To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
1My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my Godאֵ֭לִי'E.liH410,why hast thou forsakenעֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me? why art thou sofarרָח֥וֹקra.ChokH7350from helpingמִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗יmi.shu.'a.TiH3444me, and fromthe wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of my roaringשַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃sha.'a.ga.TiH7581?
2O my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430,I cryאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121in the daytimeי֭וֹמָםYo.momH3119,but thou hearestתַעֲנֶ֑הta.'a.NehH6030not; and in the night seasonוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,and am not silentדֽוּמִיָּ֥הdu.mi.YahH1747.
3But thou artholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, O thouthat inhabitestי֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427the praisesתְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
4Our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1trustedבָּטְח֣וּba.te.ChuH982in thee: they trustedבָּ֝טְח֗וּba.te.ChuH982,and thou didst deliverוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403them.
5They criedזָעֲק֣וּza.'a.KuH2199unto thee, and were deliveredוְנִמְלָ֑טוּve.nim.La.tuH4422:they trustedH982in thee, and were not confoundedבֽוֹשׁוּ׃Vo.o.shuH954.
6But I ama wormתוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438,and no manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;a reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of menאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120,and despisedוּבְז֥וּיu.ve.ZuiH959of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
7All they that seeרֹ֭אַיRo.'aiH7200me laugh me to scornיַלְעִ֣גוּyal.'I.guH3932:they shoot outH6358the lipבְ֝שָׂפָ֗הve.sa.FahH8193,they shakeיָנִ֥יעוּya.Ni.'uH5128the headרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218, saying,
8He trustedגֹּ֣לgolH1556on the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thathe would deliverיְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּye.fa.le.Te.huH6403him: let him deliverיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337him, seeing he delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in him.
9But thou arthe that tookגֹחִ֣יgo.ChiH1518me out of the wombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990:thou didst make me hopeמַ֝בְטִיחִ֗יmav.ti.ChiH982when I wasupon my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699.
10I was castהָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּיha.she.Lakh.tiH7993upon thee from the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358: thou artmy Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410from my mother’sH517bellyH990.
11Be not farתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from me; for troubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869isnearקְרוֹבָ֑הke.ro.VahH7138; for there isnone to helpעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826.
12Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227bullsפָּרִ֣יםpa.RimH6499have compassedסְ֭בָבוּנִיSe.va.vu.niH5437me: strongאַבִּירֵ֖י'a.bi.ReiH47bullsof Bashanבָשָׁ֣ןva.ShanH1316have beset me roundכִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃ki.te.Ru.niH3803.
13They gapedפָּצ֣וּpa.TzuH6475upon me withtheir mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310, asa raveningטֹרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963and a roaringוְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ve.sho.'EgH7580lionאַ֝רְיֵ֗ה'ar.YehH738.
14I am poured outנִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮nish.pakh.TiH8210like waterכַּמַּ֥יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,and all my bonesעַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥יatz.Mo.TaiH6106are out of jointוְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּve.hit.pa.re.DuH6504:my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is like waxכַּדּוֹנָ֑גka.do.NagH1749;it is meltedנָ֝מֵ֗סna.MesH4549in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of my bowelsמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.
15My strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581is dried upיָ֘בֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001like a potsherdכַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ka.Che.resH2789;and my tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956cleavethמֻדְבָּ֣קmud.BakH1692to my jawsמַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.ChaiH4455;and thou hast broughtתִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃tish.pe.Te.niH8239me into the dustוְֽלַעֲפַר־ve.la.'a.far-H6083of deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194.
16For dogsכְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.VimH3611have compassedסְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me: the assemblyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the wickedמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489have inclosedהִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.niH5362me: they piercedכָּ֝אֲרִ֗יka.'a.RiH738H3738my handsיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027and my feetוְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272.
17I may tellאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608all my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106:they lookיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027andstareיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200upon me.
18They partיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505my garmentsבְגָדַ֣יve.ga.DaiH899among them, and castיַפִּ֥ילוּya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486upon my vestureלְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יle.vu.ShiH3830.
19But be not thou farתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:O my strengthאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363thee to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.
20Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315from the swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719;my darlingיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from the powerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the dogכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.
21Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467me from the lion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310:for thou hast heardעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me from the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of the unicornsרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214.
22I will declareאֲסַפְּרָ֣ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034unto my brethrenלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251:in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the congregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951will I praiseאֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.ha.Le.kaH1984thee.
23Ye that fearיִרְאֵ֤יyir.'EiH3373the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,praiseH1984him; all ye the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,glorifyכַּבְּד֑וּהוּka.be.Du.huH3513him; and fearוְג֥וּרוּve.Gu.ruH1481him, all ye the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24For he hath not despisedבָזָ֨הva.ZahH959nor abhorredשִׁקַּ֡ץshi.KatzH8262the afflictionעֱנ֬וּת'e.NutH6039of the afflictedעָנִ֗י'a.NiH6041;neither hath he hidהִסְתִּ֣ירhis.TirH5641his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440from him; but when he criedוּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹu.ve.sha.ve.'OH7768unto him, he heardשָׁמֵֽעַ׃sha.Me.a'H8085.
25My praiseתְֽהִלָּ֫תִ֥יte.hi.La.TiH8416shall beof thee in the greatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֥לbe.ka.HalH6951:I will payאֲ֝שַׁלֵּ֗ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְדָרַ֥יne.da.RaiH5088before them that fearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.
26The meekעֲנָוִ֨ים׀'a.na.VimH6035shall eatיֹאכְל֬וּyo.khe.LuH398and be satisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֗עוּve.yis.Ba.'uH7646:they shall praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068that seekדֹּ֣רְשָׁ֑יוdo.re.ShavH1875him: your heartלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824shall liveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421for everלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.
27All the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the worldאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776shall rememberיִזְכְּר֤וּ׀yiz.ke.RuH2142and turnוְיָשֻׁ֣בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto the LordH3068:and all the kindredsמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471shall worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.
28For the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֑הha.me.lu.KhahH4410isthe Lord’sH3068: and he isthe governorוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910among the nationsH1471.
29All they that befatדִּשְׁנֵי־dish.nei-H1879upon earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776shall eatאָכְל֬וּ'a.khe.LuH398and worshipוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812:all they that go downיוֹרְדֵ֣יyor.DeiH3381to the dustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083shall bowיִ֭כְרְעוּYikh.re.'uH3766beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and none can keep aliveחִיָּֽה׃chi.YahH2421his own soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
30A seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233shall serveיַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him; it shall be accountedיְסֻפַּ֖רye.su.ParH5608to the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136for a generationלַדּֽוֹר׃la.DorH1755.
31They shall comeיָ֭בֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935,and shall declareוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046his righteousnessצִדְקָת֑וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666unto a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971that shall be bornנ֝וֹלָ֗דno.LadH3205,that he hath doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213this.
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