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.
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