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Psalms 55:1-17

1Give earהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;and hideתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956not thyself from my supplicationמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.

2Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181unto me, and hearוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030me: I mournאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in my complaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879,and make a noiseוְאָהִֽימָה׃ve.'a.Hi.mahH1949;

3Because of the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the enemyאוֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341,becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the oppressionעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:for they castיָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuH4131iniquityאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon me, and in wrathוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639they hateיִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃yis.te.Mu.niH7852me.

4My heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is sore painedיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me: and the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367of deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194are fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.

5Fearfulnessיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374and tremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461are comeיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935upon me, and horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427hath overwhelmedוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680me.

6And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Oh thatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I had wingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123! for thenwould I fly awayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774,and be at restוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.

7Lo, thenwould I wanderנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074far offאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368, andremainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8I would hastenאָחִ֣ישָׁה'a.Chi.shahH2363my escapeמִפְלָ֣טmif.LatH4655from the windyמֵר֖וּחַme.Ru.achH7307stormסֹעָ֣הso.'AhH5584andtempestמִסָּֽעַר׃mi.Sa.'arH5591.

9Destroyבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104,O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, anddivideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956:for I have seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they go aboutיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437it upon the wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346thereof: mischiefוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205also and sorrowוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999arein the midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130of it.

11Wickednessהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942isin the midstH7130thereof: deceitתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and guileוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185not from her streetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12For it wasnot an enemyאוֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341thatreproachedיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me; then I could have borneוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it: neither was ithe that hatedמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me thatdid magnifyהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himselfagainst me; then I would have hidוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him:

13But it wasthou, a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582mine equalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187,my guideאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441,and mine acquaintanceוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045.

14We took sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985counselס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherיַ֭חְדָּוyach.doH3162, andwalkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980unto the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430in companyבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285.

15Let deathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194seizeיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH3451 H5377upon them, andlet them go downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381quickחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416into hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585:for wickednessרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451isin their dwellingsבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033, andamongבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130them.

16As for me, I will callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;and the Lordוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shall saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.

17Eveningעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153,and morningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242,and at noonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672,will I prayאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878,and cry aloudוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993:and he shall hearוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

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