15By me kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,and princesוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336decreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
16By me princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, evenall the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthH776.
17I loveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157them that loveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; and those that seek me earlyוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836shall findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.
18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honourוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me; yea,durableעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276richesה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,yea, than fine goldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337;and my revenueוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393than choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.
20I leadאֲהַלֵּ֑ך'a.ha.LekhH1980in the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666,in the midstבְּ֝ת֗וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410of judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941:
21That I may cause those that loveאֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.VaiH157me to inheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157substanceיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426;and I will fillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ'a.ma.Le'H4390their treasuresוְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.HemH214.
22The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924his worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was set upנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258from everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769,from the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,or everמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there wereno depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415,I was brought forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there wereno fountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were settledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had not madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,nor the fieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,nor the highest partוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of the dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When he preparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I wasthere: when he setבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a compassח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the depthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
28When he establishedבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605:when he strengthenedבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810the fountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of the deepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415:
29When he gaveבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760to the seaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220his decreeחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706,that the watersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325should not passיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674his commandmentפִ֑יוFivH6310:when he appointedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710the foundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776:
30Then I was by himאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681, asone brought upאָ֫מ֥וֹן'a.MonH525with him:and I was dailyH3117hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him;
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in the habitable partבְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.VelH8398of his earthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;and my delightsוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191werewith the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
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