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Psalms 35:4-8

4Let them be confoundedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.MuH3637that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315:let them be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and brought to confusionוְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659that deviseחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803my hurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

5Let them be as chaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307:and let the angelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068chaseדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760them.

6Let their wayדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870be darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and slipperyוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519:and let the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068persecuteרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291them.

7For without causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600have they hidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934for me their netרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568ina pitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845, whichwithout causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600they have diggedחָפְר֥וּcha.fe.RuH2658for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

8Let destructionשׁוֹאָה֮sho.'AhH7722comeתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935upon him at unawaresלֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥עlo'- ye.Da'H3808 H3045;and let his netוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568that he hath hidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934catchתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920himself: into that very destructionבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe.sho.'AhH7722let him fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307.

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