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Psalms 55:4-7

4My heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is sore painedיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me: and the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367of deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194are fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.

5Fearfulnessיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374and tremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461are comeיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935upon me, and horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427hath overwhelmedוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680me.

6And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Oh thatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I had wingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123! for thenwould I fly awayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774,and be at restוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.

7Lo, thenwould I wanderנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074far offאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368, andremainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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