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Psalms 119:137-144

137Righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662artthou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and uprightוְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477arethy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.

138Thy testimoniesעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ'e.do.Tei.khaH5713thatthou hast commandedצִ֭וִּיתָTzi.vi.taH6680arerighteousצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966faithfulוֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

139My zealקִנְאָתִ֑יkin.'a.TiH7068hath consumedצִמְּתַ֥תְנִיtzi.me.Tat.niH6789me, because mine enemiesצָרָֽי׃tza.RaiH6862have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911thy wordsדְבָרֶ֣יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697.

140Thy wordאִמְרָתְךָ֥'im.ra.te.KhaH565isveryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966pureצְרוּפָ֖הtze.ru.FahH6884:therefore thy servantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650lovethאֲהֵבָֽהּ׃'a.he.VahH157it.

141I amsmallצָעִ֣ירtza.'IrH6810and despisedוְנִבְזֶ֑הve.niv.ZehH959: yetdo not I forgetשָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃sha.Kha.che.tiH7911thy preceptsפִּ֝קֻּדֶ֗יךָpi.ku.Dei.chaH6490.

142Thy righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֣tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666isan everlastingלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and thy lawוְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451isthe truthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

143Troubleצַר־tzar-H6862and anguishוּמָצ֥וֹקu.ma.TzokH4689have taken holdמְצָא֑וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672on me: yetthy commandmentsמִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687aremy delightsשַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191.

144The righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664of thy testimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֥יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715iseverlastingלְעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769:give me understandingהֲבִינֵ֥נִיha.vi.Ne.niH995,and I shall liveוְאֶחְיֶֽה׃ve.'ech.YehH2421.

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