New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 141:3-6

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

4Do not inclineתַּט־tat-H5186my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820to anyevilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697,To practiceלְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤לle.hit.'o.LelH5953deedsעֲלִל֨וֹת׀a.li.LotH5949of wickednessבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562With peopleאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376whodoפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466wrongאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205; Andmay I not tasteאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898their delicaciesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5May therighteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662strikeיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986me with mercyחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617and disciplineוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198me; It isoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081for the headרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218;My headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218shall not refuseיָנִ֣יya.NiH5106it,For my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605is stillע֥וֹדodH5750against their evilH7463deedsH7463.

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 areH5276pleasantנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

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