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Psalms 18:4-11

4The sorrowsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, and the floodsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of ungodly menבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100made me afraidיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.

5The sorrowsH2256of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585compassed me aboutסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437:the snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194preventedקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.

6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and criedאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768unto my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430:he heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of his templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964,and my cryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440him, eveninto his earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.

7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and trembledוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsH4146also of the hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,because he was wrothחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

8There went upעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784out of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

9He bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381:and darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:yea, he did flyוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822his secret placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643;his pavilionסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521round aboutסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him weredarkחֶשְׁכַת־chesh.khat-H2824watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

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