To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1We have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241,O Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us, whatworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467thou didstפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466in their daysבִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗םvi.mei.HemH3117,in the timesבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.
3For they gotה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּHo.rash.taH3423not the landאָ֗רֶץ'A.retzH776in possessionיָ֥רְשׁוּYa.re.shuH3423by their own swordבְחַרְבָּ֡םve.char.BamH2719,neither did their own armוּזְרוֹעָם֮u.ze.ro.'AmH2220saveהוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫הho.Shi.'AhH3467them: but thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,and thine armוּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָU.ze.ro.'a.khaH2220,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of thy countenanceפָּנֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,because thou hadst a favourרְצִיתָֽם׃re.tzi.TamH7521unto them.
4Thou art my Kingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428,O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:commandצַ֝וֵּ֗הtza.VehH6680deliverancesיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444for Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
5Through thee will we push downנְנַגֵּ֑חַne.na.Ge.achH5055our enemiesצָרֵ֣ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862:through thy nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034will we tread them underנָב֥וּסna.VusH947that rise upקָמֵֽינוּ׃ka.Mei.nuH6965against us.
6For I will not trustאֶבְטָ֑ח'ev.TachH982in my bowבְקַשְׁתִּ֣יve.kash.TiH7198,neither shall my swordוְ֝חַרְבִּ֗יve.char.BiH2719saveתוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me.
7But thou hast savedH3467us from our enemiesמִצָּרֵ֑ינוּmi.tza.Rei.nuH6862,and hast put them to shameהֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃he.vi.Sho.taH954that hatedוּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּu.me.san.'Ei.nuH8130us.
8In Godבֵּֽ֭אלֹהִיםBe.lo.himH430we boastהִלַּלְ֣נוּhi.laL.nuH1984all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long, and praiseנוֹדֶ֣הno.DehH3034thy nameוְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ve.shim.KhaH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
9Butאַף־'af-H637thou hast cast offזָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.taH2186,and put us to shameוַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּva.takh.li.Me.nuH3637;and goest not forthתֵ֝צֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318with our armiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635.
10Thou makest us to turnתְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268from the enemyצָ֑רTzarH6862:and they which hateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּu.me.san.'Ei.nuH8130us spoilשָׁ֣סוּSha.suH8154for themselves.
11Thou hast givenתִּ֭תְּנֵנוּTi.te.ne.nuH5414us like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629appointedfor meatמַאֲכָ֑לma.'a.KhalH3978;and hast scatteredזֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ze.ri.Ta.nuH2219us among the heathenוּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗םu.va.go.YimH1471.
12Thou sellestתִּמְכֹּֽר־tim.kor-H4376thy peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971for noughtה֑וֹןHonH1952,and dost not increaseרִ֝בִּ֗יתָri.Bi.taH7235thy wealthby their priceבִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃bim.chi.rei.HemH4242.
13Thou makestתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us a reproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to our neighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934,a scornלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933and a derisionוָ֝קֶ֗לֶסva.Ke.lesH7047to them that are round aboutלִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lis.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.
14Thou makestH7760us a bywordמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,a shakingמְנֽוֹד־me.nod-H4493of the headרֹ֝֗אשׁRoshH7218among the peopleH3816.
15My confusionכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639iscontinuallyהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117before me, and the shameוּבֹ֖שֶׁתu.Vo.shetH1322of my faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440hath coveredכִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ki.Sa.te.niH3680me,
16For the voiceמִ֭קּוֹלMi.kolH6963of him that reproachethמְחָרֵ֣ףme.cha.RefH2778and blasphemethוּמְגַדֵּ֑ףu.me.ga.DefH1442;by reasonH6440of the enemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341and avengerוּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃u.mit.na.KemH5358.
17All this is comeבָּ֭אַתְנוּBa.'at.nuH935upon us; yet have we not forgottenשְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָshe.kha.cha.Nu.khaH7911thee, neither have we dealt falselyשִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּShi.Kar.nuH8266in thy covenantבִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃biv.ri.Te.khaH1285.
18Our heartלִבֵּ֑נוּli.Be.nuH3820is not turnedנָס֣וֹגna.SogH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268,neither have our stepsאֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ'a.shu.Rei.nuH838declinedוַתֵּ֥טva.TetH5186from thy wayאָרְחֶֽךָ׃'a.re.Che.khaH734;
19Though thou hast sore brokenדִ֭כִּיתָנוּDi.ki.ta.nuH1794us in the placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725of dragonsתַּנִּ֑יםta.NimH8577,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680us with the shadow of deathבְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
20If we have forgottenשָׁ֭כַחְנוּSha.khach.nuH7911the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,or stretched outוַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂva.nif.RosH6566our handsכַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּka.Pei.nuH3709to a strangeזָֽר׃ZarH2114godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410;
21Shall not GodH430search this outיַֽחֲקָר־ya.cha.kor-H2713?for he knowethיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045the secretsתַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587of the heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
22Yea, for thy sake are we killedהֹרַ֣גְנוּho.Rag.nuH2026all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long; we are countedנֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803as sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for the slaughterטִבְחָֽה׃tiv.ChahH2878.
23Awakeע֤וּרָה׀'U.rahH5782,why sleepestתִישַׁ֥ן׀ti.ShanH3462thou, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136?ariseהָ֝קִ֗יצָהha.Ki.tzahH6974, cast usnot offתִּזְנַ֥חtiz.NachH2186for everלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.
25For our soulנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is bowed downשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743to the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083:our bellyבִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃bit.Ne.nuH990cleavethדָּבְקָ֖הda.ve.KahH1692unto the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
26Ariseק֭וּמָֽהKu.mahH6965for our helpעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833,and redeemוּ֝פְדֵ֗נוּu.fe.De.nuH6299us for thy mercies’חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃chas.De.khaH2617sake.
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