bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˌælfəbˈɛɾɪk ækɹˈɑːstɪk sˈɑːm, ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl lˈɛɾɚɹ ʌv ˈiːtʃ vˈɜːs ɪn sˈɑːm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ʃˌʊd biː ðə hˈiːbɹuː ˈælfəbˌɛt ɪn sˈiːkwəns, bˌʌt ɪnðə mˌæsoːɹˈɛɾɪk tˈɛkst ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ vˈɜːs bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə lˈɛɾɚ nˈʌn, wˌɪtʃ wʊd kˈʌm bᵻtwˌiːn vˈɜːsᵻz θˈɜːtiːn ænd fˈoːɹtiːn.
Being an alphabetic acrostic psalm, the initial letter of each verse in Psalm 145 should be the Hebrew alphabet in sequence, but in the Masoretic Text there is no verse beginning with the letter nun (), which would come between verses 13 and 14.