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Psalms 38:12-20

12Those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315lay snaresוַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ׀vay.nak.ShuH5367;those who wish meוְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.SheiH1875harmרָ֭עָתִיRa.'a.tiH7451speakדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696destructionהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942,plottingיֶהְגּֽוּ׃yeh.GuH1897deceitוּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.MotH4820allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13But like a deaf manכְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.reshH2795,Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085;and like a mute manוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.LemH483,I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605my mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

14I amוָאֱהִ֗יva.'e.HiH1961like a manכְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cannotH3808hearH8085,whose mouthH6310offers no replyוְאֵ֥ין תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ve.'Ein to.kha.ChotH8433 H369.

15כִּֽי־ki-H3588I waitהוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for You,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859will answerתַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.NehH6030,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

16ForH3588I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “Let them notפֶּן־pen-H6435gloatיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me—those who tauntהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slipsבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131.”

17ForH3588Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589am readyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to fallלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761,and my painוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341is everתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548with meנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048.

18YesH3588,I confessאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I am troubledאֶ֝דְאַ֗ג'ed.'AgH1672by my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

19Many are my enemiesוְֽ֭אֹיְבַיVe.'o.ye.vaiH341without causeחַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּchai.Yim 'a.Tze.muH2416 H6105,and manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231hate meשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130without reasonשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

20Those who repayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999my goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896withתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451attack meיִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478pursuingרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291the goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

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