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Psalms 119:65-72

65Thou hast dealtעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213wellט֭וֹבTovH2896with thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֑'av.de.KhaH5650,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,according unto thy wordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697.

66Teachלַמְּדֵ֑נִיla.me.De.niH3925me goodט֤וּבtuvH2898judgmentטַ֣עַםTa.'amH2940and knowledgeוָדַ֣עַתva.Da.'atH1847:for I have believedהֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי׃he.'e.Ma.ne.tiH539thy commandmentsבְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָve.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

67Before I was afflictedאֶ֭עֱנֶה'E.'e.nehH6031I went astrayשֹׁגֵ֑גsho.GegH7683:but now have I keptשָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃sha.Ma.re.tiH8104thy wordאִמְרָתְךָ֥'im.ra.te.KhaH565.

68Thou artgoodטוֹב־tov-H2896,and doest goodH2895;teachלַמְּדֵ֥נִיla.me.De.niH3925me thy statutesחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃chu.Kei.chaH2706.

69The proudזֵדִ֑יםze.DimH2086have forgedטָפְל֬וּta.fe.LuH2950a lieשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267against me: butI will keepאֱצֹּ֬ר'e.TzorH5341thy preceptsפִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃pi.ku.Dei.chaH6490with mywhole heartלֵ֤ב׀levH3820.

70Their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820is as fatטָפַ֣שׁta.FashH2954as greaseכַּחֵ֣לֶבka.Che.levH2459; butI delightשִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃Shi.'a.Sha.'e.tiH8173in thy lawתּוֹרָתְךָ֥to.ra.te.KhaH8451.

71It isgoodH2896for me that I have been afflictedעֻנֵּ֑יתִי'u.Nei.tiH6031;that I might learnאֶלְמַ֥ד'el.MadH3925thy statutesחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃chu.Kei.chaH2706.

72The lawתֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of thy mouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310isbetterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896unto me than thousandsמֵ֝אַלְפֵ֗יme.'al.FeiH505of goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכָֽסֶף׃va.Kha.sefH3701.

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