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Psalms 57:2-7

2I will cryאֶ֭קְרָא'Ek.ra'H7121unto GodH430most highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945;unto Godלָ֝אֵ֗לla.'ElH410that performethגֹּמֵ֥רgo.MerH1584all things for me.

3He shall sendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saveוְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיve.yo.shi.'E.niH3467me fromthe reproachחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778of him that would swallow me upשֹׁאֲפִ֣יsho.'a.FiH7602.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542.GodH430shall send forthיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971his mercyחַסְדּ֥וֹchas.DoH2617and his truthוַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃va.'a.mi.ToH571.

4My soulנַפְשִׁ֤י׀naf.ShiH5315isamongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432lionsלְבָאִם֮le.va.'ImH3833: andI lieאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahH7901even amongthem that are set on fireלֹ֫הֲטִ֥יםlo.ha.TimH3857, eventhe sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,whose teethשִׁ֭נֵּיהֶםShi.nei.hemH8127arespearsחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595and arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956a sharpחַדָּֽה׃cha.DahH2299swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.

5Be thou exaltedר֣וּמָהRu.mahH7311,O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,above the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; letthy gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519beabove all the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

6They have preparedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559a netרֶ֤שֶׁת׀Re.shetH7568for my stepsלִפְעָמַי֮lif.'a.MaiH6471;my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315is bowed downכָּפַ֪ףka.FafH3721:they have diggedכָּר֣וּka.RuH3738a pitשִׁיחָ֑הshi.ChahH7882beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440me, into the midstבְתוֹכָ֣הּve.to.KhahH8432whereof they are fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307themselves.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

7My heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820is fixedH3559,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820is fixedH3559:I will singאָ֝שִׁ֗ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891and give praiseוַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.za.Me.rahH2167.

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