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Psalms 51:1-7

1Have mercyחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603upon me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,according to thy lovingkindnessכְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָke.chas.De.khaH2617:according unto the multitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy tender merciesרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356blot outמְחֵ֣הme.ChehH4229my transgressionsפְשָׁעָֽי׃fe.sha.'AiH6588.

2Washכַּבְּסֵ֣נִיka.be.Se.niH3526me throughlyהֶ֭רֶבHe.revH7235from mine iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִ֑יme.'a.vo.NiH5771,and cleanseטַהֲרֵֽנִי׃ta.ha.Re.niH2891me from my sinוּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥יu.me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

3For I acknowledgeאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045my transgressionsH6588:and my sinוְחַטָּאתִ֖יve.cha.ta.TiH2403iseverתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.

4Against thee, thee only, have I sinnedחָטָאתִי֮cha.ta.TiH2398,and doneעָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisevilוְהָרַ֥עve.ha.Ra'H7451in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:that thou mightest be justifiedתִּצְדַּ֥קtitz.DakH6663when thou speakestבְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָbe.da.ve.Re.khaH1696, andbe clearתִּזְכֶּ֥הtiz.KehH2135when thou judgestבְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ve.sha.fe.Te.khaH8199.

5Behold, I was shapenחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342in iniquityבְּעָו֥וֹןbe.'a.VonH5771;and in sinוּ֝בְחֵ֗טְאu.ve.Chet'H2399did my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517conceiveיֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִיye.che.Mat.niH3179me.

6Behold, thou desirestחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571in the inward partsבַטֻּח֑וֹתva.tu.ChotH2910:and in the hiddenוּ֝בְסָתֻ֗םu.ve.sa.TumH5640partthou shalt make me to knowתוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃to.di.'E.niH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451.

7Purgeתְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִיte.cha.te.'E.niH2398me with hyssopבְאֵז֣וֹבve.'e.ZovH231,and I shall be cleanוְאֶטְהָ֑רve.'et.HarH2891:washתְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיte.kha.be.Se.niH3526me, and I shall be whiterאַלְבִּֽין׃'al.BinH3835than snowוּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶגu.mi.She.legH7950.

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