1O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, You havesearchedחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713me and knownוַתֵּדָֽע׃va.te.Da'H3045me.
2Youknowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045when I sitH3427downH3427andwhen I riseוְקוּמִ֑יve.ku.MiH6965up; Youunderstandבַּ֥נְתָּהBan.tahH995my thoughtלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454from afarמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.
3Youscrutinizeזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219mypathH734and my lyingH7250downH7250,And are intimatelyH5532acquaintedH5532with allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
4Even before thereאֵ֣ין'einH369is a wordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405on my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956,Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Youknowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it allכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.
6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istooמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for me; It is toohighנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682,I cannotלֹא־ א֥וּכַֽלlo'- 'U.khalH3201H3808attain to it.
7Whereאָ֭נָ֥ה'a.NahH575can I goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980from Your Spiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307?Or whereוְ֝אָ֗נָהve.'A.nahH575can I fleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?
8Ifאִם־'im-H518I ascendH5559to heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,You are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;If I makeH3331my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inSheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,beholdH2009, You are there.
9If I takeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375the wingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837,If I dwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the remotestH319partH319of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220,
10Evenגַּם־ga.mo.Sha-H1571thereשָׁ֭םShamH8033Your handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027willleadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me,And Your rightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225will layH270holdH270of me.
11If I sayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, “Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389thedarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822willoverwhelmיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me,And the lightא֣וֹר'orH216aroundבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157me will be nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,”
12Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thedarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822is not darkיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821to You,And the nightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915is as brightיָאִ֑ירya.'IrH215as the dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.Darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825and lightכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219are alike to You.
13For Youformedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069myinwardH3629partsH3629; Youwoveתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526me in my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.
14I will giveאֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034to You, forI am fearfullyנוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372and wonderfullyנִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnif.Lei.tiH6395made;Wonderfulנִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'ImH6381are Your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,And my soulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315knowsיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045it veryH3966wellH3966.
15Myframeעָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.MiH6108was not hiddenנִכְחַ֥דnikh.ChadH3582from You,Whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I was madeעֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiH6213in secretבַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terH5643, AndskillfullyH7551wroughtH7551in thedepthsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776;
16Youreyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָ֘א֤וּra.'UH7200my unformedH1564substanceH1564; And inYour bookסִפְרְךָ֮sif.re.KhaH5612were allכֻּלָּ֪םku.LamH3605writtenיִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyi.Ka.Te.vuH3789Thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117that were ordainedיֻצָּ֑רוּyu.Tza.ruH3335for me,When as yet there was not oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of them.
17Howמַה־mah-H4100preciousיָּקְר֣וּya.ke.RuH3365also are Yourthoughtsרֵעֶ֣יךָre.'Ei.khaH7454to me, O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410!Howמֶ֥הmehH4100vastעָ֝צְמוּ'A.tze.muH6105is the sumרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218of them!
18If I should countאֶ֭סְפְּרֵם'Es.pe.remH5608them, they wouldoutnumberיִרְבּ֑וּןyir.BunH7235the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344. WhenI awakeH7019,I am stillוְעוֹדִ֥יve.'o.DiH5750with You.
19Oאִם־'im-H518that You wouldslayתִּקְטֹ֖לtik.TolH6991the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,O Godאֱל֥וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433;Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from me, therefore,menH376of bloodshedדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818.
20For theyspeakיֹ֭אמְרֻךָYo.me.ru.khaH559against You wickedlyלִמְזִמָּ֑הlim.zi.MahH4209,And Your enemiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH6145takeנָשֻׂ֖אna.Su'H5375Your namein vainלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723.
21Do I nothateמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.khaH8130those who hateאֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'H8130You, O Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068? And do I notloatheאֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃'et.ko.TatH6962those who riseH6965up against You?
22I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֑יםse.ne.TimH8130them with the utmostתַּכְלִ֣יתtakh.LitH8503hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135;They have becomeהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961my enemiesH340.
23Searchחָקְרֵ֣נִיcha.ke.Re.niH2713me, O Godאֵ֭ל'elH410,and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824;Tryבְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974me and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my anxiousH8312thoughtsשַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃sar.'a.PaiH8312;
24And seeוּרְאֵ֗הu.re.'EhH7200ifאִם־'im-H518there be anyhurtfulעֹ֥צֶב'O.tzevH6090wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in me, Andleadוּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיu.ne.Che.niH5148me in theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
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