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Dowd – Beloved

 

“A Song of Dowd (mizmowr la Dowd). Yahowah (Yahowah) is my Shepherd (ra’ah ‘any). I will not be deprived (lo’ chaser). He enables me to relax and continually stretch out (rabats ‘any) within an expansive (ba deshe’) and beautiful dwelling, a garden encampment surrounded by natural beauty (nawah). He continually leads me, guiding and directing me, often escorting me (nahal ‘any), beside (‘al) spiritually restorative (manuwchah) waters (maym).

He restores and returns (shuwb) my soul (nepesh ‘any). He chooses to guide me, directing my path (nachah ‘any) in the correct way, even through the ruts, so that our path returns to where life began (ba ma’gal tsadaq) for His name’s sake (la ma’an shem huw’).

Even though (gam ky) I walk (halak) through the valley (ba gay’) of foreboding darkness and deep shadows in lesser dimensions (tsalmaweth), I will not dread (lo’ yare’) evil (ra’). For indeed, You (ky ‘atah) are with me (‘imad ‘any). Your scepter and Your people (shebet ‘atah), Your staff and applicable stem (wa mish’enach ‘atah), they comfort me while changing minds regarding me (hem nacham ‘any).

You have prepared and arranged, putting in place (‘arak), a table (shulchan) before me (la paneh ‘any), conspicuously beyond the presence (neged) of my adversaries who would narrow my scope and silence me (tsarar ‘any). You have anointed (dashen) my head (ro’sh ‘any) with oil (ba ha shemen). My cup (kows ‘any) overflows with abundance (rawayah).

Surely (‘ak), goodness and generosity (towb), unfailing love and enduring kindness (wa chesed) will pursue me (radaph ‘any) all the days (kol yowmym) of my lives (chayy ‘any). And I will literally return at a moment in time, being brought back to restore (wa shuwb) the family within the home (ba beyth) of Yahowah (ba Yahowah) forevermore (la ‘orek yowmym).” (Mizmowr / Song / Psalm 23:1-6)