2“OhH4310H5414thatH4310H5414I were as in monthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391goneH6924byH6924,As in the daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watchedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104over me;
3WhenHis lampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shoneבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984overעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, Andby His lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedאֵ֣לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980throughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
4JustH3512asH3512I was in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of my youthחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779, When theprotectionH5526of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasoverעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my tentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;
6When my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364increamבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529, And therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697pouredיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694outH6694streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081for me!
7When I wentH3318outH3318tothe gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, When Itookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the publicבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339squareH7339,
8The youngנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me and hidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves,And the oldH3453menH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965andstoodעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The leadersשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269stoppedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405Andputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310;
10The voicesקוֹל־kol-H6963of the prominentH5057peopleH5057werehushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244, And theirtonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to their palatesלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11For whenan earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085,it calledוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me blessedH833,And when an eyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200,it testifiedH5749inH5749supportH5749ofH5749me,
12Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I savedאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who criedH7768forH7768helpמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, And theorphanוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the one whowas about to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me, And I made thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820singאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442forH7442joyH7442.
14IputH3847onH3847righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedH3847me;My justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was like a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a headbandוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
15I waseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to those who were blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787,And feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272to those whocouldH6455notH6455walkH6455.
16I was a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothe poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34,And I investigatedאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713the caseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379which I did not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.
17Ibrokeוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665the jawsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767And rescuedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.
18Then Ithoughtוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, ‘I will dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478with myfamilyקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064,And I will multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344.
20My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519is evernewחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319with me, And mybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198is renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.’
21“To methey listenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085and waitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,And they keptH1826silentוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.MuH1826for my adviceעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.
23They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for the rainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306,And openedפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473their mouthsוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310as for the lateH4456rainלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456.
24I smiledאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832at them whenthey did not believeיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539,And they did not lookH5307atH5307my kindnessוְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗יve.'or pa.NaiH216H6440ungraciouslyH5307.
25I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977a wayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870for them and satוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427aschiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,And livedוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428among the troopsבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416,As one whoH3512comfortedיְנַחֵֽם׃ye.na.ChemH5162the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
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