157Thoughmy persecutorsרֹדְפַ֣יro.de.FaiH7291and foesוְצָרָ֑יve.tza.RaiH6862are manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227,I have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turnedנָטִֽיתִי׃na.Ti.tiH5186from Your testimoniesמֵ֝עֵדְוֹתֶ֗יךָme.'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715.
158I look onרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the faithlessבֹ֭גְדִיםVo.ge.dimH898with loathingוָֽאֶתְקוֹטָ֑טָהva.'et.ko.Ta.tahH6962becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keepשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104Your wordאִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗'im.ra.te.khaH565.
159Considerרְ֭אֵהRe.'ehH7200howכִּי־ki-H3588I loveאָהָ֑בְתִּי'a.Ha.ve.tiH157Your preceptsפִקּוּדֶ֣יךָfi.ku.Dei.chaH6490,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;give me lifeחַיֵּֽנִי׃chai.Ye.niH2421according to Your loving devotionכְּֽחַסְדְּךָ֥ke.chas.de.KhaH2617.
160The entiretyרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of Your wordדְּבָרְךָ֥de.va.re.KhaH1697istruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Your righteousצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664judgmentsמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941endure foreverוּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗םu.le.'o.LamH5769.
161Rulersשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269persecute meרְדָפ֣וּנִיre.da.Fu.niH7291without causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,but my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820fears onlyפָּחַ֥דpa.ChadH6342Your wordוּ֝מִדְּבָרְךָ֗u.mi.de.va.rei.khaH1697.
162Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי'A.no.khiH595rejoiceשָׂ֣שׂsasH7797inעַל־'al-H5921Your promiseאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565like one who findsכְּ֝מוֹצֵ֗אke.mo.Tze'H4672greatרָֽב׃RavH7227spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998.
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