38I have pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341,and destroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them; and turned not againאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725until I had consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.
39And I have consumedוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them, and woundedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, that they could not ariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965:yea, they are fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307under my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40For thou hast girdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:them that rose upקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965against me hast thou subduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me.
41Thou hast also givenתַּ֥תָּהTa.tahH5414me the necksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of mine enemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341,that I might destroyוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789them that hateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.
42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159, but there wasnone to saveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467; evenunto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but he answeredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.
43Then did I beatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as small as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,I did stampאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854them as the mireכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of the streetחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351, anddid spread them abroadאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554.
44Thou also hast deliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from the strivingsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,thou hast keptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me to beheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the heathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471:a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whichI knewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not shall serveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
45Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH5236H1121shall submitיִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־yit.ka.cha.shu-H3584themselves unto me: as soon as they hearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH241H8085,they shall be obedientיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085unto me.
46Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH5236H1121shall fade awayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034,and they shall be afraidוְיַחְגְּר֖וּve.yach.ge.RuH2296out of their close placesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
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