3Thou dostscrutinizeזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219mypathH734and my lyingdownוְרִבְעִ֣יve.riv.'IH7252, and artacquaintedהִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃his.Kan.tahH5532with all mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
4For there is not awordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405on mytongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956, but, lo, OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thouknowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it altogether.
6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847is toowonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for me; it ishighנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682, Icannotא֥וּכַֽל'U.khalH3201attain to it.
7Where shall IgoH3212from thyspiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307? or where shall Ifleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from thypresenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?
8If Iascendאֶסַּ֣ק'e.SakH5266intoheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, thou art there: if I make mybedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inhellשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585, behold, thou art there .
9If Itakeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375thewingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of themorningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837, anddwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the uttermostpartsבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319of theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220;
10Even there shall thyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027leadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me, and thy righthandיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225shallholdוְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיve.to.cha.Ze.niH270me.
11If Isayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, Surely thedarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822shallcoverיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me; even thenightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915shall belightא֣וֹר'orH216aboutmeבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157.
12Yea, thedarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822hidethיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821not from thee; but thenightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915shinethיָאִ֑ירya.'IrH215as thedayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117: thedarknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825and thelightכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219are both alike to thee .
13For thou hastpossessedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069myreinsכִלְיֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.TaiH3629: thou hastcoveredתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526me in mymother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.
14I willpraiseאֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaH3034thee; for I amfearfullyנוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372and wonderfullymadeנִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnif.Lei.tiH6395:marvellousנִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'ImH6381are thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639; and that mysoulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315wellמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966knowethיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045
15Mysubstanceעָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.MiH6108was nothidנִכְחַ֥דnikh.ChadH3582from thee, when I wasmadeעֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiH6213insecretבַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terH5643, and skilfullyformedרֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיru.Kam.tiH7551in the lowestpartsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16Thyeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָ֘א֤וּra.'UH7200my substance, not yetformedגָּלְמִ֤י׀gal.MiH1564; and in thybookסִפְרְךָ֮sif.re.KhaH5612all my members werewrittenיִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyi.Ka.Te.vuH3789, which incontinuanceיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117werefashionedיֻצָּ֑רוּyu.Tza.ruH3335, when as yet there wasnoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of them.
17Howpreciousיָּקְר֣וּya.ke.RuH3365also are thythoughtsרֵעֶ֣יךָre.'Ei.khaH7454to me, OGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410! howgreatעָ֝צְמוּ'A.tze.muH6105is thesumרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218of them!
18If I shouldcountאֶ֭סְפְּרֵם'Es.pe.remH5608them, they are more innumberיִרְבּ֑וּןyir.BunH7235than thesandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344: when Iawakeהֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974, I amstillוְעוֹדִ֥יve.'o.DiH5750with thee.
19Surely thou wiltslayתִּקְטֹ֖לtik.TolH6991thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563, OGodאֱל֥וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433:departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from me therefore, yebloodyדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582.
20For theyspeakיֹ֭אמְרֻךָYo.me.ru.khaH559against theewickedlyלִמְזִמָּ֑הlim.zi.MahH4209, and thyenemiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH6145takeנָשֻׂ֖אna.Su'H5375thy name invainלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723.
21Do not Ihateמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.khaH8130them, OLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068, thathateאֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'H8130thee? and am not Igrievedאֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃'et.ko.TatH6962with those that riseupוּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָu.vit.ko.Mei.chaH8618against thee?
22Ihateשְׂנֵאתִ֑יםse.ne.TimH8130them withperfectתַּכְלִ֣יתtakh.LitH8503hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135: I count them myenemiesלְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗יםle.'oy.VimH341.
24Andseeוּרְאֵ֗הu.re.'EhH7200if there is anywickedעֹ֥צֶב'O.tzevH6090wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in me, andleadוּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיu.ne.Che.niH5148me in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
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