1My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my Godאֵ֭לִי'E.liH410,whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100have You forsaken meעֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי'a.zav.Ta.niH5800?Why are You so farרָח֥וֹקra.ChokH7350from saving meמִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗יmi.shu.'a.TiH3444, so farfrom my wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of groaningשַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃sha.'a.ga.TiH7581?
2I cry outאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121by dayי֭וֹמָםYo.momH3119,O my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430,but You do not answerוְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֶ֑הve.Lo' ta.'a.NehH6030H3808,and by nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,but I have noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restדֽוּמִיָּ֥הdu.mi.YahH1747.
3Yet Youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859are holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,enthronedי֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427on the praisesתְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
4In Youour fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1trustedבָּטְח֣וּba.te.ChuH982;they trustedבָּ֝טְח֗וּba.te.ChuH982and You delivered themוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403.
5They cried outזָעֲק֣וּza.'a.KuH2199to Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and were set freeוְנִמְלָ֑טוּve.nim.La.tuH4422;they trustedH982in Youand were notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808disappointedבֽוֹשׁוּ׃Vo.o.shuH954.
6But Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595am a wormתוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438and notH3808a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,scornedחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781by menאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120and despisedוּבְז֥וּיu.ve.ZuiH959by the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
7Allכָּל־kol-H3605who see meרֹ֭אַיRo.'aiH7200mockיַלְעִ֣גוּyal.'I.guH3932me;they sneerיַפְטִ֥ירוּ בְ֝שָׂפָ֗הyaf.Ti.ru ve.sa.FahH6362H8193and shakeיָנִ֥יעוּya.Ni.'uH5128their headsרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218:
8“He trustsגֹּ֣לgolH1556inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,let the LORD deliver himיְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּye.fa.le.Te.huH6403;let the LORD rescue himיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337,sinceכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightsחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in him.”
9YetH3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859brought me forthגֹחִ֣יgo.ChiH1518from the wombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990;You made me secureמַ֝בְטִיחִ֗יmav.ti.ChiH982atעַל־'al-H5921my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517breastשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699.
10From birthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358I was castהָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּיha.she.Lakh.tiH7993upon YouH5921;from my mother’sH517wombH990YouH859have been my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410.
11Be notאַל־'al-H408farתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from meמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480,forכִּי־ki-H3588troubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869is nearקְרוֹבָ֑הke.ro.VahH7138andכִּי־ki-H3588there is noאֵ֥ין'einH369one to helpעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826.
15My strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581is dried upיָ֘בֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001like a potsherdכַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ka.Che.resH2789,and my tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956sticksמֻדְבָּ֣קmud.BakH1692to the roof of my mouthמַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.ChaiH4455.You lay meתִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃tish.pe.Te.niH8239in the dustוְֽלַעֲפַר־ve.la.'a.far-H6083of deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194.
16Forכִּ֥יkiH3588dogsכְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.VimH3611surround meסְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437;a bandעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of evil menמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489encircles meהִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.niH5362;they have piercedכָּ֝אֲרִ֗יka.'a.RiH738my handsיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027and feetוְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272.
17I can countאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106;theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992stareיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027and gloatיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200over me.
19But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,be notאַל־'al-H408far offתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368;O my Strengthאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,come quicklyחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833.
20Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315from the swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719,my precious lifeיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from the powerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of wild dogsכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.
21Save meה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of the lionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738;at the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of the wild oxenרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214You have answered meעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030!
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