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Psalms

Chapter 139
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֭menatzּecha ledavi֣d mizem֑or yehva֥h cha֝qaretּa֗niy vatּedaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר יְהוָ֥ה חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי וַתֵּדָֽע׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): atּa֣h ya֭da'etּa shshibetּi֣y vequmi֑y bּa֥netּah le֝re'i֗y merachֽoq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּ֣י וְקוּמִ֑י בַּ֥נְתָּה לְ֝רֵעִ֗י מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): arechi֣y veribe'i֣y zeri֑yta veֽkal-dּeraka֥y hisekּaֽnetּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

אָרְחִ֣י וְרִבְעִ֣י זֵרִ֑יתָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכַ֥י הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'e֣yn mi֭lּah bּileshshoni֑y he֥n ye֝hva֗h yada֥'etּa kulּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.

כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין מִ֭לָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ן יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ach֣or vaqe֣dem tzaretּa֑niy vatּa֖shshet 'ala֣y kּapּeֽkah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You hem me in, behind and before; you lay your hand upon me.

אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): pl'yh pּeli֣y'aֽh da֣'at mimּe֑nּiy ni֝shsegּeba֗h lo'-'֥ukaֽl laֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

פלאיה פְּלִ֣יאָֽה דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭na֥h 'ele֣ke meruche֑ka ve֝'a֗nah mipּane֥yka 'eberaֽch׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'esּa֣q shsha֭mayim shsha֣m 'a֑tּah ve'atzּi֖y'ah shshּe'֣ol hinּeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

אִם־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): eshsּa֥ kanepey-shsha֑char 'e֝shshekּena֗h bּe'achari֥yt yaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-shsha֭m yadeka֣ taneche֑niy veֽto'chaze֥niy yemiyneֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

גַּם־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֭'omar 'ake-cho֣shsheke yeshshupe֑niy ve֝la֗yelah '֣or bּa'adeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"

וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-choshsheke֮ loֽ'-yacheshshi֪yke mi֫mּe֥ka ve֭layelah kּayּ֣om ya'i֑yr kּa֝chashsheyka֗h kּa'oraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭tּah qani֣yta kileyota֑y tּe֝sukּe֗niy bּebe֣ten 'imּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֽodeka֗ 'a֤l kּi֥y nora'֗ot ni֫pele֥ytiy nipela'i֥ym ma'ashse֑yka ve֝napeshshi֗y yoda֥'at me'oֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-nikecha֥d 'atzemi֗y mi֫mּe֥kּa 'ashsher-'ushsּe֥ytiy basּe֑ter ru֝qּa֗metּiy bּeֽtachetּiyּ֥ot 'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּalemi֤y ׀ ra֘'֤u 'eyne֗yka ve'aֽl-sipereka֮ kּulּa֪m yikּa֫te֥bu yami֥ym yutzּa֑ru vl vel֖o 'echa֣d bּaheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֪ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ ולא וְל֖וֹ אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): veli֗y mah-yּaqer֣u re'e֣yka 'e֑l me֥h 'a֝tzemu ra'shsheyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

וְלִ֗י מַה־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭sepּerem mech֣ol yirebּ֑un he֝qiytzo֗tiy ve'odi֥y 'imּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand, when I awake, I am still with you.

אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם מֵח֣וֹל יִרְבּ֑וּן הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי וְעוֹדִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּiqeto֖l 'el֥ohּa ׀ rashsha֑ ve'aneshshe֥y da֝mi֗ym s֣uru meֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!

אִם־תִּקְטֹ֖ל אֱל֥וֹהַּ ׀ רָשָׁ֑ע וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים ס֣וּרוּ מֶֽנִּי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֣r yo֭'meruka limezimּa֑h nashsu֖ lashshּa֣ve 'areֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּ֑ה נָשֻׂ֖א לַשָּׁ֣וְא עָרֶֽיךָ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): halֽo'-meshsane'e֖yka yehva֥h ׀ 'eshsena֑ u֝biteqomeme֗yka 'eteqotaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?

הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ אֶשְׂנָ֑א וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּakeli֣yt shsine'a֣h shsene'ti֑ym le֝'oyebi֗ym ha֣yu liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.

תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים הָ֣יוּ לִֽי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): chaqere֣niy 'e֭l veda֣ lebabi֑y bּe֝chane֗niy veda֣ shsare'apּaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): ure'e֗h 'im-dּeֽreke-'o֥tzeb bּi֑y u֝neche֗niy bּede֣reke 'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

וּרְאֵ֗ה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם׃