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ܡܪܝܐ ܩܪܝܬܟ ܐܢܬ ܥܢܝܢܝ ܨܘܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܩܒܠ
mry' qrythk 'nth enyny tswth mly wqbl
Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
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ܨܠܘܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܛܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܝܟ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
tslwthy 'yk eTr' qdmyk qwrbn' d'ydy 'yk qwrbn' drmsh'
Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.
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ܐܩܝܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܛܘܪܐ ܠܦܘܡܝ ܘܢܛܘܪܐ ܠܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ
'qym mry' nTwr' lpwmy wnTwr' lspwthy
Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
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ܕܠܐ ܢܣܛܐ ܠܒܝ ܠܡܠܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܥܒܕ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܥܡ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܡܠܚ ܥܡܗܘܢ
dl' nsT' lby lmlth' byshth' w'ebd ebd' dewl' em gbr' rshye' l' 'thmlkh emhwn
Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
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ܢܠܦܢܝ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܢܟܣܢܝ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܠܪܝܫܝ ܠܐ ܢܕܗܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܒܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ
nlpny zdyq' wnksny mshkh' drshye' lryshy l' ndhn mTl dtslwthy el byshwthhwn
Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
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ܘܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܡܥ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܕܒܣ̈ܝܡܢ
w'thklyw b'yd' dk'p' dynyhwn wshme mly dbsymn
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
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ܐܝܟ ܣܟܬܐ ܕܨܪܝܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܫܝܘܠ
'yk skth' dtsry' 're' 'thbdrw grmyhwn el pwmh dshywl
“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
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ܘܐܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܘܥܠܝܟ ܐܬܬܟܠܬ ܠܐ ܬܫܕܝܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܝ
w'n' lwthk mry' 'rymth eyny welyk 'ththklth l' thshdyh lnpshy
For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.
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ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܫܒܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܛܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܦܚ̈ܐ
nTryny mn 'yd' dshbhrn' dTmrw ly pkh'
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
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ܢܦܠܘܢ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܡܨܝ̈ܕܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܐܢܐ
nplwn ewl' 'kkhd' bmtsydthhwn edm' d'ebr 'n'
Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.