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Psalms 118:5-9

5I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121upon Yahיָּ֑הּYahH3050in distressהַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.TzarH4712: Yahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050answeredעָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.niH6030me, and set mein a large placeבַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.ChavH4800.

6Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ison my side; I will not fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372:what canH6213manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120doH6213unto me?

7Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068taketh my part with them that helpבְּעֹזְרָ֑יbe.'o.ze.RaiH5826me: therefore shall I seeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200my desireupon them that hateבְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ve.so.ne.'AiH8130me.

8It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068than to put confidenceמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in manבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068than to put confidenceמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in princesבִּנְדִיבִֽים׃bin.di.VimH5081.

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