1Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430; Anddo not hideתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956Yourself from my pleadingמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.
2GiveH7181Yourattentionהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to me and answerוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030me;I am restlessאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in mycomplaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879andseverelyH1949distractedH1949,
3BecauseH4480of the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the enemyH340,Becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of thepressureעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563; For theybringH4131downH4131troubleאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon meAnd in angerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639theyholdH7852aH7852grudgeH7852againstH7852me.
4Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820isH2342inH2342anguishH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me,And the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367ofdeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.
7Beholdהִ֭נֵּהHi.nehH2009,I would fleeנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074farאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368awayH7368, I wouldspendH3885my nightsH3885in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
9Confuseבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104them, Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,divideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956,For I have seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they goיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437aroundH5437her upon her wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346,And evilוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205and harmוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999are in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.
11Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942is in her midstH7130;Oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820do not departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185from herstreetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.
12For it isnot an enemyH340who tauntsיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me,Then I could endureוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it;NorH3808is it one who hatesמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me whohas exaltedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me,Then I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him.
13But it is you, a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582my equalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187, Mycompanionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441and myconfidantוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045;
14We whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hadH4985sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985fellowshipס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherH3164,Walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430among the commotionבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285.
15Maydeathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194comedeceitfullyH5378upon them; May theygoיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381downH3381aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,For evilרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is in their dwellingבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033,in their midstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130.
16As for me, I shallcallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,And the Lordוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068will saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.
17Eveningעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242and atnoonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672,I will complainאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878and moanוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993,And He will hearוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
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