2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He hasinclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186His earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241to me,Therefore I will callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon Himas longH3117as I liveH3117.
3Thesnaresחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661me And theterrorsוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585cameH4672uponH4672me;I foundH4672distressצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.
4ThenI calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068: “Pleaseאָנָּ֥ה'a.NahH577, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,saveמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315!”
5Graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587is the Lordיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andrighteousוְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.DikH6662;Yes, our Godוֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430iscompassionateמְרַחֵֽם׃me.ra.ChemH7355.
6The Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068watchesH8104overH8104the simpleפְּתָאיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612; I wasbroughtH1809lowדַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiH1809,and He savedיְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ye.ho.Shi.a'H3467me.
7Returnשׁוּבִ֣יshu.ViH7725to yourrestH4494,my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315,For the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hasdealtגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580generously with you.
8For You haverescuedחִלַּ֥צְתָּchi.Latz.taH2502my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,My eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869from tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832, Andmy feetרַגְלִ֥יrag.LiH7272from stumblingמִדֶּֽחִי׃mi.De.chiH1762.
9I shall walkאֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068In thelandבְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.TzotH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.
11Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559in my alarmבְחָפְזִ֑יve.cha.fe.ZiH2648, “Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605peopleהָאָדָ֥םha.'a.DamH120are liarsכֹּזֵֽב׃ko.ZevH3576.”
12Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall Irepayאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068For allכָּֽל־kal-H3605Hisbenefitsתַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִיtag.mu.Lo.hiH8408toעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me?
13I will liftאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375upH5375thecupכּוֹס־kos-H3563of salvationיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444, Andcallאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.
14I willpayאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; May it bein the presenceנֶגְדָה־neg.da.h-H5048of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971!
15Preciousיָ֭קָרYa.korH3368in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068Is the deathהַ֝מָּ֗וְתָהha.Ma.ve.tahH4194of His godlyH2623onesH2623.
16Oאָֽנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577 Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,I surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588amYour slaveעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,I am Your slaveעַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Your femaleH519slaveH519, You haveunfastenedפִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּpi.Tach.taH6605my restraintsלְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃le.mo.se.RaiH4147.
17I will offerאֶ֭זְבַּח'Ez.bachH2076Youa sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426, Andcallאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.
18I willpayאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, May it bein the presenceנֶגְדָה־neg.da.h-H5048of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971,
19In thecourtyardsבְּחַצְר֤וֹת׀be.chatz.RotH2691of the Lord’sיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,In the midstבְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִיbe.To.Khe.khiH8432of you,Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389!Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050!
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