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,
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.
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