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Psalms 34:14-22

14Departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilH7451,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,and pursueוְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ve.ra.de.Fe.huH7291it.

15The eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068areupon the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662,and his earsוְ֝אָזְנָ֗יוve.'a.ze.NavH241are openunto their cryשַׁוְעָתָֽם׃shav.'a.TamH7775.

16The faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of YhwhH3068isagainst them that doבְּעֹ֣שֵׂיbe.'O.seiH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772the remembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

17The righteouscryצָעֲק֣וּtza.'a.KuH6817,And YhwhH3068hearethשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085,and deliverethהִצִּילָֽם׃hi.tzi.LamH5337them out of all their troublesצָ֝רוֹתָ֗םtza.ro.TamH6869.

18YhwhH3068isnighקָר֣וֹבka.RovH7138unto them that are of a brokenלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־le.nish.be.rei-H7665heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;and savethיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467such as be of a contriteדַּכְּאֵי־da.ke.'ei-H1793spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307.

19Manyרַ֭בּוֹתRa.botH7227arethe afflictionsרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662:But YhwhH3068deliverethיַצִּילֶ֥נּוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337him out of them all.

20He keepethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104all his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יוatz.mo.TavH6106:not oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of themH2007is brokenנִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃nish.Ba.rahH7665.

21Evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451shall slayתְּמוֹתֵ֣תte.mo.TetH4191the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563:and they that hateוְשֹׂנְאֵ֖יve.so.ne.'EiH8130the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shall be desolateיֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ye'.Sha.muH816.

22Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068redeemethפּוֹדֶ֣הpo.DehH6299the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and none of them that trustהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in him shall be desolateH816.

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