New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 55:9-16

9Confuseבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104,O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,divideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956,For I have seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they goיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437aroundH5437her upon her wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346,And iniquityוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205and mischiefוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999are in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

11Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942is in her midstH7130;Oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820do not departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185from herstreetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12For it isnot an enemyH340who reproachesיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me,Then I could bearוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it;NorH3808is it one who hatesמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me whohas exaltedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me,Then I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him.

13But it is you, a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582my equalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187, Mycompanionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441and myfamiliarH3045friendH3045;

14We whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hadH4985sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985fellowshipס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherH3164Walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430in the throngבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285.

15Letdeathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194comeH5378deceitfullyH5378upon them; Let themgoיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381downH3381aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,For evilרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is in their dwellingבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033,in their midstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130.

16As for me, I shallcallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,And the Lordוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068will saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.

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