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Psalms 19:8-14

8The statutesפִּקּ֘וּדֵ֤יpi.Ku.DeiH6490of YhwhH3068arerightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477,rejoicingמְשַׂמְּחֵי־me.sa.me.chei-H8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820:the commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of YhwhH3068ispureבָּ֝רָ֗הba.RahH1249,enlighteningמְאִירַ֥תme.'i.RatH215the eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869.

9The fearיִרְאַ֤תyir.'AtH3374of YhwhH3068iscleanטְהוֹרָה֮te.ho.RahH2889,enduringעוֹמֶ֪דֶתo.Me.detH5975for everלָ֫עַ֥דla.'AdH5703:the judgmentsמִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941of YhwhH3068aretrueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571andrighteousצָֽדְק֥וּtza.de.KuH6663altogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

10More to be desiredהַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗יםha.ne.che.ma.DimH2530are theythan goldמִ֭זָּהָבmi.za.hoH2091,yea, than muchרָ֑בRavH7227fine goldוּמִפַּ֣זu.mi.PazH6337:sweeterוּמְתוּקִ֥יםu.me.tu.KimH4966also than honeyמִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁmi.de.VashH1706and the honeycombוְנֹ֣פֶת צוּפִֽים׃ve.No.fet tzu.FimH6688 H5317.

11Moreover by them is thy servantעַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650warnedנִזְהָ֣רniz.HarH2094: andin keepingבְּ֝שָׁמְרָ֗םbe.sha.me.RamH8104of them there isgreatH7227rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118.

12Who can understandיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995hiserrorsשְׁגִיא֥וֹתshe.gi.'otH7691?cleanseנַקֵּֽנִי׃na.Ke.niH5352thou me from secretמִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹתmi.nis.ta.RotH5641sins.

13Keep backחֲשֹׂ֬ךְcha.SokhH2820thy servantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650also from presumptuousמִזֵּדִ֨ים׀mi.ze.DimH2086sins;let them not have dominionיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over me: then shall I be uprightאֵיתָ֑ם'ei.TamH8552,and I shall be innocentH5352from the greatרָֽב׃RavH7227transgressionמִפֶּ֥שַֽׁעmi.Pe.sha'H6588.

14Let the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֡יfiH6310,and the meditationוְהֶגְי֣וֹןve.heg.YonH1902of my heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820,be acceptableלְרָצ֨וֹן׀le.ra.TzonH7522in thy sightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,my strengthצוּרִ֥יtzu.RiH6697,and my redeemerוְגֹאֲלִֽי׃ve.go.'a.LiH1350.

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