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Psalms 9:3-8

3When mine enemiesאוֹיְבַ֥י'oy.VaiH341are turnedבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725backאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268,they shall fallיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782and perishוְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּve.yoe.DuH6at thy presenceמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For thou hast maintainedעָ֭שִׂיתָ'A.si.taH6213my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941and my causeוְדִינִ֑יve.di.NiH1779;thou satestיָשַׁ֥בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427in the throneלְ֝כִסֵּ֗אle.khi.Se'H3678judgingשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199rightצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

5Thou hast rebukedגָּעַ֣רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605the heathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471,thou hast destroyedאִבַּ֣דְתָּ'i.Bad.taH6the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,thou hast put outמָ֝חִ֗יתָma.Chi.taH4229their nameשְׁמָ֥םshe.MamH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

6O thou enemyהָֽאוֹיֵ֨ב׀ha.'o.YevH341,destructionsחֳרָב֗וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723are come to a perpetualלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331endתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552:and thou hast destroyedנָתַ֑שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5428citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892 H6145;their memorialזִכְרָ֣םzikh.RamH2143is perishedH6with themהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

7But Yhwhוַֽ֭יהוָהva.Yah.wehH3068shall endureיֵשֵׁ֑בye.ShevH3427for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:he hath preparedכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֣טla.mish.PatH4941.

8And he shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּֽט־yish.pot-H8199the worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398in righteousnessבְּצֶ֑דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664,he shall minister judgmentיָדִ֥יןya.DinH1777to the peopleלְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816in uprightnessבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339.

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