Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.
A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and Ps 142:2pours out his complaint before the Lord.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my prayerH8605, LordH3068!And let my cryH7775forH7775helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775comeתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935to You.
2Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me on the dayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117of my distressH6862;Inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to me;On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when I callאֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121answerעֲנֵֽנִי׃'a.Ne.niH6030me quicklyH4118.
3For my daysH3117have endedכָל֣וּkha.LuH3615in smokeבְעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227, And mybonesוְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗יve.'atz.mo.TaiH6106have beenH2787scorchedH2787like a hearthקֵ֥דkedH4168.
4My heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820has been struckהוּכָּֽה־hu.kah-H5221likegrassכָ֭עֵשֶׂבKha.'e.sevH6212and haswitheredוַיִּבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001,IndeedH3588, Iforgetשָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּיSha.Khach.tiH7911to eatמֵאֲכֹ֥לme.'a.KholH398my breadלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.
5BecauseH4480of theloudnessמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of my groaningאַנְחָתִ֑י'an.cha.TiH585Mybonesעַ֝צְמִ֗י'atz.MiH6106clingדָּבְקָ֥הda.ve.KahH1692to my fleshלִבְשָׂרִֽי׃liv.sa.RiH1320.
6I resembleדָּ֭מִיתִיDa.mi.tiH1819apelicanלִקְאַ֣תlik.'AtH6893of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057;I have becomeהָ֝יִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961like an owlכְּכ֣וֹסke.KhosH3563of the ruinsחֳרָבֽוֹת׃cho.ra.VotH2723.
7IlieH8245awakeH8245,I have becomeH1961like a solitaryבּוֹדֵ֥דbo.DedH909birdכְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833on a housetopגָּֽג׃GagH1406.
8My enemiesH340have tauntedחֵרְפ֣וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long; Those whoderideמְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗יme.ho.la.LaiH1984mehave usedH7650my name as acurseH7650.
9For I have eatenאָכָ֑לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398ashesאֵ֭פֶר'E.ferH665like breadכַּלֶּ֣חֶםka.Le.chemH3899, Andmixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537my drinkH8250with weepingבִּבְכִ֥יbiv.KhiH1065
10Becauseמִפְּנֵֽי־mi.pe.nei-H4480H6440of Your indignationזַֽעַמְךָ֥za.'am.KhaH2195and Your wrathוְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָve.kitz.Pe.chaH7110; For You haveliftedH5375me upH5375and thrownH7993me awayוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃va.tash.li.Khe.niH7993.
11My daysיָ֭מַיYa.maiH3117are like alengthenedנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186shadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738, And Iwitherאִיבָֽשׁ׃'i.VashH3001away likegrassכָּעֵ֥שֶׂבka.'E.sevH6212.
12But You, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,remainתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, And Yournameוְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ve.zikh.re.khaH2143remainsto allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
13You willariseתָ֭קוּםTa.kumH6965andhaveH7355compassionתְּרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355onH7355Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726; Forit is timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to beH2603graciousH2603to her, For theappointedH4150timeמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150has comeבָ֥אva'H935.
14SurelyH3588Your servantsעֲ֭בָדֶיךָ'A.va.dei.khaH5650takeרָצ֣וּra.TzuH7521pleasureH7521in her stonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68,And feelלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּle.che.NahH2603pityיְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃ye.cho.Ne.nuH2603for her dustעֲפָרָ֥הּ'a.fa.RahH6083.
15So thenationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471will fearוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Andallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Your gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.
17He hasturnedפָּ֭נָהPa.nahH6437His attentionH6437to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thedestituteהָעַרְעָ֑רha.'ar.'ArH6199And has not despisedבָ֝זָ֗הva.ZahH959their prayerתְּפִלָּתָֽם׃te.fi.la.TamH8605.
18ThisH2088will bewrittenתִּכָּ֣תֶבti.Ka.tevH3789for thegenerationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֑וֹן'a.cha.RonH314, Thata peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971yet to be createdנִ֝בְרָ֗אniv.Ra'H1254may praiseיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050:
19For HelookedH8259downהִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifH8259from His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944heightמִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.RomH4791;From heavenמִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068lookedהִבִּֽיט׃hi.BitH5027upon the earthאֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzH776,
20To hearלִ֭שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085thegroaningאֶנְקַ֣ת'en.KatH603of the prisonerאָסִ֑יר'a.SirH615, Tosetלְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַle.fa.Te.achH6605freeH6605thoseH1121who were doomedH1121to deathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546,
21So that people maytellלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608of the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in Zionבְּ֭צִיּוֹןBe.tzi.yonH6726,And His praiseוּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,
22Whenthe peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971are gatheredבְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץbe.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH3164,And the kingdomsוּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467,to serveלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the LordH3068.
23He has brokenעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031my strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581in the wayבַדֶּ֥רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870; He hasshortenedקִצַּ֥רki.TzarH7114my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117.
24I sayאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559, “My Godאֵלִ֗י'e.LiH410,do not takeH5927me awayH5927in the middleבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of my daysH3117, Youryearsשְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃she.no.Tei.khaH8141arethroughout allבְּד֖וֹרbe.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִ֣יםdo.RimH1755.
25In timeH6440of oldH6440Youfoundedיָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, And theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064are the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
26Even they willperishיֹאבֵדוּ֮yoe.DuH6,but You endureתַ֫עֲמֹ֥דta.'a.ModH5975;Allוְ֭כֻלָּםVe.khu.lomH3605of them will wearיִבְל֑וּyiv.LuH1086outH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;Like clothingכַּלְּב֖וּשׁka.le.VushH3830You will changeתַּחֲלִיפֵ֣םta.cha.li.FemH2498them and they will passוְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃Ve.ya.cha.Lo.fuH2498awayH2498.
27But You arethe sameה֑וּאHu'H1931,And Your yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141will not comeיִתָּֽמּוּ׃yi.Ta.muH8552toH8552anH8552endH8552.
28Thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will continueיִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּyish.Ko.nuH7931, And theirdescendantsוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233will be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559beforeלְפָנֶ֥יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.”
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