2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He hasinclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186His earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241to me,Therefore I will callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon Himas longH3117as I liveH3117.
3Thesnaresחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661me And theterrorsוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585cameH4672uponH4672me;I foundH4672distressצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.
4ThenI calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068: “Pleaseאָנָּ֥ה'a.NahH577, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,saveמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315!”
5Graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587is the Lordיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andrighteousוְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.DikH6662;Yes, our Godוֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430iscompassionateמְרַחֵֽם׃me.ra.ChemH7355.
6The Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068watchesH8104overH8104the simpleפְּתָאיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612; I wasbroughtH1809lowדַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiH1809,and He savedיְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ye.ho.Shi.a'H3467me.
7Returnשׁוּבִ֣יshu.ViH7725to yourrestH4494,my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315,For the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hasdealtגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580generously with you.
8For You haverescuedחִלַּ֥צְתָּchi.Latz.taH2502my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,My eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869from tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832, Andmy feetרַגְלִ֥יrag.LiH7272from stumblingמִדֶּֽחִי׃mi.De.chiH1762.
9I shall walkאֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068In thelandבְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.TzotH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.
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