New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 39:1-6

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I willguardאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870That Imay not sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956;I will guardאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310as with a muzzleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269Whileבְּעֹ֖דbe.'OdH5750the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563are in my presenceלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.”

2I wasmuteנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481and silentד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747, Irefrainedהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814evenfrom goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896, And mysorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511grewH5916worseH5916.

3Myheartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820was hotחַם־cham-H2552withinבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130me,While I was musingבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197; ThenI spokeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956:

4“Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,make me to knowהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045my endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093And whatמַה־mah-H4100is the extentוּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.DatH4060of my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117;Let me knowאֵ֝דְעָ֗ה'e.de.'AhH3045howמֶה־meh-H4100transientחָדֵ֥לcha.DelH2310I am.

5Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,You have madeנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my daysH3117ashandbreadthsטְפָח֨וֹת׀te.fa.ChotH2947, And mylifetimeוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465as nothingכְאַ֣יִןkhe.'A.yinH369in Your sightנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048;Surelyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120at his bestנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324isa mereכָּל־kol-H3605breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6SurelyH389everyH376manH376walksיִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־yit.ha.lekh-H1980about asa phantomבְּצֶ֤לֶם׀be.Tze.lemH6754;SurelyH389they makeH1993anuproarH1993for nothingH1892; Heamassesיִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.BorH6651richesand does not knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045whoמִי־mi-H4310will gatherאֹסְפָֽם׃'o.se.FamH622them.

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