Psalm 41

Psalms 41: Syllables: 273; Longest recitation: 11; Tenor: g 20.51%;
Ornament density: 10.6%; Average phrase length: 10.5.

1 For the leader. A psalm of David. (1-1)
א למנצ֗ח מזמ֥ור לדוֽד	9		a lmnxk mzmor ldvid
2 ♪g Happy the one giving insight to the weak. In the day of evil Yahweh will let him escape. (g-1-4-1)
ב א֭שרי משכ֣יל אל־ד֑ל בי֥ום ר֝ע֗ה יֽמלט֥הו יהוֽה	6 10		b awri mwcil al-dl biom ryh imlThu ihvh
3 Yahweh will guard him and keep him alive, and he will be considered happy in the earth. And you will not give him into the throat of his enemies. (1-4-1)
ג יהו֤ה ישמר֣הו וֽ֭יחיהו ואש֣ר בא֑רץ ואֽל־ת֝תנ֗הו בנ֣פש איבֽיו	16 10		g ihvh iwmrhu vikiihu vauwr barx val-titnhu bnpw aoibiv
4 Yahweh will confirm him on a bed of melancholy. All his lying down you change in his illness. (1-4-1)
ד יֽהו֗ה י֭סעדנו על־ע֣רש דו֑י כל־מ֝שכב֗ו הפ֥כת בחליֽו	11 10		d ihvh isydnu yl-yrw dvvi cl-mwcbo hpct bkoliio
5 I - I said, Yahweh be gracious to me. Heal my being, for I have sinned against you. (1-4-1)
ה א‍ֽני־א֭מרתי יהו֣ה חנ֑ני רפא֥ה נ֝פש֗י כי־חט֥אתי לֽך	9 9		h ani-amrti ihvh konni rpah npwi ci-kTati lç
6 My enemies promise evil for me: When will he die and his name perish. (1-4-1)
ו אויב֗י יאמר֣ו ר֣ע ל֑י מת֥י י֝מ֗ות ואב֥ד שמֽו	6 9		v aoibii iamru ry li mtii imut vabd wmo
7 And if he comes to see he speaks vanity. His heart collects mischief to himself. He goes out to the street, he speaks: (1-4-1)
ז ואם־ב֤א לרא֨ות ש֤וא ידב֗ר לב֗ו יקבץ־א֥ון ל֑ו יצ֖א לח֣וץ ידבֽר	16 7		z vam-ba lraot wva idbr libo iqbox-avvn lo iixa lkux idbr
8 ♪~ Together above me they conjure, all those hating me. Over me they devise evil for me. (~1-4-1)
ח י֗חד על֣י י֭תלחשו כל־שנא֑י על֓י יחשב֖ו רע֣ה לֽי	11 8		k ikd ylii itlkwu cl-wonaii ylii ikwbu ryh li
9 A worthless word is infused in him, and which he lies down in. He will not arise again. (1-4-1)
ט דֽבר־ב֭ליעל יצ֣וק ב֑ו ואש֥ר ש֝כ֗ב לא־יוס֥יף לקֽום	9 9		T dbr-bliiyl ixuq bo vawr wcb la-iosif lqum
10 Even a person with whom I was at peace, in whom I trusted, eating my bread, has exaggerated a footstep against me. (1-4-1)
י גם־א֤יש שלומ֨י אשר־בט֣חתי ב֭ו אוכ֣ל לחמ֑י הגד֖יל על֣י עקֽב	15 6		i gm-aiw wlomi awr-bTkti bo aocl lkmi hgdil ylii yqb
11 But you Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up, and I will make peace to them. (1-4-1)
יא ואת֤ה יהו֗ה חנ֥ני והקימ֑ני וֽאשלמ֥ה להֽם	13 6		ia vath ihvh konni vhqimni vawlmh lhm
12 In this I know, for you delight in me, for my enemy does not raise a shout over me. (1-4-1)
יב בז֣את י֭דעתי כֽי־חפ֣צת ב֑י כ֤י לֽא־יר֖יע איב֣י עלֽי	9 8		ib bzat idyti ci-kpxt bi ci la-iriy aoibi ylii
13 But as for me, in my completeness you maintain me, and you make me stand firm in your presence forever. (1-4-1)
יג ואנ֗י ב֭תמי תמ֣כת ב֑י ותציב֖ני לפנ֣יך לעולֽם	10 12		ig vani btumi tmct bi vtxibni lpniç lyolm
14 ♪~ Bless Yahweh the God of Israel from the everlasting and unto the everlasting, Amen and Amen. (~1-1)
יד ב֘ר֤וך יהו֨ה אל֘ה֤י ישרא֗ל מֽ֭העולם וע֥ד העול֗ם א֘מ֥ן ואמֽן	24		id bruç ihvh alohi iwral mhyolm vyd hyolm amn vamn

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