1Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085the rightצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,attendהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181unto my cryרִנָּתִ֗יri.na.TiH7440,give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238unto my prayerH8605, that goethnotבְּ֝לֹ֗אbe.Lo'H3808out of feignedמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193.
2Let my sentenceמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941come forthיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318from thy presenceמִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָMi.le.fa.nei.khaH6440;let thine eyesעֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869beholdתֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372the things that are equalמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
3Thou hast provedבָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּba.Chan.taH974mine heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820;thou hast visitedפָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּpa.Kad.taH6485mein the nightלַּ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915;thou hast triedצְרַפְתַּ֥נִיtze.raf.Ta.niH6884me, andshalt findתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672nothing; I am purposedזַ֝מֹּתִ֗יza.mo.TiH2161thatmy mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310shall not transgressיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674.
4Concerning the worksלִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlif.'u.LotH6468of menאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of thy lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193I have keptשָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּיSha.Mar.tiH8104me fromthe pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the destroyerפָּרִֽיץ׃pa.RitzH6530.
6I have calledקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121upon thee, for thou wilt hearתַעֲנֵ֣נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410:inclineהַֽט־hat-H5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֥'a.ze.ne.KhaH241unto me,and hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my speechאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.
7Shew thy marvellousהַפְלֵ֣הhaf.LehH6395lovingkindnessחֲ֭סָדֶיךָCha.sa.dei.khaH2617,O thou that savestמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467by thy right handבִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃Bi.mi.Ne.khaH3225them which put their trustחוֹסִ֑יםcho.SimH2620in theefrom those that rise upמִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗יםmi.mit.ko.MimH6965against them.
8Keepשָׁ֭מְרֵנִיSham.re.niH8104me as the appleכְּאִישׁ֣וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of the eyeבַּת־ עָ֑יִןbat- 'A.yinH5869H1323,hideתַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃tas.ti.Re.niH5641me under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of thy wingsכְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671,
9Fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563thatז֣וּzuH2098oppressשַׁדּ֑וּנִיsha.Du.niH7703me, frommy deadlyבְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315enemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341, whocompass me aboutיַקִּ֥יפוּya.Ki.fuH5362.
10They are inclosedסָּגְר֑וּsa.ge.RuH5462in their own fatחֶלְבָּ֥מוֹchel.Ba.movH2459:with their mouthפִּ֝֗ימוֹpi.moH6310they speakדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696proudlyבְגֵאֽוּת׃ve.ge.'UtH1348.
11They have now compassedסְבָב֑וּנוּse.va.vu.niH5437us in our stepsאַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ'A.shu.rei.nuH838:they have setיָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּya.Shi.tuH7896their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֥ם'ei.nei.HemH5869bowing downלִנְט֥וֹתlin.TotH5186to the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;
12Likeדִּמְיֹנ֗וֹdim.yo.NoH1825as a lionכְּ֭אַרְיֵהKe.'ar.yehH738thatis greedyיִכְס֣וֹףyikh.SofH3700of his preyלִטְר֑וֹףlit.RofH2963,and as it were a young lionוְ֝כִכְפִ֗ירve.khikh.FirH3715lurkingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in secret placesבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.
13Ariseקוּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,disappointקַדְּמָ֣הka.de.MahH6923himפָ֭נָיוFa.navH6440,cast him downהַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ri.'E.huH3766:deliverפַּלְּטָ֥הpa.le.TahH6403my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from the wickedמֵרָשָׁ֥עme.ra.Sha'H7563, which isthy swordחַרְבֶּֽךָ׃char.Be.khaH2719:
14From menמִֽמְתִ֥יםmi.TimH4962which arethy handיָדְךָ֨׀ya.de.KhaH3027,O Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,from menמִֽמְתִ֬יםmi.TimH4962of the worldמֵחֶ֗לֶדme.Che.ledH2465, which havetheir portionחֶלְקָ֥םchel.KamH2506in thislifeבַּֽחַיִּים֮ba.chai.YimH2416,and whose bellyבִ֫טְנָ֥םvit.NamH990thou fillestתְּמַלֵּ֪אte.ma.Le'H4390with thy hidH6840treasure:they are fullיִשְׂבְּע֥וּyis.be.'UH7646of childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,and leaveH3240the restיִ֝תְרָ֗םyit.RamH3499of their substanceto their babesלְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃le.'o.lei.HemH5768.
15As for me, I will beholdאֶחֱזֶ֣ה'e.che.ZehH2372thy faceפָנֶ֑יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440in righteousnessבְּ֭צֶדֶקBe.tze.dekH6664:I shall be satisfiedאֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה'es.be.'AhH7646,when I awakeבְ֝הָקִ֗יץve.ha.KitzH6974,with thy likenessתְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃te.mu.na.Te.khaH8544.
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