22TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924hisworksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was setupנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258fromeverlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769, from thebeginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218, oreverמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there were nodepthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415, I was broughtforthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there were nofountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022weresettledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I broughtforthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had notmadeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, nor thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351, nor the highestpartוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of thedustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When hepreparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I was there: when hesetבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710acircleח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thedepthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
28When heestablishedבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553thecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605: when hestrengthenedבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810thefountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of thedeepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415:
29When hegaveבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760to theseaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220hisdecreeחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706, that thewatersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325should notpassיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674hiscommandmentפִ֑יוFivH6310: when heappointedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710thefoundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776:
30Then I was byhimאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681, as one broughtupאָ֫מ֥וֹן'a.MonH525with him : and I wasdailyH3117hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him;
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in the habitablepartבְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.VelH8398of hisearthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; and mydelightsוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191were with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
32Now thereforehearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me, O yechildrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121: forblessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they thatkeepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
33Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148, and bewiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449, andrefuseתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃tif.Ra.'uH6544it not.
35For whoeverfindethמֹ֭צְאִיMo.tze.'iH4672mefindethמָצָ֣אmo.tze.'ei'H4672lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, and shallobtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favourרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
36But he thatsinnethוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398against mewrongethחֹמֵ֣סcho.MesH2554his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: all they thathateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130meloveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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