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Psalms 38:16-20

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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