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Psalms 144:3-6

3Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, what ismanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,that thou takest knowledgeוַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּva.te.da.'E.huH3045of him! orthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,that thou makest accountוַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.cha.she.Ve.huH2803of him!

4Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is likeדָּמָ֑הda.MahH1819to vanityלַהֶ֣בֶלla.He.velH1892:his daysיָ֝מָ֗יוya.MavH3117areas a shadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738that passeth awayעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.

5Bowהַט־hat-H5186thy heavensשָׁמֶ֣יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and come downוְתֵרֵ֑דve.te.RedH3381:touchגַּ֖עga'H5060the mountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and they shall smokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.

6Cast forthבְּר֣וֹקbe.RokH1299lightningבָּ֭רָקBa.rokH1300,and scatterוּתְפִיצֵ֑םu.te.fi.TzemH6327them: shoot outשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971thine arrowsחִ֝צֶּ֗יךָchi.Tzei.khaH2671,and destroyוּתְהֻמֵּֽם׃u.te.hu.MemH2000them.

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