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Psalms 38

(Psalm 6:1–10)

A Psalm of David, for remembrance.

1O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do notאַל־'al-H408rebuke meתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיto.khi.Che.niH3198in Your angerבְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥be.ketz.pe.ChaH7110or discipline meתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃te.ya.se.Re.niH3256in Your wrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.
2Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Your arrowsחִ֭צֶּיךָChi.tzei.khaH2671have pierced me deeplyנִ֣חֲתוּNi.cha.tuH5181,and Your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027has pressed downוַתִּנְחַ֖תva.tin.ChatH5181on meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921.
3There is noאֵין־'ein-H369soundnessמְתֹ֣םme.TomH4974in my bodyבִּ֭בְשָׂרִיBiv.sa.riH1320because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your angerזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195;there is noאֵין־'ein-H369restשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965in my bonesבַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106because ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.
4Forכִּ֣יkiH3588my iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have overwhelmedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674meרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;they are a burdenכְּמַשָּׂ֥אke.ma.Sa'H4853too heavyכָ֝בֵ֗דkha.VedH3515to bearיִכְבְּד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃yikh.be.Du mi.Me.niH3513H4480.
5My woundsחַבּוּרֹתָ֑יcha.bu.ro.TaiH2250are foulהִבְאִ֣ישׁוּhiv.'I.shuH887and festeringנָ֭מַקּוּNa.ma.kuH4743because ofמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440my sinful follyאִוַּלְתִּֽי׃'i.val.TiH200.
6I am bentנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753and brought lowשַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־ מְאֹ֑דsha.Cho.ti 'ad- me.'OdH7817H5704H3966;all day longכָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605H3117I go aboutהִלָּֽכְתִּי׃hi.La.khe.tiH1980mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my loinsכְ֭סָלַיKhe.sa.laiH3689are full ofמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390burning painנִקְלֶ֑הnik.LehH7033,and noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369soundnessמְ֝תֹ֗םme.TomH4974remainsin my bodyבִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃biv.sa.RiH1320.
8I am numbנְפוּג֣וֹתִיne.fu.Go.tiH6313and badlyעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704H3966crushedוְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִיve.nid.Kei.tiH1794;I groanשָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּיSha.'Ag.tiH7580in anguishמִֽנַּהֲמַ֥תmi.na.ha.MatH5100of heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820.
9O Lordאֲֽדֹנָי'aDo.naiH136,my everyכָל־khol-H3605desireתַּאֲוָתִ֑יta.'a.va.TiH8378isbefore Youנֶגְדְּךָ֥neg.de.KhaH5048;my groaningוְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗יve.'an.cha.TiH585is notלֹא־lo'-H3808hiddenנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from Youמִמְּךָ֥mi.me.KhaH4480.
10My heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820poundsסְ֭חַרְחַרSe.char.charH5503,my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581failsעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800,and evenגַּם־ הֵ֝֗םgam- HemH1571H1992the lightוְֽאוֹר־ve.'or-H216of my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869has fadedאֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃'ein 'i.TiH369H854.
11My belovedאֹֽהֲבַ֨י׀'o.ha.VaiH157and friendsוְרֵעַ֗יve.re.'AiH7453shunמִנֶּ֣גֶד יַעֲמֹ֑דוּmi.Ne.ged ya.'a.Mo.duH5975H5048my diseaseנִגְעִ֣יnig.'IH5061,and my kinsmenוּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗יuk.ro.VaiH7138standעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֥קme.ra.ChokH7350.
12Those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315lay snaresוַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ׀vay.nak.ShuH5367;those who wish meוְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.SheiH1875harmרָ֭עָתִיRa.'a.tiH7451speakדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696destructionהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942,plottingיֶהְגּֽוּ׃yeh.GuH1897deceitוּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.MotH4820allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
13But like a deaf manכְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.reshH2795,Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085;and like a mute manוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.LemH483,I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605my mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
14I amוָאֱהִ֗יva.'e.HiH1961like a manכְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cannotH3808hearH8085,whose mouthH6310offers no replyוְאֵ֥ין תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ve.'Ein to.kha.ChotH8433H369.
15כִּֽי־ki-H3588I waitהוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for You,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859will answerתַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.NehH6030,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
16ForH3588I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “Let them notפֶּן־pen-H6435gloatיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me—those who tauntהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slipsבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131.”
17ForH3588Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589am readyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to fallלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761,and my painוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341is everתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548with meנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048.
18YesH3588,I confessאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I am troubledאֶ֝דְאַ֗ג'ed.'AgH1672by my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.
19Many are my enemiesוְֽ֭אֹיְבַיVe.'o.ye.vaiH341without causeחַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּchai.Yim 'a.Tze.muH2416H6105,and manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231hate meשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130without reasonשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
20Those who repayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999my goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896withתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451attack meיִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478pursuingרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291the goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
21Do notאַל־'al-H408forsake meתַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;be notאַל־'al-H408farתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480,O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.
22Come quicklyח֥וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363to help meלְעֶזְרָתִ֑יle.'ez.ra.TiH5833,O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136my Saviorתְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃te.shu.'a.TiH8668.

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