New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 38:16-20

16For I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “May they not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me, Who,when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slipsבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131,would magnifyהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431themselves againstעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.”

17For I amreadyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to fallלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761, And mysorrowוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341is continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048me.

18For Iconfessאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I am fullH1672ofanxietyH1672becauseH4480of my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

19But myenemiesH340are vigorousחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416andstrongעָצֵ֑מוּ'a.Tze.muH6105,And manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231are those whohateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me wrongfullyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

20And those whorepayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999evilH7463for goodH2899, Theyopposeיִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853me, becauseH8478I followרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291whatטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896is goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

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