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Psalms 52:1-4

1Why boastestתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984thou thyself in mischiefבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mightyהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368man? the goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410endurethcontinuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Thy tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisethתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803mischiefsהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942;like a sharpמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,workingעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3Thou lovestאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896; andlyingשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267rather than to speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Thou lovestאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all devouringבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697, O thoudeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

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