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Psalms 3:1-8

1Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,how are they increasedרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231that troubleצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862me! manyרַ֝בִּ֗יםra.BimH7227arethey that rise upקָמִ֥יםka.MimH6965against me.

2ManyH7227there bewhich sayאֹמְרִ֪ים'o.me.RimH559of my soulלְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יle.Naf.ShiH5315, There isno helpיְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444for him in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֬יםve.lo.HimH430.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3But thou, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, arta shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043for me; my gloryכְּ֝בוֹדִ֗יke.vo.DiH3519,and the lifter upוּמֵרִ֥יםu.me.RimH7311of mine headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

4I criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121unto YhwhH3068with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963,and he heardוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me out of his holyקָדְשׁ֣וֹka.de.ShoH6944hillמֵהַ֖רme.HarH2022.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5I laid me downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and sleptוָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָהva.'I.Sha.nahH3462;I awakedהֱקִיצ֑וֹתִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974;for YhwhH3068sustainedיִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃yis.me.Khe.niH5564me.

6I will not be afraidאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372of ten thousandsמֵרִבְב֥וֹתme.ri.VotH7233of peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,that have setשָׁ֣תוּSha.tuH7896themselvesagainst me round aboutסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439.

7Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068;saveהוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Shi.'E.niH3467me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430:for thou hast smittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221all mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341uponthe cheek boneלֶ֑חִיLe.chiH3895;thou hast brokenשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665the teethשִׁנֵּ֖יshi.NeiH8127of the ungodlyרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

8Salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֑הhay.shu.'AhH3444belongethunto YhwhH3068:thy blessingבִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvir.kha.Te.khaH1293isupon thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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