1O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,You have searched meחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713and known meוַתֵּדָֽע׃va.te.Da'H3045.
2Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045when I sitשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427and when I riseוְקוּמִ֑יve.ku.MiH6965;You understandבַּ֥נְתָּהBan.tahH995my thoughtsלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454from afarמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.
3You search outזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219my pathאָרְחִ֣י'a.re.ChiH732and my lying downוְרִבְעִ֣יve.riv.'IH7252;You are awareהִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃his.Kan.tahH5532of allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
4Evenכִּ֤י אֵ֣יןki 'einH3588H369before a wordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405is on my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ןbil.sho.Ni henH3956H2005,You knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all about itכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
5You hem me inצַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niH6696behindאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and beforeוָקֶ֣דֶםva.Ke.demH6924;You have laidוַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetH7896Your handכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709upon meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921.
6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istoo wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,too loftyנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682לֹא־lo'-H3808for me to attainא֥וּכַֽל'U.khalH3201.
7Whereאָ֭נָ֥ה'a.NahH575can I goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980to escape Your Spiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307?Whereוְ֝אָ֗נָהve.'A.nahH575can I fleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?
8Ifאִם־'im-H518I ascendאֶסַּ֣ק'e.SakH5266to the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;if I make my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331in Sheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,You are thereהִנֶּֽךָּ׃hi.Ne.kaH2005.
9If I rise onאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375the wingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837,if I settleאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931by the farthestבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319seaיָֽם׃YamH3220,
10evenגַּם־ga.mo.Sha-H1571thereשָׁ֭םShamH8033Your handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027will guide meתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148;Your right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225will hold me fastוְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיve.to.cha.Ze.niH270.
11If I sayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, “Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389the darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822will hide meיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779,and the lightא֣וֹר'orH216become nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915around meבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157”—
12evenגַּם־gam-H1571the darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808darkיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821to Youמִ֫מֶּ֥ךָmi.Me.khaH4480,but the nightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915shinesיָאִ֑ירya.'IrH215like the dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117,for darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825is as light to Youכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219.
13Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859formedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069my inmost beingכִלְיֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.TaiH3629;You knit me togetherתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526in my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.
14I praiseאֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaH3034Youעַ֤ל'alH5921,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am fearfullyנוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372and wonderfully madeנִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnif.Lei.tiH6395.Marvelousנִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'ImH6381areYour worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,and Iוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315know thisיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045very wellמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
15My frameעָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.MiH6108was notלֹא־lo'-H3808hiddenנִכְחַ֥דnikh.ChadH3582from Youמִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I was madeעֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiH6213in secretבַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terH5643,when I was woven togetherרֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיru.Kam.tiH7551in the depthsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16Your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָ֘א֤וּra.'UH7200my unformed bodyגָּלְמִ֤י׀gal.MiH1564;allכֻּלָּ֪םku.LamH3605my daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117were writtenיִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyi.Ka.Te.vuH3789inוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921Your bookסִפְרְךָ֮sif.re.KhaH5612and ordained for meיֻצָּ֑רוּyu.Tza.ruH3335H3808before one of them came to beאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259.
17Howמַה־mah-H4100precious to meיָּקְר֣וּya.ke.RuH3365are Your thoughtsרֵעֶ֣יךָre.'Ei.khaH7454,O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,howמֶ֥הmehH4100vastעָ֝צְמוּ'A.tze.muH6105is their sumרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218!
18IfI were to count themאֶ֭סְפְּרֵם'Es.pe.remH5608,they would outnumberיִרְבּ֑וּןyir.BunH7235the grains of sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344;and when I awakeהֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974,I am stillוְעוֹדִ֥יve.'o.DiH5750with Youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.
19Oאִם־'im-H518Godאֱל֥וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,that You would slayתִּקְטֹ֖לtik.TolH6991the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563—awayס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from meמֶֽנִּי׃Me.niH4480,you bloodthirstyדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582—
20whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834speak of Youיֹ֭אמְרֻךָYo.me.ru.khaH559deceitfullyלִמְזִמָּ֑הlim.zi.MahH4209;Your enemiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH6145takeנָשֻׂ֖אna.Su'H5375Your namein vainלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723.
21Do I notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808hateמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.khaH8130those who hate Youאֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'H8130,O LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and detestאֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃'et.ko.TatH6962those who rise against Youוּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָu.vit.ko.Mei.chaH8618?
22I hate themשְׂנֵאתִ֑יםse.ne.TimH8130with perfectתַּכְלִ֣יתtakh.LitH8503hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135;I count themהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961as my enemiesלְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗יםle.'oy.VimH341.
24Seeוּרְאֵ֗הu.re.'EhH7200ifאִם־'im-H518there is any offensiveעֹ֥צֶב'O.tzevH6090wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in me;lead meוּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיu.ne.Che.niH5148in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
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