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Psalms 40:1-4

1I waitedקַוֹּ֣הka.VohH6960patientlyקִוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and he inclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186unto me, and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He brought me upוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927also out of an horribleשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588pitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953,out of the miryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916,and setוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272upon a rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553, andestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559my goingsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838.

3And he hath putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414a newחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310, evenpraiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416unto our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430:manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it,and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and shall trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isthat manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397that makethשָׂ֣םsamH7760the LordH3068his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009,and respectethפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437not the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295,nor such as turn asideוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750to liesכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

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