A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.for the sons: or, of the sons.Maschil…: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction.
1O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444,I have criedצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817dayיוֹם־yom-H3117andnightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915before thee:
2Let my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440thee: inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thine earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241unto my cryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440;
3For my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is fullשָֽׂבְעָ֣הsa.ve.'AhH7646of troublesבְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451:and my lifeוְחַיַּ֗יve.chai.YaiH2416draweth nighהִגִּֽיעוּ׃hi.Gi.'uH5060unto the graveלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7585.
4I am countedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803with them that go downי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitב֑וֹרVorH953:I am as a manכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397that hathno strengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353:
5Freeחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among the deadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191,like the slainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491that lieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in the graveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913,whom thou rememberestזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142no more: and they are cut offנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504from thy handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
6Thou hast laidשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896me in the lowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953,in darknessבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285,in the deepsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.
7Thy wrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534lieth hardסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon me, and thou hast afflictedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031mewith all thy wavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
8Thou hast put awayH7368mine acquaintanceמְיֻדָּעַ֗יme.yu.da.'AiH3045farהִרְחַ֥קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368from me; thou hast madeשַׁתַּ֣נִיsha.Ta.niH7896me an abominationתוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441unto them: I amshut upכָּ֝לֻ֗אka.Lu'H3607,and I cannot come forthאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318.
9Mine eyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869mournethדָאֲבָ֗הda.'a.VahH1669by reason of afflictionעֹ֥נִי'O.niH6040:Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I have calledקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121dailyי֑וֹםYomH3117upon thee, I have stretched outשִׁטַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Tach.tiH7849my handsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709unto thee.
10Wilt thou shewתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213wondersפֶּ֑לֶאPe.le'H6382to the deadהֲלַמֵּתִ֥יםha.la.me.TimH4191?shall the deadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496ariseיָק֤וּמוּ׀ya.Ku.muH6965andpraiseיוֹד֬וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034thee?Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
11Shall thy lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617be declaredהַיְסֻפַּ֣רhay.su.ParH5608in the graveבַּקֶּ֣בֶרba.Ke.verH6913? orthy faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530in destructionבָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ba.'a.va.DonH11?
12Shall thy wondersפִּלְאֶ֑ךָpil.'E.khaH6382be knownהֲיִוָּדַ֣עha.yi.va.Da'H3045in the darkבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822?and thy righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.chaH6666in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of forgetfulnessנְשִׁיָּֽה׃ne.shi.YahH5388?
13But unto thee have I criedשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;and in the morningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242shall my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605come beforeתְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃te.ka.de.Me.kaH6923thee.
15I amafflictedעָ֘נִ֤י'a.NiH6041and ready to dieוְגֹוֵ֣עַve.goyE.a'H1478from myyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290up: whileI sufferנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375thy terrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָ'e.Mei.khaH367I am distractedאָפֽוּנָה׃'a.Fu.nahH6323.
16Thy fierce wrathחֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָcha.ro.Nei.khaH2740goeth overעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674me; thy terrorsבִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָbi.'u.Tei.khaH1161have cut me offצִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃tzi.me.tu.Tu.niH6789.
17They came round aboutסַבּ֣וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437me dailyהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117like waterכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;they compassedהִקִּ֖יפוּhi.Ki.fuH5362me about togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.
18Loverאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157and friendוָרֵ֑עַva.Re.a'H7453hast thou put farהִרְחַ֣קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368from me, andmine acquaintanceמְֽיֻדָּעַ֥יme.yu.da.'AiH3045into darknessמַחְשָֽׁךְ׃mach.ShakhH4285.
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