21This I recallאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to my mindלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,therefore have I hopeאוֹחִֽיל׃ ס'o.ChilH3176.
22It is ofthe Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068merciesחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617that we are not consumedתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552,because his compassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615not.
24The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068ismy portionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,saithאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315;therefore will I hopeאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176in him.
25The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896unto them that waitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for him, to the soulלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315thatseekethתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875him.
26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that a manshould both hopeוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH2342H3175and quietly waitוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.
28He sittethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keepeth silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,because he hath borneנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it upon him.
29He puttethיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in the dustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083;if so be there may beיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
30He givethיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to him that smitethלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221him: he is filled fullיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.
31For the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will not cast offיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:
32But though he cause griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,yet will he have compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of his merciesחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.
33For he doth not afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820nor grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the childrenבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.
34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792under his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272all the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
35To turn asideלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186the rightמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397before the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,
36To subvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his causeבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200not.
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