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Psalms 37:16-20

16A littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592that a righteous manלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662hath isbetterטוֹב־tov-H2896than the richesמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

17For the armsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall be brokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665:but the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068upholdethוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְve.so.MekhH5564the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

18The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowethיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the uprightתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549:and their inheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.

19They shall not be ashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954in the evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256:and in the daysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117of famineרְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonH7459they shall be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646.

20But the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563shall perishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6,and the enemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall beas the fatכִּיקַ֣רki.KarH3368of lambsכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733:they shall consumeכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615;into smokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shall they consume awayכָּֽלוּ׃Ka.luH3615.

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