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Psalms 52:1-6

1Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you boastתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984of evilבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mighty manהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368?The loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410enduresallכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Your tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisesתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803destructionהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942like a sharpenedמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,O workerעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213of deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3You loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267more than speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696truthצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4You loveאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157everyכָֽל־khol-H3605wordדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697that devoursבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105,O deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5Surelyגַּם־gam-H1571Godאֵל֮'elH410will bring you downיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422to everlasting ruinלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;He will snatch you upיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846and tear you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255from your tentמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168;He will uproot youוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will seeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;they will mock the evildoer, sayingוְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ve.'a.Lav yis.Cha.kuH5921 H7832,

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