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Psalms 35:19-28

19Let not them that are mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me: neitherlet them winkיִקְרְצוּ־yik.re.tzu-H7169with the eyeעָֽיִן׃'A.yinH5869that hateשֹׂנְאַ֥יso.ne.'AiH8130me without a causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.

20For they speakיְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּye.Da.Be.ruH1696not peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965:but they deviseיַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ya.cha.sho.VunH2803deceitfulמִ֝רְמוֹתMir.motH4820mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697against them that arequietרִגְעֵי־rig.'ei-H7282in the landאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776.

21Yea, they opened their mouthפִּ֫יהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310wideוַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּvai.yar.Chi.vuH7337against me, andsaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Ahaהֶאָ֣ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889,our eyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869hath seenרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200it.

22Thisthou hast seenרָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahH7200,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:keep not silenceתֶּחֱרַ֑שׁte.che.RashH2790:O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,be not farתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from me.

23Stir upהָעִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH5782thyself, and awakeוְ֭הָקִיצָהVe.ha.ki.tzahH6974to my judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יle.mish.pa.TiH4941, evenunto my causeלְרִיבִֽי׃le.ri.ViH7379,my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and my Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֣יva.do.NaiH136.

24Judgeשָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,according to thy righteousnessכְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaH6664;and let them not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me.

25Let them not sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in their heartsבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820,Ahהֶאָ֣חhe.'AchH1889,so would we have itנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315:let them not sayיֹ֝אמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,We have swallowed him upבִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃Bi.la.'a.Nu.huH1104.

26Let them be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and brought to confusionוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162that rejoiceשְׂמֵחֵ֪יse.me.CheiH8056at mine hurtרָעָ֫תִ֥יra.'A.TiH7451:let them be clothedיִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with shameבֹ֥שֶׁתVo.shetH1322and dishonourוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639that magnifyהַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥יםha.mag.di.LimH1431themselves against me.

27Let them shout for joyיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442,and be gladוְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ve.yis.me.ChuH8055,that favourחֲפֵצֵ֪יcha.fe.TzeiH2655my righteous causeצִ֫דְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664:yea, let them sayוְיֹאמְר֣וּve.yo.me.RuH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Let Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431,which hath pleasureהֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץhe.cha.FetzH2655in the prosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

28And my tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956shall speakתֶּהְגֶּ֣הteh.GehH1897of thy righteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664andof thy praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416all the dayהַ֝יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long.

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