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Psalms 51:13-17

13Thenwill I teachאֲלַמְּדָ֣ה'a.la.me.DahH3925transgressorsפֹשְׁעִ֣יםfo.she.'ImH6586thy waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870;and sinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall be convertedיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725unto thee.

14Deliverהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337me from bloodguiltinessמִדָּמִ֨ים׀mi.da.MimH1818,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,thou Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationתְּשׁוּעָתִ֑יte.shu.'a.TiH8668: andmy tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956shall sing aloudתְּרַנֵּ֥ןte.ra.NenH7442of thy righteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.

15O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,openתִּפְתָּ֑חtif.TachH6605thou my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193;and my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310shall shew forthיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046thy praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

16For thou desirestתַחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654not sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077;else would I giveוְאֶתֵּ֑נָהve.'e.Te.nahH5414it:thou delightestתִרְצֶֽה׃tir.TzehH7521not in burnt offeringע֝וֹלָ֗הo.LahH5930.

17The sacrificesזִֽבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430area brokenנִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥הnish.Ba.RahH7665spiritר֪וּחַRu.achH7307:a brokenנִשְׁבָּ֥רnish.BarH7665and a contriteוְנִדְכֶּ֑הve.nid.KehH1794heartלֵב־lev-H3820,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,thou wilt not despiseתִבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959.

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