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Psalms 140:1-5

1Deliverחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502me, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451manמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120:preserveתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341me from the violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376;

2Which imagineחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803mischiefsH7451in theirheartבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820;continuallyי֝֗וֹםYomH3117are they gathered togetherיָג֥וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481forwarמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

3They have sharpenedשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956like a serpentנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;adders’עַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919poisonחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534isunder their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Keepשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;preserveתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341me from the violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376;who have purposedחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803to overthrowלִדְח֥וֹתlid.ChotH1760my goingsפְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.MaiH6471.

5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343have hidטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a snareפַּ֡חpachH6341for me, and cordsוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256;they have spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566a netרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568by the waysideמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570 H3027;they have setשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896ginsמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170for me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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