2I was dumbנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481with silenceד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747,I held my peaceהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814, evenfrom goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896;and my sorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511was stirredנֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'.KarH5916.
3My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820was hotחַם־cham-H2552withinבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130me, while I was musingבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197:thenH227spakeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696I with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956,
4Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,make me to knowהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045mine endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093,and the measureוּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.DatH4060of my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117, what it is; thatI may knowאֵ֝דְעָ֗ה'e.de.'AhH3045how frailחָדֵ֥לcha.DelH2310I am.
5Behold, thou hast madeנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my daysH3117asan handbreadthטְפָח֨וֹת׀te.fa.ChotH2947;and mine ageוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465isas nothing before thee: verily everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120at his best stateנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324isaltogetherכָּל־kol-H3605vanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Surely every manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376walkethיִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־yit.ha.lekh-H1980in a vain shewבְּצֶ֤לֶם׀be.Tze.lemH6754:surely they are disquietedיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993in vainH1892:he heapeth upיִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.BorH6651riches,and knowethיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045not who shall gatherאֹסְפָֽם׃'o.se.FamH622them.
7And now, Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,what waitקִּוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960I for? my hopeתּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗יto.chal.TiH8431is in thee.
8Deliverהַצִּילֵ֑נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from all my transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֥יpe.sha.'AiH6588:makeתְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃te.si.Me.niH7760me not the reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of the foolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036.
9I was dumbנֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּיNe.'e.lam.tiH481,I openedאֶפְתַּח־'ef.tach-H6605not my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310;because thou didstעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213it.
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