Sunday, 8 December 2024

Psalm 123

Psalms 123: Syllables: 97; Longest recitation: 9; Tenor: e 28.87%;
Ornament density: 15.6%; Average phrase length: 8.7.

1 ♪~ A song of the ascents.
To you I lift up my eyes,
the one sitting in the heavens. (~1-2-4-1)
א ש֗יר הֽמ֫על֥ות
א֭ליך נש֣אתי את־עינ֑י
ה֝ישב֗י בשמֽים
5
9
7
a wir hmylot
aliç nwati at-yinii
hiowbi bwmiim
2 Here! as the eyes of servants to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes to Yahweh our God,
until he will be gracious to us. (1-2-4-1)
ב הנ֨ה כעינ֪י עבד֡ים אל־י֤ד א‍ֽדוניה֗ם כעינ֣י שפחה֮ אל־י֪ד גב֫רת֥ה
כ֣ן ע֭ינינו אל־יהו֣ה אלה֑ינו
ע֝֗ד שיחנֽנו
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11
5
b hnh cyini ybdim al-id adonihm cyini wpkh al-id gbrth
cn yininu al-ihvh alohinu
yd wikonnu
3 Be gracious to us Yahweh be gracious to us,
for exceedingly are we sated with contempt. (1-4-1)
ג חנ֣נו יהו֣ה חנ֑נו
כֽי־ר֝֗ב שב֥ענו בֽוז
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6
g konnu ihvh konnu
ci-rb wbynu buz
4 Exceeding sated she is, our being,
the derision of those without a care,
the contempt of the proud. (1-2-4-1)
ד רבת֮ שֽבעה־ל֪ה נ֫פש֥נו
הל֥עג השאננ֑ים
ה֝ב֗וז לגא֥יונֽים
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8
6
d rbt wbyh-lh npwnu
hlyg hwannim
hbuz lgaiionim

The music in these posts is derived from the accents in the Hebrew Bible. Introductions - letters, music, text and music, and terminology, are here.



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