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Psalms 103:8-14

8Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068ismercifulרַח֣וּםra.ChumH7349and graciousוְחַנּ֣וּןve.cha.NunH2587,slowאֶ֖רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֣יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and plenteousוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

9He will not alwaysלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331chideיָרִ֑יבya.RivH7378:neither will he keepיִטּֽוֹר׃yi.TorH5201his angerfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

10He hath not dealtעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213with us after our sinsכַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּKha.cha.ta.'ei.nuH2399;nor rewardedגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580us according to our iniquitiesכַ֝עֲוֹנֹתֵ֗ינוּkha.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771.

11For as the heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064is high aboveכִגְבֹ֣הַּkhig.Vo.ahH1361the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, sogreatגָּבַ֥רga.VarH1396is his mercyחַ֝סְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617toward them that fearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.

12As far asכִּרְחֹ֣קkir.ChokH7368the eastמִ֭זְרָחMiz.rochH4217is from the westמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑בmi.ma.'a.RavH4628, sofar hath he removedהִֽרְחִ֥יקhir.ChikH7368our transgressionsפְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃pe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588from us.

13Like as a fatherאָ֭ב'avH1pitiethכְּרַחֵ֣םke.ra.ChemH7355hischildrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121, soYhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pitiethרִחַ֥םri.ChamH7355them that fearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.

14For he knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045our frameיִצְרֵ֑נוּyitz.Re.nuH3336;he rememberethזָ֝כ֗וּרza.KhurH2142that we aredustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

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