To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.
1Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;for the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325are comeבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935in unto mysoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
2I sinkטָבַ֤עְתִּי׀ta.Va'.tiH2883in deepמְ֭צוּלָהMe.tzu.lahH4688mireבִּיוֵ֣ןbi.VenH3121, where there isno standingמָעֳמָ֑דmo.'o.MadH4613:I am comeH935into deepבְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ve.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersH4325,where the floodsוְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶתve.shi.Bo.letH7641overflowשְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃she.ta.Fa.te.niH7857me.
3I am wearyיָגַ֣עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021of my cryingבְקָרְאִי֮ve.ka.re.'IH7121:my throatגְּר֫וֹנִ֥יge.Ro.NiH1627is driedנִחַ֪רni.CharH2787:mine eyesעֵינַ֑י'ei.NaiH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615while I waitמְ֝יַחֵ֗לme.ya.ChelH3176for my Godלֵאלֹהָֽי׃le.lo.HaiH430.
4They that hateשֹׂנְאַ֪יso.ne.'AiH8130me without a causeחִ֫נָּ֥םchi.NamH2600are moreרַבּ֤וּ׀ra.BuH7231than the hairsמִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of mine headרֹאשִׁי֮ro.ShiH7218:they that would destroyמַ֭צְמִיתַיMatz.mi.taiH6789me, beingmine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267,are mightyעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105:then I restoredאָשִֽׁיב׃'a.ShivH7725thatwhich I took not awayגָ֝זַ֗לְתִּיga.Zal.tiH1497.
5O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,thou knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045my foolishnessלְאִוַּלְתִּ֑יle.'i.val.TiH200;and my sinsוְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗יve.'ash.mo.TaiH819are not hidנִכְחָֽדוּ׃nikh.Cha.duH3582from thee.
6Let not them that waitקֹוֶיךָ֮koei.ChaH6960on thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָ֫א֥וֹתtze.Va.'otH6635,be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954for my sake: let not those that seekמְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָme.vak.Shei.chaH1245thee be confoundedיִכָּ֣לְמוּyi.Kal.muH3637for my sake, O GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Because for thy sake I have borneנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּ֑הcher.PahH2781;shameכְלִמָּ֣הkhe.li.MahH3639hath coveredכִּסְּתָ֖הki.se.TahH3680my faceפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.
8I am become a strangerמ֭וּזָרMu.zorH2114unto my brethrenלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251,and an alienוְ֝נָכְרִ֗יve.na.khe.RiH5237unto my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121.
9For the zealקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068of thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֣bei.te.KhaH1004hath eaten me upאֲכָלָ֑תְנִי'a.kha.La.te.niH398;and the reproachesוְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתve.cher.PotH2781of them that reproachedח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָchor.Fei.khaH2778thee are fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.
10When I weptוָאֶבְכֶּ֣הva.'ev.KehH1058, and chastenedmy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315with fastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685,that was to my reproachH2781.
11I madeוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242also my garmentלְבוּשִׁ֣יle.vu.ShiH3830;and I became a proverbלְמָשָֽׁל׃le.ma.ShalH4912to them.
12They that sit inיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427the gateשָׁ֑עַרSha.'arH8179speakיָשִׂ֣יחוּya.Si.chuH7878against me; and I wasthe songוּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹתu.ne.gi.NotH5058of the drunkardsשׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃sho.Tei she.KharH7941H8354.
13But as for me, my prayerתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.ti-H8605isunto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, inan acceptableרָצ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256:O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,in the multitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617hearעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, in the truthבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.MetH571of thy salvationיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E.khaH3468.
14Deliverהַצִּילֵ֣נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of the mireמִ֭טִּיטMi.titH2916,and let me not sinkאֶטְבָּ֑עָה'et.Ba.'ahH2883:let me be deliveredאִנָּצְלָ֥ה'i.na.tze.LahH5337from them that hateמִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, and out of the deepוּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־u.mi.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
15Let not the waterfloodשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641H4325overflowתִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀tish.te.Fe.niH7857me, neither let the deepמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688swallow me upתִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיtiv.la.'E.niH1104,and let not the pitבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875shutתֶּאְטַר־te'.tar-H332her mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310upon me.
16Hearעֲנֵ֣נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;for thy lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:turnפְּנֵ֣הpe.NehH6437unto me according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy tender merciesרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356.
17And hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641not thy faceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from thy servantמֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khaH5650;for I am in troubleצַר־tzar-H6887:hearH6030me speedilyH4118.
18Draw nighקָרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126unto my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315, andredeemגְאָלָ֑הּge.'a.LahH1350it: deliverפְּדֵֽנִי׃pe.De.niH6299me because of mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341.
19Thou hast knownיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֣יcher.pa.TiH2781,and my shameוּ֭בָשְׁתִּיU.va.she.tiH1322,and my dishonourוּכְלִמָּתִ֑יu.khe.li.ma.TiH3639:mine adversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887are all before thee.
20ReproachH2781hath brokenשָֽׁבְרָ֥הsha.ve.RahH7665my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;and I am full of heavinessוָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁהva.'A.Nu.shahH5136:and I lookedוָאֲקַוֶּ֣הva.'a.ka.VehH6960for someto take pityלָנ֣וּדla.NudH5110, but there wasnone; and for comfortersוְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗יםve.lam.na.cha.MimH5162,but I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672none.
21They gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414me also gallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219for my meatבְּבָרוּתִ֣יbe.va.ru.TiH1267;and in my thirstוְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗יve.litz.ma.'IH6772they gave me vinegarחֹֽמֶץ׃Cho.metzH2558to drinkיַשְׁק֥וּנִיyash.Ku.niH8248.
22Let their tableשֻׁלְחָנָ֣םshul.cha.NamH7979become a snareלְפָ֑חle.FachH6341beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them: and that which should have been for theirwelfareוְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥יםve.lish.lo.MimH7965, let it becomea trapלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170.
23Let their eyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶם'Ei.nei.hemH5869be darkenedתֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהtech.Shakh.nahH2821,that they seeמֵרְא֑וֹתme.re.'otH7200not; and make their loinsוּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםu.ma.te.Nei.hemH4975continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548to shakeהַמְעַֽד׃ham.'AdH4571.
24Pour outשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210thine indignationזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195upon them, and let thy wrathfulוַחֲר֥וֹןva.cha.RonH2740angerאַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaH639take holdיַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃ya.si.GemH5381of them.
25Let their habitationטִֽירָתָ֥םti.ra.TamH2918be desolateנְשַׁמָּ֑הne.sha.MahH8074; andlet none dwellיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
26For they persecuteרָדָ֑פוּra.Da.fuH7291himwhom thou hast smittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221;and they talkיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ye.sa.Pe.ruH5608to the griefמַכְא֖וֹבmakh.'ovH4341of those whom thou hast woundedחֲלָלֶ֣יךָcha.la.Lei.khaH2491.
27Addתְּֽנָה־te.nah-H5414iniquityעָ֭וֹן'A.vonH5771unto their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:and let them not comeיָ֝בֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935into thy righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.
28Let them be blottedיִ֭מָּחֽוּYi.ma.chuH4229out of the bookמִסֵּ֣פֶרmi.Se.ferH5612of the livingחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and not be writtenיִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃yi.ka.Te.vuH3789with the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662.
29But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and sorrowfulוְכוֹאֵ֑בve.kho.'EvH3510:let thy salvationיְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ye.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,set me up on highתְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃te.sa.ge.Ve.niH7682.
30I will praiseאֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה'a.ha.LahH1984the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of GodH430with a songבְּשִׁ֑ירbe.ShirH7892,and will magnifyוַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּva.'a.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him with thanksgivingבְתוֹדָֽה׃ve.to.DahH8426.
31Thisalso shall pleaseH3190Yhwhלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068betterוְתִיטַ֣בve.ti.TavH3190than an oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794orbullockפָּ֗רParH6499that hath hornsמַקְרִ֥ןmak.RinH7160and hoofsמַפְרִֽיס׃maf.RisH6536.
32The humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035shall seeרָא֣וּra.'UH7200this, andbe gladיִשְׂמָ֑חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055:and your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824shall liveוִיחִ֥יvi.ChiH2421that seekדֹּרְשֵׁ֥יdo.re.SheiH1875Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.
33For Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hearethשֹׁמֵ֣עַsho.Me.a'H8085the poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34,and despisethבָזָֽה׃va.ZahH959not his prisonersאֲ֝סִירָ֗יו'a.si.RavH615.
34Let the heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776praiseיְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּYe.ha.lu.huH1984him, the seasיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220,and every thing that movethרֹמֵ֥שׂro.MesH7430therein.
35For Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430will saveי֘וֹשִׁ֤יעַyo.Shi.a'H3467Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and will buildוְ֭יִבְנֶהVe.yiv.nehH1129the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:that they may dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427there, and have it in possessionוִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃vi.re.Shu.haH3423.
36The seedוְזֶ֣רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233also of his servantsעֲ֭בָדָיו'A.va.davH5650shall inheritיִנְחָל֑וּהָyin.cha.Lu.haH5157it: and they that loveוְאֹהֲבֵ֥יve.'o.ha.VeiH157his nameשְׁ֝מ֗וֹShe.moH8034shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931therein.
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