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Psalms 38:2-6

2For thine arrowsחִ֭צֶּיךָChi.tzei.khaH2671stick fastנִ֣חֲתוּNi.cha.tuH5181in me, and thy handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027presseth me soreוַתִּנְחַ֖תva.tin.ChatH5181.

3There isno soundnessמְתֹ֣םme.TomH4974in my fleshבִּ֭בְשָׂרִיBiv.sa.riH1320becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thine angerזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195; neither is there anyrestשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965in my bonesבַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.

4For mine iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771are gone overעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674mine headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218:as an heavyכָ֝בֵ֗דkha.VedH3515burdenכְּמַשָּׂ֥אke.ma.Sa'H4853they are too heavyיִכְבְּד֥וּyikh.be.DuH3513for me.

5My woundsחַבּוּרֹתָ֑יcha.bu.ro.TaiH2250stinkהִבְאִ֣ישׁוּhiv.'I.shuH887andare corruptנָ֭מַקּוּNa.ma.kuH4743becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my foolishnessאִוַּלְתִּֽי׃'i.val.TiH200.

6I am troubledנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753;I am bowed downשַׁחֹ֣תִיsha.Cho.tiH7817greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;I goהִלָּֽכְתִּי׃hi.La.khe.tiH1980mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937all the dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

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