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Psalms 40:1-10

1I waited patiently forH6960the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;He inclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186to meאֵ֝לַ֗י'e.LaiH413and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He lifted me upוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927from the pitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of despairשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588,out of the miryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916;He setוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272uponעַל־'al-H5921a rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553, andmade my footstepsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838firmכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559.

3He putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414a newחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310,a hymn of praiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416to our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430.Manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227will seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372and put their trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760the LORDH3068his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009,who has notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnedפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437toאֶל־'el-H413the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295,nor to those who lapseוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750into falsehoodכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

5Manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227,O LORDH3068my Godאֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.HaiH430,are the wondersנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381Youאַתָּ֤ה׀'a.TahH859have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213,and the plans You haveוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu.mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284for usH413—noneאֵ֤ין׀'einH369can compareעֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.RokhH6186to YouH413—if I proclaimאַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahH5046and declare themוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696,they are more thanעָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.MuH6105Ican countמִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi.sa.PerH5608.

6Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077and offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀u.min.ChahH4503You did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808desireחָפַ֗צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654,but my earsאָ֭זְנַיִם'A.ze.na.yimH241You have openedכָּרִ֣יתָka.Ri.taH3738.Burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sin offeringsוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הva.cha.ta.'AhH2401You did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808requireשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃sha.'A.le.taH7592.

7Thenאָ֣ז'azH227I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “Here I amהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935—it is writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789about meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921in the scrollבִּמְגִלַּת־ סֵ֝֗פֶרbim.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612:

8I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213Your willרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430;Your lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451iswithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.”

9I proclaimבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbi.Sar.tiH1319righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in the greatרָ֗בRavH7227assemblyבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951;beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808sealאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193,as Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I have notH3808covered upכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680Your righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666inבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;I have declaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668;I have notH3808concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582Your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and faithfulnessוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from the greatH7227assemblyH6951.

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