A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my prayerH8605,O LORDH3068;let my cry for helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775comeתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935before Youאֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.
5Through my loudמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963groaningאַנְחָתִ֑י'an.cha.TiH585my skinלִבְשָׂרִֽי׃liv.sa.RiH1320hangs onדָּבְקָ֥הda.ve.KahH1692my bonesעַ֝צְמִ֗י'atz.MiH6106.
6I amהָ֝יִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961likeדָּ֭מִיתִיDa.mi.tiH1819a desertמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057owlלִקְאַ֣תlik.'AtH6893,like an owlכְּכ֣וֹסke.KhosH3563among the ruinsחֳרָבֽוֹת׃cho.ra.VotH2723.
7I lie awakeשָׁקַ֥דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245;I amH1961like a loneבּוֹדֵ֥דbo.DedH909birdכְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833onעַל־'al-H5921a housetopגָּֽג׃GagH1406.
9Forכִּי־ki-H3588I have eatenאָכָ֑לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398ashesאֵ֭פֶר'E.ferH665like breadכַּלֶּ֣חֶםka.Le.chemH3899and mixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537my drinkוְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗יve.shi.ku.VaiH8249with tearsבִּבְכִ֥יbiv.KhiH1065
10because ofמִפְּנֵֽי־mi.pe.nei-H6440Your indignationזַֽעַמְךָ֥za.'am.KhaH2195and wrathוְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָve.kitz.Pe.chaH7110,forH3588You have picked me upנְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִיne.sa.Ta.niH5375and cast me asideוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃va.tash.li.Khe.niH7993.
11My daysיָ֭מַיYa.maiH3117are like lengtheningנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186shadowsכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738,and Iוַ֝אֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589wither awayאִיבָֽשׁ׃'i.VashH3001like grassכָּעֵ֥שֶׂבka.'E.sevH6212.
12But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,sit enthronedתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;Your renown enduresוְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ve.zikh.re.khaH2143to all generationsH1755.
13YouH859will rise upתָ֭קוּםTa.kumH6965and have compassionתְּרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355on Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726,forכִּי־ki-H3588it is timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to show her favorלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּ כִּי־le.che.Nah ki-H2603H3588—the appointed timeמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150has comeבָ֥אva'H935.
14ForH3588Your servantsעֲ֭בָדֶיךָ'A.va.dei.khaH5650delightרָצ֣וּra.TzuH7521in herאֶת־'et-H853stonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853take pityH2603on her dustעֲפָרָ֥הּ'a.fa.RahH6083.
15So the nationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471H853will fearוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776H853will fearYour gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.
16Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDH3068will rebuildבָנָ֣הva.NahH1129Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;He has appearedנִ֝רְאָ֗הnir.'AhH7200in His gloryH3519.
17He will turnפָּ֭נָהPa.nahH6437towardאֶל־'el-H413the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of the destituteהָעַרְעָ֑רha.'ar.'ArH6199;He will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808despiseבָ֝זָ֗הva.ZahH959אֶת־'et-H853their prayerתְּפִלָּתָֽם׃te.fi.la.TamH8605.
18Let thisזֹ֭אתzotH2063be writtenתִּכָּ֣תֶבti.Ka.tevH3789for the generationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֑וֹן'a.cha.RonH314,so that a peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971not yet createdנִ֝בְרָ֗אniv.Ra'H1254may praiseיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984the LORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
19Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He looked downהִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifH8259from the heightsמִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.RomH4791of His sanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944;the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068gazed outהִבִּֽיט׃hi.BitH5027from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064toאֶל־'el-H413earthאֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzH776
21that they may proclaimלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in Zionבְּ֭צִיּוֹןBe.tzi.yonH6726and praise Himוּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,
23He has brokenעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031my strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581on the wayבַדֶּ֥רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870;He has cut shortקִצַּ֥רki.TzarH7114my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117.
24I sayאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559: “O my Godאֵלִ֗י'e.LiH410,do notאַֽל־'al-H408take meתַּ֭עֲלֵנִיTa.'al.niH5927in the midstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of my daysH3117!Your yearsשְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃she.no.Tei.khaH8141go onthrough all generationsH1755.
25In the beginningלְ֭פָנִיםLe.fa.nimH6440You laid the foundationsיָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064are the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
26Theyהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992will perishיֹאבֵדוּ֮yoe.DuH6,but Youוְאַתָּ֪הve.'a.TahH859remainתַ֫עֲמֹ֥דta.'a.ModH5975;they will allוְ֭כֻלָּםVe.khu.lomH3605wear outיִבְל֑וּyiv.LuH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899.Like clothingכַּלְּב֖וּשׁka.le.VushH3830You will change themתַּחֲלִיפֵ֣םta.cha.li.FemH2498,and they will be passed onוְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃Ve.ya.cha.Lo.fuH2498.
27But YouH859remain the sameה֑וּאHu'H1931,and Your yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808endיִתָּֽמּוּ׃yi.Ta.muH8552.
28The childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will dwell securelyיִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּyish.Ko.nuH7931,and their descendantsוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233will be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559before Youלְפָנֶ֥יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.”
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