2I have sunkטָבַ֤עְתִּי׀ta.Va'.tiH2883into the miryבִּיוֵ֣ןbi.VenH3121depthsמְ֭צוּלָהMe.tzu.lahH4688,where there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369footingמָעֳמָ֑דmo.'o.MadH4613;I have driftedH935into deepבְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ve.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersH4325,where the floodוְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶתve.shi.Bo.letH7641engulfs meשְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃she.ta.Fa.te.niH7857.
3I am wearyיָגַ֣עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021from my cryingבְקָרְאִי֮ve.ka.re.'IH7121;my throatגְּר֫וֹנִ֥יge.Ro.NiH1627is parchedנִחַ֪רni.CharH2787.My eyesעֵינַ֑י'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615,lookingמְ֝יַחֵ֗לme.ya.ChelH3176for my Godלֵאלֹהָֽי׃le.lo.HaiH430.
4Those who hate meשֹׂנְאַ֪יso.ne.'AiH8130without causeחִ֫נָּ֥םchi.NamH2600outnumberרַבּ֤וּ׀ra.BuH7231the hairsמִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of my headרֹאשִׁי֮ro.ShiH7218;many areעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105those who would destroy meמַ֭צְמִיתַיMatz.mi.taiH6789—my enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341for no reasonשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.Though I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808stealגָ֝זַ֗לְתִּי אָ֣זga.Zal.ti 'azH1497H227,I must repayאָשִֽׁיב׃'a.ShivH7725.
5Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045my follyלְאִוַּלְתִּ֑יle.'i.val.TiH200,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,and my guiltוְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗יve.'ash.mo.TaiH819is notH3808hiddenנִכְחָֽדוּ׃nikh.Cha.duH3582from Youמִמְּךָ֥mi.me.KhaH4480.
6May those who hope in Youקֹוֶיךָ֮koei.ChaH6960notאַל־'al-H408be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954through me,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָ֫א֥וֹתtze.Va.'otH6635;may those who seek Youמְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָme.vak.Shei.chaH1245notאַל־'al-H408be dishonoredיִכָּ֣לְמוּyi.Kal.muH3637through me,O GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have enduredנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375scornחֶרְפָּ֑הcher.PahH2781for Your sakeעָ֭לֶיךָ'A.lei.khaH5921,and shameכְלִמָּ֣הkhe.li.MahH3639has coveredכִּסְּתָ֖הki.se.TahH3680my faceפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.
8I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a strangerמ֭וּזָרMu.zorH2114to my brothersלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251and a foreignerוְ֝נָכְרִ֗יve.na.khe.RiH5237to my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121,
9becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588zealקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068for Your houseבֵּיתְךָ֣bei.te.KhaH1004has consumed meאֲכָלָ֑תְנִי'a.kha.La.te.niH398,and the insultsוְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתve.cher.PotH2781of those who insult Youח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָchor.Fei.khaH2778have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307on meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.
10Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315weptוָאֶבְכֶּ֣הva.'ev.KehH1058and fastedבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685,but it brought meוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961reproachH2781.
11I madeוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242my clothingלְבוּשִׁ֣יle.vu.ShiH3830,and I wasH1961sportלְמָשָֽׁל׃le.ma.ShalH4912to them.
12Those who sitיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427at the gateשָׁ֑עַרSha.'arH8179mockיָשִׂ֣יחוּya.Si.chuH7878me,and I am the songוּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹתu.ne.gi.NotH5058of drunkardsשׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃sho.Tei she.KharH8354H7941.
13Butוַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.NiH589my prayerתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.ti-H8605to You,O LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,is for a timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of favorרָצ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522.In Your abundantבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,answer meעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030with Your sureבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.MetH571salvationיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E.khaH3468.
14Rescue meהַצִּילֵ֣נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337from the mireמִ֭טִּיטMi.titH2916and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let me sinkאֶטְבָּ֑עָה'et.Ba.'ahH2883;deliver meאִנָּצְלָ֥ה'i.na.tze.LahH5337from my foesמִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130and out of the deepוּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־u.mi.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
15Do notH408let the floodsשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641H4325engulf meתִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀tish.te.Fe.niH7857or the depthsמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688H408swallow me upתִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיtiv.la.'E.niH1104;let notH408the Pitבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875closeתֶּאְטַר־te'.tar-H332its mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310over meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.
16Answer meעֲנֵ֣נִי'a.Ne.niH6030,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,forכִּי־ki-H3588Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896;turnפְּנֵ֣הpe.NehH6437to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413in keeping with Your greatכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230compassionרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356.
17Hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408Your faceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from Your servantמֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khaH5650,forH3588I am in distressצַר־tzar-H6887.AnswerH6030mequicklyמַהֵ֥רma.HerH4116!
19Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֣יcher.pa.TiH2781,my shameוּ֭בָשְׁתִּיU.va.she.tiH1322and disgraceוּכְלִמָּתִ֑יu.khe.li.ma.TiH3639.Allכָּל־kol-H3605my adversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887are before Youנֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗neg.de.khaH5048.
20InsultsH2781have brokenשָֽׁבְרָ֥הsha.ve.RahH7665my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,and I am in despairוָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁהva.'A.Nu.shahH5136.I lookedוָאֲקַוֶּ֣הva.'a.ka.VehH6960for sympathyלָנ֣וּדla.NudH5110,but there was noneוָאַ֑יִןva.'A.yinH369,for comfortersוְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗יםve.lam.na.cha.MimH5162,but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672no oneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.
21They poisonedוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414my foodבְּבָרוּתִ֣יbe.va.ru.TiH1267with gallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219and gave me vinegarחֹֽמֶץ׃Cho.metzH2558to quenchיַשְׁק֥וּנִיyash.Ku.niH8248my thirstוְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗יve.litz.ma.'IH6772.
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