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Psalms 139:1-6

1O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,thou hast searchedחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713me, and knownוַתֵּדָֽע׃va.te.Da'H3045me.

2Thou knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045my downsittingשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427and mine uprisingוְקוּמִ֑יve.ku.MiH6965,thou understandestבַּ֥נְתָּהBan.tahH995my thoughtלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454afar offמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

3Thou compassestזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219my pathH734and my lying downוְרִבְעִ֣יve.riv.'IH7252,and art acquaintedהִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃his.Kan.tahH5532withall my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

4For there isnot a wordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405in my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956, but,lo, O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it altogether.

5Thou hast besetצַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niH6696me behindאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and beforeוָקֶ֣דֶםva.Ke.demH6924,and laidוַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetH7896thine handכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709upon me.

6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istoo wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for me; it is highנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682,I cannotא֥וּכַֽל'U.khalH3201attain unto it.

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