Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.
A Psalm of David.
1Vindicateשָׁפְטֵ֤נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, for I havewalkedהָלַ֑כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980in my integrityבְּתֻמִּ֣יbe.tu.MiH8537, And I havetrustedבָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the Lordוּבַיהוָ֥הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808waveringאֶמְעָֽד׃'em.'AdH4571.
2Examineבְּחָנֵ֣נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974me, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and tryוְנַסֵּ֑נִיve.na.Se.niH5254me;Testצָרְפָ֖הtza.re.FahH6884mymindכִלְיוֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.TaiH3629and my heartוְלִבִּֽי׃ve.li.BiH3820.
3For Yourlovingkindnessחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617is beforeH6440my eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869, And I havewalkedוְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּיve.hit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980in Yourtruthבַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ba.'a.mi.Te.khaH571.
4I do notsitיָ֭שַׁבְתִּיYa.shav.tiH3427withdeceitfulשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962,NorH3808will I goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935withpretendersנַ֝עֲלָמִ֗יםna.'a.la.MimH5956.
5Ihateשָׂ֭נֵאתִיSa.ne.tiH8130the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489,And I will not sitאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427with the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
6I shallwashאֶרְחַ֣ץ'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּ֑יka.PaiH3709in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356,And I will goוַאֲסֹבְבָ֖הva.'a.soe.VahH5437aboutH5437Your altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196, O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,
7That I may proclaimלַ֭שְׁמִעַLash.mi.a'H8085with the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426And declareוּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗רu.le.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605Yourwondersנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.
8O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Iloveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the habitationמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583of Your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004And the placeוּ֝מְק֗וֹםu.me.KomH4725whereH4908Yourgloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519dwellsמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908.
11But as for me, I shallwalkאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980in my integrityבְּתֻמִּ֥יbe.tu.MiH8537;Redeemפְּדֵ֣נִיpe.De.niH6299me, and be graciousוְחָנֵּֽנִי׃ve.cho.Ne.niH2603to me.
12My footרַ֭גְלִיRag.liH7272standsעָֽמְדָ֣ה'a.me.DahH5975on alevelבְמִישׁ֑וֹרve.mi.ShorH4334placeH4334; In thecongregationsבְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗יםbe.mak.he.LimH4721I shall blessאֲבָרֵ֥ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
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