መዝሙር ፲፭

1. Verse 1.፩

   ሥርዐተ ፡ አርአያ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ ዘዳዊት ። ዕቀበኒ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኪያከ ፡ ተወከልኩ ።

   An inscription of a memorial, of David. Keep me, O Yahweh, for in you I have trusted.

2. Verse 2.፪

   እብሉ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እግዚእየ ፡ አንተ ፤ እስመ ፡ ኢትፈቅዳ ፡ ለሠናይትየ ፡

   I said to Yahweh, You are my Lord; for you have no need of my good things.

3. Verse 3.፫

   ለቅዱሳን ፡ እለ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፤ ተሰብሐ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሥምረትከ ፡ በላዕሌሆሙ ።

   As for the saints who are in the land, all your delight in them is glorified.

4. Verse 4.፬

   በዝኀ ፡ ደዌሆሙ ፡ ወእምዝ ፡ አስፋጠኑ ፤ ወኢይትኃበር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ማኅበሮሙ ፡ ዘደም ፡ ወኢይዜከር ፡ አስማቲሆሙ ፡ በአፉየ ።

   Their infirmities were multiplied; thereafter they hastened. I will not gather their assemblies of blood, nor will I make mention of their names with my lips.

5. Verse 5.፭

   እግዚአብሔር ፡ መክፈልተ ፡ ርስትየ ፡ ወጽዋዕየ ፤ አንተ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘታገብአ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ርስትየ ።

   Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; you are he who restores my inheritance to me.

6. Verse 6.፮

   አሕባለ ፡ ወረው ፡ ሊተ ፡ የአኅዙኒ ፤ ወርስትየሰ ፡ እኁዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሊተ ።

   The lines have fallen to me [in the strongest places]; and my inheritance is held fast for me.

7. Verse 7.፯

   እባርኮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘአለበወኒ ፤ ወዐዲ ፡ ሌሊተኒ ፡ ገሠጻኒ ፡ ኵልያትየ ።

   I will bless Yahweh who has instructed me; and even by night my reins have chastened me.

8. Verse 8.፰

   ዘልፈ ፡ እሬእዮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ቅድሜየ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፤ እስመ ፡ በየማንየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይትሀወክ ።

   I beheld Yahweh always before me; for he is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

9. Verse 9.፱

   በእንተዝ ፡ ተፈሥሐ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ወተሐሥየ ፡ ልሳንየ ፤ ወዐዲ ፡ በተስፋሁ ፡ ኀደረ ፡ ሥጋየ ።

   Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad; and moreover my flesh shall dwell in hope.

10. Verse 10.፲

    እስመ ፡ ኢተኀድጋ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሲኦል ፡ ለነፍስየ ፤ ወኢትሁቦ ፡ ለጻድቅከ ፡ ይርአይ ፡ ሙስና ።

    For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will you give your holy one to see corruption.

11. Verse 11.፲፩

    ወአርአይከኒ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ ሕይወት ፤ ወአጽገብከኒ ፡ ሐሤተ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ገጽከ ፡ ወትፍሥሕት ፡ ውስተ ፡ የማንከ ፡ ለዝሉፉ ።

    You have made known to me the ways of life; you have filled me with gladness with your countenance; delight is at your right hand forever.

Geʽez transcribed from the manuscripts; the English is a literal back-translation — a reading aid, not a replacement for the Geʽez. Free to read, copy, and share.