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ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠܝܟ ܐܬܬܟܠܬ
nTryny 'lh' mTl delyk 'ththklth
Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܛܒܬܝ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܗܝ
w'mrth lmry' dmry 'nth wTbthy mn lwthk hy
My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
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ܐܦ ܠܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܫܒ̈ܚܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܨܒܝܢܝ ܒܗܘܢ
'p lqdysh' db're' wmshbkh' dklh tsbyny bhwn
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
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ܢܣܓܘܢ ܟܐ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܥܓܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܩܐ ܢܘܩܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܕܟܪ ܫ̈ܡܗܝܗܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ
nsgwn k'byhwn 'khry' begl dl' 'nq' nwqyhwn mn dm' wl' 'thdkr shmhyhwn bspwthy
Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
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ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܬܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܝ ܘܕܟܣܝ ܐܢܬ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܝ ܝܪܬܘܬܝ
mry' mnth' dyrthwthy wdksy 'nth mpn' ly yrthwthy
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
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ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܠܝ ܒܛܪ̈ܩܐ. ܐܦ ܝܪܬܘܬܝ ܫܦܪܬ ܠܝ
khbl' nplw ly bTrq' 'p yrthwthy shprth ly
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
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ܐܒܪܟ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܢܝ ܐܦ ܒ̈ܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܕܝܢܝ ܟܘ̈ܠܝܬܝ
'brk lmry' dmlkny 'p blylwth' rdyny kwlythy
I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
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ܣܡܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܙܘܥ
smth lmry' lwqbly bkl zbn whw' mn ymyny dl' 'zwe
I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܚܕܝ ܠܒܝ ܘܕܨ ܐܝܩܪܝ ܐܦ ܒܣܪܝ ܢܫܪܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ
mTl hn' khdy lby wdts 'yqry 'p bsry nshr' bshly'
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܒܩܬ ܠܢܦܫܝ ܒܫܝܘܠ ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܚܣܝܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܚܒܠܐ
mTl dl' shbqth lnpshy bshywl wl' yhbth lkhsyk lmkhz' khbl'
For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
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ܬܚܘܝܢܝ ܐܘܪܚܟ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܣܒܥ ܡܢ ܚܕܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܨܘܦܟ. ܘܡܢ ܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܝܡܝܢܟ
thkhwyny 'wrkhk dkhy' w'sbe mn khdwthh dprtswpk wmn bsymwth' dzkwth' dymynk
You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.