Chapter 16
The Presence of the LORD
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A Miktam of David. 1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤊 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉
מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־ בָֽךְ׃ חָסִ֥יתִי miḵ·tām lə·ḏā·wiḏ šā·mə·rê·nî ’êl kî- ḇāḵ ḥā·sî·ṯî — WLC · 1
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I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤋 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤉
אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭יהוָה אָ֑תָּה אֲדֹנָ֣י עָלֶֽיךָ׃ בַּל־ ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י ’ā·mart Yah·weh ’āt·tāh ’ă·ḏō·nāy ‘ā·le·ḵā bal- ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯî — WLC · 2
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As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
𐤋𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤄𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉 𐤁𐤌
לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הֵ֑מָּה וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י כָּל־ חֶפְצִי־ בָֽם׃ liq·ḏō·wō·šîm ’ă·šer- bā·’ā·reṣ hêm·māh wə·’ad·dî·rê kāl- ḥep̄·ṣî- ḇām — WLC · 3
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Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤅 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤊 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉
עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ יִרְבּ֥וּ מָ֫הָ֥רוּ אַחֵ֪ר בַּל־ אַסִּ֣יךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם וּֽבַל־ אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת־ שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם עַל־ שְׂפָתָֽי׃ ‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām yir·bū mā·hā·rū ’a·ḥêr bal- ’as·sîḵ nis·kê·hem mid·dām ū·ḇal- ’eś·śā ’e·ṯōš- šə·mô·t̲ām ‘al- śə·p̄ā·ṯāy — WLC · 4
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The LORD [is] my chosen portion… and my cup; You have made my lot {secure}.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤍𐤕 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤅𐤎𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤊 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋𐤉
יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־ חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ Yah·weh mə·nāṯ- ḥel·qî wə·ḵō·w·sî ’at·tāh tō·w·mîḵ gō·w·rā·lî — WLC · 5
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The lines of my {boundary} have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤐 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 𐤔𐤐𐤓𐤄
חֲבָלִ֣ים לִ֭י נָֽפְלוּ־ בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־ עָלָֽי׃ נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה ḥă·ḇā·lîm lî nā·p̄ə·lū- ban·nə·‘i·mîm ’ap̄- ‘ā·lāy na·ḥă·lāṯ šā·p̄ə·rāh — WLC · 6
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I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤐 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤉
אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־ יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־ לֵ֝יל֗וֹת כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ יִסְּר֥וּנִי ’ă·ḇā·rêḵ ’eṯ- Yah·weh ’ă·šer yə·‘ā·ṣā·nî ’ap̄- lê·lō·wṯ ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy yis·sə·rū·nî — WLC · 7
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I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
𐤔𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤋𐤍𐤂𐤃𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤈
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה תָמִ֑יד לְנֶגְדִּ֣י כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־ אֶמּֽוֹט׃ šiw·wî·ṯî Yah·weh ṯā·mîḏ lə·neḡ·dî kî mî·mî·nî bal- ’em·mō·wṭ — WLC · 8
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
𐤋𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤋 𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤐 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤁𐤈𐤇
לָכֵ֤ן׀ לִ֭בִּי שָׂמַ֣ח כְּבוֹדִ֑י וַיָּ֣גֶל בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י אַף־ יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃ lā·ḵên lib·bî śā·maḥ kə·ḇō·w·ḏî way·yā·ḡel bə·śā·rî ’ap̄- yiš·kōn lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ — WLC · 9
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For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤕𐤍 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤇𐤕
כִּ֤י׀ לֹא־ תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־ תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת׃ kî lō- ṯa·‘ă·zōḇ nap̄·šî liš·’ō·wl lō- ṯit·tên ḥă·sî·ḏə·ḵā lir·’ō·wṯ šå̄·ḥaṯ — WLC · 10
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You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence…, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤕 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤊
תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת פָּנֶ֑יךָ אֶת־ נֶֽצַח׃ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ tō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî ’ō·raḥ ḥay·yîm śō·ḇa‘ śə·mā·ḥôt̲ pā·ne·ḵā ’eṯ- ne·ṣaḥ nə·‘i·mō·wṯ bî·mî·nə·ḵā — WLC · 11