A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of Heman 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: titlethe Ezrahite.
1O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444, I havecriedצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817out by dayיוֹם־yom-H3117and in the nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915beforeנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048You.
2Let my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440You;Inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to my cryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440!
4I am reckonedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803amongעִם־'im-H5973those whogoי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downH3381to the pitב֑וֹרVorH953;I haveH1961becomeH1961like a manכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369strengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353,
5Forsakenחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among the deadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191,Likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644the slainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491who lieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in the graveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913,Whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You rememberזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750, And they arecutנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504offH1504from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
6You have putשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896me inthe lowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953, Indarkבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285, in thedepthsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.
7Your wrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534has restedסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon me,And You have afflictedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031me withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Your wavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
8You have removedH7368my acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעַ֗יme.yu.da.'AiH3045farהִרְחַ֥קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368from me;You have madeשַׁתַּ֣נִיsha.Ta.niH7896me anobjectH8441of loathingH8441to them; I amshutכָּ֝לֻ֗אka.Lu'H3607up and cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808goאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318out.
9Myeyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869has wastedH1669awayH1669becauseH4480of afflictionעֹ֥נִי'O.niH6040; I havecalledקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121upon You everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605dayי֑וֹםYomH3117, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; I havespreadשִׁטַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Tach.tiH7849out myhandsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709to You.
10Will You performתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213wondersפֶּ֑לֶאPe.le'H6382for the deadהֲלַמֵּתִ֥יםha.la.me.TimH4191? Will thedepartedH7496spiritsH7496riseיָק֤וּמוּ׀ya.Ku.muH6965andpraiseיוֹד֬וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034You? Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
11Will Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617be declaredהַיְסֻפַּ֣רhay.su.ParH5608in the graveבַּקֶּ֣בֶרba.Ke.verH6913,Your faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530inAbaddonבָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ba.'a.va.DonH11?
12Will Your wondersפִּלְאֶ֑ךָpil.'E.khaH6382be madeH3045knownH3045in thedarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822? And Yourrighteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.chaH6666in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of forgetfulnessנְשִׁיָּֽה׃ne.shi.YahH5388?
13But I, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,have criedשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768outto You for helpH7768, Andin the morningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605comesH6923beforeH6923You.
14O LordH3068,whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100do You rejectתִּזְנַ֣חtiz.NachH2186my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315? Why do Youhideתַּסְתִּ֖ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from me?
15I was afflictedעָ֘נִ֤י'a.NiH6041andabout to dieוְגֹוֵ֣עַve.goyE.a'H1478from my youthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290on;I sufferנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375Your terrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָ'e.Mei.khaH367; I amovercomeH647.
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