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Psalms 88:13-17

13But unto thee have I criedשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;and in the morningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242shall my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605come beforeתְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃te.ka.de.Me.kaH6923thee.

14YhwhH3068,why castest thou offתִּזְנַ֣חtiz.NachH2186my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315? whyhidestתַּסְתִּ֖ירtas.TirH5641thou thy faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from me?

15I amafflictedעָ֘נִ֤י'a.NiH6041and ready to dieוְגֹוֵ֣עַve.goyE.a'H1478from myyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290up: whileI sufferנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375thy terrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָ'e.Mei.khaH367I am distractedאָפֽוּנָה׃'a.Fu.nahH6323.

16Thy fierce wrathחֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָcha.ro.Nei.khaH2740goeth overעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674me; thy terrorsבִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָbi.'u.Tei.khaH1161have cut me offצִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃tzi.me.tu.Tu.niH6789.

17They came round aboutסַבּ֣וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437me dailyהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117like waterכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;they compassedהִקִּ֖יפוּhi.Ki.fuH5362me about togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

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