Chapter 63
Thirsting for God
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A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤑𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤑𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤐 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤁𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃ אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ אֵלִ֥י אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ אַתָּ֗ה לְךָ֨׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י כָּמַ֣הּ צִיָּ֖ה וְעָיֵ֣ף בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ בְּלִי־ מָֽיִם׃ miz·mō·wr lə·ḏā·wiḏ bih·yō·w·ṯōw bə·miḏ·bar yə·hū·ḏāh ’ĕ·lō·hîm ’ê·lî ’ăša·ḥă·re·kā ’at·tāh lə·ḵā nap̄·šî ṣā·mə·’āh lə·ḵā ḇə·śā·rî kā·mah ṣî·yāh wə·‘ā·yêp̄ bə·’e·reṣ- bə·lî- mā·yim — WLC · 1
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So I have seen You in the sanctuary [and] beheld Your power and glory.
𐤊𐤍 𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤆𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤊
כֵּ֭ן חֲזִיתִ֑יךָ בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁ לִרְא֥וֹת עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ kên ḥă·zî·ṯî·ḵā baq·qō·ḏeš lir·’ō·wṯ ‘uz·zə·ḵā ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā — WLC · 2
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Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤊 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤍𐤊
כִּי־ חַ֭סְדְּךָ ט֣וֹב מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃ kî- ḥas·də·ḵā ṭō·wḇ mê·ḥay·yîm śə·p̄ā·ṯay yə·šab·bə·ḥū·nə·ḵā — WLC · 3
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So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤊 𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤀 𐤊𐤐𐤉
כֵּ֣ן אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ בְחַיָּ֑י בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂ֥א כַפָּֽי׃ kên ’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā ḇə·ḥay·yāy bə·šim·ḵā ’eś·śā ḵap·pāy — WLC · 4
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My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤊𐤌𐤅 𐤇𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤃𐤔𐤍 𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 𐤐𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋
נַפְשִׁ֑י תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע כְּמ֤וֹ חֵ֣לֶב וָ֭דֶשֶׁן רְ֝נָנ֗וֹת וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י פִּֽי׃ יְהַלֶּל־ nap̄·šî tiś·ba‘ kə·mōw ḥê·leḇ wā·ḏe·šen rə·nā·nō·wṯ wə·śip̄·ṯê pî yə·hal·lel- — WLC · 5
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When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
𐤀𐤌 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤏𐤉 𐤀𐤄𐤂𐤄 𐤁𐤊 𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕
אִם־ זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ עַל־ יְצוּעָ֑י אֶהְגֶּה־ בָּֽךְ׃ בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת ’im- zə·ḵar·tî·ḵā ‘al- yə·ṣū·‘āy ’eh·geh- bāḵ bə·’aš·mu·rō·wṯ — WLC · 6
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For You are my help I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤍𐤍 𐤅𐤁𐤑𐤋 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤊
כִּֽי־ הָיִ֣יתָ עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ וּבְצֵ֖ל כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ kî- hā·yî·ṯā ‘ez·rā·ṯāh lî ’ă·ran·nên ū·ḇə·ṣêl kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā — WLC · 7
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My soul clings to You Your right hand upholds me.
𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤃𐤁𐤒𐤄 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤊 𐤕𐤌𐤊𐤄
נַפְשִׁ֣י דָּבְקָ֣ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝֗י יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ תָּמְכָ֥ה nap̄·šî dā·ḇə·qāh ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā bî yə·mî·ne·ḵā tā·mə·ḵāh — WLC · 8
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But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤄 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤀𐤄 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
וְהֵ֗מָּה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י לְ֭שׁוֹאָה יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ wə·hêm·māh yə·ḇaq·šū nap̄·šî lə·šō·w·’āh yā·ḇō·’ū bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 9
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They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤓𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤍𐤕 𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌
יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ עַל־ יְדֵי־ חָ֑רֶב יִהְיֽוּ׃ מְנָ֖ת שֻׁעָלִ֣ים yag·gî·ru·hū ‘al- yə·ḏê- ḥā·reḇ yih·yū mə·nāṯ šu·‘ā·lîm — WLC · 10
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But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars… will be shut.
𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤁𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤁𐤅 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤐𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤔𐤒𐤓 𐤉𐤎𐤊𐤓
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ יִשְׂמַ֪ח בֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥ים כָּל־ הַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בּ֑וֹ יִ֭תְהַלֵּל כִּ֥י פִּ֣י דֽוֹבְרֵי־ שָֽׁקֶר׃ יִ֝סָּכֵ֗ר wə·ham·me·leḵ yiś·maḥ bê·lō·hîm kāl- han·niš·bā‘ bōw yiṯ·hal·lêl kî pî ḏō·wḇ·rê- šā·qer yis·sā·ḵêr — WLC · 11