For the choir director; upon Lit the hind of the morningAijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
1My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my Godאֵ֭לִי'E.liH410,whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100have You forsakenעֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me?Farרָח֥וֹקra.ChokH7350from my deliveranceמִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗יmi.shu.'a.TiH3444are the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of mygroaningשַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃sha.'a.ga.TiH7581.
2O my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430, Icryאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121by dayי֭וֹמָםYo.momH3119,but You do not answerתַעֲנֶ֑הta.'a.NehH6030;And by nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915, butI have noH3808restדֽוּמִיָּ֥הdu.mi.YahH1747.
3YetYou are holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, O You whoare enthronedי֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427uponthe praisesתְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
4In You our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1trustedבָּטְח֣וּba.te.ChuH982;They trustedבָּ֝טְח֗וּba.te.ChuH982and Youdeliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403them.
5To You they criedזָעֲק֣וּza.'a.KuH2199out and were deliveredוְנִמְלָ֑טוּve.nim.La.tuH4422;In You they trustedH982and were notdisappointedבֽוֹשׁוּ׃Vo.o.shuH954.
6But I am awormH8439and not a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, Areproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of menאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120anddespisedוּבְז֥וּיu.ve.ZuiH959by the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
7Allכָּל־kol-H3605who seeרֹ֭אַיRo.'aiH7200mesneerיַלְעִ֣גוּyal.'I.guH3932at me; Theyseparateיַפְטִ֥ירוּyaf.Ti.ruH6362with the lipבְ֝שָׂפָ֗הve.sa.FahH8193, theywagיָנִ֥יעוּya.Ni.'uH5128the headרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218, saying,
8“Commitגֹּ֣לgolH1556yourselfto the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;let Him deliverיְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּye.fa.le.Te.huH6403him;Let Him rescueיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337him, becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightsחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in him.”
9YetH3588You are He whobroughtH1518me forthגֹחִ֣יgo.ChiH1518from the wombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990;You made me trustמַ֝בְטִיחִ֗יmav.ti.ChiH982whenupon my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699.
10Upon You I was castהָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּיha.she.Lakh.tiH7993frombirthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358;You have been my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410from my mother’sH517wombH990.
11Be not farתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from me, fortroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869is nearקְרוֹבָ֑הke.ro.VahH7138;For thereH369isnoneH369to helpעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826.
13Theyopenפָּצ֣וּpa.TzuH6475wideH6475their mouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310at me,As a raveningטֹרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963and a roaringוְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ve.sho.'EgH7580lionH743.
14I ampouredנִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮nish.pakh.TiH8210out like waterכַּמַּ֥יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,And allכָּֽל־kal-H3605mybonesעַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥יatz.Mo.TaiH6106are out of jointוְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּve.hit.pa.re.DuH6504; Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is like waxכַּדּוֹנָ֑גka.do.NagH1749;It is meltedנָ֝מֵ֗סna.MesH4549withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432me.
15Mystrengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581is driedיָ֘בֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001up like a potsherdכַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ka.Che.resH2789, Andmy tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956cleavesמֻדְבָּ֣קmud.BakH1692to my jawsמַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.ChaiH4455; And Youlayתִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃tish.pe.Te.niH8239mein the dustוְֽלַעֲפַר־ve.la.'a.far-H6083of deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194.
16Fordogsכְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.VimH3611have surroundedסְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me;A bandעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of evildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489has encompassedהִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.niH5362me; TheypiercedH3564my handsיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027and my feetוְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272.
17I can countאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106.They lookיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027,they stareיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200at me;
18Theydivideיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505my garmentsבְגָדַ֣יve.ga.DaiH899among them,And for my clothingלְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יle.vu.ShiH3830they castיַפִּ֥ילוּya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486.
19But You, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,be not farתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368off;O You my helpאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hastenחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to my assistanceלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833.
20Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315fromthe swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719, Myonlyיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173life from thepowerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the dogכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.
21Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467me from thelion’sH743mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310;From the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of thewildרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214oxenH7214Youanswerעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me.
22I willtellאֲסַפְּרָ֣ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608of Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034to my brethrenלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251;In the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951I will praiseאֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.ha.Le.kaH1984You.
23You who fearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,praiseH1984Him;Allכָּל־kol-H3605youdescendantsזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,glorifyכַּבְּד֑וּהוּka.be.Du.huH3513Him, AndstandH1481in aweH1481of Him, allכָּל־kol-H3605youdescendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24For He hasnot despisedבָזָ֨הva.ZahH959norH3808abhorredשִׁקַּ֡ץshi.KatzH8262the afflictionעֱנ֬וּת'e.NutH6039of the afflictedעָנִ֗י'a.NiH6041;NorH3808has Hehiddenהִסְתִּ֣ירhis.TirH5641His faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440from him; Butwhen he criedH7768to Him for helpוּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹu.ve.sha.ve.'OH7768,He heardשָׁמֵֽעַ׃sha.Me.a'H8085.
25From You comesmy praiseתְֽהִלָּ֫תִ֥יte.hi.La.TiH8416in the greatרָ֑בRavH7227assemblyבְּקָהָ֥לbe.ka.HalH6951; I shallpayאֲ֝שַׁלֵּ֗ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְדָרַ֥יne.da.RaiH5088beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048those who fearH3372Him.
26Theafflictedעֲנָוִ֨ים׀'a.na.VimH6035will eatיֹאכְל֬וּyo.khe.LuH398andbe satisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֗עוּve.yis.Ba.'uH7646;Those who seekדֹּ֣רְשָׁ֑יוdo.re.ShavH1875Him willpraiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068. Let yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824liveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703!
27Allכָּל־kol-H3605theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776will rememberיִזְכְּר֤וּ׀yiz.ke.RuH2142and turnוְיָשֻׁ֣בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the LordH3068,And allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471will worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.
28For thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֑הha.me.lu.KhahH4410is the Lord’sH3068And Herulesוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910over the nationsH1471.
29Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605theprosperousדִּשְׁנֵי־dish.nei-H1879of the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776will eatאָכְל֬וּ'a.khe.LuH398and worshipוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,Allכָּל־kol-H3605those whogoיוֹרְדֵ֣יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the dustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083will bowיִ֭כְרְעוּYikh.re.'uH3766beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him, Even he whocannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keepH2421his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315aliveחִיָּֽה׃chi.YahH2421.
30Posterityזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233will serveיַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647Him;It will be toldיְסֻפַּ֖רye.su.ParH5608of the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136to the cominggenerationלַדּֽוֹר׃la.DorH1755.
31They will comeיָ֭בֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935andwill declareוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046His righteousnessצִדְקָת֑וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666To a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971who will be bornנ֝וֹלָ֗דno.LadH3205,that He has performedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it.
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