Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.
A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and Ps 142:2pours out his complaint before the Lord.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my prayerH8605, O LordH3068!And let my cryH7775for helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775comeתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935to You.
2Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me in the dayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117of my distressH6862;Inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to me;In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when I callאֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121answerעֲנֵֽנִי׃'a.Ne.niH6030me quicklyH4118.
3For my daysH3117have beenH3615consumedH3615in smokeבְעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227, And mybonesוְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗יve.'atz.mo.TaiH6106have been scorchedנִחָֽרוּ׃ni.Cha.ruH2787like a hearthקֵ֥דkedH4168.
4My heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820has been smittenהוּכָּֽה־hu.kah-H5221likegrassכָ֭עֵשֶׂבKha.'e.sevH6212and haswitheredוַיִּבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001away,IndeedH3588, Iforgetשָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּיSha.Khach.tiH7911to eatמֵאֲכֹ֥לme.'a.KholH398my breadלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.
5BecauseH4480of theloudnessמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of my groaningאַנְחָתִ֑י'an.cha.TiH585Mybonesעַ֝צְמִ֗י'atz.MiH6106clingדָּבְקָ֥הda.ve.KahH1692to my fleshלִבְשָׂרִֽי׃liv.sa.RiH1320.
6Iresembleדָּ֭מִיתִיDa.mi.tiH1819apelicanלִקְאַ֣תlik.'AtH6893of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057;I have becomeהָ֝יִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961like an owlכְּכ֣וֹסke.KhosH3563of the wasteחֳרָבֽוֹת׃cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723.
7IlieH8245awakeH8245,I have becomeH1961like a lonelyבּוֹדֵ֥דbo.DedH909birdכְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833on a housetopגָּֽג׃GagH1406.
8My enemiesH340have reproachedחֵרְפ֣וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long; Those whoderideמְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗יme.ho.la.LaiH1984mehave usedH7650my name as acurseH7650.
9For I have eatenאָכָ֑לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398ashesאֵ֭פֶר'E.ferH665like breadכַּלֶּ֣חֶםka.Le.chemH3899Andmingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537my drinkH8250with weepingבִּבְכִ֥יbiv.KhiH1065
10Becauseמִפְּנֵֽי־mi.pe.nei-H4480H6440of Your indignationזַֽעַמְךָ֥za.'am.KhaH2195and Your wrathוְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָve.kitz.Pe.chaH7110, For You haveliftedנְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִיne.sa.Ta.niH5375me up and castH7993me awayוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃va.tash.li.Khe.niH7993.
11My daysיָ֭מַיYa.maiH3117are like alengthenedנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186shadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738, And Iwitherאִיבָֽשׁ׃'i.VashH3001away likegrassכָּעֵ֥שֶׂבka.'E.sevH6212.
12But You, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,abideתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, And Yournameוְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ve.zikh.re.khaH2143to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
13You willariseתָ֭קוּםTa.kumH6965andhaveH7355compassionתְּרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355on Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726; Forit is timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to be graciousלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּle.che.NahH2603to her, For theappointedH4150timeמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150has comeבָ֥אva'H935.
14SurelyH3588Your servantsעֲ֭בָדֶיךָ'A.va.dei.khaH5650findH7521pleasureרָצ֣וּra.TzuH7521in her stonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68And feelלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּle.che.NahH2603pityיְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃ye.cho.Ne.nuH2603for her dustעֲפָרָ֥הּ'a.fa.RahH6083.
15So thenationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471will fearוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068Andallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776Your gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.
16For the LordH3068hasbuiltבָנָ֣הva.NahH1129up Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726; He hasappearedנִ֝רְאָ֗הnir.'AhH7200in His gloryH3519.
17He hasregardedפָּ֭נָהPa.nahH6437the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thedestituteהָעַרְעָ֑רha.'ar.'ArH6199And has not despisedבָ֝זָ֗הva.ZahH959their prayerתְּפִלָּתָֽם׃te.fi.la.TamH8605.
18ThisH2088will bewrittenתִּכָּ֣תֶבti.Ka.tevH3789for thegenerationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֑וֹן'a.cha.RonH314, Thata peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971yet to be createdנִ֝בְרָ֗אniv.Ra'H1254may praiseיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
19For HelookedH8259downהִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifH8259from His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944heightמִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.RomH4791;From heavenמִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068gazedהִבִּֽיט׃hi.BitH5027upon the earthאֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzH776,
20To hearלִ֭שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085thegroaningאֶנְקַ֣ת'en.KatH603of the prisonerאָסִ֑יר'a.SirH615, Tosetלְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַle.fa.Te.achH6605freeH6605thoseH1121whoH1121were doomedH1121to deathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546,
21That men maytellלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608of the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in Zionבְּ֭צִיּוֹןBe.tzi.yonH6726And His praiseוּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,
22Whenthe peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971are gatheredבְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץbe.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH3164,And the kingdomsוּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467,to serveלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the LordH3068.
23He has weakenedעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031my strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581in the wayבַדֶּ֥רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870; He hasshortenedקִצַּ֥רki.TzarH7114my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117.
24I sayאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559, “O my Godאֵלִ֗י'e.LiH410,do not takeH5927me awayH5927in themidstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of my daysH3117, Youryearsשְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃she.no.Tei.khaH8141are throughout allבְּד֖וֹרbe.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִ֣יםdo.RimH1755.
25Of oldלְ֭פָנִיםLe.fa.nimH6440Youfoundedיָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, And theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064are the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
26Even they willperishיֹאבֵדוּ֮yoe.DuH6,but You endureתַ֫עֲמֹ֥דta.'a.ModH5975;And allוְ֭כֻלָּםVe.khu.lomH3605of them will wearיִבְל֑וּyiv.LuH1086out like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;Like clothingכַּלְּב֖וּשׁka.le.VushH3830You will changeתַּחֲלִיפֵ֣םta.cha.li.FemH2498them and they will be changedוְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃Ve.ya.cha.Lo.fuH2498.
27But You arethe sameה֑וּאHu'H1931,And Your yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141will not comeיִתָּֽמּוּ׃yi.Ta.muH8552to an endH8552.
28Thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will continueיִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּyish.Ko.nuH7931, And theirdescendantsוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233will be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559beforeלְפָנֶ֥יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.”
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