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.
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