3If onlyמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310H5414I knewיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045where to find Himוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672,so that I could goאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704His seatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499.
4I would pleadאֶעֶרְכָ֣ה'e.'er.KhahH6186my caseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440and fill my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310withאֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'H4390argumentsתוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.
5I would learnאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045howמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405He would answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030,and considerוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995whatמַה־mah-H4100He would sayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559.
6Would He contendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978in His greatהַבְּרָב־ha.be.rov-H7230powerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581?Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808,Heה֝֗וּאHu'H1931would certainlyאַךְ־'akh-H389takeיָשִׂ֥םya.SimH7760note of me.
7Thenשָׁ֗םShamH8033an upright manיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477could reasonנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with Himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and I would be deliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331from my Judgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199.
8Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980eastקֶ֣דֶםKe.demH6924,He is not thereוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369,and if I go westוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,I cannotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808findאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him.
9When He is at workבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.so.ToH6213in the northשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040,I cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beholdאָ֑חַז'A.chazH2372Him;when He turnsיַעְטֹ֥ףya'.TofH5848to the southיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225,I cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200Him.
10Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588He knowsיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045the way I have takenדֶּ֣רֶךְ עִמָּדִ֑יDe.rekh 'i.ma.DiH1870H5978;when He has tested meבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbe.cha.Na.niH974,I will come forthאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318as goldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091.
11My feetרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272have followedאָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.ZahH270in His tracksבַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹba.'a.shu.roH838;I have keptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104His wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turning asideאָֽט׃'AtH5186.
12I have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808departedאָמִ֑ישׁ'a.MishH4185from the commandמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of His lipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193;I have treasuredצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of His mouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310more than my daily breadמֵ֝חֻקִּ֗יme.chu.KiH2706.
13But He is unchangeableוְה֣וּא בְ֭אֶחָדve.Hu' Ve.'e.chodH1931H259,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can oppose Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725?He doesוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃vai.Ya.'asH6213what Heוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315desiresאִוְּתָ֣ה'i.ve.TahH183.
14Forכִּ֭יkiH3588He carries outיַשְׁלִ֣יםyash.LimH7999His decree against meחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706,and He hasעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227such plans.
15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I am terrifiedאֶבָּהֵ֑ל'e.ba.HelH926in His presenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440;when I consider thisאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995,I fearוְאֶפְחַ֥דve.'ef.ChadH6342Himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
16Godוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410has made my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820faintהֵרַ֣ךְhe.RakhH7401;the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706has terrified meהִבְהִילָֽנִי׃hiv.hi.La.niH926.
17Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588I am notלֹ֣אlo'H3808silencedנִ֭צְמַתִּיNitz.ma.tiH6789byמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,by the thick darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652that coversכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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