New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 141:3-6

3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896aguardשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8108, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,over my mouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;Keepנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341watchH5341overעַל־'al-H5921thedoorH1800of my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

4Do not inclineתַּט־tat-H5186my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820to any evilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697,To practiceH5953deedsH5953of wickednessבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562With menאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376whodoפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205; Anddo not let me eatאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898of their delicaciesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5Let therighteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662smiteיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986mein kindnessחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617and reproveוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198me; It isoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081upon the headרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218;Do not let my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218refuseיָנִ֣יya.NiH5106it,For stillע֥וֹדodH5750my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605isagainst their wickedH7463deedsH7463.

6Their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199arethrownH8058downH8058by the sidesבִֽידֵי־vi.dei-H3027of the rockסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553,And they hearוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085my wordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561,for they are pleasantנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

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