1 MELODY {מִזְמוֹר / miz'mor} to~Dawiyd {לְדָוִד / lê'da'wiyd} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} FEED(V)~ing^(ms)~me {רֹעִי / ro'iy} NOT {לֹא / lo} I~will~DIMINISH(V) {אֶחְסָר / ehh'sar} RMT: A melody to^{[This may also be translated as "for" or "belonging to."]} Dawiyd. YHWH is my feeder, I will not diminish.

2 in~PASTURE~s {בִּנְאוֹת / bin'ot} GRASS {דֶּשֶׁא / de'she} he~will~make~STRETCH.OUT(V)~me {יַרְבִּיצֵנִי / yar'biy'tsey'niy} UPON {עַל / al} WATER~s2 {מֵי / mey} OASIS~s {מְנֻחוֹת / mê'nu'hhot} he~will~much~LEAD(V)~me {יְנַהֲלֵנִי / yê'na'ha'ley'niy} RMT: In pastures of grass, he will make me stretch out, upon waters of oases he will lead me.

3 SOUL~me {נַפְשִׁי / naph'shi} he~will~much~TURN.BACK(V) {יְשׁוֹבֵב / yê'sho'veyv} he~will~make~GUIDE(V)~me {יַנְחֵנִי / yan'hhey'ni} in~TRENCH~s {בְמַעְגְּלֵי / vê'ma'a'g'ley} STEADFAST {צֶדֶק / tse'deq} to~THAT {לְמַעַן / lê'ma'an} TITLE~him {שְׁמוֹ / shê'mo} RMT: He will turn back my soul, he will guide me in trenches of steadfastness, for the sake of his title.

4 ALSO {גַּם / gam} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} I~will~WALK(V) {אֵלֵךְ / ey'leykh} in~STEEP.VALLEY {בְּגֵיא / bê'gey} "Tsal'ma'wet {צַלְמָוֶת / tsal'ma'wet}" NOT {לֹא / lo} I~will~FEAR(V) {אִירָא / iy'ra} DYSFUNCTIONAL {רָע / ra} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} YOU(ms) {אַתָּה / a'tah} BY~me {עִמָּדִי / i'ma'di} STAFF~s~you^(ms) {שִׁבְטְךָ / shiv't'kha} and~STAVE~you^(ms) {וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ / u'mish'an'te'kha} THEY(m) {הֵמָּה / hey'mah} they^(m)~will~much~COMFORT(V)~me {יְנַחֲמֻנִי / yê'na'hha'mu'niy} RMT: Also, given that I will walk in the steep valley of Tsal'ma'wet I will not fear dysfunction, given that you are by me, your staff and your stave, they, they will much comfort me.

5 you^(ms)~will~ARRANGE(V) {תַּעֲרֹךְ / ta'a'rokh} to~FACE~s~me {לְפָנַי / lê'pha'nai} TABLE {שֻׁלְחָן / shul'hhan} OPPOSITE {נֶגֶד / ne'ged} PRESS.IN(V)~ing^(mp)~me {צֹרְרָי / tsor'rai} you^(ms)~did~much~MAKE.FAT(V) {דִּשַּׁנְתָּ / di'shan'ta} in~the~OIL {בַשֶּׁמֶן / va'she'men} HEAD~me {רֹאשִׁי / ro'shi} CUP~me {כּוֹסִי / ko'siy} SOAKED {רְוָיָה / rê'wa'yah} RMT: You will arrange a table to my face, opposite the ones pressing me in, you anointed my head with the oil, my cup is soaked.

6 SURELY {אַךְ / akh} FUNCTIONAL {טוֹב / tov} and~KINDNESS {וָחֶסֶד / wa'hhe'sed} they^(m)~will~PURSUE(V)~me {יִרְדְּפוּנִי / yir'd'phu'niy} ALL {כָּל / kol} DAY~s {יְמֵי / yê'mey} LIVING~s~me {חַיָּי / hhai'yah} and~I~did~SETTLE(V) {וְשַׁבְתִּי / wê'shav'ti} in~HOUSE {בְּבֵית / bê'veyt} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} to~LENGTH {לְאֹרֶךְ / lê'o'rekh} DAY~s {יָמִים / ya'mim} RMT: Surely function and kindness will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will settle^{[This Hebrew word can also be translated as "I~will~TURN.BACK."]} in the house of YHWH for a length of days.