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.
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