Psalm 88:17 כָּל־ All kāl- הַיּ֑וֹם day long hay·yō·wm סַבּ֣וּנִי they engulf me sab·bū·nî כַ֭מַּיִם like water ; ḵam·ma·yim הִקִּ֖יפוּ they enclose me hiq·qî·p̄ū עָלַ֣י on ‘ā·lay יָֽחַד׃ every side . yā·ḥaḏ Psalm 88:18 הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ You have removed hir·ḥaq·tā מִ֭מֶּנִּי my mim·men·nî אֹהֵ֣ב beloved ’ō·hêḇ וָרֵ֑עַ and my friend ; wā·rê·a‘ מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃ darkness maḥ·šāḵ מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י is my closest companion . mə·yud·dā·‘ay Psalm 89:1 מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל A Maskil maś·kîl לְאֵיתָ֥ן of Ethan lə·’ê·ṯān הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃ the Ezrahite . hā·’ez·rā·ḥî אָשִׁ֑ירָה I will sing ’ā·šî·rāh חַֽסְדֵ֣י of the loving devotion ḥas·ḏê יְ֭הוָה of YHWH Yah·weh עוֹלָ֣ם forever ; ‘ō·w·lām בְּפִֽי׃ with my mouth bə·p̄î אוֹדִ֖יעַ I will proclaim ’ō·w·ḏî·a‘ אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ Your faithfulness ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā לְדֹ֥ר to all lə·ḏōr וָדֹ֓ר׀ generations . wā·ḏōr Psalm 89:2 כִּֽי־ For kî- אָמַ֗רְתִּי I have said , ’ā·mar·tî חֶ֣סֶד “ Loving devotion ḥe·seḏ יִבָּנֶ֑ה is built up yib·bā·neh ע֭וֹלָם forever ; ‘ō·w·lām שָׁמַ֓יִם׀ in the heavens šā·ma·yim תָּכִ֖ן You establish tā·ḵin אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ Your faithfulness ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā בָהֶֽם׃ - . ” ḇā·hem Psalm 89:3 כָּרַ֣תִּֽי You said, “I have made kā·rat·tî בְ֭רִית a covenant ḇə·rîṯ לִבְחִירִ֑י with My chosen one , liḇ·ḥî·rî נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי I have sworn niš·ba‘·tî לְדָוִ֥ד to David lə·ḏā·wiḏ עַבְדִּֽי׃ My servant : ‘aḇ·dî Psalm 89:4 אָכִ֣ין ‘ I will establish ’ā·ḵîn זַרְעֶ֑ךָ your offspring zar·‘e·ḵā עַד־ forever ‘aḏ- ע֭וֹלָם . . . ‘ō·w·lām וּבָנִ֨יתִי and build up ū·ḇā·nî·ṯî כִּסְאֲךָ֣ your throne kis·’ă·ḵā לְדֹר־ for all generations lə·ḏōr- וָד֖וֹר . . . . ’” wā·ḏō·wr סֶֽלָה׃ Selah se·lāh Psalm 89:5 שָׁמַ֣יִם The heavens šā·ma·yim וְי֘וֹד֤וּ praise wə·yō·w·ḏū פִּלְאֲךָ֣ Your wonders , pil·’ă·ḵā יְהוָ֑ה O YHWH — Yah·weh אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ Your faithfulness ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā אַף־ as well — ’ap̄- בִּקְהַ֥ל in the assembly biq·hal קְדֹשִֽׁים׃ of the holy ones . qə·ḏō·šîm Psalm 89:6 כִּ֤י For kî מִ֣י who mî בַ֭שַּׁחַק in the skies ḇaš·ša·ḥaq יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ can compare ya·‘ă·rōḵ לַיהוָ֑ה with YHWH ? Yah·weh בִּבְנֵ֥י Who among the heavenly beings biḇ·nê אֵלִים׃ . . . ʾē·līm יִדְמֶ֥ה is like yiḏ·meh לַ֝יהוָ֗ה YHWH ? Yah·weh Psalm 89:7 בְּסוֹד־ In the council bə·sō·wḏ- קְדֹשִׁ֣ים of the holy ones , qə·ḏō·šîm אֵ֣ל God ’êl רַבָּ֑ה is greatly rab·bāh נַ֭עֲרָץ feared , na·‘ă·rāṣ וְ֝נוֹרָ֗א and awesome wə·nō·w·rā עַל־ above ‘al- כָּל־ all kāl- סְבִיבָֽיו׃ who surround Him . sə·ḇî·ḇāw

