2Oh thatיִתְּנֵ֥נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I were as inmonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391pastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, as inthe daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433preservedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104me;
3When his candleנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shinedבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984upon my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, and whenby his lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedH3212throughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
4As I was in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of my youthחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779,when the secretבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasupon my tabernacleאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;
5When the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was yet with me, whenmy childrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288wereaboutסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439me;
6When I washedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978with butterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529,and the rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured me outיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694riversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081;
7When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179through the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, whenI preparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the streetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339!
8The young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me, and hidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves: and the agedוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, andstood upעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269refrainedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405,and laidיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on their mouthלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310.
10The noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057heldנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244their peaceקוֹל־kol-H6963,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roof of their mouthלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11When the earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085me,then it blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me; and when the eyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200me,it gave witnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749to me:
12Because I deliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041that criedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768,and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that hadnone to helpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14I putלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847on righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941wasas a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a diademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
15I was eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787,and feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272wasI to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.
16I wasa fatherאָ֣ב'avH1to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34:and the causeוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379whichI knewיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not I searched outאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713.
17And I brakeוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665the jawsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767,and pluckedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993the spoilטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964out of his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.
18Then I saidוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559,I shall dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478in my nestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064,and I shall multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344.
19My rootשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328wasspread outפָת֣וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605by the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919lay all nightיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885upon my branchבִּקְצִירִֽי׃bik.tzi.RiH7105.
20My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519wasfreshחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319in meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,and my bowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198was renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.
21Unto me mengave earשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085,and waitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,and kept silenceוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.MuH1826atלְמ֣וֹle.MoH3926my counselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.
22Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310my wordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697they spake not againיִשְׁנ֑וּyish.NuH8138;and my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405droppedתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197upon them.
23And they waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for the rainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306;and they openedפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473their mouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310wide asfor the latter rainלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456.
24IfI laughedאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832on them, they believedיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539itnot; and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440they cast not downיַפִּילֽוּן׃ya.pi.LunH5307.
25I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977out their wayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870,and satוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427chiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,and dweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428in the armyבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416, as one thatcomfortethיְנַחֵֽם׃ye.na.ChemH5162the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
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