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Psalms 22:16-20

16For dogsכְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.VimH3611have compassedסְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me: the assemblyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the wickedמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489have inclosedהִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.niH5362me: they piercedכָּ֝אֲרִ֗יka.'a.RiH738 H3738my handsיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027and my feetוְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272.

17I may tellאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608all my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106:they lookיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027andstareיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200upon me.

18They partיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505my garmentsבְגָדַ֣יve.ga.DaiH899among them, and castיַפִּ֥ילוּya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486upon my vestureלְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יle.vu.ShiH3830.

19But be not thou farתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from me, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:O my strengthאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363thee to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

20Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315from the swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719;my darlingיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from the powerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the dogכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.

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