New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 109:2-5

2For they have openedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605thewickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563anddeceitfulמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820mouthH6310againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me;They have spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696againstאִ֝תִּ֗י'i.TiH854me with alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.

3They have also surroundedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me with wordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697of hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135,And foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niH3898against mewithoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4In returnתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478for my loveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they actH7853as my accusersH7853; But I am inprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.

5Thus they haverepaidוַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muH7760me evilH7463for goodH2899Andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for my loveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.

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