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Psalms 35:4-8

4May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315be disgracedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.MuH3637;may those who planחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803to harm meרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451be driven backיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹרyi.So.gu 'a.ChorH5472 H268and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659.

5May they beיִֽהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961like chaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671inלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,as the angelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068drives them awayדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760.

6May their pathדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870beיְֽהִי־ye.hi-H1961darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and slickוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519,as the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pursuesרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291.

7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588without causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600they laidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934their netרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568for me;without reasonחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600they dugחָפְר֥וּcha.fe.RuH2658a pitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

8May ruinשׁוֹאָה֮sho.'AhH7722befall themתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935by surpriseלֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥עlo'- ye.Da'H3808 H3045;may the netוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they hidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934ensnare themתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920;may they fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307intothe hazardבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe.sho.'AhH7722they created.

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