8Howeverאוּלָ֗ם'u.LamH199,if I were youאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589,I would appealאֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.RoshH1875toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410and layאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my causeדִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.TiH1700beforeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Himאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430—
11He setsלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.LimH8217on highלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791,so that mournersוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.RimH6937are liftedשָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vuH7682to safetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.
12He thwartsמֵ֭פֵרMe.ferH6565the schemesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the craftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,so that their handsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027findתַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808successתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃tu.shi.YahH8454.
13He catchesלֹכֵ֣דlo.KhedH3920the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their craftinessבְּעָרְמָ֑םbe.'a.re.MamH6191,and sweeps awayנִמְהָֽרָה׃nim.Ha.rahH4116the plansוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the cunningנִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.LimH6617.
14They encounterיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and gropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.
15He savesוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the needyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34from the swordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719in their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310and from the clutchesוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the powerfulחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389.
16So the poorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800haveוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,and injusticeוְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהve.'o.La.tahH5766shutsקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092its mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.
17Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835indeedהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009is the manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582whomGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correctsיוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyo.khi.Che.nuH3198;so do notאַל־'al-H408despiseתִּמְאָֽס׃tim.'AsH3988the disciplineוּמוּסַ֥רu.mu.SarH4148of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931woundsיַכְאִ֣יבyakh.'IvH3510,but He also bindsוְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁve.yech.BashH2280;He strikesיִ֝מְחַ֗ץyim.ChatzH4272,but His handsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027also healתִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃tir.Pei.nahH7495.
19He will rescueיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337you from sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337calamitiesצָ֭רוֹתTza.rotH6869;noלֹא־lo'-H3808harmרָֽע׃Ra'H7451will touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060youin sevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651.
20In famineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458He will redeem youפָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.KhaH6299from deathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,and in battleוּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421from the strokeמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
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