1In my distressבַּצָּרָ֣תָהba.tza.Ra.tahH6869I criedקָ֝רָ֗אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃Vai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.
2Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315,O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,from lyingשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267lipsמִשְּׂפַת־mi.se.fat-H8193and a deceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423tongueמִלָּשׁ֥וֹןmi.la.ShonH3956.
3Whatמַה־mah-H4100will He doיִּתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to you,and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100will be addedיֹּסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254to you,O deceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956?
4Sharpשְׁנוּנִ֑יםshe.nu.NimH8150arrowsחִצֵּ֣יchi.TzeiH2671will comefrom the warriorגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368,withעִ֝֗ם'ImH5973burning coalsגַּחֲלֵ֥יga.cha.LeiH1513of the broom treeרְתָמִֽים׃re.ta.MimH7574!
5Woeאֽוֹיָה־'o.yah-H190to methatכִּי־ki-H3588I dwellגַ֣רְתִּיGar.tiH1481in Meshechמֶ֑שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902,that I liveשָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּיSha.Khan.tiH7931amongעִֽם־'im-H5973the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168of Kedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938!
6Too longרַ֭בַּתRa.batH7227have Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315dweltשָֽׁכְנָה־sha.khe.nah-H7931amongעִ֝֗ם'ImH5973those who hateשׂוֹנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
7Iאֲֽנִי־'ani.Sha-H589am in favor ofpeaceשָׁ֭לוֹםSha.lomH7965;but whenוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696,theyהֵ֝֗מָּהHe.mahH1992wantwarלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.
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