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Psalms 17:2-5

2Let my sentenceמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941come forthיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318from thy presenceמִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָMi.le.fa.nei.khaH6440;let thine eyesעֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869beholdתֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372the things that are equalמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.

3Thou hast provedבָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּba.Chan.taH974mine heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820;thou hast visitedפָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּpa.Kad.taH6485mein the nightלַּ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915;thou hast triedצְרַפְתַּ֥נִיtze.raf.Ta.niH6884me, andshalt findתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672nothing; I am purposedזַ֝מֹּתִ֗יza.mo.TiH2161thatmy mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310shall not transgressיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674.

4Concerning the worksלִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlif.'u.LotH6468of menאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of thy lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193I have keptשָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּיSha.Mar.tiH8104me fromthe pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the destroyerפָּרִֽיץ׃pa.RitzH6530.

5Hold upתָּמֹ֣ךְta.MokhH8551my goingsאֲ֭שֻׁרַי'A.shu.raiH838in thy pathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.ma'.ge.lo.Tei.khaH4570, thatmy footstepsפְעָמָֽי׃fe.'a.MaiH6471slipנָמ֥וֹטּוּna.Mo.tuH4131not.

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