Psalm 111 is the first of a pair of acrostics to celebrate Psalm 110.
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| Prey? |
| טֶ֭רֶף נָתַ֣ן לִֽירֵאָ֑יו יִזְכֹּ֖ר לְעוֹלָ֣ם בְּרִיתֽוֹ |
5 ♪g To those who fear him he gives prey, Yea, he remembers forever his covenant. | |
| h 'trf ntn liraiv izcor lyolm brito |
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'trp ntn l/ira\iv i/zcr l/yvlm brit\v |
The poet requires a first letter tet, that oddball second 't' in the Hebrew script, the only SimHebrew letter that requires an escape character.
English translations incorrectly search for meaning. That is such a mean thing to do. It reduces everything to a minimal shape and sound.
For the role of this psalm see further here.
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