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Psalms 139:1-12

1OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, thou hastsearchedחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713me, andknownוַתֵּדָֽע׃va.te.Da'H3045me .

2Thouknowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045mydownsittingשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427and myuprisingוְקוּמִ֑יve.ku.MiH6965, thouunderstandestבַּ֥נְתָּהBan.tahH995mythoughtלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454afaroffמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

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.

5Thou hastbesetצַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niH6696mebehindאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268andbeforeוָקֶ֣דֶםva.Ke.demH6924, andlaidוַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetH7896thyhandכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709upon me.

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 .

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