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Psalms 55:1-8

1Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408ignoreתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956my pleaמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.

2Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to meand answer meוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030.I am restlessאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in my complaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879,and distraughtוְאָהִֽימָה׃ve.'a.Hi.mahH1949

3at the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the enemyאוֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341,atמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the pressureעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563.Forכִּי־ki-H3588they bring downיָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuH4131disasterאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921and resent meיִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃yis.te.Mu.niH7852in their angerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639.

4My heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820poundsיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342within meבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130,and the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367of deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194assailנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307meH5921.

5Fearיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374and tremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461gripיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935me,and horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427has overwhelmed meוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680.

6I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310,thatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I hadwingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123!I would fly awayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774and find restוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.

7Howהִ֭נֵּהHi.nehH2009far awayאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368I would fleeנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074!In the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057I would remainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

8I would hurryאָחִ֣ישָׁה'a.Chi.shahH2363to my shelterמִפְלָ֣טmif.LatH4655, far fromthis ragingמֵר֖וּחַ סֹעָ֣הme.Ru.ach so.'AhH7307 H5584tempestמִסָּֽעַר׃mi.Sa.'arH5591.”

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