1My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my Godאֵ֭לִי'E.liH410,whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100have You forsakenעֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me?Farרָח֥וֹקra.ChokH7350from myhelpמִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗יmi.shu.'a.TiH3444are the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of mygroaningשַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃sha.'a.ga.TiH7581.
2My Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430, IcryH7121outH7121by dayי֭וֹמָםYo.momH3119,but You do not answerתַעֲנֶ֑הta.'a.NehH6030;And by nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915, butI have noH3808restדֽוּמִיָּ֥הdu.mi.YahH1747.
3YetYou are holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, You whoare enthronedי֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427uponthe praisesתְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
4In You our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1trustedבָּטְח֣וּba.te.ChuH982;They trustedבָּ֝טְח֗וּba.te.ChuH982and Yourescuedוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403them.
6But I am awormH8439and not a personאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, Adisgraceחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of mankindאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120anddespisedוּבְז֥וּיu.ve.ZuiH959by the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
8“TurnH1556himoverH1556to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;let Him saveיְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּye.fa.le.Te.huH6403him;Let Him rescueיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337him, becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightsחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in him.”
9YetH3588You are He whobroughtH1518me forthגֹחִ֣יgo.ChiH1518from the wombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990;You made me trustמַ֝בְטִיחִ֗יmav.ti.ChiH982whenupon my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699.
10I was castהָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּיha.she.Lakh.tiH7993upon You frombirthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358;You have been my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410from my mother’sH517wombH990.
13Theyopenפָּצ֣וּpa.TzuH6475their mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310wideH6475at me,As a raveningטֹרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963and roaringוְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ve.sho.'EgH7580lionH743.
14I ampouredנִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮nish.pakh.TiH8210outH8210like waterכַּמַּ֥יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,And allכָּֽל־kal-H3605mybonesעַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥יatz.Mo.TaiH6106are out of jointוְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּve.hit.pa.re.DuH6504; Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is like waxכַּדּוֹנָ֑גka.do.NagH1749;It is meltedנָ֝מֵ֗סna.MesH4549withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432me.
15Mystrengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581is driedH3001upH3001like a pieceH2789ofH2789potteryH2789, Andmy tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956clingsמֻדְבָּ֣קmud.BakH1692to my jawsמַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.ChaiH4455; And Youlayתִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃tish.pe.Te.niH8239mein the dustוְֽלַעֲפַר־ve.la.'a.far-H6083of deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194.
16Fordogsכְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.VimH3611have surroundedסְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me;A bandעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of evildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489has encompassedהִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.niH5362me; TheypiercedH3564my handsיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027and my feetוְרַגְלָֽי׃ve.rag.LaiH7272.
17I can countאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106.They lookיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027,they stareיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200at me;
18Theydivideיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505my garmentsבְגָדַ֣יve.ga.DaiH899among them,And they castיַפִּ֥ילוּya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486for my clothingלְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יle.vu.ShiH3830.
19But You, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,do not beH7368farH7368awayH7368; You who aremy helpאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hurryחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to my assistanceלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833.
20Saveהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315fromthe swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719, Myonlyיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173life from thepowerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the dogכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.
21Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467me from thelion’sH743mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310;From the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of thewildרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214oxenH7214Youanswerעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me.
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