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.
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