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Psalms 109

To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.

1OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmypraiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416,benotsilentתֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃te.che.RashH2790:

2Forthemouthפִ֪יfiH6310ofthewickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563[man]andthemouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310ofdeceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820areopenedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605againstme:theyhavespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696againstmewithalyingH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956,

3Andwithwordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofhatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135havetheyencompassedme;andtheyfightH3898againstmewithoutacauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4Formyloveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160theyaremineadversaries;butI[givemyselfunto]prayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.

5Andtheyhaverewardedmeevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135formyloveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.

6SetH5975awickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563[man]overhim,andlet[the]adversaryH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975athisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225;

7WhenheshallbeH1961judgedH8199,lethimgoH3318outguiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,andlethisprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605becomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401;

8Lethisdaysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117beיִֽהְיֽוּ־yih.yu-H1961fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592,letanothertakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947hisofficeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486;

9LethissonsH1121beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490,andhiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802awidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490;

10LethissonsH1121bevagabondsandbeg,andletthemseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875[theirbread] farfromtheirdesolateplacesH2723;

11Lettheusurer castthenetoverallthathehath,andletstrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114despoilhislabour;

12LettherebeH1961nonetoextendkindnessuntohim,neitherlettherebeH1961anytofavourhisfatherlessלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490children;

13Lethisposterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961cutלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772off;inthegenerationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followinglettheirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034beH1961blottedout:

14Lettheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofhisfathersH1berememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142withJehovah,andletnotthesinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403ofhismotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517beblottedout;

15Letthembeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,thathemaycutוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772offthememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143ofthemfromtheearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776:

16Becauseherememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142nottoshewkindness,butpersecutedtheafflictedH6041andneedyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manH376,andthebrokeninheartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824,toslayhim.

17AndhelovedH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045;soletitcomeH935untohim.Andhedelightednotinblessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293;andletitbefarוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368fromhim.

18AndheclothedH3847himselfwithcursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045likehisvestment;soletitcomeH935intohisbowelslikewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,andlikeoilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081intohisbonesH6106;

19Letitbeתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961untohimasagarmentכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899withwhich he covereth himself,andforagirdle wherewith heisH1961constantlygirdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296.

20LetthisbetherewardofmineadversariesfromJehovah,andofthemthatspeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstmysoulH5315.

21Butdothouforme, Jehovah,Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,forthy name'ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;becausethy loving-kindnessisgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896,deliverהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me:

22ForIamafflictedH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,andmyheartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820iswoundedwithinme.

23IamgoneH1980likeashadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738whenitlengtheneth;Iamtossedaboutlikethelocustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697;

24MykneesarefailingH3782throughfastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685,andmyfleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320hath lost itsfatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081;

25AndIambecomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961areproachחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781untothem; [when]theylookH7200uponmetheyshakeיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826me,JehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467meaccordingtothy loving-kindness:

27Thattheymayknowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045thatthisisthyhandיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027;thatthou,Jehovah, hastdoneit.

28Letthemcurseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043,butblessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288thou;whentheyriseH6965up,letthembeashamedוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954,andletthyservantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650rejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.

29Let mineadversariesbeclothedH3847withconfusion,andletthemcoverH5844themselveswiththeirshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322aswithamantle.

30IwillgreatlycelebrateJehovahwithmymouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310; yea,Iwillpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984himamongthemultitude.

31Forhestandethattherightלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225handH3225oftheneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,tosaveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467himfromthosethatjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199hissoulH5315.

Commentaries on Psalms 109

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