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Psalms 16:1-4

1Preserveשָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, O Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410:for in thee do I put my trustחָסִ֥יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620.

2O my soul,thou hast saidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559unto the Lordלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, Thou artmy Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136:my goodnessט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtoa.TiH2896extendeth not to thee;

3Butto the saintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918thatהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992arein the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and tothe excellentוְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יve.'a.di.ReiH117, in whom isall my delightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656.

4Their sorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094shall be multipliedיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235thathastenמָ֫הָ֥רוּma.Ha.ruH4116afteranotherאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312god:their drink offeringsנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.HemH5262of bloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818will I not offerאַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhH5258,norH1077take upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034into my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

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