2“As surely as Godאֵ֭ל'elH410livesחַי־chai-H2416,who has deprived me ofהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941—the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,who has embitteredהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315—
3as long asע֣וֹדodH5750my breathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397is stillכָל־khol-H3605within meand the breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433remains in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639כִּֽי־ki-H3588,
4my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193will notאִם־'im-H518speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766,and my tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956will notאִם־'im-H518utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.
5I will neverחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486אִם־'im-H518say that you are rightאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853;I will maintainלֹא־ אָסִ֖ירlo'- 'a.SirH3808H5493my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃tu.ma.Ti mi.Me.niH8538H4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478.
6I will cling toהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666and neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503.As long as I liveמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117,my conscienceלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808accuse meיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778.
7May my enemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961like the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563and my opponentוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965like the unjustכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.
8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whatמַה־mah-H4100isthe hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of the godlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is cut offיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214,whenכִּ֤יkiH3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433takes awayיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?
10Will he delightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026inעַל־'al-H5921the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706?Will he call uponיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesאִם־ עֵֽת׃'im- 'EtH6256H518?
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