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ܕܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܢܝ ܘܬܒܥ ܬܒܥܬܝ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܪܚܡܢ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܘܢܟܘ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܦܨܢܝ
dwn 'lh' dyny wthbe thbethy mn em' dl' mrkhmn wmn gbr' ewl' wnkwlthn' ptsny
Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܚܝܠܝ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܛܥܝܬܢܝ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܟܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ
mTl d'nth hw 'lh' dkhyly wlmn' Teythny wlmn' mhlk 'n' kmyr'yth b'wltsn' dbeldbby
For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
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ܫܕܪ ܢܘܗܪܟ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܘܢܒܝܐܘܢܢܝ ܘܢܝܬܘܢܢܝ ܠܛܘܪܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܡܫܟܢܟ
shdr nwhrk whymnwthk wnby'wnny wnythwnny lTwrk qdysh' wlmshknk
Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.
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ܘܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܚܕܐ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܐܘܕܐ ܠܟ ܒܟܢܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܗܝ
w'th' lwth mdbkhh d'lh' wlwth 'lh' dmkhd' Tlywthy 'wd' lk bknr' 'lh' 'lhy
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
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ܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܛܪܦܬܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܟܪܝܐ ܠܟܝ ܣܟܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܘܒ ܐܘܕܐ ܠܗ ܠܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝ ܘܐܠܗܝ
lmn' mthTrpthy npshy wlmn' kry' lky sky l'lh' mTl dthwb 'wd' lh lprwq' d'py w'lhy
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.