An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
A Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of Asaph.
1Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100have Yourejectedזָנַ֣חְתָּza.Nach.taH2186usforeverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331? Whydoes Your angerאַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaH639smokeיֶעְשַׁ֥ןye'.ShanH6225against thesheepבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629of Yourpastureמַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃mar.'i.Te.khaH4830?
2Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142Your congregationעֲדָתְךָ֨׀'a.da.te.KhaH5712, which Youpurchasedקָ֘נִ֤יתָka.Ni.taH7069of oldקֶּ֗דֶםKe.demH6924, Which You haveredeemedגָּ֭אַלְתָּGa.'al.taH1350to be thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159; Andthisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,where You have dweltשָׁכַ֬נְתָּsha.Khan.taH7931.
3Stepהָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָha.Ri.mah Fe.'a.mei.khaH7311H6471toward theirreparableנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331ruinsלְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹתle.ma.shu.'otH4876;The enemyH340has damagedהֵרַ֖עhe.Ra'H7489everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944.
4Your adversariesצֹ֭רְרֶיךָTzo.re.rei.khaH6887haveroaredשָׁאֲג֣וּsha.'a.GuH7580in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Your meetingH4150placeמוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָmo.'a.De.khaH4150;They have setשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760upH7760theirown signsאוֹתֹתָ֣ם'o.to.TamH226assignsאֹתֽוֹת׃'o.TotH226.
5Itseemsיִ֭וָּדַעYi.va.da'H3045like one bringingכְּמֵבִ֣יאke.me.Vi'H935up Hisaxeקַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃kar.du.MotH7134into aforestH5441of treesעֵ֝֗ץ'EtzH6086.
7They haveburnedשִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁshil.Chu Va.'eshH7971H784Your sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָmik.da.She.chaH4720to the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776; They havedefiledחִלְּל֥וּchi.le.LuH2490the dwellingמִֽשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908placeH4908of Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
8Theysaidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820, “Let’scompletelyיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162subdueנִינָ֣םni.NamH3238them.”They have burnedשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313allכָל־khol-H3605the meetingH4150placesH4150of Godאֵ֣ל'elH410in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
9We do not seeרָ֫אִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200oursignsאֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ'o.to.Tei.nuH226;ThereH369isH369noH369longerע֥וֹדodH5750any prophetנָבִ֑יאna.Vi'H5030,NorH3808is there anyoneamongאִ֝תָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854us who knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045howמָֽה׃MahH4100longעַד־'ad-H5704.
10HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970,Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,will the enemyצָ֑רTzarH6862tauntיְחָ֣רֶףye.Cha.refH2778You?Shall the enemyH340treatH5006Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034disrespectfullyH5006foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331?
11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do You withdrawתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725Your handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027,even Your rightוִֽימִינֶ֑ךָvi.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225? Extend itfrom Your chestחֵֽיקְךָ֣chei.ke.ChaH2436anddestroyכַלֵּֽה׃kha.LehH3615them!
12Yet Godוֵ֭אלֹהִיםVe.lo.himH430ismy Kingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428from longH6924agoH6924,Who performsפֹּעֵ֥לpo.'ElH6466actsH3444ofH3444salvationיְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹתye.shu.'otH3444in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
13Youdividedפוֹרַ֣רְתָּfo.Rar.taH6565the seaיָ֑םYamH3220by Your strengthבְעָזְּךָ֣ve.'a.ze.KhaH5797; Youbrokeשִׁבַּ֖רְתָּshi.Bar.taH7665the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of theseaתַ֝נִּינִ֗יםta.ni.NimH8577monstersH8577in the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
14You crushedרִ֭צַּצְתָּRi.tzatz.taH7533the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218ofLeviathanלִוְיָתָ֑ןliv.ya.TanH3882;You gaveתִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּti.te.Ne.nuH5414him as foodמַ֝אֲכָ֗לma.'a.KhalH3978for thecreaturesלְעָ֣םle.'AmH5971of the wildernessH6716.
16Yours is the dayי֭וֹםYomH3117,Yours alsoאַף־'af-H637is the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; You havepreparedהֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָha.khi.No.taH3559thelightמָא֥וֹרma.'orH3974and the sunוָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃va.Sha.meshH8121.
17You haveestablishedהִ֭צַּבְתָּHi.tzav.taH5324allכָּל־kol-H3605the boundariesגְּבוּל֣וֹתge.vu.LotH1367of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; You havecreatedיְצַרְתָּם׃ye.tzar.tamH3335summerקַ֥יִץKa.yitzH7019and winterוָ֝חֹ֗רֶףva.Cho.refH2779.
18Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142thisH2088,Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the enemyH340hastauntedחֵרֵ֣ף׀che.RefH2778You, And afoolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971has treatedH5006Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034disrespectfullyH5006.
19Do not giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of Yourturtledoveתּוֹרֶ֑ךָto.Re.khaH8449to the wildH2421animalH2421;Do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911the lifeH2421of Your afflictedעֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ'a.ni.Yei.khaH6041foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.
20Considerהַבֵּ֥טha.BetH5027thecovenantלַבְּרִ֑יתla.be.RitH1285; For thedarkמַחֲשַׁכֵּי־ma.cha.sha.kei-H4285placesH4285of the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776are fullמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390of the placesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
21May theoppressedH1790personH1790not returnיָשֹׁ֣בya.ShoH7725dishonoredנִכְלָ֑םnikh.LamH3637; May theafflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and the needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34praiseיְֽהַלְל֥וּye.ha.LuH1984Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
22Ariseקוּמָ֣הku.MahH6965,Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430, andpleadרִיבָ֣הri.VahH7378Your own causeרִיבֶ֑ךָri.Ve.khaH7379;Rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142how thefoolishH5036personH5036tauntsחֶרְפָּתְךָ֥cher.pa.te.KhaH2781You allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.
23Do not forgetתִּ֭שְׁכַּחTish.kachH7911the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Youradversariesצֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.re.Rei.khaH6887, Theuproarשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of those who riseקָ֝מֶ֗יךָka.Mei.chaH6965against You, which ascendsעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
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