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Psalms 69:13-18

13But as for me, my prayerתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.ti-H8605isunto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, inan acceptableרָצ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256:O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,in the multitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617hearעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, in the truthבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.MetH571of thy salvationיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E.khaH3468.

14Deliverהַצִּילֵ֣נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of the mireמִ֭טִּיטMi.titH2916,and let me not sinkאֶטְבָּ֑עָה'et.Ba.'ahH2883:let me be deliveredאִנָּצְלָ֥ה'i.na.tze.LahH5337from them that hateמִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, and out of the deepוּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־u.mi.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

15Let not the waterfloodשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641 H4325overflowתִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀tish.te.Fe.niH7857me, neither let the deepמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688swallow me upתִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיtiv.la.'E.niH1104,and let not the pitבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875shutתֶּאְטַר־te'.tar-H332her mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310upon me.

16Hearעֲנֵ֣נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;for thy lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:turnפְּנֵ֣הpe.NehH6437unto me according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy tender merciesרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356.

17And hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641not thy faceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from thy servantמֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khaH5650;for I am in troubleצַר־tzar-H6887:hearH6030me speedilyH4118.

18Draw nighקָרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126unto my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315, andredeemגְאָלָ֑הּge.'a.LahH1350it: deliverפְּדֵֽנִי׃pe.De.niH6299me because of mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341.

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