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Psalms 12

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

1Helpהוֹשִׁ֣יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;for the godly manחָסִ֑ידcha.SidH2623ceasethגָמַ֣רga.MarH1584;for the faithfulH539failפַ֥סּוּFa.suH6461from among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

2They speakיְֽדַבְּרוּ֮ye.da.be.RuH1696vanityשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with his neighbourרֵ֫עֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453: withflatteringחֲלָק֑וֹתcha.la.KotH2513lipsשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193andwith a doubleבְּלֵ֖בbe.LevH3820heartוָלֵ֣בva.LevH3820do they speakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696.

3The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall cut offיַכְרֵ֣תyakh.RetH3772all flatteringH2513lipsH8193, andthe tongueלָ֝שׁ֗וֹןla.ShonH3956that speakethH1696proudגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419things:

4Who have saidאָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.RuH559,With our tongueH3956will we prevailנַ֭גְבִּירNag.birH1396;our lipsH8193are our own: who islordאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113over us?

5For the oppressionמִשֹּׁ֥דmi.ShodH7701of the poorעֲנִיִּים֮'a.ni.YimH6041,for the sighingמֵאַנְקַ֪תme.'an.KatH603of the needyאֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים'ev.Yo.NimH34,now will I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965,saithH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I will setאָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitH7896himin safetyבְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468from him thatpuffethיָפִ֥יחַֽya.Fi.achH6315at him.

6The wordsאִֽמֲר֣וֹת'i.ma.RotH565of the LordH3068arepureטְהֹ֫ר֥וֹתte.Ho.RotH2889wordsאֲמָר֪וֹת'a.ma.RotH565: assilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701triedצָ֭רוּףTza.rufH6884in a furnaceבַּעֲלִ֣ילba.'a.LilH5948of earthלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776,purifiedמְ֝זֻקָּ֗קme.zu.KakH2212seven timesשִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃shiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.

7Thou shalt keepתִּשְׁמְרֵ֑םtish.me.RemH8104them, O LordH3068,thou shalt preserveתִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ti.tze.Re.nuH5341them from thisז֣וּzuH2098generationהַדּ֖וֹרha.DorH1755for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

8The wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563walkיִתְהַלָּכ֑וּןyit.ha.la.KhunH1980on every sideסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,when the vilestזֻ֝לּ֗וּתzu.LutH2149menלִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃liv.Nei 'a.DamH120 H1121are exaltedכְּרֻ֥םke.RumH7311.

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