Chapter 61
You Have Heard My Vows
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For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. 1Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤏𐤋 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤕 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 𐤓𐤍𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤄 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀ עַֽל־ נְגִינַ֬ת לְדָוִֽד׃ שִׁמְעָ֣ה רִנָּתִ֑י אֱ֭לֹהִים הַ֝קְשִׁ֗יבָה תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ ‘al- nə·ḡî·naṯ lə·ḏā·wiḏ šim·‘āh rin·nā·ṯî ’ĕ·lō·hîm haq·šî·ḇāh tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî — WLC · 1
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From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock [that] is higher than I.
𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤈𐤐 𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤅𐤓 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤌 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤉
מִקְצֵ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ אֶ֭קְרָא אֵלֶ֣יךָ לִבִּ֑י בַּעֲטֹ֣ף תַנְחֵֽנִי׃ בְּצוּר־ יָר֖וּם מִמֶּ֣נִּי miq·ṣêh hā·’ā·reṣ ’eq·rā ’ê·le·ḵā lib·bî ba·‘ă·ṭōp̄ ṯan·ḥê·nî bə·ṣūr- yā·rūm mim·men·nî — WLC · 2
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For You have been my refuge a tower of strength against the enemy.
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤏𐤆 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁
כִּֽי־ הָיִ֣יתָ מַחְסֶ֣ה לִ֑י מִגְדַּל־ עֹ֝֗ז מִפְּנֵ֥י אוֹיֵֽב׃ kî- hā·yî·ṯā maḥ·seh lî miḡ·dal- ‘ōz mip·pə·nê ’ō·w·yêḇ — WLC · 3
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Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
𐤀𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤄 𐤁𐤎𐤕𐤓 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤊 𐤎𐤋𐤄
אָג֣וּרָה בְ֭אָהָלְךָ עוֹלָמִ֑ים אֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה בְסֵ֖תֶר כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ ’ā·ḡū·rāh ḇə·’ā·hā·lə·ḵā ‘ō·w·lā·mîm ’e·ḥĕ·seh ḇə·sê·ṯer kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā se·lāh — WLC · 4
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For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤋𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤕𐤕 𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤊
כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ לִנְדָרָ֑י אֱ֭לֹהִים נָתַ֥תָּ יְ֝רֻשַּׁ֗ת יִרְאֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ kî- ’at·tāh šā·ma‘·tā lin·ḏā·rāy ’ĕ·lō·hîm nā·ṯa·tā yə·ruš·šaṯ yir·’ê šə·me·ḵā — WLC · 5
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Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years… span many generations…
𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤌𐤅 𐤃𐤓 𐤅𐤃𐤓
תּוֹסִ֑יף יָמִ֣ים עַל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְמֵי־ שְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗יו כְּמוֹ־ דֹ֥ר וָדֹֽר׃ tō·w·sîp̄ yā·mîm ‘al- me·leḵ yə·mê- šə·nô·t̲āyw kə·mōw- ḏōr wā·ḏōr — WLC · 6
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May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤍 𐤇𐤎𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤉𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤄𐤅
יֵשֵׁ֣ב אֱלֹהִ֑ים לִפְנֵ֣י ע֭וֹלָם מַ֣ן חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃ yê·šêḇ ’ĕ·lō·hîm lip̄·nê ‘ō·w·lām man ḥe·seḏ we·’ĕ·meṯ yin·ṣə·ru·hū — WLC · 7
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Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤌
כֵּ֤ן לָעַ֑ד אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥י נְדָרַ֗י י֣וֹם׀ יֽוֹם׃ kên lā·‘aḏ ’ă·zam·mə·rāh šim·ḵā lə·šal·lə·mî nə·ḏā·ray yō·wm yō·wm — WLC · 8