Psalms 109
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Psalms 109:6-20

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.
8Mayhis daysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117be fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592; Mayanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947his officeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.
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.
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