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Psalms 55:1-17

1Giveearהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605, OGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430; andhideתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956not thyself from mysupplicationמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.

2Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to me, andhearוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030me: Imournאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in mycomplaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879, and make anoiseוְאָהִֽימָה׃ve.'a.Hi.mahH1949;

3Because of thevoiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of theenemyאוֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341,becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theoppressionעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: for theycastיָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuH4131iniquityאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon me, and inwrathוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639theyhateיִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃yis.te.Mu.niH7852me.

4Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is greatlypainedיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me: and theterrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367ofdeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194havefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.

5Fearfulnessיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374andtremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461havecomeיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935upon me, andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427hathoverwhelmedוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680me.

6And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Othatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I hadwingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like adoveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123! for then I would flyawayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774, and be atrestוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.

7Lo, then I wouldwanderנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074faroffאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368, andremainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8I wouldhastenאָחִ֣ישָׁה'a.Chi.shahH2363myescapeמִפְלָ֣טmif.LatH4655from thewindyמֵר֖וּחַme.Ru.achH7307stormסֹעָ֣הso.'AhH5584andtempestמִסָּֽעַר׃mi.Sa.'arH5591.

9Destroyבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104, OLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, anddivideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385theirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956: for I haveseenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555andstrifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they goaboutיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437her upon herwallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346:mischiefוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205also andsorrowוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999are in hermidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

11Wickednessהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942is in hermidstH7130:deceitתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496andguileוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185not from herstreetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12For it was not anenemyאוֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341thatreproachedיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me; then I could haveborneוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it : neither was it he thathatedמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me thatmagnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself against me; then I would havehidוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him:

13But it was thou, amanאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582myequalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187, myguideאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441, and myacquaintanceוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045.

14We tooksweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985counselס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherיַ֭חְדָּוyach.doH3162, andwalkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980to thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430incompanyבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285.

15Letdeathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194seizeיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH5377 H3451upon them, and let them godownיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416intohellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585: forwickednessרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is in theirdwellingsבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033, andamongבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130them.

16As for me, I willcallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121uponGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430; and theLORDוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shallsaveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.

17Eveningעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153, andmorningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242, and atnoonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672, will Iprayאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878, and cryaloudוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993: and he shallhearוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085myvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

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