1Hold not thy peaceתֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃te.che.RashH2790,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my praiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416;
2For the mouthפִ֪יfiH6310of the wickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563and the mouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310of the deceitfulמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820are openedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605against me: they have spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696against me with a lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
3They compassedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me about also with wordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697of hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135;and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niH3898against me without a causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
4For my loveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they are my adversariesיִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853: but I give myself untoprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.
5And they have rewardedוַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muH7760me evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,and hatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for my loveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.
6Setהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485thou a wicked manרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563over him: and let Satanוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975at his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225.
7When he shall be judgedבְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹbe.hi.Sha.fe.tovH8199,let him beיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318condemnedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:and let his prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605become sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.
8Let his daysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117be fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592; andlet anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947his officeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.
9Let his childrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121be fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490,and his wifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802a widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10Let his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121be continuallyוְנ֤וֹעַve.No.a'H5128vagabondsיָנ֣וּעוּya.Nu.'uH5128,and begוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592:let them seekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875their breadalso out of their desolate placesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.
11Let the extortionerנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383catchיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367all that he hath; and let the strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114spoilוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962his labourיְגִיעֽוֹ׃ye.gi.'OH3018.
12Let there be none to extendמֹשֵׁ֣ךְmo.ShekhH4900mercyחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617unto him: neither let there be any to favourח֝וֹנֵ֗ןcho.NenH2603his fatherless childrenלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490.
13Let his posterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319be cut offלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772; andin the generationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followingאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312let their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blotted outיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229.
14Let the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of his fathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142with the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and let not the sinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517be blotted outתִּמָּֽח׃ti.MachH4229.
15Let them be before the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,that he may cut offוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
16Because that he rememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142not to shewעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213mercyחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617,but persecutedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ףvai.yir.DofH7291the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,that he might even slayלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191the brokenוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512in heartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824.
17As he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045,so let it comeוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935unto him: as he delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654not in blessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293,so let it be farוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from him.
18As he clothedוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847himself with cursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045like as with his garmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,so let it comeוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935into his bowelsבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,and like oilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081into his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
19Let it be unto him as the garmentכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899whichcoverethיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844him, and for a girdleוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206wherewith he is girdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
20Let this bethe rewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of mine adversariesשֹׂ֭טְנַיSo.te.naiH7853from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and of them that speakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451against my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
21But doעֲֽשֵׂה־'aseh-H6213thou for me, O Godיְה֘וִ֤הYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,for thy name’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sake: because thy mercyחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896,deliverהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337thou me.
22For I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,and my heartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820is woundedחָלַ֥לcha.LalH2490withinבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃be.kir.BiH7130me.
23I am goneנֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּיne.he.La.khe.tiH1980like the shadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738when it declinethכִּנְטוֹת֥וֹkin.to.ToH5186:I am tossed up and downנִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּיnin.'Ar.tiH5287as the locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.
24My kneesבִּ֭רְכַּיBir.kaiH1290are weakכָּשְׁל֣וּka.she.LuH3782through fastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685;and my fleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320failethכָּחַ֥שׁka.ChashH3584of fatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.
25I became also a reproachחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781unto them: whenthey lookedיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200upon me they shakedיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826me, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430:O saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me according to thy mercyכְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃khe.chas.De.khaH2617:
27That they may knowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045that this isthy handיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027; thatthou, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,hast doneעֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃'a.si.TahH6213it.
28Let them curseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043,but blessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288thou: when they ariseקָ֤מוּ׀Ka.muH6965,let them be ashamedוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954;but let thy servantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650rejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.
29Let mine adversariesשׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.NaiH7853be clothedיִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.ShuH3847with shameכְּלִמָּ֑הke.li.MahH3639,and let them coverוְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.TuH5844themselves with their own confusionבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322,as with a mantleכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.
30I will greatlyמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966praiseא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068with my mouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310;yea, I will praiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984him amongוּבְת֖וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432the multitudeרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227.
31For he shall standיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975at the right handלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of the poorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,to saveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467himfrom those that condemnמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
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