Chosen portion, mine you are יְהוָה I have vowed to keep your word Craved have I your presence with all my heart have mercy on me remembering your promise Considered have I my ways and I will turn my feet to your testimonies Came quickly I did and I would not delay to keep your commandments Companies of the wicked robbed me I have not ignored your teaching Come midnight I arise to give thanks to you for the judgments of your righteousness Companion am I to all who fear you and are keepers of your precepts Covenant mercy yours, יְהוָה, has filled the earth you will teach me your statutes | חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמַרְתִּי לִשְׁמֹר דְּבָרֶיךָ חִלִּיתִי פָנֶיךָ בְכָל לֵב חָנֵּנִי כְּאִמְרָתֶךָ חִשַּׁבְתִּי דְרָכָי וָאָשִׁיבָה רַגְלַי אֶל עֵדֹתֶיךָ חַשְׁתִּי וְלֹא הִתְמַהְמָהְתִּי לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתֶיךָ חֶבְלֵי רְשָׁעִים עִוְּדֻנִי תּוֹרָתְךָ לֹא שָׁכָחְתִּי חֲצוֹת לַיְלָה אָקוּם לְהוֹדוֹת לָךְ עַל מִשְׁפְּטֵי צִדְקֶךָ חָבֵר אָנִי לְכָל אֲשֶׁר יְרֵאוּךָ וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי פִּקּוּדֶיךָ חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חֻקֶּיךָ לַמְּדֵנִי |
Details - I have not filled them in with parts of speech this time - though it remains a surprising exercise.
xlqy | חֶלְקִי | chosen portion mine | Is the poet a Levite? This first line continues the thought of the last line of zayin. I need the chosen for the first letter - it seems to fit the idea of portion whether it is I who chose or Hashem or the poet. |
yy | יְהוָה | O LORD | |
)amàrty | אָמַרְתִּי | I have vowed | Is vow too strong? |
lishmor | לִשְׁמֹר | to keep | What word do I keep |
dbareyka | דְּבָרֶיךָ | your word | |
xilyty | חִלִּיתִי | Craved I have | Craving and longing I understand and that it must be longing for an adequate object |
paneyka | פָנֶיךָ | your presence | Usually I like face for this word - but here presence |
bkal léb | בְכָל לֵב | with all my heart | The longing is powerful |
xanény | חָנֵּנִי | have mercy on me | and raises my need |
k)imrateka | כְּאִמְרָתֶךָ | remembering your promise | but promise - equivalent to the word of the zayin section - is sufficient to calm me |
xishàbty | חִשַּׁבְתִּי | Considered I have | |
drakay | דְרָכָי | my ways | How shall I a youth, according to the Bet section, consider my ways (that are by aleph - not so direct)? |
va)ashybah | וָאָשִׁיבָה | and (will) turn(ed) | should this be perfect or imperfect. I can't see this as a story line but the following perfect verb makes me pause. |
ràglày )el `édoteyka | רַגְלַי אֶל עֵדֹתֶיךָ | my feet to your testimonies | my feet - your testimonies |
xàshty | חַשְׁתִּי | came quickly I did | so quickly I nearly had an accident |
vlo) | וְלֹא | and not | |
hitmàhmahty | הִתְמַהְמָהְתִּי | would I delay | - this will take some explanation! It is supposedly an instance of Hithpalpel Perfect of מהה. I have read that word a few times but have not found a seconder for it in a modern grammar. (But see BDB page 554b.) |
lishmor | לִשְׁמֹר | to keep | |
micvoteyka | מִצְוֹתֶיךָ | your commandments | |
xbléy | חֶבְלֵי | Companies of | must be a plural construct |
rsha`ym | רְשָׁעִים | the wicked | |
`ivuduny | עִוְּדֻנִי | robbed me | |
tvoratka | תּוֹרָתְךָ | Your instruction | |
lo) | לֹא | I have not | |
shakaxty | שָׁכָחְתִּי | ignored | but sometimes I ignore stop signs and red lights when bicycling! |
xacvot làylah )aqvum | חֲצוֹת לַיְלָה אָקוּם | Come midnight I arise | so I sleepless work at midnight on grammar exercises |
lhvodvot | לְהוֹדוֹת | to give thanks | thankfully - psalms still happen to me! |
lak `àl | לָךְ עַל | to you for | |
mishp+éy | מִשְׁפְּטֵי | the judgments of | remember the righteousness in the circles of Psalm 51 - that's what the poet means |
cidqka | צִדְקֶךָ | your righteousness | |
xabér | חָבֵר | Companion | Companions - where are you? |
)any lkal )asher | אָנִי לְכָל אֲשֶׁר | am I to all who | |
yré)vuka | יְרֵאוּךָ | fear you | |
vulshomréy | וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי | and are keepers of | |
piqvudeyka | פִּקּוּדֶיךָ | your precepts | |
xàsdka | חַסְדְּךָ | Covenant mercy | of this there is no shortage for all my companions |
yy | יְהוָה | yours O LORD | |
mal)ah | מָלְאָה | has filled | xsd must be feminine |
ha)arec | הָאָרֶץ | the earth | |
xuqeyka | חֻקֶּיךָ | your statutes | |
làmdény | לַמְּדֵנִי | you will teach me | and I will learn them with such a teacher |
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