H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

וְֽהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “he is”

And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.

וִ֘יהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “he may be”

Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave `it', Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

הָיִ֬יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you are”

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he became”

And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

וָאֱהִ֣י (אֱהִ֣י) 'e.Hi “I have been”

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

יִֽהְי֥וּ yih.Yu “let them be”

As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it has become”

Hide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

הָיִ֑יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you have been”

O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

הֱֽיֵה־ heyeh- “be”

Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

הֱיֵ֤ה he.Yeh “become”

Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without -- fled from me.

הָיִ֪יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have become”

I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.

הָ֝יִ֗יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have become”

Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀ tih.Yu “you be”

For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.

וַיֶּ֑הִי (יֶּ֑הִי) i.Ye.hi “it was”

Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

יְהִֽי־ ye.hi- “may it be”

They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

יִֽהְי֗וּ yih.Yu “may they be”

Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

יְֽהִי־ ye.hi- “may it be”

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

תִּהְיֶֽה׃ tih.Yeh “it will be”

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

הָיִ֗יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have been”

Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

וָאֱהִ֗י (אֱהִ֗י) 'e.Hi “I have become”

My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'

הָֽיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “it has been”

Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.

יִהְי֣וּ yih.Yu “they will be”

These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

הֱֽיוֹת־ he.yot- “exactly <be>”אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I am”

There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

הָ֪יָה֫ ha.yah “it was”