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Psalms 31:9-16

9Have mercyחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603upon me, O Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,for I am in troubleצַ֫ר־Tzar-H6887:mine eyeעֵינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869is consumedעָשְׁשָׁ֖ה'a.she.ShahH6244with griefבְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708, yea,my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315and my bellyוּבִטְנִֽי׃u.vit.NiH990.

10For my lifeחַיַּי֮chai.YaiH2416is spentכָל֪וּkha.LuH3615with griefבְיָג֡וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,and my yearsוּשְׁנוֹתַ֪יu.she.no.TaiH8141with sighingבַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥הba.'a.Na.ChahH585:my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581failethכָּשַׁ֣לka.ShalH3782because of mine iniquityבַּעֲוֹנִ֣יba.'a.vo.NiH5771,and my bonesוַעֲצָמַ֥יva.'a.tza.MaiH6106are consumedH6244.

11I was a reproachחֶרְפָּ֡הcher.PahH2781among all mine enemiesצֹרְרַ֨יtzo.re.RaiH6887,but especiallyמְאֹד֮me.'OdH3966among my neighboursוְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י׀ve.li.sha.khe.NaiH7934,and a fearוּפַ֪חַדu.Fa.chadH6343to mine acquaintanceלִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥יlim.yu.Da.'AiH3045:they that did seeרֹאַ֥יro.'AiH7200me withoutבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351fledנָדְד֥וּna.de.DuH5074from me.

12I am forgottenנִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּיNish.kach.tiH7911as a dead manכְּמֵ֣תke.MetH4191out of mindמִלֵּ֑בmi.LevH3820:I am like a brokenאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH6vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

13For I have heardשָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085the slanderדִּבַּ֥תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227:fearמָג֪וֹרma.GorH4032wason every sideמִסָּ֫בִ֥יבmi.Sa.VivH5439:while they took counselבְּהִוָּסְדָ֣םbe.hi.va.se.DamH3245togetherיַ֣חַדYa.chadH3162against me, they devisedזָמָֽמוּ׃za.Ma.muH2161to take awayלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315.

14But I trustedבָטַ֣חְתִּיva.Tach.tiH982in thee, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I saidאָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Thou artmy Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430.

15My timesעִתֹּתָ֑י'i.to.TaiH6256arein thy handבְּיָדְךָ֥be.ya.de.KhaH3027:deliverהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337me from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of mine enemiesא֝וֹיְבַ֗י'oy.VaiH341,and from them that persecuteוּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃u.me.ro.de.FaiH7291me.

16Make thy faceפָ֭נֶיךָFa.nei.khaH6440to shineהָאִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH215upon thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:saveה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me for thy mercies’בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ve.chas.De.khaH2617sake.

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