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Psalms 40:7-9

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.

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