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Psalms 57:1-4

1Be mercifulחָנֵּ֤נִיcho.ne.niH2603unto me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,be mercifulחָנֵּ֗נִיcho.ne.niH2603unto me: for my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315trustethחָסָ֪יָהcha.Sa.yahH2620in thee: yea, in the shadowוּבְצֵֽל־u.ve.tzel-H6738of thy wingsכְּנָפֶ֥יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671will I make my refugeאֶחְסֶ֑ה'ech.SehH2620, until thesecalamitiesהַוּֽוֹת׃ha.VotH1942be overpastיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674.

2I will cryאֶ֭קְרָא'Ek.ra'H7121unto GodH430most highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945;unto Godלָ֝אֵ֗לla.'ElH410that performethגֹּמֵ֥רgo.MerH1584all things for me.

3He shall sendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saveוְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיve.yo.shi.'E.niH3467me fromthe reproachחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778of him that would swallow me upשֹׁאֲפִ֣יsho.'a.FiH7602.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542.GodH430shall send forthיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971his mercyחַסְדּ֥וֹchas.DoH2617and his truthוַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃va.'a.mi.ToH571.

4My soulנַפְשִׁ֤י׀naf.ShiH5315isamongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432lionsלְבָאִם֮le.va.'ImH3833: andI lieאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahH7901even amongthem that are set on fireלֹ֫הֲטִ֥יםlo.ha.TimH3857, eventhe sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,whose teethשִׁ֭נֵּיהֶםShi.nei.hemH8127arespearsחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595and arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956a sharpחַדָּֽה׃cha.DahH2299swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.

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