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Psalms 73:13-22

13Verily I have cleansedזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824invainרִ֭יקrikH7385,and washedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709in innocencyבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356.

14For all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long have I been plaguedנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060,and chastenedוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433every morningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.

15If I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644;behold, I should offendבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898againstthe generationד֭וֹרDorH1755of thy childrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

16When I thoughtוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045this, it wastoo painfulעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999for meבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869;

17Until I wentאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935into the sanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; thenunderstoodאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995I their endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.

18Surely thou didst setתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896them in slippery placesבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתBa.cha.la.kotH2513:thou castedst them downהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhi.pal.TamH5307into destructionלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃le.ma.shu.'otH4876.

19How are they broughtinto desolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,as in a momentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281!they are utterlyסָ֥פוּSa.fuH5486consumedתַ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552with terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.

20As a dreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472when oneawakethמֵהָקִ֑יץme.ha.KitzH6974; so,O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,when thou awakestבָּעִ֤יר׀ba.'IrH5782,thou shalt despiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959their imageצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.

21Thus my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was grievedיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556,and I was prickedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150in my reinsוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629.

22So foolishבַ֭עַרVa.'arH1198wasI, and ignorantאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045: I was asa beastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929before thee.

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