Chapter 23
The LORD Is My Shepherd
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A Psalm of David. 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤏𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤓
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃ miz·mō·wr lə·ḏā·wiḏ Yah·weh rō·‘î lō ’eḥ·sār — WLC · 1
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He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤑𐤍𐤉 𐤃𐤔𐤀 𐤁𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤍𐤄𐤋𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤉
יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי דֶּ֭שֶׁא בִּנְא֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃ עַל־ מְנֻח֣וֹת מֵ֖י yar·bî·ṣê·nî de·še bin·’ō·wṯ yə·na·hă·lê·nî ‘al- mə·nu·ḥō·wṯ mê — WLC · 2
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He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤅
יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב נַפְשִׁ֥י יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־ צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃ yə·šō·w·ḇêḇ nap̄·šî yan·ḥê·nî ḇə·ma‘·gə·lê- ṣe·ḏeq lə·ma·‘an šə·mōw — WLC · 3
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
𐤂𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤂𐤉𐤀 𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤋𐤀 𐤓𐤏 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤊 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤊 𐤄𐤌𐤄 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤍𐤉
גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־ אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת אִ֘ירָ֤א לֹא־ רָ֗ע כִּי־ אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃ gam kî- ’ê·lêḵ bə·ḡê ṣal·mā·weṯ ’î·rā lō- rā‘ kî- ’at·tāh ‘im·mā·ḏî šiḇ·ṭə·ḵā ū·miš·‘an·te·ḵā hêm·māh yə·na·ḥă·mu·nî — WLC · 4
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤊 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤑𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤃𐤔𐤍𐤕 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤍 𐤊𐤅𐤎𐤉 𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄
תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ שֻׁלְחָ֗ן לְפָנַ֨י׀ נֶ֥גֶד צֹרְרָ֑י דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן כּוֹסִ֥י רְוָיָֽה׃ ta·‘ă·rōḵ šul·ḥān lə·p̄ā·nay ne·ḡeḏ ṣō·rə·rāy diš·šan·tā rō·šî ḇaš·še·men kō·w·sî rə·wā·yāh — WLC · 5
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Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever…
𐤀𐤊 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤅𐤇𐤎𐤃 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤇𐤉𐤉 𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤊 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
אַ֤ךְ׀ ט֤וֹב וָחֶ֣סֶד יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְּבֵית־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ ’aḵ ṭō·wḇ wā·ḥe·seḏ yir·də·p̄ū·nî kāl- yə·mê ḥay·yāy wə·šaḇ·tî bə·ḇêṯ- Yah·weh lə·’ō·reḵ yā·mîm — WLC · 6