1Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315iswearyנָֽקְטָ֥הna.ke.TahH5354of mylifeבְּחַ֫יָּ֥יbe.Chai.YaiH2416; I willleaveאֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה'e.'ez.VahH5800mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879upon myself; I willspeakאֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗'a.da.be.rahH1696in thebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
2I willsayאֹמַ֣ר'o.MarH559toGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433, Do notcondemnתַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561me;showהֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045me why thoucontendestתְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃te.ri.Ve.niH7378with me.
3Is itgoodH2895to thee that thou shouldestoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֗קta.'a.ShokH6231, that thou shouldestdespiseתִ֭מְאַסTim.'asH3988theworkיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of thyhandsכַּפֶּ֑יךָka.Pei.khaH3709, andshineהוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃ho.Fa.'e.taH3313upon thecounselעֲצַ֖ת'a.TzatH6098of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563?
5Are thydaysהֲכִימֵ֣יha.khi.MeiH3117as thedaysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117ofmanאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582? are thyyearsשְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָShe.no.Tei.khaH8141asman’sגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397daysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117,
7Thouknowestדַּ֭עְתְּךָDa'.te.khaH1847that I am notwickedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561; and there is none that candeliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337out of thyhandמִיָּדְךָ֣mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
8Thyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027havemadeעִ֭צְּבוּנִי'I.tze.vu.niH6087me andfashionedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִיvai.ya.'a.Su.niH6213me in all mypartsיַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יבYa.chad sa.VivH3162H5439; yet thou dostdestroyוַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃Va.te.va.le.'E.niH1104me.
9Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142, I beseech thee, that thou hastmadeעֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי'a.si.Ta.niH6213me as theclayכַחֹ֣מֶרkha.Cho.merH2563; and wilt thoubringH7725me intodustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083againH7725?
10Hast thou not poured meoutתַּתִּיכֵ֑נִיta.ti.Khe.niH5413asmilkכֶ֭חָלָבkhe.cha.loH2461, andcurdledתַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃tak.pi.'E.niH7087me likecheeseוְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗הve.khag.ge.vi.NahH1385?
11Thou hastclothedתַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִיtal.bi.She.niH3847me withskinע֣וֹרorH5785andfleshוּ֭בָשָׂרU.va.sorH1320, and hastfencedH7753me withbonesוּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹתu.va.'a.tza.MotH6106andsinewsוְ֝גִידִ֗יםve.gi.DimH1517.
12Thou hastgrantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213melifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416andfavourוָ֭חֶסֶדVa.che.sedH2617, and thycareוּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗u.fe.ku.da.te.chaH6486hathpreservedשָֽׁמְרָ֥הsha.me.RahH8104myspiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.
13And these things hast thouhidצָפַ֣נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845in thyheartבִלְבָבֶ֑ךָvil.va.Ve.khaH3824: Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that this is with thee.
14If Isinחָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398, then thoumarkestוּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִיu.she.mar.Ta.niH8104me, and thou wilt notacquitתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352me from myiniquityוּ֝מֵעֲוֹנִ֗יu.me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
15If I bewickedרָשַׁ֡עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561,woeאַלְלַ֬י'a.LaiH480to me; and if I berighteousוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיVe.tza.dak.tiH6663, yet will I not liftupאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. I amfullשְׂבַ֥עse.Va'H7649ofconfusionקָ֝ל֗וֹןka.LonH7036; thereforeseeוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7202H7200thou myafflictionעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040;
16For itincreasethוְ֭יִגְאֶהVe.yig.'ehH1342. Thouhuntestתְּצוּדֵ֑נִיte.tzu.De.niH6679me as a fiercelionכַּשַּׁ֣חַלka.Sha.chalH7826: andagainוְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בve.ta.ShoH7725thou showest thyselfmarvellousתִּתְפַּלָּא־tit.pa.la'-H6381upon me.
17Thourenewestתְּחַדֵּ֬שׁte.cha.DeshH2318thywitnessesעֵדֶ֨יךָ׀'e.Dei.khaH5707against me, andincreasestוְתֶ֣רֶבve.Te.revH7235thyindignationכַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָKa.'as.khaH3708uponmeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978;changesחֲלִיפ֖וֹתcha.li.FotH2487andwarוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635are against me.
18Why then hast thou brought meforthהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיho.tze.Ta.niH3318from thewombמֵ֭רֶחֶםMe.re.chemH7358? O that I had given up theghostאֶ֝גְוַ֗ע'eg.Va'H1478, and noeyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869hadseenתִרְאֵֽנִי׃tir.'E.niH7200me!
19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have beencarriedאוּבָֽל׃'u.ValH2986from thewombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990to thegraveלַקֶּ֥בֶרla.Ke.verH6913.
20Are not mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592?ceaseוַחֲדָ֑לve.che.DalH2308then, and let mealoneוְשִׁ֥יתya.shitH7896, that I may takecomfortוְאַבְלִ֥יגָהve.'av.Li.gahH1082alittleמְּעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592,
21Before IgoH3212to the place from which I shall notreturnאָשׁ֑וּב'a.ShuvH7725, even to thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and the shadow ofdeathוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757;
22Alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofdarknessעֵיפָ֨תָה׀'ei.Fa.tahH5890, asdarknessאֹ֗פֶל'O.felH652itself; and of the shadow ofdeathצַ֭לְמָוֶתTzal.ma.vetH6757, without anyorderסְדָרִ֗יםse.da.RimH5468, and where thelightוַתֹּ֥פַעva.To.fa'H3313is asdarknessאֹֽפֶל׃ פ'O.felH652.
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