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Psalms 52:1-6

1Why boastestתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984thou thyself in mischiefבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mightyהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368man? the goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410endurethcontinuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Thy tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisethתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803mischiefsהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942;like a sharpמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,workingעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3Thou lovestאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896; andlyingשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267rather than to speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Thou lovestאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all devouringבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697, O thoudeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5Godאֵל֮'elH410shall likewise destroyיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422thee for everלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,he shall take thee awayיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846,and pluck thee outוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255of thydwelling placeמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168,and root thee outוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542.

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662also shall seeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200,and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and shall laughיִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃yis.Cha.kuH7832at him:

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