New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 73:13-22

13Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389in vainרִ֭יקrikH7385I havekeptH2135my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824pureזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135Andwashedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356;

14For I have been strickenנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long Andchastenedוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433every morningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.

15Ifאִם־'im-H518I had saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644,”Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I would have betrayedבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898thegenerationד֭וֹרDorH1755of Your childrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

16When Iponderedוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803to understandלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045thisH2088, It wastroublesomeעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999in my sightבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869

17Untilעַד־'ad-H5704I cameאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935into thesanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; ThenI perceivedאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995theirendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.

18Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389You setתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896them inslipperyH2513placesH2513;You castH5307them downH5307todestructionH4376.

19Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349they aredestroyedלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in a momentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281!They are utterlyתַ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552sweptH5486awayH5486bysuddenבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091terrorsH1091!

20Like adreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472whenH4480one awakesH7019,O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, whenarousedבָּעִ֤יר׀ba.'IrH5782, You willdespiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959theirformצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.

21Whenכִּ֭יkiH3588myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was embitteredיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556And I waspiercedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150withinוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629,

22Then I wassenselessבַ֭עַרVa.'arH1198and ignorantוְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑עve.Lo' 'e.Da'H3808 H3045; I was like abeastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929beforeעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973You.

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