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Psalms 55:9-16

9O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,confuseבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104and confoundפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their speechלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I seeרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they encircleיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ עַל־ye.so.Vu.ha 'al-H5437 H5921the wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346,while maliceוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205and troubleוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999liewithinבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

11Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942iswithinH7130;oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820neverוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808leaveיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185the streetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588it is notH3808an enemyאוֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341who insults meיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778;that I could endureוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375.It is notH3808a foeמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130who risesהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921;from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641.

13But it is youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582like myselfכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187,my companionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441and close friendוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045.

14Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shared sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985fellowshipס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherיַ֭חְדָּוyach.doH3162;we walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980with the crowdבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285into the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.

15Let death seize them by surpriseעָלֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH3451 H5921;let them go downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588evilרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is with themבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130in their homesבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033.

16But Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and the LORDוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068saves meיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467.

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