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1 Samuel 2:7-10

7The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068maketh poorמוֹרִ֣ישׁmo.RishH3423,and maketh richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238:he bringeth lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,andאַף־'af-H637lifteth upמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raiseth upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800out of the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083, andlifteth upיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the beggarאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the dunghillמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830,to setלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427themamong princesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,and to make them inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157the throneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519:for the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776arethe Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and he hath setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398upon them.

9He will keepיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of his saintsחֲסִידָיו֙cha.si.dovH2623,and the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall be silentיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;for by strengthבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall no manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

10The adversariesמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378of the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall be broken to piecesH2865;out of heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall he thunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481upon them: the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;and he shall giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797unto his kingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428,and exaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of his anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.

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