2Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that I were as in themonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391of old, as in thedaysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watchedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104overmeיִתְּנֵ֥נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414;
3When hislampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shineduponH5921myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, and by hislightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedthroughH5921darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
4As I was in the ripeness of mydaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117, when thesecretבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475ofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasuponעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921mytentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;
5When theAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was yet withmeH5978, and mychildrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288wereaboutסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439meH5978;
6When mystepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978werewashedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364withbutterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529, and therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697pouredיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694meעִ֝מָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978out rivers ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081!
7When IwentH3318forthH3318to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179unto thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, when Ipreparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in thestreetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339,
10Thevoiceקוֹל־kol-H6963of thenoblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057washushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleaved to theroofH2441of theirmouthH2441.
12Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ideliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041thatcriedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, thefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490also, that hadnoneוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808tohelpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready toperishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935uponH5921meH5921: and I caused thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820tosingאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442forjoyH7442.
14Iputלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664, and itclothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847meH4941: myjusticeמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was as arobeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and adiademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
15I waseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to theblindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787, andfeetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272was I to thelameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.
16I was afatherאָ֣ב'avH1to theneedyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34: and thecauseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379of him that IknewH3045notלֹא־lo'-H3808Isearchedאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713outH3045.
17And I brake thejawsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the unrighteous, and plucked thepreyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964outאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of histeethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.
18Then Isaidוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, I shalldieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478in mynestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064, and I shallmultiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as thesandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344:
19Myrootשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328is spreadoutH413to thewatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, and thedewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919lieth all nightuponH413my branch:
20Mygloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519is fresh inmeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978, and mybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198isrenewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in myhandבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.
21Unto me mengaveשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085ear, andwaitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176, and kept silence for mycounselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.
22AfterH310mywordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697they spakenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808againH310; and myspeechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405droppedתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197uponוְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹve.'a.Lei.movH5921them.
23And theywaitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for therainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306; and theyopenedH6473theirmouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310wideפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473as for thelatterלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4306.
24If Ilaughedאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832on them, theybelievedיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808; and thelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of mycountenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440theycastH5307notלֹ֣אlo'H3808downH5307.
25Ichoseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977outH3427theirwayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870, andsatוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427aschiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218, anddweltH3427as akingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428in thearmyH3427, as one that comforteth themournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
Commentaries