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Psalms 143:1-7

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605,OJehovah;giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238tomysupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469:Inthyfaithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me,andinthyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.

2Andenternotintojudgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.potH4941withthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;Forinthysightnomanlivingisrighteousיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663.

3Fortheenemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341hathpersecutedmysoulH5315;Hehath smittenmylifeH5315downH3427tothegroundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776:Hehath mademetodwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285,asthosethathavebeenlongH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

4Thereforeismyspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307overwhelmedwithinme;Myheartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820withinmeisdesolateH8074.

5Irememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142thedaysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117ofold;Imeditateאֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃'a.so.Che.achH7878onallthydoings;Imuseontheworkבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6Ispreadפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566forthmyhandsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027unto thee:MysoulH5315thirstethafterthee,asawearyH5889landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776. [Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7MakeH3615hastetoanswerעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me,OJehovah;myspiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307faileth:Hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641notthyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440fromme, LestIbecomelikethemthatgoיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381downintothepitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

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