1 SONG {שִׁיר / shiyr} to~the~STAIR.STEP~s {לַמַּעֲלוֹת / la'ma'a'lot} I~will~LIFT.UP(V) {אֶשָּׂא / e'sa} EYE~s2~me {עֵינַי / ey'nai} TO {אֶל / el} the~HILL~s {הֶהָרִים / he'ha'rim} from~WITHOUT {מֵאַיִן / mey'a'yin} he~will~COME(V) {יָבֹא / ya'vo} HELP~me {עֶזְרִי / ez'ri} RMT: A song for the stair steps. I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where my help will come.

2 HELP~me {עֶזְרִי / ez'ri} from~WITH {מֵעִם / mey'im} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} DO(V)~ing^(ms) {עֹשֵׂה / o'seyh} SKY~s2 {שָׁמַיִם / sha'ma'yim} and~LAND {וָאָרֶץ / wa'a'rets} RMT: My help is from YHWH, maker of the skies and the land.

3 DO.NOT {אַל / al} he~will~GIVE(V) {יִתֵּן / yi'teyn} to~~ title=">~Identifies the verb form as infinitive.">>~TOTTER(V) {לַמּוֹט / la'mot} FOOT~you^(ms) {רַגְלֶךָ / rag'le'kha} DO.NOT {אַל / al} he~will~SLUMBER(V) {יָנוּם / ya'num} SAFEGUARD(V)~ing^(mp)~you^(ms) {שֹׁמְרֶךָ / shom're'kha} RMT: He will not make your foot totter, the one safeguarding you will not slumber.

4 LOOK {הִנֵּה / hin'neyh} NOT {לֹא / lo} he~will~SLUMBER(V) {יָנוּם / ya'num} and~NOT {וְלֹא / wê'lo} he~will~SLEEP(V) {יִישָׁן / yiy'shan} SAFEGUARD(V)~ing^(ms) {שׁוֹמֵר / sho'meyr} Yisra'eyl {יִשְׂרָאֵל / yis'ra'eyl} RMT: Look, the one safeguarding Yisra'eyl will not slumber and he will not sleep.

5 YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} SAFEGUARD(V)~ing^(mp)~you^(ms) {שֹׁמְרֶךָ / shom're'kha} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} SHADOW~you^(ms) {צִלְּךָ / tsil'kha} UPON {עַל / al} HAND {יַד / yad} RIGHT.HAND~you^(ms) {יְמִינֶךָ / yê'miy'ne'kha} RMT: YHWH is the one safeguarding you, YHWH is your shadow upon your right hand.

6 DAYTIME {יוֹםָם / yomam} the~SUN {הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ / ha'she'mesh} NOT {לֹא / lo} he~will~make~HIT(V)~you^(ms) {יַכֶּכָּה / ya'ke'kah} and~MOON {וְיָרֵחַ / wê'ya'rey'ahh} in~the~NIGHT {בַּלָּיְלָה / ba'lai'lah} RMT: Daytime, the sun will not hit you, or the moon in the night.

7 YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~SAFEGUARD(V)~you^(ms) {יִשְׁמָרְךָ / yish'mar'kha} from~ALL {מִכָּל / mi'kol} DYSFUNCTIONAL {רָע / ra} he~will~SAFEGUARD(V) {יִשְׁמֹר / yish'mor} AT {אֶת / et} SOUL~you^(ms) {נַפְשֶׁךָ / naph'she'kha} RMT: YHWH will safeguard you from all dysfunction, he will safeguard your soul.

8 YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~SAFEGUARD(V) {יִשְׁמָר / yish'mar} ~ title=">~Identifies the verb form as infinitive.">>~GO.OUT(V)~you^(ms) {צֵאתְךָ / tseyt'kha} and~~ title=">~Identifies the verb form as infinitive.">>~COME(V)~you^(ms) {וּבוֹאֶךָ / u'vo'e'kha} from~NOW {מֵעַתָּה / mey'a'tah} and~UNTIL {וְעַד / wê'ad} DISTANT {עוֹלָם / o'lam} RMT: YHWH will safeguard your going out and your coming from now and until a distant time.