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Psalms 55:9-16

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.

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