1Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who has seenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040under the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of God’s wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.
2אוֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853He has driven me awayנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090and made me walkוַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.LakhH1980in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822instead ofוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
4He has worn awayבִּלָּ֤הbi.LahH1086my fleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785;He has shatteredשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.
5He has besiegedבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921and surrounded meוַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.KafH5362with bitternessרֹ֥אשׁroshH7219and hardshipוּתְלָאָֽה׃u.te.la.'AhH8513.
6He has made me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427in darknessבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285like those deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191for agesעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.
7He has walled me inגָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛יga.Dar ba.'a.DiH1443H1157so I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808escapeאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318;He has weighed me downהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513with chainsנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178.
8Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I cry outאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199and plead for helpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768,He shuts outשָׂתַ֖םsa.TamH5640my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.
9He has barredגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with cut stonesבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496;He has made my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedעִוָּֽה׃ ס'i.VahH5753.
10Heהוּא֙hu'H1931is a bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677lying in waitאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693,a lionאֲרִ֖י'ar.yehH738hiding in ambushבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.
11He forced me offסוֹרֵ֛רso.RerH5493my pathדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870and tore me to piecesוַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִיvay.fa.she.Che.niH6582;He left meשָׂמַ֥נִיsa.Ma.niH7760without helpשֹׁמֵֽם׃sho.MemH8076.
12He bentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198and set meוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324as the targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for His arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.
13He piercedהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935my kidneysבְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔יbe.khil.yo.TaiH3629with His arrowsבְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃be.Nei 'ash.pa.ToH1121H827.
14I amהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a laughingstockשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;they mock me in songנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058all day longכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605H3117.
15He has filled meהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646with bitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844;He has intoxicated meהִרְוַ֥נִיhir.Va.niH7301with wormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.
16He has groundוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638my teethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127with gravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687and trampled meהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728in the dustבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.
17My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315has been deprivedוַתִּזְנַ֧חva.tiz.NachH2186of peaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965;I have forgottenנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382what prosperity isטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.
The Prophet’s Hope
18So I sayוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “My strengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331has perishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6,along with my hopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431from the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.”
19Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142my afflictionעָנְיִ֥י'a.ne.YiH6040and wanderingוּמְרוּדִ֖יu.me.ru.DiH4788,the wormwoodלַעֲנָ֥הla.'a.NahH3939and the gallוָרֹֽאשׁ׃va.RoshH7219.
20Surelyזָכ֣וֹרza.KhorH2142my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315remembersתִּזְכּ֔וֹרtiz.KorH2142and is humbledוְתָשׁ֥וֹחַve.ta.shi.achH7743within meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.
21Yet I callאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063toאֶל־'el-H413mindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,and thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651I have hopeאוֹחִֽיל׃ ס'o.ChilH3176:
22Because ofכִּ֣יkiH3588the loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068we are notלֹא־lo'-H3808consumedתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552,forכִּ֥יkiH3588His merciesרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615.
23They are new every morningחֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔יםcha.da.Shim la.be.ka.RimH2319H1242;greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227is Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530!
24“The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is my portionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,”saysאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, “thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651I will hopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in Him.”
25The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those who wait for Himלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960,to the soulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315who seeks Himתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875.
26It is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to waitוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175quietlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־la.Ge.ver ki-H1397H3588to bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923while he is still youngבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.
28Let him sitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910in silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDhas laid itנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
29Let him buryיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his faceפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in the dustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083—perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426still hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
30Let him offerיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414his cheekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to the one who would strike himלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221;let him be filledיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.
31Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cast us offיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.
32Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518He causes griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,He will show compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to His abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230loving devotionחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.
33Forכִּ֣יkiH3588He does notלֹ֤אlo'H3808willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031or grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the sonsבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.
34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792underfootתַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יוTa.chat rag.LavH8478H7272allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
35to denyלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397justiceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941beforeנֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥יNe.ged pe.NeiH5048H6440the Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,
God’s Justice
36to subvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his lawsuitבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379—of these the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808approveרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200.
37Whoמִ֣י זֶ֤הmi zehH4310H2088has spokenאָמַר֙'a.MarH559and it came to passוַתֶּ֔הִיva.Te.hiH1961,unlessלֹ֥אlo'H3808the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136has ordained itצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680?
38Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808both adversityהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451and goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896comeתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318from the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the Most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945?
39Whyמַה־mah-H4100should any mortalחָ֔יChaiH2416manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,in view ofעַל־'al-H5921hisגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?
40Let us examineנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and testוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and turn backוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725toעַד־'ad-H5704the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
41Let us lift upנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375our heartsלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824אֶל־'el-H413and handsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064:
43You have coveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639and pursued usוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291;You have killedהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808pityחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.
44You have coveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourselfwith a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051that no prayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605can pass throughמֵעֲב֖וֹרme.'a.VorH5674.
45You have made usתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760scumסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.
48Streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of tearsמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325flowתֵּרַ֣דte.RadH3381from my eyesעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.
51My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869bring griefעֽוֹלְלָ֣ה'o.LahH5953to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315because of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of my cityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.
52Without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600my enemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341hunted meH6679like a birdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833.
53They dropped meצָֽמְת֤וּtza.me.TuH6789aliveחַיָּ֔יchai.YaiH2416into a pitבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953and castוַיַּדּוּ־vai.ya.du-H3034stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68upon me.
54The watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687overעַל־'al-H5921my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218,and I thoughtאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I was going to dieנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504.
55I called onקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,out of the depthsתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃tach.ti.YotH8482of the Pitמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.
59You have seenרָאִ֤יתָהra.'I.tahH7200,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the wrong done to meעַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י'a.Va.ta.TiH5792;vindicateשָׁפְטָ֖הsha.fe.TahH8199my causeמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941!
60You have seenרָאִ֙יתָה֙ra.'I.tahH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605their maliceנִקְמָתָ֔םnik.ma.TamH5360,allכָּל־kol-H3605their plotsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against me.
61O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,You have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their insultsחֶרְפָּתָם֙cher.pa.TamH2781,allכָּל־kol-H3605their plotsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921—
62the slanderשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193and murmuringוְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔םve.heg.yo.NamH1902of my assailantsקָמַי֙ka.MaiH6965against meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
63When they sitשִׁבְתָּ֤םshiv.TamH7675and when they riseוְקִֽימָתָם֙ve.ki.ma.TamH7012,see howהַבִּ֔יטָהha.Bi.tahH5027they mock me in songאֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס'a.Ni man.gi.na.TamH589H4485.
64You will pay them backתָּשִׁ֨יבta.ShivH7725what they deserveגְּמ֛וּלge.MulH1576,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.
65Putתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414a veil of anguishמְגִנַּת־me.gi.nat-H4044over their heartsלֵ֔בLevH3820;may Your curse beתַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ta.'a.la.te.KhaH8381upon them!
66You will pursue themתִּרְדֹּ֤ףtir.DofH7291in angerבְּאַף֙be.'AfH639and exterminate themוְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.tash.mi.DemH8045from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Yourheavensשְׁמֵ֥יshe.MeiH8064,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
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