Psalm 23 תְּהִלִּים פרק כ״ג

Tehillim 23 · תהילים כ״ג. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 23 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   מִזְמוֹרmiz/MORa psalmלְדָוִדle/Da/VIDof DavidיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDרֹעִיro/Iis my shepherdלֹאlonotאֶחְסָר׃ech/SARshall I want

   A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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   בִּנְאוֹתbin/OTin the pastures ofדֶּשֶׁאDE/shegreen grassיַרְבִּיצֵנִיyar/bi/TSE/niHe makes me lie downעַל־מֵיal-mebeside the waters ofמְנֻחוֹתme/nu/CHOTrestיְנַהֲלֵנִי׃ye/na/ha/LE/niHe leads me

   He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

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   נַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulיְשׁוֹבֵבye/sho/VEVHe restoresיַנְחֵנִיyan/CHE/niHe leads meבְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶדֶקve/ma/ge/LE-TSE/dekin paths of righteousnessלְמַעַןle/MA/anfor the sake ofשְׁמוֹ׃she/MOHis name

   He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

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   גַּםgamevenכִּי־אֵלֵךְki-e/LEKHthough I walkבְּגֵיאbe/GEthrough the valley ofצַלְמָוֶתtsal/MA/vetthe shadow of deathלֹא־אִירָאlo-i/RAI will not fearרָעraevilכִּי־אַתָּהki-at/TAfor You areעִמָּדִיim/ma/DIwith meשִׁבְטְךָshiv/te/KHAYour rodוּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָu/mish/an/TE/khaand Your staffהֵמָּהHEM/matheyיְנַחֲמֻנִי׃ye/na/cha/MU/nithey comfort me

   Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

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   תַּעֲרֹךְta/a/ROKHYou prepareלְפָנַיle/fa/NAYbefore meשֻׁלְחָןshul/CHANa tableנֶגֶדNE/gedin the presence ofצֹרְרָיtsor/RAYmy enemiesדִּשַּׁנְתָּdish/SHAN/taYou anointבַשֶּׁמֶןvash/SHE/menwith oilרֹאשִׁיro/SHImy headכּוֹסִיko/SImy cupרְוָיָה׃re/va/YAoverflows

   Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

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   אַךְakhbutטוֹבtovgoodnessוָחֶסֶדva/CHE/sedand kindnessיִרְדְּפוּנִיyir/de/fu/NIshall follow meכׇּל־יְמֵיkol-ye/MEall the days ofחַיָּיchay/YAYmy lifeוְשַׁבְתִּיve/shav/TIand I will dwellבְּבֵית־יְהֹוָהbe/VET-Adonaiin the house of the LORDלְאֹרֶךְle/O/rekhfor the length ofיָמִים׃ya/MIMdays

   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.