A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Asaph.
1Whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100have You rejected us foreverזָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַחza.Nach.ta la.Ne.tzachH2186H5331,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430?Why does Your angerאַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaH639smolderיֶעְשַׁ֥ןye'.ShanH6225against the sheepבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629of Your pastureמַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃mar.'i.Te.khaH4830?
2Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142Your congregationעֲדָתְךָ֨׀'a.da.te.KhaH5712,which You purchasedקָ֘נִ֤יתָka.Ni.taH7069long agoקֶּ֗דֶםKe.demH6924and redeemedגָּ֭אַלְתָּGa.'al.taH1350as the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159—Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹן זֶ֤ה׀tzi.Yon zehH6726H2088,where You dwellשָׁכַ֬נְתָּsha.Khan.taH7931.
3Turnהָרִ֣ימָהha.Ri.mahH7311Your stepsפְ֭עָמֶיךָFe.'a.mei.khaH6471to the everlastingנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331ruinsלְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹתle.ma.shu.'otH4876,to everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944the enemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341has destroyedהֵרַ֖עhe.Ra'H7489.
4Your foesצֹ֭רְרֶיךָTzo.re.rei.khaH6887have roaredשָׁאֲג֣וּsha.'a.GuH7580withinבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130Your meeting placeמוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָmo.'a.De.khaH4150;they have unfurledשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760their bannersאוֹתֹתָ֣ם'o.to.TamH226as signsאֹתֽוֹת׃'o.TotH226,
5like menיִ֭וָּדַעYi.va.da'H3045wieldingכְּמֵבִ֣יאke.me.Vi'H935axesקַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃kar.du.MotH7134in a thicketבִּֽסֲבָךְ־bi.sa.vokh-H5442of treesעֵ֝֗ץ'EtzH6086לְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605
7They have burnedשִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁshil.Chu Va.'eshH7971H784Your sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָmik.da.She.chaH4720to the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776;they have defiledחִלְּל֥וּchi.le.LuH2490the dwelling placeמִֽשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908of Your Nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
8They saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartsבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820, “We will crush themנִינָ֣םni.NamH3238completelyיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162.”They burned downשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313everyכָל־khol-H3605placeמוֹעֲדֵי־mo.'a.dei-H4150where God met usאֵ֣ל'elH410in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
9There are noלֹ֥אlo'H3808signsאֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ'o.to.Tei.nuH226for us to seeרָ֫אִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200.There is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369longerע֥וֹדodH5750any prophetנָבִ֑יאna.Vi'H5030.And noneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808of usאִ֝תָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045how longעַד־'ad-H5704this will lastמָֽה׃MahH4100.
10How longעַד־ מָתַ֣י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,will the enemyצָ֑רTzarH6862taunt Youיְחָ֣רֶףye.Cha.refH2778?Will the foeאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341revileיְנָ֘אֵ֤ץye.Na.'EtzH5006Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331?
11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do You withdrawתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725Your strongיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027right handוִֽימִינֶ֑ךָvi.mi.Ne.khaH3225?Stretch it outמִקֶּ֖רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130H2706to destroy themכַלֵּֽה׃kha.LehH3615!
12Yet Godוֵ֭אלֹהִיםVe.lo.himH430ismy Kingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428from ancient timesמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,workingפֹּעֵ֥לpo.'ElH6466salvationיְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹתye.shu.'otH3444onבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
13Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859dividedפוֹרַ֣רְתָּfo.Rar.taH6565the seaיָ֑םYamH3220by Your strengthבְעָזְּךָ֣ve.'a.ze.KhaH5797;You smashedשִׁבַּ֖רְתָּshi.Bar.taH7665the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the dragonsתַ֝נִּינִ֗יםta.ni.NimH8577ofעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325;
14Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859crushedרִ֭צַּצְתָּRi.tzatz.taH7533the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of Leviathanלִוְיָתָ֑ןliv.ya.TanH3882;You fed himתִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ מַ֝אֲכָ֗לti.te.Ne.nu ma.'a.KhalH5414H3978to the creaturesלְעָ֣םle.'AmH5971of the desertלְצִיִּֽים׃le.tzi.YimH6728.
15Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859broke openבָ֭קַעְתָּVa.ka'.taH1234the fountainמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599and the floodוָנָ֑חַלva.Na.chalH5158;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859dried upה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּho.Vash.taH3001the ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386riversנַהֲר֥וֹתna.ha.RotH5104.
16The dayי֭וֹםYomH3117is Yours,and alsoאַף־'af-H637the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859establishedהֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָha.khi.No.taH3559the moonמָא֥וֹרma.'orH3974and the sunוָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃va.Sha.meshH8121.
17Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859setהִ֭צַּבְתָּHi.tzav.taH5324allכָּל־kol-H3605the boundariesגְּבוּל֣וֹתge.vu.LotH1367of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859madeיְצַרְתָּם׃ye.tzar.tamH3335the summerקַ֥יִץKa.yitzH7019and winterוָ֝חֹ֗רֶףva.Cho.refH2779.
18Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142howזֹ֗אתZotH2063the enemyא֭וֹיֵב'o.yevH341has mocked Youחֵרֵ֣ף׀che.RefH2778,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,how a foolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971has spurnedנִֽאֲצ֥וּni.'a.TzuH5006Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
19Do notאַל־'al-H408deliverתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of Your doveתּוֹרֶ֑ךָto.Re.khaH8449to beastsלְ֭חַיַּתLe.chai.yatH2416;do notאַל־'al-H408forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911the livesחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of Your afflictedעֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ'a.ni.Yei.khaH6041foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.
20Considerהַבֵּ֥טha.BetH5027Your covenantלַבְּרִ֑יתla.be.RitH1285,forכִּ֥יkiH3588hauntsH5116of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555fillמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390the dark placesמַחֲשַׁכֵּי־ma.cha.sha.kei-H4285of the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776.
21Do notאַל־'al-H408let the oppressedדַּ֣ךְdakhH1790retreatיָשֹׁ֣בya.ShoH7725in shameנִכְלָ֑םnikh.LamH3637;may the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34praiseיְֽהַלְל֥וּye.ha.LuH1984Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
23Do notאַל־'al-H408disregardתִּ֭שְׁכַּחTish.kachH7911the clamorק֣וֹלKolH6963of Your adversariesצֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.re.Rei.khaH6887,the uproarשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of Your enemiesקָ֝מֶ֗יךָka.Mei.chaH6965that ascendsעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
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