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ܡܪܝܐ ܢܪܥܝܢܝ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܚܣܪ ܠܝ
mry' nreyny wmdm l' nkhsr ly
Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
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ܘܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܥܘܫܢܐ ܢܫܪܝܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܝܚ̈ܐ ܢܕܒܪܢܝ
wel mrg' dewshn' nshryny wel my' nykh' ndbrny
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
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ܢܦܫܝ ܐܦܢܝ ܘܕܒܪܢܝ ܒܫܒ̈ܝܠܝ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܡܟ
npshy 'pny wdbrny bshbyly qwshth' mTl shmk
He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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ܐܦܢ ܐܗܠܟ ܒܢܚ̈ܠܝ ܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܥܡܝ ܫܒܛܟ ܘܚܘܛܪܟ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܝܐܘܢܝ
'pn 'hlk bnkhly Tlly mwth' l' 'dkhl mn byshth' mTl d'nth emy shbTk wkhwTrk hnwn by'wny
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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ܣܕܪܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܦܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܐܕܗܢܬ ܪܝܫܝ ܒܡܫܚܐ ܘܟܣܝ ܡܪܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܐ
sdrth qdmy pthwr' lwqbl beldbby 'dhnth ryshy bmshkh' wksy mrw' 'yk khy'
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
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ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܪܕܦܘܢܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝ. ܕܐܥܡܪ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
Tybwthk wrkhmyk rdpwny klhwn ywmth' dkhyy d'emr bbythh dmry' nwgr' dywmth'
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.