2“Ohמִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֥נִיmi- yi.te.Ne.niH4310H5414that I were as in monthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391goneקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924by,As in the daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watchedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104over me;
3WhenHis lampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shoneבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984overעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, Andby His lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedאֵ֣לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980through darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
4As I was inthe primeחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779of my daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117, When thefriendshipבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasoverעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my tentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;
6When my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364inbutterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529, And therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697pouredיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694out for me streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081!
7When I wentבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318out tothe gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, When Itookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the squareבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339,
8The youngנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me and hidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves,And the oldH3453menH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965andstoodעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269stoppedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405Andputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310;
10The voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963of the noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057washushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244, And theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to their palateלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11For whenthe earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085,it calledוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me blessedH833,And when the eyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200,it gaveH5749witnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749of me,
12Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I deliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who criedH7768for helpמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, And theorphanוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the oneready to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me, And I made thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820singאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442for joyH7442.
14Iputלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847on righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me;My justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was like a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
15I waseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787And feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.
16I was a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothe needyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34,And I investigatedאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713the caseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379which I did not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.
17Ibrokeוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665the jawsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767And snatchedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.
18Then Ithoughtוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, ‘I shall dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478in my nestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064,And I shall multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344.
19Myrootשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328is spreadפָת֣וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605out to the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, Anddewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919liesH3885all nightH3885on my branchבִּקְצִירִֽי׃bik.tzi.RiH7105.
20My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519is evernewחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319with me, And mybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198is renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.’
21“To methey listenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085and waitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,And keptH1826silentוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.MuH1826for my counselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.
22Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310my wordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697they did notspeakH8138againH8138, Andmy speechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405droppedתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197on them.
23They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for the rainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306,And openedפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473their mouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310as for the springלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456.
24I smiledאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832on them when they did not believeיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539,And the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of my faceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440they did not castH5307downH5307.
25I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977a wayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870for them and satוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427aschiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,And dweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428among the troopsבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416,As one whoH3512comfortedיְנַחֵֽם׃ye.na.ChemH5162the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
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