For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.
1My God, my God, why hast thou forsakenmeH5921? why art thousoH5921farH5921from helpingmeH5921, and from the words of my roaring?
2O myGodH410, I cry in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and weredeliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403: theytrustedH982in thee, and were not ashamed.
6But I am a worm, andnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808man; a reproach of men, and despised of thepeopleוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808.
7AllH376they that seemeH3808laughmeH3808toscornחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781: they shootoutH376the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8Commit thyself unto the LORD; let him deliver him: let him deliver him,seeingרֹ֭אַיRo.'aiH7200he delighteth in him.
9But thou art he thattookיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337meH413outH413the womb: thou didstmakeH3588meH413trust when I wasuponH413my mother’s breasts.
10I was castuponH5921thee from thewombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990: thou art my God from mymother’sH517bellyמִבֶּ֥טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.
11Be notfarH5921frommeH5921; for trouble isnearH5921; for there is none to help.
12Many bulls have compassedmeH4480: strong bulls of Bashan have besetmeH4480round.
13They gape uponmeסְ֭בָבוּנִיSe.va.vu.niH5437with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I am pouredoutH5921like water, andallפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310my bones areoutH5921of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15MyStrengthעַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥יatz.Mo.TaiH6106is driedupנִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮nish.pakh.TiH8210like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hastbroughtH1961meH1961intoבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the dust of death.
16For dogs have compassedmeH8239: the assembly of evil-doers have enclosedmeH8239; they pierced my hands and my feet.
17I may tellallH5437my bones; they look and stareuponיָדַ֥יya.DaiH3027meH5437:
18They part my garments among them, anduponיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200my vesturedoכָּל־kol-H3605they cast lots.
19But be not thoufarH5921offH5921, O LORD: O thou my succour, haste thee to helpmeH5921.
20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog;
21SaveH5315meH5315from the lion’smouthH5315; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answeredmeH5315.
22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23Ye that fear the LORD,praiseH1984him; all ye the seed ofJacobאֲסַפְּרָ֣ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24For he hath not despisednorH4480abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25Of thee cometh mypraiseכִּ֤יkiH3588in the great congregation: I willpayשָׁמֵֽעַ׃sha.Me.a'H8085my vowsbeforeפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440them that fear him.
26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shallpraiseתְֽהִלָּ֫תִ֥יte.hi.La.TiH8416the LORD that seek after him: let your heart live for ever.
27AllH398the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto theLORDH3068: andallH398the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28For the kingdom is theLORD’SH3068: and he is the ruler over thenationsH1471.
29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that godownH3588to the dust shall bow before him,evenH3588he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30A seed shallserveלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.
31They shall come and shalldeclareיְסֻפַּ֖רye.su.ParH5608his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
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