For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when 2 Sam 12:1Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1Be graciousחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,according to Your lovingkindnessכְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָke.chas.De.khaH2617;According to the greatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230ofYour compassionרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356blotמְחֵ֣הme.ChehH4229out my transgressionsפְשָׁעָֽי׃fe.sha.'AiH6588.
2Washכַּבְּסֵ֣נִיka.be.Se.niH3526me thoroughlyהֶ֭רֶבHe.revH7235from my iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִ֑יme.'a.vo.NiH5771Andcleanseטַהֲרֵֽנִי׃ta.ha.Re.niH2891me from my sinוּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥יu.me.cha.ta.TiH2403.
3For Iknowאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045my transgressionsH6588,And my sinוְחַטָּאתִ֖יve.cha.ta.TiH2403is everתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048me.
4Against You, You onlyלְבַדְּךָ֨׀le.va.de.KhaH905,I have sinnedחָטָאתִי֮cha.ta.TiH2398And doneעָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH7451isevilוְהָרַ֥עve.ha.Ra'H7451in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,Soלְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616that Youare justifiedתִּצְדַּ֥קtitz.DakH6663when You speakבְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָbe.da.ve.Re.khaH1696Andblamelessתִּזְכֶּ֥הtiz.KehH2135when You judgeבְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ve.sha.fe.Te.khaH8199.
5Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005, I wasbroughtH2342forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342in iniquityבְּעָו֥וֹןbe.'a.VonH5771,And in sinוּ֝בְחֵ֗טְאu.ve.Chet'H2399my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517conceivedיֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִיye.che.Mat.niH3179me.
6Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,You desireחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571in theinnermostH2910beingH2910,And in the hiddenH5640partH5640You willmake me knowתוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃to.di.'E.niH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451.
7Purifyתְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִיte.cha.te.'E.niH2398mewith hyssopבְאֵז֣וֹבve.'e.ZovH231,and I shall be cleanוְאֶטְהָ֑רve.'et.HarH2891;Washתְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיte.kha.be.Se.niH3526me, and I shall bewhiterאַלְבִּֽין׃'al.BinH3835thanH4480snowוּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶגu.mi.She.legH7950.
8Make me to hearתַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִיTash.mi.'e.niH8085joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057, Let thebonesעֲצָמ֥וֹתa.tza.MotH6106which You have brokenדִּכִּֽיתָ׃di.Ki.taH1794rejoiceתָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָהta.Ge.le.nahH1523.
9Hideהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641Your faceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from my sinsמֵחֲטָאָ֑יme.cha.ta.'AiH2399And blotמְחֵֽה׃me.ChehH4229out allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my iniquitiesעֲוֹ֖נֹתַ֣י'a.Vo.no.TaiH5771.
10Createבְּרָא־be.ra'-H1254in me acleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,And renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318asteadfastנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃be.kir.BiH7130me.
11Do not castתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִיtash.li.Khe.niH7993me awayH7993from Your presenceH6440And do not takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947YourHolyקָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaH6944Spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from me.
12Restoreחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318to me thejoyשְׂשׂ֣וֹןse.SonH8342of Your salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468And sustainתִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃tis.me.Khe.niH5564me with awillingH5082spiritH7307.
13Then I willteachאֲלַמְּדָ֣ה'a.la.me.DahH3925transgressorsפֹשְׁעִ֣יםfo.she.'ImH6586Your waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870,And sinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400will beconvertedיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to You.
14Deliverהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337me frombloodguiltinessמִדָּמִ֨ים׀mi.da.MimH1818,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationתְּשׁוּעָתִ֑יte.shu.'a.TiH8668; Then mytongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956will joyfullyH7442singH7442of Your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.
15O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,openתִּפְתָּ֑חtif.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193,That my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310maydeclareיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046Your praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.
16For Youdo not delightתַחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654in sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077,otherwise I would giveוְאֶתֵּ֑נָהve.'e.Te.nahH5414it;You are not pleasedתִרְצֶֽה׃tir.TzehH7521with burntע֝וֹלָ֗הo.LahH5930offeringH5930.
17The sacrificesזִֽבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430are abrokenנִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥הnish.Ba.RahH7665spiritר֪וּחַRu.achH7307;A brokenנִשְׁבָּ֥רnish.BarH7665and a contriteוְנִדְכֶּ֑הve.nid.KehH1794heartלֵב־lev-H3820,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,You will not despiseתִבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959.
18By Your favorבִ֭רְצוֹנְךָVir.tzon.khaH7522doH3190goodהֵיטִ֣יבָהhei.Ti.vahH3190to Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;Buildתִּ֝בְנֶ֗הtiv.NehH1129the wallsחוֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
19Thenאָ֤ז'azH227You will delightתַּחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654inrighteousצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664sacrificesH2077, Inburntעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930offeringH5930and wholeוְכָלִ֑ילve.kha.LilH3632burntH3632offeringH3632;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227youngפָרִֽים׃fa.RimH6499bullsH6499will be offeredיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927on Your altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196.
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