1Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֣יko.LiH6963,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,in my prayerבְשִׂיחִ֑יve.si.ChiH7879:preserveתִּצֹּ֥רti.TzorH5341my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416from fearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of the enemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341.
2Hideתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641me from the secret counselמִסּ֣וֹדmi.SodH5475of the wickedמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489;from the insurrectionמֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗תme.rig.ShatH7285of the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205:
3Who whetשָׁנְנ֣וּsha.ne.NuH8150their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956like a swordכַחֶ֣רֶבkha.Che.revH2719, andbendדָּרְכ֥וּda.re.KhuH1869their bows to shoottheir arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗םchi.TzamH2671, evenbitterמָֽר׃MarH4751wordsדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697:
4That they may shootלִיר֣וֹתli.RotH3384in secretבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565at the perfectתָּ֑םTamH8535:suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597do they shootיֹ֝רֻ֗הוּyo.Ru.huH3384at him, and fearיִירָֽאוּ׃yi.Ra.'uH3372not.
6They search outיַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־yach.pe.su-H2664iniquitiesעוֹלֹ֗תo.LotH5766;they accomplishתַּ֭מְנוּTam.nuH8552a diligentמְחֻפָּ֑שׂme.chu.PasH2664searchחֵ֣פֶשׂChe.fesH2665:both the inwardוְקֶ֥רֶבve.Ke.revH7130thoughtof every oneאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376of them,and the heartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820, isdeepעָמֹֽק׃'a.MokH6013.
7But Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430shall shootוַיֹּרֵ֗םvai.yo.RemH3384at them withan arrowחֵ֥ץchetzH2671;suddenlyפִּתְא֑וֹםpit.'omH6597shall they be woundedמַכּוֹתָֽם׃ma.ko.TamH4347.
8So they shall make their own tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956to fallוַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּvai.yakh.shi.Lu.huH3782upon themselves: all that seeרֹ֥אֵהRo.'ehH7200them shall flee awayיִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּyit.no.da.DuH5074.
9And all menאָ֫דָ֥ם'a.DamH120shall fearוַיִּֽירְא֗וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and shall declareוַ֭יַּגִּידוּVai.ya.gi.duH5046the workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430;for they shall wisely considerהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919of his doingוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639.
10The righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shall be gladיִשְׂמַ֬חyis.MachH8055in the Lordבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068,and shall trustוְחָ֣סָהve.Cha.sahH2620in him; and all the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820shall gloryוְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.
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