New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 69:1-5

1Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, For thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325havethreatenedבָ֖אוּ עַד־Va.'u 'ad-H935 H5704my 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.

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