3Ohמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310H5414that I knewיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045where I might findוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672Him,That I might comeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935to His seatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499!
5I would learnאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045the wordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405which He wouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030,And perceiveוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995whatמַה־mah-H4100He would sayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559to me.
6Would He contendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me bythe greatnessהַבְּרָב־ha.be.rov-H7230of Hispowerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581?Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808,surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389He would payH7760attentionH7760to me.
7Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033the uprightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477wouldreasonנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with Him; And I would bedeliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331from my Judgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199.
8“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forwardקֶ֣דֶםKe.demH6924but He is not there,And backwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, but Icannotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him;
9When He actsבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.so.ToH6213on the leftשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040,I cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beholdאָ֑חַז'A.chazH2372Him;He turnsיַעְטֹ֥ףya'.TofH5848on the rightיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225,I cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200Him.
10But He knowsיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870I takeH5973; When He hastriedבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbe.cha.Na.niH974me, I shall comeאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318as goldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091.
11My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272hasheldאָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.ZahH270fastH270to His pathH804;I have keptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104His wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870and not turnedH5186asideאָֽט׃'AtH5186.
12I have not departedאָמִ֑ישׁ'a.MishH4185from the commandמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of His lipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193;I have treasuredצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of His mouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310moreH4480thanH4480mynecessaryH2706foodH2706.
13But He is uniqueבְ֭אֶחָדVe.'e.chodH259and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can turnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725Him? And whatHis soulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315desiresאִוְּתָ֣ה'i.ve.TahH183,that He doesוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃vai.Ya.'asH6213.
14For He performsיַשְׁלִ֣יםyash.LimH7999whatH2706is appointedH2706for me,And manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227suchH1992decrees are with Him.
15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651,I would be dismayedאֶבָּהֵ֑ל'e.ba.HelH926at His presenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440; WhenI considerאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995,I am terrifiedוְאֶפְחַ֥דve.'ef.ChadH6342of Him.
16It isGodוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410who has made myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820faintהֵרַ֣ךְhe.RakhH7401,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706whohas dismayedהִבְהִילָֽנִי׃hiv.hi.La.niH926me,
17But Iam not silencedנִ֭צְמַתִּיNitz.ma.tiH6789by the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808deep gloomאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652whichcoversכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680me.
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