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Psalms 116:1-14

1I loveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because he hath heardיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963andmy supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

2Because he hath inclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186his earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241unto me, therefore will I callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon himas long as I liveוּבְיָמַ֥יu.ve.ya.MaiH3117.

3The sorrowsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, and the painsוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585gat holdמְצָא֑וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672upon me: I foundאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672troubleצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.

4Then calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121I upon the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068;O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I beseechאָנָּ֥ה'a.NahH577thee, deliverמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

5Graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587isYhwhיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and righteousוְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.DikH6662;yea, our Godוֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430ismercifulמְרַחֵֽם׃me.ra.ChemH7355.

6Yhwhיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068preservethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the simpleפְּתָאיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612:I was brought lowדַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiH1809,and he helpedיְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ye.ho.Shi.a'H3467me.

7Returnשׁוּבִ֣יshu.ViH7725unto thy restH4494,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315;for Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath dealt bountifullyגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580with thee.

8For thou hast deliveredחִלַּ֥צְתָּchi.Latz.taH2502my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,mine eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869from tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832, andmy feetרַגְלִ֥יrag.LiH7272from fallingמִדֶּֽחִי׃mi.De.chiH1762.

9I will walkאֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the landבְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.TzotH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

10I believedהֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיHe.'e.man.tiH539,therefore have I spokenאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696:I was greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afflictedעָנִ֥יתִי'a.Ni.tiH6031:

11I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559in my hasteבְחָפְזִ֑יve.cha.fe.ZiH2648,All menהָאָדָ֥םha.'a.DamH120areliarsכֹּזֵֽב׃ko.ZevH3576.

12What shall I renderאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068forall his benefitsתַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִיtag.mu.Lo.hiH8408toward me?

13I will takeאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375the cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563of salvationיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444,and callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.

14I will payאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068now in the presence of all his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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