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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 exaltהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431themselves overעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.”

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

18For Iadmitאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my guiltעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I amH1672fullH1672ofH1672anxietyH1672becauseH4480of my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

19But myenemiesH340are vigorousחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416andstrongעָצֵ֑מוּ'a.Tze.muH6105,And those who wrongfullyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267hateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me areH7231manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

20And those whorepayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999evilH7463for goodH2899, TheybecomeH7853my enemiesH7853,becauseH8478I followרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291whatH2896isH2896goodH2896.

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