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Psalms 86

A Prayer of David.

1Bow downהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֣'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,hearעֲנֵ֑נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me: for I ampoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

2Preserveשָֽׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8104my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315; for I amholyחָסִ֪ידcha.SidH2623:O thou my Godאֱלֹהַ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,saveהוֹשַׁ֣עho.Sha'H3467thy servantעַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650that trustethהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַha.bo.Te.achH982in thee.

3Be mercifulחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603unto me, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136:for I cryאֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121unto thee dailyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

4Rejoiceשַׂ֭מֵּחַSa.me.achH8055the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:for unto thee, O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,do I lift upאֶשָּֽׂא׃'e.Sa'H5375my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315.

5For thou, Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, artgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,and ready to forgiveוְסַלָּ֑חve.sa.LachH5546;and plenteousוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617unto all them that callקֹרְאֶֽיךָ׃ko.re.'Ei.chaH7121upon thee.

6Give earהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,unto my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605;and attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבָהve.hak.Shi.vahH7181to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.no.TaiH8469.

7In the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my troubleצָ֭רָתִ֥יtza.ra.TiH6869I will callאֶקְרָאֶ֗ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121upon thee: for thou wilt answerתַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ta.'a.Ne.niH6030me.

8Among the godsבָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀va.'E.lo.HimH430there isnone like unto thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136; neither are there any workslike unto thy worksכְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃Ke.ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

9All nationsגּוֹיִ֤ם׀go.YimH1471whom thou hast madeעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213shall comeיָב֤וֹאוּ׀ya.Vo.'uH935and worshipוְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136;and shall glorifyוִֽיכַבְּד֣וּvi.kha.be.DuH3513thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034.

10For thou artgreatגָד֣וֹלga.DolH1419,and doestוְעֹשֵׂ֣הve.'o.SehH6213wondrous thingsנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381: thou artGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430alone.

11Teachה֘וֹרֵ֤נִיho.Re.niH3384me thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֗ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870,O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068;I will walkאֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ'a.ha.LekhH1980in thy truthבַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָba.'a.mi.Te.khaH571:uniteיַחֵ֥דya.ChedH3161my heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824to fearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

12I will praiseאוֹדְךָ֤׀'od.KhaH3034thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,with all my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824:and I will glorifyוַאֲכַבְּדָ֖הva.'a.kha.be.DahH3513thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034for evermoreלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13For greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419isthy mercyחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617toward me: and thou hast deliveredוְהִצַּ֥לְתָּve.hi.Tzal.taH5337my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from the lowestתַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃tach.ti.YahH8482hellמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.

14O Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,the proudזֵ֘דִ֤יםze.DimH2086are risenקָֽמוּ־ka.mu-H6965against me, and the assembliesוַעֲדַ֣תva.'a.DatH5712of violentעָ֭רִיצִים'A.ri.tzimH6184menhave soughtבִּקְשׁ֣וּbik.ShuH1245after my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;and have not setשָׂמ֣וּךָsa.Mu.khaH7760thee before them.

15But thou, O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, arta Godאֵל־'el-H410full of compassionרַח֣וּםra.ChumH7349,and graciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,longsufferingאֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם'E.rekh 'a.Pa.yimH639 H750,and plenteousוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.

16O turnפְּנֵ֥הpe.NehH6437unto me, and have mercyוְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִיve.cho.Ne.niH2603upon me; giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thy strengthעֻזְּךָ֥'u.ze.KhaH5797unto thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650,and saveוְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of thine handmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

17Shewעֲשֵֽׂה־'a.seh-H6213me a tokenא֗וֹת'otH226for goodלְט֫וֹבָ֥הle.To.VahH2896;that they which hateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me may seeוְיִרְא֣וּve.yir.'UH7200it,and be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954:because thou, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,hast holpenעֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי'a.zar.Ta.niH5826me, and comfortedוְנִחַמְתָּֽנִי׃ve.ni.cham.Ta.niH5162me.

Commentaries on Psalms 86

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