3Theysharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956like a snakeנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;The venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of a viperעַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919is underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
4Keepשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;Protectתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341me from violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834intendחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803totripH1760upH1760my feetפְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.MaiH6471.
5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343havehiddenטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a trapפַּ֡חpachH6341for me, and snaresוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256;They have spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566anetרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568at thewaysideמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570;They have setשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896snaresמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170for me. Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
6Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the Lordלַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “You are my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410;Listenהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of my pleadingsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.
7GodH3068the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,the strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444, You havecoveredסַכֹּ֥תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526my headלְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יle.ro.ShiH7218on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
8Do not grantתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, thedesiresמַאֲוַיֵּ֣יma.'a.vai.YeiH3970of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;Do not bringH6329aboutH6329his evilH2161planningH2161, so that they are notexaltedיָר֥וּמוּya.Ru.muH7311.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
9“As for the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of those who surroundH5437me, May theharmעֲמַ֖ל'a.MalH5999of their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193coverיְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃ye.kha.su.movH3680them.
10MayburningH784coalsגֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥יםge.Cha.LimH1513fallיִמּ֥וֹטוּya.mi.tuH4131upon them; May they becastיַפִּלֵ֑םya.pi.LemH5307into the fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784,Into bottomlessH4113pitsH4113from which theycannotבַּֽל־bal-H1077riseיָקֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.
11May aslandererאִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮'ish la.shOnH376H3956not endureיִכּ֪וֹןyi.KonH3559on the earthבָּ֫אָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;May evilרָ֑עRa'H7451huntיְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּye.tzu.De.nuH6679a violentחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555personאִישׁ־'ish-H376violentlyלְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃le.mad.che.FotH4073.”
12I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.da'.taH3045that the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willmaintainיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the afflictedH6031, Andjusticeמִ֝שְׁפַּ֗טmish.PatH4941for the poorאֶבְיֹנִֽים׃'ev.yo.NimH34.
13Certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662will giveיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034thanksH3034to Your nameלִשְׁמֶ֑ךָlish.Me.khaH8034; Theuprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477will dwellיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427in Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.
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