Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 17:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,my righteous pleaצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664;listenהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to my cryרִנָּתִ֗יri.na.TiH7440.Give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerH8605— it comesfrom lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193free ofבְּ֝לֹ֗אbe.Lo'H3808deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

2May my vindicationמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941comeיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318from Your presenceמִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָMi.le.fa.nei.khaH6440;may Your eyesעֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeתֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372what is rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.

3You have triedבָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּba.Chan.taH974my heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820;You have visitedפָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּpa.Kad.taH6485mein the nightלַּ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.You have tested meצְרַפְתַּ֥נִיtze.raf.Ta.niH6884and foundתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672noבַל־val-H1077evil;I have resolvedזַ֝מֹּתִ֗יza.mo.TiH2161notבַּל־bal-H1077to sinיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674with my mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310.

4As for the deedsלִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlif.'u.LotH6468of menאָ֭דָם'A.domH120—by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have avoidedשָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּיSha.Mar.tiH8104the waysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the violentפָּרִֽיץ׃pa.RitzH6530.

5My stepsאֲ֭שֻׁרַי'A.shu.raiH838have heldתָּמֹ֣ךְta.MokhH8551to Your pathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.ma'.ge.lo.Tei.khaH4570;my feetפְעָמָֽי׃fe.'a.MaiH6471have notבַּל־bal-H1077slippedנָמ֥וֹטּוּna.Mo.tuH4131.

6Iאֲנִֽי־'a.ni-H589call on Youקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121,O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,forכִֽי־khi-H3588You will answer meתַעֲנֵ֣נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030.Inclineהַֽט־hat-H5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֥'a.ze.ne.KhaH241to me;hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my wordsאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

7Show the wondersהַפְלֵ֣הhaf.LehH6395of Your loving devotionחֲ֭סָדֶיךָCha.sa.dei.khaH2617,You who saveמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467by Your right handבִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃Bi.mi.Ne.khaH3225those who seek refugeחוֹסִ֑יםcho.SimH2620from their foesמִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗יםmi.mit.ko.MimH6965.

8Keep meשָׁ֭מְרֵנִיSham.re.niH8104as the appleכְּאִישׁ֣וֹןke.'i.ShonH380ofבַּת־bat-H1323Your eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;hide meתַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃tas.ti.Re.niH5641in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Your wingsכְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671

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