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Psalms 69:14-20

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.

19Thou hast knownיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֣יcher.pa.TiH2781,and my shameוּ֭בָשְׁתִּיU.va.she.tiH1322,and my dishonourוּכְלִמָּתִ֑יu.khe.li.ma.TiH3639:mine adversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887are all before thee.

20ReproachH2781hath brokenשָֽׁבְרָ֥הsha.ve.RahH7665my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;and I am full of heavinessוָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁהva.'A.Nu.shahH5136:and I lookedוָאֲקַוֶּ֣הva.'a.ka.VehH6960for someto take pityלָנ֣וּדla.NudH5110, but there wasnone; and for comfortersוְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗יםve.lam.na.cha.MimH5162,but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672none.

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