28My soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315meltethדָּלְפָ֣הdal.FahH1811for heavinessמִתּוּגָ֑הmi.tu.GahH8424:strengthenקַ֝יְּמֵ֗נִיkai.ye.Me.niH6965thou me according unto thy wordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697.
29Removeהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493from me the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.re.kho.She-H1870of lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267:and grant me thy lawוְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451graciouslyחָנֵּֽנִי׃cho.ne.niH2603.
30I have chosenבָחָ֑רְתִּיva.Cha.re.tiH977the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of truthאֱמוּנָ֥ה'e.mu.NahH530:thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941have I laidשִׁוִּֽיתִי׃shi.Vi.tiH7737before me.
31I have stuckדָּבַ֥קְתִּיda.Vak.tiH1692unto thy testimoniesבְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָve.'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715:O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,put me not to shameתְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃te.vi.She.niH954.
32I will runאָר֑וּץ'a.RutzH7323the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,when thou shalt enlargeתַרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820.
33Teachהוֹרֵ֣נִיho.Re.niH3384me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thy statutesחֻקֶּ֗יךָchu.Kei.chaH2706;and I shall keepוְאֶצְּרֶ֥נָּהve.'etz.tze.Re.nahH5341it untothe endעֵֽקֶב׃'E.kevH6118.
34Give me understandingהֲ֭בִינֵנִיHa.vi.ne.niH995,and I shall keepוְאֶצְּרָ֥הve.'e.tze.RahH5341thy lawתֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451;yea, I shall observeוְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּהve.'esh.me.Re.nahH8104it with mywhole heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
35Make me to goהַ֭דְרִיכֵנִיHad.ri.khe.niH1869in the pathבִּנְתִ֣יבbin.TivH5410of thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687;for therein do I delightחָפָֽצְתִּי׃cha.Fa.tze.tiH2654.
36Inclineהַט־hat-H5186my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820unto thy testimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֗יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,and not to covetousnessבָּֽצַע׃Ba.tza'H1215.
37Turn awayהַעֲבֵ֣רha.'a.VerH5674mine eyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869from beholdingמֵרְא֣וֹתme.re.'otH7200vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723; andquickenחַיֵּֽנִי׃chai.Ye.niH2421thou me in thy wayבִּדְרָכֶ֥ךָbid.ra.Khe.khaH1870.
38Stablishהָקֵ֣םha.KemH6965thy wordאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565unto thy servantלְ֭עַבְדְּךָLe.'av.de.khaH5650, who is devotedto thy fearלְיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃le.yir.'a.Te.khaH3374.
39Turn awayהַעֲבֵ֣רha.'a.VerH5674my reproachחֶ֭רְפָּתִיCher.pa.tiH2781which I fearיָגֹ֑רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025:for thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941aregoodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.
40Behold, I have longedתָּאַ֣בְתִּיta.'Av.tiH8373after thy preceptsלְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָle.fi.ku.Dei.chaH6490:quickenחַיֵּֽנִי׃chai.Ye.niH2421me in thy righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666.
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