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Psalms 39:1-3

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I will take heedאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104to my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870,that I sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398not with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956:I will keepאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310with a bridleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269,while the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563is before me.

2I was dumbנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481with silenceד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747,I held my peaceהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814, evenfrom goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896;and my sorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511was stirredנֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'.KarH5916.

3My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820was hotחַם־cham-H2552withinבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130me, while I was musingבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197:thenH227spakeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696I with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956,

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