1I am the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who hasseenרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200afflictionעֳנִ֔י'o.NiH6040Because of the rodבְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of His wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.
2He has drivenנָהַ֛גna.HagH5090me and made me walkוַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.LakhH1980Indarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not in lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
3Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389against me He hasturnedיַהֲפֹ֥ךְya.ha.FokhH2015His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027Repeatedlyיָשֻׁ֛בya.ShuvH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.
4He has caused myfleshבְשָׂרִי֙ve.sa.RiH1320and my skinוְעוֹרִ֔יve.'o.RiH5785to wasteH1086awayH1086, He hasbrokenשִׁבַּ֖רshi.BarH7665my bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃atz.mo.TaiH6106.
6Indarkבְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285He has made me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427,Like those who have longעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769been deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.
7He haswalledגָּדַ֧רga.DarH1443me in so that I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318out;He has madeH3513mychainנְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ne.cha.she.TiH5178heavyהִכְבִּ֥ידhikh.BidH3513.
8Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I cryאֶזְעַק֙'ez.'AkH2199out and callH7768for helpוַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַva.'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768, HeshutsH8365out my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.
9He hasblockedגָּדַ֤רga.DarH1443my waysדְּרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870with hewnבְּגָזִ֔יתbe.ga.ZitH1496stoneH1496;He has madeH5753my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410crookedH5753.
12Hebentדָּרַ֤ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.ToH7198Andsetוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niH5324me as a targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'H4307for the arrowלַחֵֽץ׃ סla.ChetzH2671.
13He made thearrowsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hisquiverאַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃'ash.pa.ToH827To enterהֵבִיא֙he.Vi'H935into myinwardH3629partsH3629.
14I have becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockשְּׂחֹק֙se.ChokH7814to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, Their mockingsongנְגִינָתָ֖םne.gi.na.TamH5058allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
15He hasfilledהִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִיhis.bi.'A.niH7646me with bitternessבַמְּרוֹרִ֖יםva.me.ro.RimH4844,He has madeH7301me drunkH7301with wormwoodלַעֲנָֽה׃ סla.'a.NahH3939.
16He hasbrokenוַיַּגְרֵ֤סvai.yag.ResH1638my teethשִׁנָּ֔יshi.NaiH8127withgravelבֶּֽחָצָץ֙be.cha.TzatzH2687;He has made me cowerהִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִיhikh.pi.Sha.niH3728in thedustבָּאֵֽפֶר׃ba.'E.ferH665.
17My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315has beenH2186rejectedH2186from peaceמִשָּׁל֛וֹםmi.sha.LomH7965;I have forgottenנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5382happinessH2899.
18So I sayוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559, “My strengthנִצְחִ֔יnitz.ChiH5331has perishedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6, And so has myhopeוְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖יve.to.chal.TiH8431from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃ סme.Yah.wehH3068.”
22The Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lovingkindnessesחַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.DeiH2617indeedH3588neverלֹא־lo'-H3808ceaseתָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuH8552,For His compassionsרַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.MavH7356neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failכָל֖וּkha.LuH3615.
25The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those whowaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960for Him, To thepersonלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315whoseeksתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875Him.
26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that hewaitsוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175silentlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748For the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he should bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375The yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.
28Let himsitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and be silentוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588He has laidנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it on him.
30Let him giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895tothe smiterלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221,Let him be filledיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.
31For the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136willnot rejectיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769,
32For ifאִם־'im-H518He causesH3013griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,Then He will haveH7355compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355According to His abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230lovingkindnessחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.
33For Hedoes not afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH4480H3820Or grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the sonsבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.
35Todepriveלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397ofjusticeמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941In the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945,
36Todefraudלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his lawsuitבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379--Of these things the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136does notapproveרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200.
38Is itnot from the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the Mostעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945HighH5945Thatboth goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896and illH7463goH3318forthתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318?
39Whyמַה־mah-H4100should anylivingחָ֔יChaiH2416mortalאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120, or anymanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397,OfferH596complaintH596in viewעַל־'al-H5921of his sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?
40Let usexamineנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and probeוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,And let us returnוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
42We havetransgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and rebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784, You havenot pardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.
43You have coveredסַכֹּ֤תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself withangerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639Andpursuedוַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּva.tir.de.Fe.nuH7291us;You have slainהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026andhave not sparedחָמָֽלְתָּ׃cha.Mal.taH2550.
44You havecoveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526Yourself with a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051SoH4480thatnoH4480prayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605can passH5674throughH5674.
45You have madeתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us mereoffscouringסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973In the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.
48Myeyesעֵינִ֔י'ei.NiH5869runH3381downH3381with streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.
51My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869bringH5953painH5953to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֔יle.naf.ShiH5315BecauseH4480of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of my cityעִירִֽי׃ ס'i.RiH5892.
52My enemiesH340withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600Huntedצ֥וֹדTzodH6679me downצָד֛וּנִיtza.Du.niH6679like a birdכַּצִּפּ֖וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833;
53They have silencedצָֽמְת֤וּtza.me.TuH6789mein the pitבַבּוֹר֙va.bOrH953And haveplacedוַיַּדּוּ־vai.ya.du-H3034a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68on me.
54Watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowedצָֽפוּ־tza.fu-H6687overעַל־'al-H5921my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218;I saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I am cutנִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סnig.Za.re.tiH1504offH1504!”
55Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121on Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Out of the lowestתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃tach.ti.YotH8482pitמִבּ֖וֹרmi.BorH953.
56You haveheardשָׁמָ֑עְתָּsha.Ma.'e.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963, “Do not hideתַּעְלֵ֧םta'.LemH5956Your earאָזְנְךָ֛'a.ze.ne.KhaH241from my prayer forreliefלְרַוְחָתִ֖יle.rav.cha.TiH7309,From my cryלְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃le.shav.'a.TiH7775for helpH7775.”
57YoudrewH7126nearH7126whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117I calledאֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ'ek.ra.'E.kaH7121on You;You saidאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, “Do not fearתִּירָֽא׃ סti.Ra'H3372!”
58O Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136, Youhave pleadedרַ֧בְתָּRav.taH7378my soul’sנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315causeרִיבֵ֥יri.VeiH7379; You haveredeemedגָּאַ֥לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350my lifeH2425.
59O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, You haveseenרָאִ֤יתָהra.'I.tahH7200my oppressionעַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י'a.Va.ta.TiH5792;Judgeשָׁפְטָ֖הsha.fe.TahH8199my caseמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941.
60You have seenרָאִ֙יתָה֙ra.'I.tahH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605their vengeanceנִקְמָתָ֔םnik.ma.TamH5360,Allכָּל־kol-H3605theirschemesמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284against me.
61You have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085theirreproachחֶרְפָּתָם֙cher.pa.TamH2781, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Allכָּל־kol-H3605their schemesמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmach.she.vo.TamH4284againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.
62Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of my assailantsקָמַי֙ka.MaiH6965and their whisperingוְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔םve.heg.yo.NamH1902Areagainstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921me allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.
63Lookהַבִּ֔יטָהha.Bi.tahH5027on theirsittingH3427and their risingוְקִֽימָתָם֙ve.ki.ma.TamH7012;I am their mockingH4485songH4485.
64You willrecompenseתָּשִׁ֨יב גְּמ֛וּלta.Shiv ge.MulH7725H1576them, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,According to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.
65You will giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414themhardnessמְגִנַּת־me.gi.nat-H4044of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,Your curseתַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ta.'a.la.te.KhaH8381will be on them.
66You willpursueתִּרְדֹּ֤ףtir.DofH7291them in angerבְּאַף֙be.'AfH639and destroyוְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.tash.mi.DemH8045themFrom underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theheavensשְׁמֵ֥יshe.MeiH8064of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068!
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