New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 31:9-16

9Be graciousחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me, O Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, forI am in distressצַ֫ר־Tzar-H6887; Myeyeעֵינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869is wastedH6244awayעָשְׁשָׁ֖ה'a.she.ShahH6244from griefבְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708,my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315and my bodyוּבִטְנִֽי׃u.vit.NiH990also.

10For my lifeH2425is spentכָל֪וּkha.LuH3615withsorrowבְיָג֡וֹןve.ya.GonH3015And my yearsוּשְׁנוֹתַ֪יu.she.no.TaiH8141with sighingבַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥הba.'a.Na.ChahH585; Mystrengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581has failedכָּשַׁ֣לka.ShalH3782because of my iniquityבַּעֲוֹנִ֣יba.'a.vo.NiH5771, And mybodyוַעֲצָמַ֥יva.'a.tza.MaiH6106has wastedעָשְׁשָׁ֖ה'a.she.ShahH6244awayעָשֵֽׁשׁוּ׃'a.She.shuH6244.

11Becauseמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my adversariesצֹרְרַ֨יtzo.re.RaiH6887,I have becomeהָיִ֪יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961areproachחֶרְפָּ֡הcher.PahH2781,Especiallyמְאֹד֮me.'OdH3966to myneighborsוְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י׀ve.li.sha.khe.NaiH7934,And an objectH6343of dreadוּפַ֪חַדu.Fa.chadH6343to my acquaintancesלִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥יlim.yu.Da.'AiH3045;Those who seeרֹאַ֥יro.'AiH7200me in the streetבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351fleeנָדְד֥וּna.de.DuH5074from me.

12I amforgottenנִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּיNish.kach.tiH7911as a deadכְּמֵ֣תke.MetH4191manH4191,out of mindמִלֵּ֑בmi.LevH3820;I amH1961like a brokenאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH6vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

13For I have heardשָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085theslanderדִּבַּ֥תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,Terrorמָג֪וֹרma.GorH4032is on everyH5439sideH5439; While theytookH3245counselH3245togetherיַ֣חַדYa.chadH3162againstעָלַ֑י'a.LaiH5921me, Theyschemedזָמָֽמוּ׃za.Ma.muH2161to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947away my lifeנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315.

14But as for me, I trustבָטַ֣חְתִּיva.Tach.tiH982in You, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “You are my Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430.”

15Mytimesעִתֹּתָ֑י'i.to.TaiH6256are in Your handבְּיָדְךָ֥be.ya.de.KhaH3027;Deliverהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337me from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of my enemiesH340and from those who persecuteוּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃u.me.ro.de.FaiH7291me.

16Make Yourfaceפָ֭נֶיךָFa.nei.khaH6440to shineהָאִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH215upon Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;Saveה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me in Your lovingkindnessבְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ve.chas.De.khaH2617.

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