Poetry & Wisdom

Psalms 127

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How to read the Hangul

beginning비기닝 the^ð더 Christ크^r라이스트 salvation샐^v베이션

Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.

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A어 Song송 of어^v브 degrees디그^r리즈 for^f포 Solomon.살러먼 Except익셉트 the^ð더 LORD로드 build빌드 the^ð더 house,하우스 they^ð데이 labour레이버 in인 vain^v베인 that^ð댓 build빌드 it:잇 except익셉트 the^ð더 LORD로드 keep킵 the^ð더 city,시티 the^ð더 watchman와치먼 waketh웨이키^θ스 but벗 in인 vain.^v베인
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It잇 is이즈 vain^v베인 for^f포 you유 to투 rise^r라이즈 up업 early,얼리 to투 sit싯 up업 late,레잇 to투 eat잇 the^ð더 bread브^r레드 of어^v브 sorrows:사^r로즈 for^f포 so소우 he히 giveth기^v비^θ스 his히즈 beloved빌러^v브드 sleep.슬립
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Lo,로우 children칠드^r런 are아 an앤 heritage헤^r러터지 of어^v브 the^ð더 LORD:로드 and앤드 the^ð더 fruit^f프^r룻 of어^v브 the^ð더 womb움 is이즈 his히즈 reward.^r리워드
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As애즈 arrows애^r로즈 are아 in인 the^ð더 hand핸드 of어^v브 a어 mighty마이티 man;맨 so소우 are아 children칠드^r런 of어^v브 the^ð더 youth.유^θ스
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Happy해피 is이즈 the^ð더 man맨 that^ð댓 hath해^θ스 his히즈 quiver퀴^v버 full^f풀 of어^v브 them:^ð뎀 they^ð데이 shall섈 not낫 be비 ashamed,어셰임드 but벗 they^ð데이 shall섈 speak스픽 with위^ð드 the^ð디 enemies에너미즈 in인 the^ð더 gate.게잇