Psalms 38
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Psalms 38

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

1O Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rebukeתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיto.khi.Che.niH3198me not in thy wrathבְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥be.ketz.pe.ChaH7110:neither chastenתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃te.ya.se.Re.niH3256me in thy hot displeasureוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.
2For thine arrowsחִ֭צֶּיךָChi.tzei.khaH2671stick fastנִ֣חֲתוּNi.cha.tuH5181in me, and thy handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027presseth me soreוַתִּנְחַ֖תva.tin.ChatH5181.
3There isno soundnessמְתֹ֣םme.TomH4974in my fleshבִּ֭בְשָׂרִיBiv.sa.riH1320becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thine angerזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195; neither is there anyrestשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965in my bonesבַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.
4For mine iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771are gone overעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674mine headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218:as an heavyכָ֝בֵ֗דkha.VedH3515burdenכְּמַשָּׂ֥אke.ma.Sa'H4853they are too heavyיִכְבְּד֥וּyikh.be.DuH3513for me.
5My woundsחַבּוּרֹתָ֑יcha.bu.ro.TaiH2250stinkהִבְאִ֣ישׁוּhiv.'I.shuH887andare corruptנָ֭מַקּוּNa.ma.kuH4743becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my foolishnessאִוַּלְתִּֽי׃'i.val.TiH200.
6I am troubledנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753;I am bowed downשַׁחֹ֣תִיsha.Cho.tiH7817greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;I goהִלָּֽכְתִּי׃hi.La.khe.tiH1980mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937all the dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long.
7For my loinsכְ֭סָלַיKhe.sa.laiH3689are filledמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390with a loathsomeנִקְלֶ֑הnik.LehH7033disease: and there isno soundnessמְ֝תֹ֗םme.TomH4974in my fleshבִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃biv.sa.RiH1320.
8I am feebleנְפוּג֣וֹתִיne.fu.Go.tiH6313and soreמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966brokenוְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִיve.nid.Kei.tiH1794:I have roaredשָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּיSha.'Ag.tiH7580by reason of the disquietnessמִֽנַּהֲמַ֥תmi.na.ha.MatH5100of my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820.
9Lordאֲֽדֹנָי'aDo.naiH136,all my desireתַּאֲוָתִ֑יta.'a.va.TiH8378isbefore thee; and my groaningוְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗יve.'an.cha.TiH585is not hidנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from thee.
10My heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820pantethסְ֭חַרְחַרSe.char.charH5503,my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581failethעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800me: as for the lightוְֽאוֹר־ve.'or-H216of mine eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869,itהֵ֝֗םHemH1992also is goneאֵ֣ין'einH369from me.
11My loversאֹֽהֲבַ֨י׀'o.ha.VaiH157and my friendsוְרֵעַ֗יve.re.'AiH7453standיַעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975aloof fromמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048my soreנִגְעִ֣יnig.'IH5061;and my kinsmenוּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗יuk.ro.VaiH7138standעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975afar offמֵרָחֹ֥קme.ra.ChokH7350.
12They also that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245after my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315lay snaresוַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ׀vay.nak.ShuH5367for me:and they that seekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.SheiH1875my hurtרָ֭עָתִיRa.'a.tiH7451speakדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696mischievous thingsהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942,and imagineיֶהְגּֽוּ׃yeh.GuH1897deceitsוּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.MotH4820all the dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117long.
13But I, as a deafכְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.reshH2795man,heardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085not; and I wasas a dumb manוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.LemH483thatopenethיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605not his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
14Thus I was as a manכְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishH376that hearethH8085not, and in whose mouthH6310areno reproofsתּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.
15For in thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,do I hopeהוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176:thou wilt hearתַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.NehH6030,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
16For I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Hear me, lest otherwisethey should rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me: when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slippethבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131,they magnifyהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431themselves against me.
17For I amreadyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to haltלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761,and my sorrowוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341iscontinuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.
18For I will declareאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046mine iniquityעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I will be sorryאֶ֝דְאַ֗ג'ed.'AgH1672for my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.
19But mine enemiesוְֽ֭אֹיְבַיVe.'o.ye.vaiH341arelivelyחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416, andthey are strongעָצֵ֑מוּ'a.Tze.muH6105:and they that hateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me wrongfullyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267are multipliedוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.
20They also that renderוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896are mine adversariesיִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853;because I followרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291the thing thatgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896is.
21Forsakeתַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800me not, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,be not farתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from me.
22Make hasteח֥וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָתִ֑יle.'ez.ra.TiH5833me, O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136my salvationתְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃te.shu.'a.TiH8668.

Commentaries on Psalms 38

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