Close-but-clear*

Synthesis**

 לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אֶֽל־הַנְּחִיל֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

 אֲמָרַ֖י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה ׀ יְהוָ֗ה

בִּ֣ינָה הֲגִֽיגִי׃

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀ לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י

כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃

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יְֽהוָ֗ה בֹּ֭קֶר תִּשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלִ֑י

בֹּ֥קֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ־לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃

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 כִּ֤י ׀ לֹ֤א אֵֽל־חָפֵ֘ץ רֶ֥שַׁע ׀ אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א

יְגֻרְךָ֣ רָֽע׃

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 לֹֽא־יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ הֽ֭וֹלְלִים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ

שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

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תְּאַבֵּד֮ דֹּבְרֵ֪י כָ֫זָ֥ב

אִישׁ־דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב ׀ יְהוָֽה׃

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 וַאֲנִ֗י בְּרֹ֣ב חַ֭סְדְּךָ אָב֣וֹא בֵיתֶ֑ךָ

אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶל־הֵֽיכַל־קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃

 יְהוָ֤ה ׀ נְחֵ֬נִי בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ לְמַ֥עַן שׁוֹרְרָ֑יהושר

הַיְשַׁ֖ר לְפָנַ֣י דַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃

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 כִּ֤י אֵ֪ין בְּפִ֡יהוּ נְכוֹנָה֮

קִרְבָּ֪ם הַ֫וּ֥וֹת

קֶֽבֶר־פָּת֥וּחַ גְּרוֹנָ֑ם

לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗ם יַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃

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 הַֽאֲשִׁימֵ֨ם ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים יִפְּלוּ֮ מִֽמֹּעֲצ֪וֹתֵ֫יהֶ֥ם

בְּרֹ֣ב פִּ֭שְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵ֑מוֹ כִּי־מָ֥רוּ בָֽךְ׃

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וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ כָל־ח֪וֹסֵי בָ֡ךְ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יְ֭רַנֵּנוּ וְתָסֵ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ימוֹ

וְֽיַעְלְצ֥וּ בְ֝ךָ֗ אֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

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כִּֽי־אַתָּה֮ תְּבָרֵ֪ךְ צַ֫דִּ֥יק

יְהוָ֑ה כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗ה רָצ֥וֹן תַּעְ טְרֶֽנּוּ׃

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For the director, on the flutes, a psalm by David.

Listen to my words, YHWH.

Understand my murmuring.

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Pay attention to the sound of my cry for help, my king and my God,

for I am praying to you.

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YHWH, in the morning you hear my voice.

In the morning I arrange for you and wait.

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For you are not a god pleased with wickedness.

Evil will not sojourn with you.

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Boasters will not stand before your eyes.

You hate all workers of evil.

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You will destroy speakers of falsehood.

YHWH abhors a person of bloodshed and treachery.

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But I, in the greatness of your loyalty, will go to your house.

I will bow down toward your holy temple in fear of you.

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YHWH, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies.

Make your way straight before me.

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For there is nothing true in his mouth.

Their inner parts are disaster.

Their throat is an open tomb.

They make their tongues deceitful.

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Make them bear their guilt, God. Let them fall on account of their designs.

Drive them out because of the greatness of their crimes, for they have rebelled against you.

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And let all those who take refuge in you rejoice.

Let them shout forever, and you will shelter them, and those who love you will exult in you.

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For you bless the righteous one.

YHWH, like a large shield, you surround him with favour.

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For the director, on the flutes, a psalm by David.

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Listen to my words, YHWH!
    Understand what I struggle to articulate!

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Pay attention to my desperate cry for help, my king and my

     God,
because it’s you to whom I pray!

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YHWH, in the morning you give me a hearing.
The morning is when I prepare cases for you and wait    

     with anticipation.

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For you are not the kind of god who likes wickedness.
Evil cannot come and stay with you.

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Proud and boastful people cannot appear before you.

You hate everyone who does evil.

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You put an end to liars.
YHWH detests the person who sheds blood and deceives  

     others.

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I, on the other hand, will be able to go to your house

    because you are so loyal.
I will bow down toward your holy temple because I revere        you.

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YHWH, guide me because you are righteous!
I need guidance because of my enemies.
Give me a safe journey!

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For nothing that comes out of my enemy’s mouth can be  

     trusted.
Deep down, they harbour destructive intentions.
They use words to kill and destroy.
Their smooth talk is deceptive.

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Hold them guilty, God!
May their plots be the cause of their downfall!
Banish them for all their crimes,
because they have rebelled against you.

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Then all who take refuge in you will rejoice!
Their joyful shouts will go on forever as you give them

     shelter,
And those you love you will rejoice in you.

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Your blessing is on the righteous one.
YHWH, you surround him with favour like a shield.

* The "close-but-clear" is a formal-equivalent rendering of the Hebrew. It is based on the interlinear, adjusted for English word-order. It aims to be as close to the Hebrew as possible while still being clear in English. 

** The "synthesis" is a dynamic-equivalent rendering, intended to support the Synthesis (at-a-glance) visualisation.