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Psalms 56:1-5

1Be mercifulחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603unto me, O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430:for manאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582would swallow me upשְׁאָפַ֣נִיshe.'a.Fa.niH7602;he fightingלֹחֵ֥םlo.ChemH3898dailyהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117oppressethיִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃yil.cha.Tze.niH3905me.

2Mine enemiesשׁ֭וֹרְרַיShor.raiH8324would dailyH3117swallowH7602me up: for they bemanyרַבִּ֨יםra.BimH7227that fightH3898against me, O thou most Highמָרֽוֹם׃ma.RomH4791.

3What timeH3117I am afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372,I will trustאֶבְטָֽח׃'ev.TachH982in thee.

4In Godבֵּאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430I will praiseאֲהַלֵּ֪ל'a.ha.LelH1984his wordדְּבָ֫ר֥וֹde.Va.RoH1697,in Godבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430I have put my trustH982;I will not fearH3372what fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320can doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213unto me.

5Every dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117they wrestיְעַצֵּ֑בוּye.'a.Tze.vuH6087my wordsH1697:all their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmach.she.vo.TamH4284areagainst me for evilלָרָֽע׃la.Ra'H7451.

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