For the choir director; according to Or possibly LiliesShoshannim. A Psalm of David.
1Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, For thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325havethreatenedבָ֖אוּ עַד־Va.'u 'ad-H935H5704my lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
2I have sunkטָבַ֤עְתִּי׀ta.Va'.tiH2883in deepמְ֭צוּלָהMe.tzu.lahH4688mireבִּיוֵ֣ןbi.VenH3121,and thereH369is noH369footholdמָעֳמָ֑דmo.'o.MadH4613;I have comeH935into deepבְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ve.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersH4325, and afloodH7642overflowsשְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃she.ta.Fa.te.niH7857me.
3I amwearyיָגַ֣עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021with my cryingבְקָרְאִי֮ve.ka.re.'IH7121;my throatגְּר֫וֹנִ֥יge.Ro.NiH1627is parchedנִחַ֪רni.CharH2787; Myeyesעֵינַ֑י'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615while I waitמְ֝יַחֵ֗לme.ya.ChelH3176for my Godלֵאלֹהָֽי׃le.lo.HaiH430.
4Thosewho hateשֹׂנְאַ֪יso.ne.'AiH8130me withoutH2600a causeחִ֫נָּ֥םchi.NamH2600are moreרַבּ֤וּ׀ra.BuH7231thanH4480the hairsמִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of my headרֹאשִׁי֮ro.ShiH7218; Those who woulddestroyמַ֭צְמִיתַיMatz.mi.taiH6789meare powerfulעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105,being wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267my enemiesH340;Whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I did not stealגָ֝זַ֗לְתִּיga.Zal.tiH1497,I thenאָ֣ז'azH227have to restoreאָשִֽׁיב׃'a.ShivH7725.
5O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,it is You who knowsיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045my follyלְאִוַּלְתִּ֑יle.'i.val.TiH200, Andmy wrongsוְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗יve.'ash.mo.TaiH819are not hiddenנִכְחָֽדוּ׃nikh.Cha.duH3582from You.
6May those who waitקֹוֶיךָ֮koei.ChaH6960for You notbe ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954through me, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָ֫א֥וֹתtze.Va.'otH6635;May those who seekמְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָme.vak.Shei.chaH1245You not be dishonoredיִכָּ֣לְמוּyi.Kal.muH3637through me, O GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
7Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588for Your sakeעָ֭לֶיךָ'A.lei.khaH5921I have borneנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּ֑הcher.PahH2781;Dishonorכְלִמָּ֣הkhe.li.MahH3639has coveredכִּסְּתָ֖הki.se.TahH3680my faceפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.
8I haveH1961becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961estrangedמ֭וּזָרMu.zorH2114from my brothersלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251And an alienוְ֝נָכְרִ֗יve.na.khe.RiH5237to my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121.
9Forzealקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068for Your houseבֵּיתְךָ֣bei.te.KhaH1004has consumedאֲכָלָ֑תְנִי'a.kha.La.te.niH398me, Andthe reproachesוְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתve.cher.PotH2781of those who reproachח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָchor.Fei.khaH2778You have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307on me.
10When I weptוָאֶבְכֶּ֣הva.'ev.KehH1058in my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315with fastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685,It becameוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961my reproachH2781.
11When I madeוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242my clothingלְבוּשִׁ֣יle.vu.ShiH3830,I becameH1961a bywordלְמָשָֽׁל׃le.ma.ShalH4912to them.
12Those whositיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in the gateשָׁ֑עַרSha.'arH8179talkיָשִׂ֣יחוּya.Si.chuH7878about me, And I am thesongוּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹתu.ne.gi.NotH5058of the drunkardsשׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃sho.Tei she.KharH7941H8354.
13But as for me, my prayerתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.ti-H8605is to You, O Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,at an acceptableרָצ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256;O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, in thegreatnessבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,Answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me withYour savingיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E.khaH3468truthבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.MetH571.
14Deliverהַצִּילֵ֣נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from themireמִ֭טִּיטMi.titH2916and do not let me sinkאֶטְבָּ֑עָה'et.Ba.'ahH2883; May I bedeliveredאִנָּצְלָ֥ה'i.na.tze.LahH5337frommy foesמִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130and from thedeepוּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־u.mi.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
16Answerעֲנֵ֣נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, forYour lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896;According to the greatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of Your compassionרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356,turnפְּנֵ֣הpe.NehH6437to me,
17Anddo not hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from Your servantמֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khaH5650, For I amin distressצַר־tzar-H6887;answerH6030me quicklyH4118.
18Oh drawקָרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126nearH7126to my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315andredeemגְאָלָ֑הּge.'a.LahH1350it;Ransomפְּדֵֽנִי׃pe.De.niH6299me becauseלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of my enemiesH340!
19You knowיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045myreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֣יcher.pa.TiH2781and my shameוּ֭בָשְׁתִּיU.va.she.tiH1322and my dishonorוּכְלִמָּתִ֑יu.khe.li.ma.TiH3639;Allכָּל־kol-H3605my adversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887arebeforeנֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗neg.de.khaH5048You.
20ReproachH2781hasbrokenשָֽׁבְרָ֥הsha.ve.RahH7665my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820and I am so sickוָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁהva.'A.Nu.shahH5136. AndI lookedוָאֲקַוֶּ֣הva.'a.ka.VehH6960for sympathyלָנ֣וּדla.NudH5110,but thereH369was noneH369, And forcomfortersוְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗יםve.lam.na.cha.MimH5162,but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672noneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.
21They also gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414megallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219for my foodבְּבָרוּתִ֣יbe.va.ru.TiH1267And for my thirstוְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗יve.litz.ma.'IH6772theygaveH8248me vinegarחֹֽמֶץ׃Cho.metzH2558to drinkיַשְׁק֥וּנִיyash.Ku.niH8248.
22Maytheir tableשֻׁלְחָנָ֣םshul.cha.NamH7979beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them becomeיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170; Andwhen they are in peaceוְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥יםve.lish.lo.MimH7965, may it becomea trapH4170.
23May theireyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶם'Ei.nei.hemH5869growתֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהtech.Shakh.nahH2821dimH2821soH4480that they cannotH4480seeמֵרְא֑וֹתme.re.'otH7200, And make theirloinsוּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםu.ma.te.Nei.hemH4975shakeהַמְעַֽד׃ham.'AdH4571continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
24Pourשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210out Your indignationזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195on them,And may Your burningוַחֲר֥וֹןva.cha.RonH2740angerאַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaH639overtakeיַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃ya.si.GemH5381them.
25May theircampטִֽירָתָ֥םti.ra.TamH2918be desolateנְשַׁמָּ֑הne.sha.MahH8074;May noneאַל־'al-H408dwellיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
26For they havepersecutedרָדָ֑פוּra.Da.fuH7291him whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You Yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859have smittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221,And they tellיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ye.sa.Pe.ruH5608of the painמַכְא֖וֹבmakh.'ovH4341of those whom You havewoundedחֲלָלֶ֣יךָcha.la.Lei.khaH2491.
27Addתְּֽנָה־te.nah-H5414iniquityעָ֭וֹן'A.vonH5771to their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771, Andmay they not comeיָ֝בֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935intoYour righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.
28May they beblottedיִ֭מָּחֽוּYi.ma.chuH4229out of thebookמִסֵּ֣פֶרmi.Se.ferH5612of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416And may they not berecordedיִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃yi.ka.Te.vuH3789with the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662.
29But I amafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and in painוְכוֹאֵ֑בve.kho.'EvH3510;May Your salvationיְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ye.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,setתְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃te.sa.ge.Ve.niH7682me securelyon highH7682.
31And it willpleaseH3190the Lordלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068betterוְתִיטַ֣בve.ti.TavH3190thanH4480an oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794Ora youngפָּ֗רParH6499bullH6499with hornsH7161and hoofsמַפְרִֽיס׃maf.RisH6536.
32Thehumbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200it andare gladיִשְׂמָ֑חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055;You who seekדֹּרְשֵׁ֥יdo.re.SheiH1875Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,let your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824reviveוִיחִ֥יvi.ChiH2421.
33Forthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hearsשֹׁמֵ֣עַsho.Me.a'H8085the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34Anddoes not despiseבָזָֽה׃va.ZahH959His who areprisonersאֲ֝סִירָ֗יו'a.si.RavH615.
35For Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430willsaveי֘וֹשִׁ֤יעַyo.Shi.a'H3467Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726andbuildוְ֭יִבְנֶהVe.yiv.nehH1129the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,That they may dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֝֗םShamH8033andpossessוִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃vi.re.Shu.haH3423it.
36Thedescendantsוְזֶ֣רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of His servantsעֲ֭בָדָיו'A.va.davH5650will inheritיִנְחָל֑וּהָyin.cha.Lu.haH5157it,And those who loveוְאֹהֲבֵ֥יve.'o.ha.VeiH157His nameשְׁ֝מ֗וֹShe.moH8034will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it.
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