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Psalms 40:6-12

6Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077and offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀u.min.ChahH4503thou didst not desireחָפַ֗צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654;mine earsאָ֭זְנַיִם'A.ze.na.yimH241hast thou openedכָּרִ֣יתָka.Ri.taH3738:burnt offeringעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sin offeringוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הva.cha.ta.'AhH2401hast thou not requiredשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃sha.'A.le.taH7592.

7Then saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559I, Lo, I comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935:in the volumeבִּמְגִלַּת־bim.gi.lat-H4039of the bookסֵ֝֗פֶרSe.ferH5612it iswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789of me,

8I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213thy willרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430:yea, thy lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451iswithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.

9I have preachedבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbi.Sar.tiH1319righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in the greatרָ֗בRavH7227congregationבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951:lo, I have not refrainedאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193,O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I have not hidכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680thy righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666withinבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;I have declaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and thy salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668:I have not concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582thy lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and thy truthוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from the greatH7227congregationH6951.

11Withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607not thou thy tender merciesרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from me, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:let thy lovingkindnessH2617and thy truthH571continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548preserveיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341me.

12For innumerableמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557evilsרָע֡וֹתra.'otH7451have compassedאָפְפ֥וּ־'a.fe.Fu-H661me about: mine iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have taken holdהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381upon me, so that I am not ableיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to look upלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200;they are moreעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of mine headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218:therefore my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820failethעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800me.

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