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Psalms 31:9-16

9Be merciful to meחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603,O LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,forכִּ֤יkiH3588I am in distressצַ֫ר־Tzar-H6887;my eyesעֵינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869failעָשְׁשָׁ֖ה'a.she.ShahH6244from sorrowבְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708,my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315and body as wellוּבִטְנִֽי׃u.vit.NiH990.

10ForH3588my lifeחַיַּי֮chai.YaiH2416is consumedכָל֪וּkha.LuH3615with griefבְיָג֡וֹןve.ya.GonH3015and my yearsוּשְׁנוֹתַ֪יu.she.no.TaiH8141with groaningבַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥הba.'a.Na.ChahH585;my iniquityבַּעֲוֹנִ֣יba.'a.vo.NiH5771has drainedכָּשַׁ֣לka.ShalH3782my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581,and my bonesוַעֲצָמַ֥יva.'a.tza.MaiH6106are wasting awayH6244.

11Among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my enemiesצֹרְרַ֨יtzo.re.RaiH6887I amהָיִ֪יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a disgraceחֶרְפָּ֡הcher.PahH2781,and among my neighborsוְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י׀ve.li.sha.khe.NaiH7934even moreמְאֹד֮me.'OdH3966.I am dreadedוּפַ֪חַדu.Fa.chadH6343by my friendsלִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥יlim.yu.Da.'AiH3045—they fleeנָדְד֥וּna.de.DuH5074when they seeרֹאַ֥יro.'AiH7200meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480on the streetבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.

12I am forgottenנִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּיNish.kach.tiH7911like a dead manכְּמֵ֣תke.MetH4191,out of mindמִלֵּ֑בmi.LevH3820.I amH1961like a brokenאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH6vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

13Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I hearשָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085the slanderדִּבַּ֥תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227;there is terrorמָג֪וֹרma.GorH4032on every sideמִסָּ֫בִ֥יבmi.Sa.VivH5439.They conspireבְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם יַ֣חַדbe.hi.va.se.Dam Ya.chadH3245 H3162against meעָלַ֑י'a.LaiH5921andplotזָמָֽמוּ׃za.Ma.muH2161to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315.

14But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589trustבָטַ֣חְתִּיva.Tach.tiH982in YouH5921,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are my Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430.”

15My timesעִתֹּתָ֑י'i.to.TaiH6256arein Your handsבְּיָדְךָ֥be.ya.de.KhaH3027;deliver meהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337fromמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027my enemiesא֝וֹיְבַ֗י'oy.VaiH341and from those who pursue meוּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃u.me.ro.de.FaiH7291.

16Make Your faceפָ֭נֶיךָFa.nei.khaH6440shineהָאִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH215onעַל־'al-H5921Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;save meה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467by Your loving devotionבְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ve.chas.De.khaH2617.

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