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Psalms 40:7-17

7Then saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559I, Lo, I comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935:in the volumeבִּמְגִלַּת־bim.gi.lat-H4039of the bookסֵ֝֗פֶרSe.ferH5612it iswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789of me,

8I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213thy willרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430:yea, thy lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451iswithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.

9I have preachedבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbi.Sar.tiH1319righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in the greatרָ֗בRavH7227congregationבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951:lo, I have not refrainedאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I have not hidכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680thy righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666withinבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;I have declaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and thy salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668:I have not concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582thy lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and thy truthוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from the greatH7227congregationH6951.

11Withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607not thou thy tender merciesרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:let thy lovingkindnessH2617and thy truthH571continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548preserveיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341me.

12For innumerableמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557evilsרָע֡וֹתra.'otH7451have compassedאָפְפ֥וּ־'a.fe.Fu-H661me about: mine iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have taken holdהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381upon me, so that I am not ableיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to look upלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200;they are moreעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of mine headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218:therefore my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820failethעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800me.

13Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me: O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,make hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

14Let them be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחַד֮ya.ChadH3162that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315to destroyלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּlis.Po.TahH5595it; let them be drivenיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backwardאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637that wishחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655me evilרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

15Let them be desolateיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074for a rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322that sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto me, Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889.

16Let all those that seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245thee rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in thee: let such as loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157thy salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.

17But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34; yetthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136thinkethיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803upon me: thou artmy helpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;make no tarryingתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309,O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.

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