמֽוֹ׃
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וְאִם
And if he come
בָּ֤א
to see
לִרְא֨וֹת׀
vanity
שָׁ֤וְא
he telleth
יְדַבֵּֽר׃
his heart
לִבּ֗וֹ
gathereth
יִקְבָּץ
iniquity
אָ֥וֶן
 
ל֑וֹ
to itself when he goeth
יֵצֵ֖א
abroad
לַח֣וּץ
he telleth
יְדַבֵּֽר׃
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together
יַ֗חַד
 
עָלַ֣י
me whisper
יִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּ
 
כָּל
All that hate
שֹׂנְאָ֑י
 
עָלַ֓י׀
against me against me do they devise
יַחְשְׁב֖וּ
my hurt
רָעָ֣ה
 
לִֽי׃
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disease
דְּֽבַר
An evil
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
say they cleaveth fast
יָצ֣וּק
 
בּ֑וֹ
 
וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
unto him and now that he lieth
שָׁ֝כַ֗ב
 
לֹא
no more
יוֹסִ֥יף
he shall rise up
לָקֽוּם׃
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גַּם
friend
אִ֤ישׁ
Yea mine own familiar
שְׁלוֹמִ֨י׀
 
אֲשֶׁר
in whom I trusted
בָּטַ֣חְתִּי
 
ב֭וֹ
which did eat
אוֹכֵ֣ל
of my bread
לַחְמִ֑י
hath lifted up
הִגְדִּ֖יל
 
עָלַ֣י
his heel
עָקֵֽב׃
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וְאַתָּ֤ה
But thou O LORD
יְהוָ֗ה
be merciful
חָנֵּ֥נִי
unto me and raise me up
וַהֲקִימֵ֑נִי
that I may requite
וַֽאֲשַׁלְּמָ֥ה
 
לָהֶֽם׃
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בְּזֹ֣את
By this I know
יָ֭דַעְתִּי
 
כִּֽי
that thou favourest
חָפַ֣צְתָּ
 
בִּ֑י
 
כִּ֤י
 
לֹֽא
doth not triumph
יָרִ֖יעַ
me because mine enemy
אֹיְבִ֣י
 
עָלָֽי׃
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וַאֲנִ֗י
me in mine integrity
בְּ֭תֻמִּי
And as for me thou upholdest
תָּמַ֣כְתָּ
 
בִּ֑י
and settest
וַתַּצִּיבֵ֖נִי
me before thy face
לְפָנֶ֣יךָ
for ever
לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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Blessed
בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ
be the LORD
יְהוָ֨ה׀
God
אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י
of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
and to everlasting
הָעוֹלָ֗ם
 
וְעַ֥ד
and to everlasting
הָעוֹלָ֗ם
Amen
וְאָמֵֽן׃
Amen
וְאָמֵֽן׃