The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1How blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is he whoconsidersמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919thehelplessדָּ֑לDalH1800;The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will deliverיְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּye.ma.le.Te.huH4422himin a dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleH7463.
2The LordH3068willprotectיִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּyish.me.Re.huH8104him and keepH2421him aliveוִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּVi.chai.ye.huH2421, And he shallbe calledוְאֻשַּׁ֣רve.'u.SharH833blessedH833upon the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776; Anddo not giveתִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּti.te.Ne.huH5414him over to the desireבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of his enemiesH340.
3The LordH3068will sustainיִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּYis.'a.de.nuH5582him upon his sickbedעֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י'E.res de.VaiH1741H6210;In his illnessבְחָלְיֽוֹ׃ve.chal.YoH2483, Yourestoreהָפַ֥כְתָּha.Fakh.taH2015him to healthכָּל־ מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹkol- mish.ka.VoH3605H4904.
4As for me, I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “O LordH3068,be graciousחָנֵּ֑נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me;Healרְפָאָ֥הre.fa.'AhH7495my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315, forI have sinnedחָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against You.”
5My enemiesH340speakH559evilרַ֣עra'H7451against me, “Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970will he dieיָ֝מ֗וּתya.MutH4191,and his nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034perishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6?”
6Andwhenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he comesבָּ֤אba'H935to seeלִרְא֨וֹת׀lir.'otH7200me, hespeaksיְדַבֵּ֗רye.da.BerH1696falsehoodשָׁ֤וְאshav'H7723;His heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820gathersיִקְבָּץ־yik.botz-H6908wickednessאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205to itself;When he goesיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318outsideלַח֣וּץla.ChutzH2351,he tellsיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696it.
8“A wickedבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100thingדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697is pouredיָצ֣וּקya.TzukH3332out upon him,That whenוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he liesH7901downשָׁ֝כַ֗בSha.KhavH7901, he willnot riseלָקֽוּם׃la.KumH6965up againיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.”
9Evenגַּם־gam-H1571mycloseH7965friendאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376H7965in whomH834I trustedבָּטַ֣חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982,Who ateאוֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398my breadלַחְמִ֑יlach.MiH3899,Has liftedהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431up his heelעָקֵֽב׃'a.KevH6119againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me.
10But You, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,be graciousחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me andraiseוַהֲקִימֵ֑נִיva.ha.ki.Me.niH6965me up,That I may repayוַֽאֲשַׁלְּמָ֥הva.'a.sha.le.MahH7999them.
11By thisH2088I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045thatYou are pleasedחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654with me,BecauseH3588my enemyH340does not shoutH7321in triumphיָרִ֖יעַya.Ri.a'H7321overעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.
12As for me,You upholdתָּמַ֣כְתָּta.Makh.taH8551me in my integrityבְּ֭תֻמִּיBe.tu.miH8537,And You setוַתַּצִּיבֵ֖נִיva.ta.tzi.Ve.niH5324mein Your presenceלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
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13Blessedבָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,From everlastingH5769to everlastingH5769.Amenאָ֘מֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543and Amenוְאָמֵֽן׃ve.'a.MenH543.
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