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Psalms 55:17-23

17Morningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242,noonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672,and nightעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153,I cry outוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993in distressאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878,and He hearsוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

18He redeemsפָּ֘דָ֤הpa.DahH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315in peaceבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from the battleמִקֲּרָב־mi.ka.rov-H7128waged against me,even thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588manyבְ֝רַבִּ֗יםve.ra.BimH7227opposeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

19Godאֵ֨ל׀'elH410will hearיִשְׁמַ֤ע׀yish.Ma'H8085and humiliate themוְֽיַעֲנֵם֮ve.ya.'a.NemH6031—the One enthronedוְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥בve.Yo.ShevH3427for the agesקֶ֗דֶםKe.demH6924—Selahסֶ֥לָהSe.lahH5542becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they do notאֵ֣ין'einH369changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487and they have noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808fearיָרְא֣וּya.re.'UH3372of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

20My companion attacksשָׁלַ֣ח יָ֭דָיוsha.Lach Ya.davH7971 H3027his friendsבִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbish.lo.MavH7965;he violatesחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285.

21His speechפִּיו֮pivH6310is smoothחָלְק֤וּ׀chal.KuH2505as butterמַחְמָאֹ֣תmach.ma.'OtH4260,but warוּֽקֲרָב־u.ka.rov-H7128is in his heartלִ֫בּ֥וֹli.BoH3820.His wordsדְבָרָ֥יוde.va.RavH1697are softerרַכּ֖וּra.KuH7401than oilמִשֶּׁ֗מֶןmi.She.menH8081,yet they areוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992swords unsheathedפְתִחֽוֹת׃fe.ti.ChotH6609.

22Castהַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhash.LekhH7993your burdenיְהָבְךָ֮ye.ha.ve.KhaH3053uponעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068and Heוְה֪וּאve.Hu'H1931will sustain youיְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָye.Khal.ke.Le.khaH3557;He will neverלֹא־ לְעוֹלָ֥םlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769letיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414the righteousלַצַּדִּֽיק׃la.tza.DikH6662be shakenמ֗וֹטMotH4131.

23But Youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859,O Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,will bring them downתּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀to.ri.DemH3381to the Pitלִבְאֵ֬רliv.'ErH875of destructionשַׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845;menH376of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818and deceitוּ֭מִרְמָהU.mir.mahH4820will notH3808live out halfיֶחֱצ֣וּye.che.TzuH2673their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117.But Iוַ֝אֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will trustאֶבְטַח־'ev.tach-H982in You.

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