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מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד יהוה מִי־יָגוּר בְּאָהֳלֶךָ מִי יִשְׁכֹּן בְּהַר קָדְשֶׁךָ |
Mizmor leDavid, Adonai mi-yagúr be’aholékha, mi yishkón behar qodshékha. |
A psalm of David. O Adonai, who may sojourn in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? |
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הוֹלֵךְ תָּמִים וּפֹעֵל צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ |
Holékh tamím ufo’él tsédeq, vedobér emét bilvavó. |
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; |
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לֹא־רָגַל עַל־לְשֹׁנוֹ לֹא־עָשָׂה לְרֵעֵהוּ רָעָה וְחֶרְפָּה לֹא־נָשָׂא עַל־קְרֹבוֹ |
Lo-ragál ’al-leshonó, lo-’asáh lere’éhu ra’áh, vekherpáh lo-nasáh ’al-qeróvo. |
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no evil to his fellow, and casts no reproach upon his neighbor; |
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נִבְזֶה בְּעֵינָיו נִמְאָס וְאֶת־יִרְאֵי יהוה יְכַבֵּד נִשְׁבַּע לְהָרַע וְלֹא יָמִיר |
Nivzéh be’eináv nim’ás, ve’et-yire’é Adonai yekhabbéd, nishba’ lehará’ veló yamír. |
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear Adonai; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; |
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כַּסְפּוֹ לֹא־נָתַן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וְשֹׁחַד עַל־נָקִי לֹא לָקָח עֹשֵׂה־אֵלֶה לֹא יִמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם |
Kaspó lo-natán benéshekh, veshókhad ’al-naqí lo laqákh, ’oséh-élleh lo yimmót le’olám. |
who does not lend his money at interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. |