1Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my praiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416,Do not beH2790silentתֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃te.che.RashH2790!
2For they have openedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605awickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563anddeceitfulמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820mouthH6310againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me;They have spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696againstאִ֝תִּ֗י'i.TiH854me with alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
3They have also surroundedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me with wordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697of hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135,And have foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niH3898against mewithoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
5So they haverepaidוַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muH7760me evilH7463for goodH2899, Andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for my loveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.
6Appointהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485a wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563personH7563overH5921him, And may anaccuserוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975at his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225.
7When he is judgedבְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹbe.hi.Sha.fe.tovH8199, may hecomeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318outH3318guiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563, And may hisprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605becomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.
9May hischildrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121be fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490, And hiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802a widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10May hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121wanderוְנ֤וֹעַve.No.a'H5128aboutיָנ֣וּעוּya.Nu.'uH5128and begוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592; And may theyseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875sustenancefar from their ruinedמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723homesH2723.
11Maythe creditorנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383seizeיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367everythingלְכָל־le.kholH3605that he has, And maystrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114plunderוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962the productH3018ofH3018his laborH3018.
12May there be noneאַל־'al-H408toextendמֹשֵׁ֣ךְmo.ShekhH4900kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617to him,Norוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408any to beH2603graciousH2603to his fatherlessלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490childrenH3490.
13May hisdescendantsאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beeliminatedלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772; May theirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be wipedH4229outH4229in a followingאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312generationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755.
14Maythe guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of his fathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142beforeאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And do not let the sinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517bewipedH4229outH4229.
15Maythey be beforeנֶֽגֶד־ne.ged-H5048the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, So that He mayeliminateוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772their memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;
16Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282he did not rememberזָכַר֮za.KharH2142to showעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213mercyחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617,But persecutedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ףvai.yir.DofH7291theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34personאִישׁ־'ish-H376, And thedespondentוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512in heartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824, toputלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191themtoH4191deathH4191.
17He also lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045, soit cameוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935to him;And he did not delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in blessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293,so it wasH7368farוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from him.
18But heclothedוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847himself with cursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045as with his garmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055, And itenteredוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935his bodyבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,And like oilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081into his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
19May it be to him asa garmentכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899with which he coversיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844himself,And as a beltוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206which he constantlyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548wearsH2296aroundH2296himself.
20MaythisH2088be therewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of my accusersשֹׂ֭טְנַיSo.te.naiH7853from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, And of those whospeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstעַל־'al-H5921my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
21But You,GodH3068,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,dealעֲֽשֵׂה־'aseh-H6213kindly with mefor the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588Your mercyחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,rescueהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;
22ForI am afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, Andmy heartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820iswoundedחָלַ֥לcha.LalH2490withinבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃be.kir.BiH7130me.
23I am passingנֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּיne.he.La.khe.tiH1980like a shadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738when it lengthensכִּנְטוֹת֥וֹkin.to.ToH5186;I am shakenנִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּיnin.'Ar.tiH5287offH5287like the locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.
24Mykneesבִּ֭רְכַּיBir.kaiH1290areH3782weakH3782fromfastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685,And my fleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320has grownH3584leanH3584,withoutH4480fatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.
25I also have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961adisgraceחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781to them;When they seeיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200me, theyshakeיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128their headרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826me, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me according to Your mercyכְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃khe.chas.De.khaH2617.
27And may theyknowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045that thisH2088is Your handיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027;You, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,have doneעֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃'a.si.TahH6213it.
28They will curseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043,but You blessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288;When they ariseקָ֤מוּ׀Ka.muH6965,they will beH954ashamedוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954, But Yourservantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650will beH8055gladH8055.
29Maymy accusersשׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.NaiH7853be clothedיִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.ShuH3847with dishonorכְּלִמָּ֑הke.li.MahH3639, And may theycoverוְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.TuH5844themselves with their own shameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322as with a robeכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.
30With my mouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310I will giveא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034thanksH3034abundantlyמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; AndI will praiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984Him in the midstוּבְת֖וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227.
31For He standsיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975at the rightלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225handH3225of the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,To saveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467him from those whojudgeמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
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