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Psalms 88:1-7

1O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444,dayיוֹם־yom-H3117and nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915I cry outצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817before Youנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048.

2May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935before Youלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440;inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to my cryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is fullשָֽׂבְעָ֣הsa.ve.'AhH7646of troublesבְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451,and my lifeוְחַיַּ֗יve.chai.YaiH2416draws nearהִגִּֽיעוּ׃hi.Gi.'uH5060to Sheolלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7585.

4I am countedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803amongעִם־'im-H5973those descendingי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the Pitב֑וֹרVorH953.I amהָ֝יִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961like a manכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369strengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353.

5I am forsakenחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among the deadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191,likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644the slainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491who lieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in the graveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Youלֹ֣אlo'H3808rememberזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142no moreע֑וֹדodH5750,whoוְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992are cut offנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504from Your careמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

6You have laid meשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896in the lowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482Pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953,in the darkestבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285of the depthsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.

7Your wrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534weighs heavilyסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921;allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Your wavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867have submergedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031me.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

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