A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Yhwh.of: or, for.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my prayerH8605,O YhwhH3068,and let my cryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775comeתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935unto thee.
2Hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641not thy faceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me in the dayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117whenI am in troubleH6862;inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thine earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241unto me: in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117whenI callאֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121answerעֲנֵֽנִי׃'a.Ne.niH6030me speedilyH4118.
3For my daysH3117are consumedכָל֣וּkha.LuH3615like smokeבְעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227,and my bonesוְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗יve.'atz.mo.TaiH6106are burnedנִחָֽרוּ׃ni.Cha.ruH2787as an hearthקֵ֥דkedH4168.
4My heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820is smittenהוּכָּֽה־hu.kah-H5221,and witheredוַיִּבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001like grassכָ֭עֵשֶׂבKha.'e.sevH6212;so that I forgetשָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּיSha.Khach.tiH7911to eatמֵאֲכֹ֥לme.'a.KholH398my breadלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.
5By reason of the voiceמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of my groaningאַנְחָתִ֑י'an.cha.TiH585my bonesעַ֝צְמִ֗י'atz.MiH6106cleaveדָּבְקָ֥הda.ve.KahH1692to my skinלִבְשָׂרִֽי׃liv.sa.RiH1320.
6I am likeדָּ֭מִיתִיDa.mi.tiH1819a pelicanלִקְאַ֣תlik.'AtH6893of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057:I am like an owlכְּכ֣וֹסke.KhosH3563of the desertחֳרָבֽוֹת׃cho.ra.VotH2723.
7I watchשָׁקַ֥דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245,and am as a sparrowכְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833aloneבּוֹדֵ֥דbo.DedH909upon the house topגָּֽג׃GagH1406.
8Mine enemiesאוֹיְבָ֑י'oy.VaiH341reproachחֵרְפ֣וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me all the dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117; andthey that are madמְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗יme.ho.la.LaiH1984against me are swornנִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃nish.Ba.'uH7650against me.
9For I have eatenאָכָ֑לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398ashesאֵ֭פֶר'E.ferH665like breadכַּלֶּ֣חֶםka.Le.chemH3899,and mingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537my drinkוְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗יve.shi.ku.VaiH8249with weepingבִּבְכִ֥יbiv.KhiH1065,
10Becauseמִפְּנֵֽי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of thine indignationזַֽעַמְךָ֥za.'am.KhaH2195and thy wrathוְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָve.kitz.Pe.chaH7110:for thou hast lifted me upנְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִיne.sa.Ta.niH5375,and cast me downוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃va.tash.li.Khe.niH7993.
11My daysיָ֭מַיYa.maiH3117arelike a shadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738that declinethנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186;and I am witheredאִיבָֽשׁ׃'i.VashH3001like grassכָּעֵ֥שֶׂבka.'E.sevH6212.
12But thou, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,shalt endureתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;and thy remembranceוְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ve.zikh.re.khaH2143unto allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
13Thou shalt ariseתָ֭קוּםTa.kumH6965, andhave mercyתְּרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355upon Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:for the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to favourלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּle.che.NahH2603her, yea, the set timeמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,is comeבָ֥אva'H935.
14For thy servantsעֲ֭בָדֶיךָ'A.va.dei.khaH5650take pleasureרָצ֣וּra.TzuH7521in her stonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68,and favourH2603the dustעֲפָרָ֥הּ'a.fa.RahH6083thereof.
15So the heathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471shall fearוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thy gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.
16When YhwhH3068shall build upבָנָ֣הva.NahH1129Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726,he shall appearנִ֝רְאָ֗הnir.'AhH7200in his gloryH3519.
17He will regardפָּ֭נָהPa.nahH6437the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of the destituteהָעַרְעָ֑רha.'ar.'ArH6199,and not despiseבָ֝זָ֗הva.ZahH959their prayerתְּפִלָּתָֽם׃te.fi.la.TamH8605.
18This shall be writtenתִּכָּ֣תֶבti.Ka.tevH3789for the generationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֑וֹן'a.cha.RonH314:and the peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971which shall be createdנִ֝בְרָ֗אniv.Ra'H1254shall praiseיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984Yahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
19For he hath looked downהִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifH8259from the heightמִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.RomH4791of his sanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944;from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064did Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beholdהִבִּֽיט׃hi.BitH5027the earthאֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzH776;
20To hearלִ֭שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085the groaningאֶנְקַ֣ת'en.KatH603of the prisonerאָסִ֑יר'a.SirH615;to looseלְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַle.fa.Te.achH6605those that are appointedבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121to deathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546;
21To declareלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in Zionבְּ֭צִיּוֹןBe.tzi.yonH6726,and his praiseוּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;
22When the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971are gatheredבְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץbe.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,and the kingdomsוּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467,to serveלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647YhwhH3068.
23He weakenedעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031my strengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581in the wayבַדֶּ֥רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870;he shortenedקִצַּ֥רki.TzarH7114my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117.
24I saidאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559,O my Godאֵלִ֗י'e.LiH410,take me not awayתַּ֭עֲלֵנִיTa.'al.niH5927in the midstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of my daysH3117:thy yearsשְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃she.no.Tei.khaH8141arethroughout allבְּד֖וֹרbe.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִ֣יםdo.RimH1755.
25Of oldלְ֭פָנִיםLe.fa.nimH6440hast thou laid the foundationיָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and the heavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064arethe workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of thy handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
26They shall perishיֹאבֵדוּ֮yoe.DuH6,but thou shalt endureתַ֫עֲמֹ֥דta.'a.ModH5975:yea, all of them shall wax oldיִבְל֑וּyiv.LuH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;as a vestureכַּלְּב֖וּשׁka.le.VushH3830shalt thou changeתַּחֲלִיפֵ֣םta.cha.li.FemH2498them, and they shall be changedוְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃Ve.ya.cha.Lo.fuH2498:
27But thou artthe same, and thy yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141shall have no endיִתָּֽמּוּ׃yi.Ta.muH8552.
28The childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall continueיִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּyish.Ko.nuH7931,and their seedוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233shall be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559beforeלְפָנֶ֥יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.
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