4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588in Your sightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869a thousandאֶ֪לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141are butכְּי֣וֹםke.YomH3117a dayאֶ֭תְמוֹל'Et.molH865thatכִּ֣יkiH3588passesיַעֲבֹ֑רya.'a.VorH5674,or a watchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הve.'ash.mu.RahH821of the nightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.
5You sweep them awayזְ֭רַמְתָּםZe.ram.tomH2229in their sleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142;they areיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961like the new grassכֶּחָצִ֥יר יַחֲלֹֽף׃ke.cha.Tzir ya.cha.LofH2682H2498of the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242—
6in the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרBa.bo.kerH1242it springs upיָצִ֣יץya.TzitzH6692newוְחָלָ֑ףve.cha.LafH2498, butby eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבla.'E.revH6153it fadesיְמוֹלֵ֥לye.mo.LelH4135and withersוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are consumedכָלִ֥ינוּkha.Li.nuH3615by Your angerבְאַפֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Pe.khaH639and terrifiedנִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃niv.Hal.nuH926by Your wrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.
8You have setשַׁתָּ֣הsha.TahH7896our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֣ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771before Youלְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָle.neg.De.khaH5048,our secretעֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ'a.lu.Me.nuH5956sinsin the lightלִמְא֥וֹרlim.'orH3974of Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.
9Forכִּ֣יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117declineפָּנ֣וּpa.NuH6437in Your furyבְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָve.'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678;we finishכִּלִּ֖ינוּki.Li.nuH3615our yearsשָׁנֵ֣ינוּsha.Nei.nuH8141withכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644a sighהֶֽגֶה׃He.gehH1899.
10The length of our daysיְמֵֽי־ שְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּye.mei- she.no.Tei.nuH3117H8141is seventyשִׁבְעִ֪יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141—or eightyשְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤יםshe.Mo.NimH8084שָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141if we are strongוְאִ֤ם בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀ve.'Im big.vu.RotH518H1369—yet their prideוְ֭רָהְבָּםVe.ra.he.bomH7296is but laborעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוָאָ֑וֶןva.'A.venH205,forכִּי־ki-H3588they quicklyחִ֝֗ישׁChishH2440passגָ֥זgazH1468,and we fly awayוַנָּעֻֽפָה׃va.na.'U.fahH5774.
11Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of Your angerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639?Your wrathעֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678matches the fear You are dueוּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗u.khe.yir.'a.te.khaH3374.
12Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651teach usהוֹדַ֑עho.Da'H3045to numberלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117,that we may presentוְ֝נָבִ֗אve.na.Vi'H935a heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
13Returnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068!How long will it beעַד־ מָתָ֑י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970?Have compassionוְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗םve.hi.na.ChemH5162onעַל־'al-H5921Your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.
14Satisfy usשַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּsa.be.'E.nuH7646in the morningבַבֹּ֣קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242with Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,that we may sing for joyוּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥הu.ne.ra.ne.NahH7442and be gladוְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗הve.nis.me.ChahH8055allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605our daysיָמֵֽינוּ׃ya.Mei.nuH3117.
15Make us gladשַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּSam.che.nuH8055for as many daysכִּימ֣וֹתki.MotH3117as You have afflicted usעִנִּיתָ֑נוּ'i.ni.Ta.nuH6031,for as many yearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141as we have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
16May Your workפָעֳלֶ֑ךָfo.'o.Le.khaH6467be shownיֵרָאֶ֣הye.ra.'EhH7200toאֶל־'el-H413Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and Your splendorוַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗va.ha.da.re.khaH1926toעַל־'al-H5921their childrenבְּנֵיהֶֽם׃be.nei.HemH1121.
17May the favorנֹ֤עַםNo.'amH5278of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430restוִיהִ֤י׀vi.HiH1961upon usעָ֫לֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921;establishכּוֹנְנָ֥הko.NahH3559for usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuH3027—yes, establishכּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃ko.Ne.huH3559the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027!
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