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Psalms 18:4-6

4The sorrowsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, and the floodsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of ungodly menבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100made me afraidיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.

5The sorrowsH2256of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585compassed me aboutסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437:the snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194preventedקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.

6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and criedאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768unto my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430:he heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of his templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964,and my cryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440him, eveninto his earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.

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