3Thou compassestזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219my pathH734and my lying downוְרִבְעִ֣יve.riv.'IH7252,and art acquaintedהִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃his.Kan.tahH5532withall my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
4For there isnot a wordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405in my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956, but,lo, O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it altogether.
6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istoo wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for me; it is highנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682,I cannotא֥וּכַֽל'U.khalH3201attain unto it.
7Whither shall I goH3212from thy spiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307?or whither shall I fleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from thy presenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?
8If I ascend upאֶסַּ֣ק'e.SakH5266into heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, thou artthere: if I make my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331in hellשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585, behold, thou art there.
9IfI takeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375the wingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837, anddwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the uttermost partsבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220;
10Even there shall thy handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027leadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me, and thy right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225shall holdוְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיve.to.cha.Ze.niH270me.
11If I sayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559,Surely the darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822shall coverיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me; even the nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915shall be lightא֣וֹר'orH216about meבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157.
12Yea, the darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822hidethיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821not from thee; but the nightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915shinethיָאִ֑ירya.'IrH215as the dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117:the darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825and the lightכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219are both alike to thee.
13For thou hast possessedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069my reinsכִלְיֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.TaiH3629:thou hast coveredתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526me in my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.
14I will praiseאֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaH3034thee; for I am fearfullyנוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372andwonderfully madeנִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnif.Lei.tiH6395:marvellousנִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'ImH6381arethy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639; and thatmy soulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315knowethיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045right wellמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
15My substanceעָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.MiH6108was not hidנִכְחַ֥דnikh.ChadH3582from thee, when I was madeעֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiH6213in secretבַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terH5643, andcuriously wroughtרֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיru.Kam.tiH7551in the lowest partsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16Thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869did seeרָ֘א֤וּra.'UH7200my substance, yet being unperfectגָּלְמִ֤י׀gal.MiH1564;and in thy bookסִפְרְךָ֮sif.re.KhaH5612all my memberswere writtenיִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyi.Ka.Te.vuH3789, whichin continuanceיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117were fashionedיֻצָּ֑רוּyu.Tza.ruH3335, when as yet there wasnoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of them.
17How preciousיָּקְר֣וּya.ke.RuH3365also are thy thoughtsרֵעֶ֣יךָre.'Ei.khaH7454unto me, O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410!how greatעָ֝צְמוּ'A.tze.muH6105is the sumרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218of them!
18IfI should countאֶ֭סְפְּרֵם'Es.pe.remH5608them, they are more in numberיִרְבּ֑וּןyir.BunH7235than the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344:when I awakeהֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974,I am stillוְעוֹדִ֥יve.'o.DiH5750with thee.
19Surely thou wilt slayתִּקְטֹ֖לtik.TolH6991the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,O Godאֱל֥וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433:departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from me therefore, ye bloodyדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582.
20For they speakיֹ֭אמְרֻךָYo.me.ru.khaH559against thee wickedlyלִמְזִמָּ֑הlim.zi.MahH4209, andthine enemiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH6145takeנָשֻׂ֖אna.Su'H5375thy namein vainלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723.
21Do not I hateמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.khaH8130them, O Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068,that hateאֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'H8130thee? and am not I grievedאֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃'et.ko.TatH6962with those that rise upוּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָu.vit.ko.Mei.chaH8618against thee?
22I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֑יםse.ne.TimH8130them with perfectתַּכְלִ֣יתtakh.LitH8503hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135:I count them mine enemiesלְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗יםle.'oy.VimH341.
23Searchחָקְרֵ֣נִיcha.ke.Re.niH2713me, O Godאֵ֭ל'elH410,and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824:tryבְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974me, and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my thoughtsשַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃sar.'a.PaiH8312:
24And seeוּרְאֵ֗הu.re.'EhH7200if there be anywickedעֹ֥צֶב'O.tzevH6090wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in me, and leadוּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיu.ne.Che.niH5148me in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
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