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Psalms 39:1-3

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will watchאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870so that I will not sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956;I will guardאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310with a muzzleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269as long asבְּעֹ֖דbe.'OdH5750the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563are presentלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.”

2I was speechlessנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481and stillד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747;I remained silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814, evenfrom speaking goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,and my sorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511was stirredנֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'.KarH5916.

3My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820grew hotחַם־cham-H2552within meבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130;as I musedבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901,the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197. ThenI spokeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956:

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