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.
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