H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they are”

But as for me, I will sing of Thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning; for Thou hast been my high tower, and a refuge in the day of my distress.

הָיִ֣יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you have been”

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.

הָיִ֣יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you have been”

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ (הְיוֹת֗) h.yo.T “was”

For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice.

הָיִ֣יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you are”

They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes.

יִהְיֽוּ׃ yih.Yu “they will be”

But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

הָ֝י֗וּ ha.Yu “they will be”

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have become”

And I wept with my soul with fasting, and that became unto me a reproach.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it became”

I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a byword unto them.

וָאֱהִ֖י (אֱהִ֖י) 'e.Hi “I became”

Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

יְהִֽי־ ye.hi- “may it become”

Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

תְּהִי־ te.hi- “may it be”יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “anyone be”

Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.

הֱיֵ֤ה he.Yeh “become”

I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have become”

May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.

יְהִ֤י ye.Hi “may it be”

May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.

יְהִ֤י ye.Hi “may it be”

For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.

וָאֱהִ֣י (אֱהִ֣י) 'e.Hi “I have been”

How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have become”

But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

In Salem also is set His tabernacle, and His dwelling-place in Zion.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

יִהְי֨וּ׀ yih.Yu “they will be”

We are become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

הָיִ֣ינוּ ha.Yi.nu “we have become”

Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.

תְּֽהִי־ te.hi- “may it be”

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.

וִיהִ֖י (יהִ֖י) Hi “may it be”