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Psalms 39:4-6

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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