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.
22May their tableיְהִֽי־ לִפְנֵיהֶ֣םye.hi- lif.nei.HemH1961H6440becomeשֻׁלְחָנָ֣םshul.cha.NamH7979a snareלְפָ֑חle.FachH6341;may it be a retributionוְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥יםve.lish.lo.MimH7965and a trapלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170.
23May their eyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶם'Ei.nei.hemH5869be darkenedתֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהtech.Shakh.nahH2821so they cannot seeמֵרְא֑וֹתme.re.'otH7200,and their backsוּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםu.ma.te.Nei.hemH4975be bentהַמְעַֽד׃ham.'AdH4571foreverתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
24Pour outשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210Your wrathזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and let Your burning angerוַחֲר֥וֹן אַ֝פְּךָ֗va.cha.Ron 'a.pe.khaH2740H639overtake themיַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃ya.si.GemH5381.
25Mayתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961their placeטִֽירָתָ֥םti.ra.TamH2918be desertedנְשַׁמָּ֑הne.sha.MahH8074;let there be no oneאַל־'al-H408יְהִ֥יye.HiH1961to dwellיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
26Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they persecuteרָדָ֑פוּra.Da.fuH7291the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859struckהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221and recountוְאֶל־ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ve.'el- ye.sa.Pe.ruH5608H413the painמַכְא֖וֹבmakh.'ovH4341of those You woundedחֲלָלֶ֣יךָcha.la.Lei.khaH2491.
27Addתְּֽנָה־te.nah-H5414iniquityעָ֭וֹן'A.vonH5771toעַל־'al-H5921their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;let them notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408shareיָ֝בֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935in Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.
28May they be blotted outיִ֭מָּחֽוּYi.ma.chuH4229of the Bookמִסֵּ֣פֶרmi.Se.ferH5612of Lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416and notH408listedיִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃yi.ka.Te.vuH3789withוְעִ֥םve.'ImH5973the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662.
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