4In return forתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478my loveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they accuse meיִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853,but Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589am a man ofprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.
6Setהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485over himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921a wicked manרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;let an accuserוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975atעַל־'al-H5921his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225.
7When he is triedבְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣אbe.hi.Sha.fe.tov ye.Tze'H8199H3318,let him be found guiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,and may his prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605be regardedתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.
8May his daysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117beיִֽהְיֽוּ־yih.yu-H1961fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592;may anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947his positionפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.
9May his childrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490and his wifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802a widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10May his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121wanderH5128as beggarsוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592,seeking sustenanceוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875far from their ruined homesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.
11May the creditorנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383seizeיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367allלְכָל־le.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he owns,and strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114plunderוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962the fruits of his laborיְגִיעֽוֹ׃ye.gi.'OH3018.
13May his descendantsאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961cut offלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772;may their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blotted outיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229from the nextאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312generationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755.
14May the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of his fathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142beforeאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the sinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517neverאַל־'al-H408be blotted outתִּמָּֽח׃ti.MachH4229.
15May their sins alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548remainיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961beforeנֶֽגֶד־ne.ged-H5048the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,that He may cut offוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772their memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
16Forיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀'a.SherH834he neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808thoughtזָכַר֮za.KharH2142to showעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213kindnessחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617,but pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־vai.yir.Dof 'ish-H7291H376the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34andוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512brokenheartedלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824,even to their deathלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191.
17The cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045thathe lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157,may it fall on himוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935;the blessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293in whichhe refusedוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654,may it be farוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
18The cursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045thathe woreוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847like a coatכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,may it soak intoוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935his bodyבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,and into his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106like oilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081.
19May it beתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961like a robeכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899wrapped about himיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844,like a beltוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206tiedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296forever around himתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
20May thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063be the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068rewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468to my accusersשֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣תSo.te.nai me.'EtH7853H854,to those who speakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstעַל־'al-H5921meנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
21But Youוְאַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH859,O GODיְה֘וִ֤הYah.wehH3069,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,dealעֲֽשֵׂה־'aseh-H6213kindly with meאִ֭תִּי'I.tiH854for the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;deliver meהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337byכִּי־ki-H3588the goodnessט֥וֹבTovH2896of Your loving devotionחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617.
23I am fading awayנֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּיne.he.La.khe.tiH1980like a lengtheningכִּנְטוֹת֥וֹkin.to.ToH5186shadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738;I am shaken offנִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּיnin.'Ar.tiH5287like a locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.
24My kneesבִּ֭רְכַּיBir.kaiH1290are weakכָּשְׁל֣וּka.she.LuH3782from fastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685,and my bodyוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320grows leanכָּחַ֥שׁka.ChashH3584and gauntמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.
25Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589amהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961an object of scornחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781to my accusers;when they see meיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200,they shakeיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
26Help meעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;save meה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467according to Your loving devotionכְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃khe.chas.De.khaH2617.
27Let them knowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045that thisכִּי־ki-H3588isYour handיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027,thatזֹּ֑אתZotH2063Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,have done itעֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃'a.si.TahH6213.
28Though theyהֵמָּה֮he.MahH1992curseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043,Youוְאַתָּ֪הve.'a.TahH859will blessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288.When they rise upקָ֤מוּ׀Ka.muH6965,they will be put to shameוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954,but Your servantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650will rejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.
29May my accusersשׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.NaiH7853be clothedיִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.ShuH3847with disgraceכְּלִמָּ֑הke.li.MahH3639;may they wearוְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.TuH5844their shameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322like a robeכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.
30With my mouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310I will thankא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068profuselyמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966;I will praise Himאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984in the presenceוּבְת֖וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227.
31Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He standsיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975at the right handלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of the needy oneאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,to save himלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467from the condemnersמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199of his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
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