New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 38:12-20

12Those whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315layH5367snaresH5367for me; And those whoseekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.SheiH1875to injureH7463me havethreatenedדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696destructionהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942, And theyplotיֶהְגּֽוּ׃yeh.GuH1897deceptionוּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.MotH4820allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

13But I, like a personכְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.reshH2795who is deafH2795,do not hearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085; And I am like apersonוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.LemH483whoH483cannotH483speakH483, whodoes not openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

14Yes, I am like a personכְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does not hearH8085,And in whose mouthH6310are noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369argumentsתּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.

15ForI waitהוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for You, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; Youwill answerתַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.NehH6030,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

16For I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “May they not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me, Who,when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slipsבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131,would exaltהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431themselves overעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.”

17For I amreadyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to fallלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761, And mysorrowוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341is continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048me.

18For Iadmitאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my guiltעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I amH1672fullH1672ofH1672anxietyH1672becauseH4480of my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

19But myenemiesH340are vigorousחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416andstrongעָצֵ֑מוּ'a.Tze.muH6105,And those who wrongfullyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267hateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me areH7231manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

20And those whorepayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999evilH7463for goodH2899, TheybecomeH7853my enemiesH7853,becauseH8478I followרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291whatH2896isH2896goodH2896.

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