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Psalms 39:1-6

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,

4Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,make me to knowהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045mine endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093,and the measureוּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.DatH4060of my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117, what it is; thatI may knowאֵ֝דְעָ֗ה'e.de.'AhH3045how frailחָדֵ֥לcha.DelH2310I am.

5Behold, thou hast madeנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my daysH3117asan handbreadthטְפָח֨וֹת׀te.fa.ChotH2947;and mine ageוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465isas nothing before thee: verily everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120at his best stateנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324isaltogetherכָּל־kol-H3605vanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6Surely every manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376walkethיִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־yit.ha.lekh-H1980in a vain shewבְּצֶ֤לֶם׀be.Tze.lemH6754:surely they are disquietedיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993in vainH1892:he heapeth upיִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.BorH6651riches,and knowethיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045not who shall gatherאֹסְפָֽם׃'o.se.FamH622them.

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