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Psalms 18:4-11

4The cordsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassed meאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661;the torrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of chaosבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100overwhelmed meיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.

5The cordsH2256of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585entangled meסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437;the snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194confronted meקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923.

6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121uponthe LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068;I cried toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430for helpאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768.From His templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964He heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963,and my cry for His helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו׀ve.shav.'a.Ti le.fa.NavH7775 H6440reachedתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935His earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.

7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493,and the foundationsוּמוֹסְדֵ֣יu.mos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022trembledיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264;they were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He burned with angerחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227roseעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and consumingתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784came fromמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310;glowing coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513blazed forthבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197.

9He partedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381with dark cloudsוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205beneathתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10He mountedוַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־vai.yir.Kav 'al-H7392 H5921a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;He soaredוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675onעַל־'al-H5921the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822His hiding placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643, andstormמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645שְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834a canopyסֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־su.ka.To chesh.khat-H5521 H2824around Himסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439.

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