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Psalms 35:11-16

11Falseחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555witnessesעֵדֵ֣י'e.DeiH5707did rise upיְ֭קוּמוּןYe.ku.munH6965;they laid to my chargeיִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃yish.'a.Lu.niH7592thingsthat I knewיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.

12They rewardedיְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִיye.sha.le.Mu.niH7999me evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896tothe spoilingשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908of my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

13But as for me, when they were sickבַּחֲלוֹתָ֡םba.cha.lo.TamH2470,my clothingלְב֬וּשִׁיle.Vu.shiH3830wassackclothשָׂ֗קSakH8242:I humbledעִנֵּ֣יתִי'i.Nei.tiH6031my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315with fastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685;and my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605returnedתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725into mine own bosomחֵיקִ֥יchei.KiH2436.

14I behavedהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhit.ha.La.khe.tiH1980myself as though he had beenmy friendכְּרֵֽעַ־ke.re.a'-H7453orbrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251:I bowed downשַׁחֽוֹתִי׃sha.Cho.tiH7817heavilyקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937,as one that mournethכַּאֲבֶל־ka.'a.vel-H57for hismotherאֵ֝֗ם'EmH517.

15But in mine adversityוּבְצַלְעִי֮u.ve.tzal.'IH6761they rejoicedשָׂמְח֪וּsa.me.ChuH8055,and gathered themselves togetherוְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּve.ne.'E.Sa.fuH622: yea,the abjectsנֵ֭כִיםNe.khimH5222gathered themselves togetherנֶאֶסְפ֬וּne.'es.FuH622against me, and I knewיָדַ֑עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045itnot; they did tearקָֽרְע֥וּka.re.'UH7167me,and ceasedדָֽמּוּ׃Da.muH1826not:

16With hypocriticalבְּ֭חַנְפֵיBe.chan.feiH2611mockersלַעֲגֵ֣יla.'a.GeiH3934in feastsמָע֑וֹגma.'ogH4580,they gnashedחָרֹ֖קcha.RokH2786upon me with their teethשִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shi.Nei.movH8127.

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