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Psalms 109:9-20

9Lethischildrenbeיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490,Andhiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802awidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.

10Lethischildrenbevagabonds,andbeg;Andletthemseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875theirbread outoftheirdesolateplacesH2723.

11Lettheextortioner catchallthathehath;Andletstrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114makespoilH962ofhislabor.

12LettherebeH1961nonetoextendkindnessuntohim;NeitherlettherebeH1961anytohavepityonhisfatherlessלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490children.

13Lethisposterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961cutלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772off;Inthegenerationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followinglettheirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034beH1961blottedout.

14Lettheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofhisfathersH1berememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142withJehovah;Andletnotthesinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403ofhismotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517beblottedout.

15Letthembeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,Thathemaycutוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772offthememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143ofthemfromtheearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;

16Becauseherememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142nottoshowkindness,Butpersecutedthepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manH376,Andthebrokeninheartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824,toslaythem.

17Yea,helovedH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045,anditcameH935untohim;Andhedelightednotinblessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293,anditwasfarוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368fromhim.

18HeclothedH3847himselfalsowithcursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045aswithhisgarmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,AnditcameH935intohisinwardבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130partslikewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,Andlikeoilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081intohisbonesH6106.

19Letitbeתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961untohimastheraiment wherewith he covereth himself,Andforthegirdle wherewith heisH1961girdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.

20ThisistherewardofmineadversariesfromJehovah,Andofthemthatspeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstmysoulH5315.

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