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Psalms 40:13-17

13Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me: O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,make hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

14Let them be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחַד֮ya.ChadH3162that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315to destroyלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּlis.Po.TahH5595it; let them be drivenיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backwardאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637that wishחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655me evilרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

15Let them be desolateיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074for a rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322that sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto me, Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889.

16Let all those that seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245thee rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in thee: let such as loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157thy salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.

17But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34; yetthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136thinkethיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803upon me: thou artmy helpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;make no tarryingתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309,O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.

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