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Psalms 142:1-4

1I criedאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963;with my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068did I make my supplicationאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603.

2I poured outאֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ'esh.PokhH8210my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him; I shewedאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him my troubleצָ֝רָתִ֗יtza.ra.TiH6869.

3When my spiritרוּחִ֗יru.ChiH7307was overwhelmedבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848within me, then thou knewestיָדַ֪עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410.In the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734whereinז֥וּzuH2098I walkedאֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ'a.ha.LekhH1980have they privily laidטָמְנ֖וּta.me.NuH2934a snareפַ֣חfachH6341for me.

4I lookedהַבֵּ֤יטha.BeitH5027on myright handיָמִ֨ין׀ya.MinH3225,and beheldוּרְאֵה֮u.re.'EhH7200, but there wasno man that would knowמַ֫כִּ֥ירma.KirH5234me: refugeמָנ֣וֹסma.NosH4498failedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6me; no man caredדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

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