Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 141:3-6

3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896a watchשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8108,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,before my mouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;keepנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341the doorדַּ֥לdalH1817of my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

4Inclineתַּט־tat-H5186not my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820to anyevilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697,to practiseלְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤לle.hit.'o.LelH5953wickedבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562worksעֲלִל֨וֹת׀a.li.LotH5949with menאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376that workפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:and let me not eatאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898of their daintiesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5Let the righteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662smiteיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986me; it shall bea kindnessחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617:and let him reproveוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198me; it shall bean excellentרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081, whichshall not breakיָנִ֣יya.NiH5106my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218:for yet my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605also shall bein their calamitiesבְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.ra.'o.tei.HemH7451.

6When their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199are overthrownנִשְׁמְט֣וּnish.me.TuH8058in stonyסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553placesבִֽידֵי־vi.dei-H3027,they shall hearוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085my wordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561;for they are sweetנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

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