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Psalms 109:2-5

2For the mouthפִ֪יfiH6310of the wickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563and the mouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310of the deceitfulמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820are openedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605against me: they have spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696against me with a lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.

3They compassedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me about also with wordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697of hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135;and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niH3898against me without a causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4For my loveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they are my adversariesיִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853: but I give myself untoprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.

5And they have rewardedוַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muH7760me evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,and hatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for my loveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.

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