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Psalms 142

Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.Maschil…: or, A Psalm of David, giving instruction.

1I criedאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963;with my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068did I make my supplicationאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603.

2I poured outאֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ'esh.PokhH8210my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him; I shewedאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him my troubleצָ֝רָתִ֗יtza.ra.TiH6869.

3When my spiritרוּחִ֗יru.ChiH7307was overwhelmedבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848within me, then thou knewestיָדַ֪עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410.In the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734whereinז֥וּzuH2098I walkedאֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ'a.ha.LekhH1980have they privily laidטָמְנ֖וּta.me.NuH2934a snareפַ֣חfachH6341for me.

4I lookedהַבֵּ֤יטha.BeitH5027on myright handיָמִ֨ין׀ya.MinH3225,and beheldוּרְאֵה֮u.re.'EhH7200, but there wasno man that would knowמַ֫כִּ֥ירma.KirH5234me: refugeמָנ֣וֹסma.NosH4498failedאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6me; no man caredדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

5I criedזָעַ֥קְתִּיza.'Ak.tiH2199unto thee, O Yhwhיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068:I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Thou artmy refugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268andmy portionחֶ֝לְקִ֗יchel.KiH2506in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.

6Attendהַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀hak.Shi.vahH7181unto my cryרִנָּתִי֮ri.na.TiH7440;for I am broughtH1809veryמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966lowדַלּ֪וֹתִ֫יda.Lo.TiH1809:deliverהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my persecutorsמֵרֹדְפַ֑יme.ro.de.FaiH7291;for they are strongerאָמְצ֣וּ'a.me.TzuH553than I.

7Bringה֘וֹצִ֤יאָהho.Tzi.'ahH3318my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315out of prisonמִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר׀mi.mas.GerH4525,that I may praiseלְהוֹד֪וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thy nameשְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662shall compass me aboutיַכְתִּ֣רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803;for thou shalt deal bountifullyתִגְמֹ֣לtig.MolH1580with me.

Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.Maschil…: or, A Psalm of David, giving instruction.

Commentaries on Psalms 142