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Psalms 143:1-3

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469:in thy faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, andin thy righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.

2And enterתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935not into judgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.potH4941with thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:for in thy sightלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440shall no man livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416be justifiedיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663.

3For the enemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341hath persecutedרָ֘דַ֤ףra.DafH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315;he hath smittenH1792my lifeחַיָּתִ֑יchai.ya.TiH2416downH1792to the groundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776;he hath made me to dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427in darknessבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285,as those that have been longעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

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