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Psalms

Chapter 120
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֗yr haֽmּa֫'al֥ot 'el-ye֭hvah bּatzּara֣tah lּi֑y qa֝ra֗'tiy vֽayּa'aneֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצָּרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י קָ֝רָ֗אתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽhva֗h hatzּi֣ylah na֭peshshiy mishsּepat-shshe֑qer milּashsh֥on remiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

יְֽהוָ֗ה הַצִּ֣ילָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת־שֶׁ֑קֶר מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-yּitּe֣n le֭ka umah-yּosi֥yp la֗ke lashsh֥on remiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?

מַה־יִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭ךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִ֥יף לָ֗ךְ לָשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): chitzּe֣y gibּ֣or shshenuni֑ym 'i֝֗m gּachale֥y retamiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush.

חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֽoyah-li֭y kּiy-ga֣retּiy me֑shsheke shsha֝ka֗netּiy 'iֽm-'ahole֥y qedaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

אֽוֹיָה־לִ֭י כִּי־גַ֣רְתִּי מֶ֑שֶׁךְ שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי עִֽם־אָהֳלֵ֥י קֵדָֽר׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra֭bּat shshaֽkenah-lּa֣hּ napeshshi֑y 'i֝֗m shsone֥ shshalֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.

רַ֭בַּת שָֽׁכְנָה־לָּ֣הּ נַפְשִׁ֑י עִ֝֗ם שׂוֹנֵ֥א שָׁלֽוֹם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽniy-shsha֭lom veki֣y 'adabּe֑r he֝֗mּah lamּilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

אֲֽנִי־שָׁ֭לוֹם וְכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר הֵ֝֗מָּה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃