Psalm 63

Psalms 63: Syllables: 229; Longest recitation: 9; Tenor: f# 24.02%;
Ornament density: 10.1%; Average phrase length: 9.1.

1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. (1-4-1)
א מזמ֥ור לדו֑ד ב֝היות֗ו במדב֥ר יהודֽה	5 9		a mzmor ldvid bhioto bmdbr ihudh
2 God my God are you, I will seek you early. My being thirsts for you. My flesh pines for you, in an arid and exhausted earth, failing in waters. (1-2-4-1)
ב אלה֤ים אל֥י את֗ה א‍ֽשח֫ר֥ך צמא֬ה לך֨ נפש֗י כמ֣ה לך֣ בשר֑י בארץ־צי֖ה ועי֣ף בלי־מֽים	11 13 11		b alohim ali ath awkrç xmah lç npwi cmh lç bwri barx-xiih vyiif bli-mim
3 ♪g So in holiness I have gazed on you, to see your strength and your glory. (g-1-4-1)
ג כ֭ן בק֣דש חזית֑יך לרא֥ות ע֝זך֗ וכבודֽך	8 8		g cn bqodw kzitiç lraot yuzç ucbodç
4 For it is good, your kindness, even over life. My lips will commend you. (1-1)
ד כי־ט֣וב ח֭סדך מֽחי֗ים שפת֥י ישבחֽונך	15		d ci-Tob ksdç mkiim wptii iwbkunç
5 ♪B So I will bless you in my life. In your name I will lift up my palms. (B-1-4-1)
ה כ֣ן אברכך֣ בחי֑י ב֝שמך אש֥א כפֽי	8 7		h cn abrcç bkii bwmç awa cpii
6 As with the choicest of fatness my being is satisfied, and my lips shout with joy, my mouth gives praise. (1-4-1)
ו כמ֤ו ח֣לב ו֭דשן תשב֣ע נפש֑י ושפת֥י ר֝ננ֗ות יהלל־פֽי	11 10		v cmo klb vdwn twby npwi vwpti rnnot ihll-pi
7 When I remember you where I spread out my bed. In the watches I meditate in you. (1-4-1)
ז אם־זכרת֥יך על־יצוע֑י ב֝אשמר֗ות אהגה־בֽך	9 7		z am-zcrtiç yl-ixuyii bawmurot ahgh-bç
8 For you have been a help to me, and in the shadow of your wings I shout with joy. (1-4-1)
ח כֽי־הי֣ית עזר֣תה ל֑י ובצ֖ל כנפ֣יך ארנֽן	7 9		k ci-hiit yzrth li ubxl cnpiç arnn
9 My being follows close after you. In me your right hand maintains. (1-4-1)
ט דבק֣ה נפש֣י אחר֑יך ב֝֗י תמכ֥ה ימינֽך	8 7		T dbqh npwi akriç bi tmch iminç
10 And they of catastrophe who seek my being, let them go to the nethermost parts of the earth. (1-4-1)
י וה֗מה ל֭שואה יבקש֣ו נפש֑י י֝ב֗או בֽתחתי֥ות האֽרץ	11 9		i vhmh lwoah ibqwu npwi iboau btktiiot harx
11 They will be wrung out by means of a sword, a portion of foxes they will be. (1-4-1)
יא יגיר֥הו על־ידי־ח֑רב מנ֖ת שעל֣ים יהיֽו	8 7		ia igiruhu yl-idi-krb mnt wuylim ihiu
12 But the king will be glad in God. Everyone swearing by him will praise, for the mouth of those speaking falsehood will be stopped. (1-2-4-1)
יב והמלך֮ ישמ֪ח באל֫ה֥ים י֭תהלל כל־הנשב֣ע ב֑ו כ֥י י֝סכ֗ר פ֣י דוברי־שֽקר	9 8 8		ib vhmlç iwmk balohim ithll cl-hnwby bo ci iiscr pi dobri-wqr

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