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Psalms 140:1-4

1Rescue meחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from evilרָ֑עRa'H7451menמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120.Protect meתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341from menמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555,

2whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834deviseחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803evilH7451in their heartsבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820and stir upיָג֥וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481warמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421allכָּל־kol-H3605day longי֝֗וֹםYomH3117.

3They sharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956likeכְּֽמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644snakesנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of vipersעַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919is onתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4Guard meשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563.Keep me safeתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341from menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834schemeחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803to make me stumbleלִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃lid.Chot pe.'a.MaiH1760 H6471.

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