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Psalms 139:1-10

1OJehovah, thou hastsearchedH2713me,andknownH3045me.

2Thou knowestmydownsittingandmine uprising; Thou understandestmythoughtafarH7350off.

3Thou searchestoutmypathH734andmylyingdown,Andart acquaintedwithallmywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

4Forthereisnotawordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405inmytongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956,But,lo,OJehovah, thou knowestitaltogether.

5Thou hast besetmebehindandbefore,Andlaidthyhandכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709uponme.

6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istoowonderfulforme;Itishighנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682,Icannotattain untoit.

7WhithershallI gofromthySpiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307? Or whithershallIfleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272fromthypresenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?

8IfIascend up intoheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, thou artthere:IfImakemybedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inSheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,behold, thou artthere.

9IfItakeH5375thewingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671ofthemorning,Anddwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931intheuttermost partsoftheseaיָֽם׃YamH3220;

10Eventhereshallthyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027leadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me,Andthyrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3027shallholdH270me.

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