2Othatיִתְּנֵ֥נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I were as inmonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391pastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, as in thedaysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433preservedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104me;
3When hislampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shinedבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984upon myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, and when by hislightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216IwalkedH3212throughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
4As I was in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of myyouthחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779, when thesecretבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475ofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433was upon mytentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;
5When theAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was yet with me, when mychildrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288wereaboutסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439me;
6When Iwashedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364mystepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978withbutterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529, and therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured meoutיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694riversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081;
7When I wentoutבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179through thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, when Ipreparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in thestreetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339!
8The youngmenנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me, andhidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves: and theagedוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, and stoodupעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
10Thenoblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057heldנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244theirpeaceקוֹל־kol-H6963, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roof of theirmouthלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11When theearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085me, then itblessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me; and when theeyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200me, it gavewitnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749to me:
12Because Ideliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041thatcriedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, and thefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that had none tohelpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready toperishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing forjoyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14Iputלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664, and itclothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃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 thepoorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34: and thecauseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379which Iknewיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not I searchedoutאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713.
17And Ibrokeוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665thejawsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of thewickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767, andpluckedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993thepreyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964out of 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.ShiH8328was spreadoutפָת֣וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605by thewatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, and thedewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919lay allnightיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885upon mybranchבִּקְצִירִֽי׃bik.tzi.RiH7105.
20Mygloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519wasfreshחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319inmeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978, and mybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198wasrenewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in myhandבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.
21To me men gaveearשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085, andwaitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176, and keptsilenceוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.MuH1826atלְמ֣וֹle.MoH3926mycounselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.
22Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310mywordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697they spoke notagainיִשְׁנ֑וּyish.NuH8138; and myspeechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405fellתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197upon them.
23And theywaitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for therainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306; and theyopenedפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473theirmouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310wide as for the latterrainלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456.
24If Imockedאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832at them, they had noconfidenceיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539; and thelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of mycountenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440they cast notdownיַפִּילֽוּן׃ya.pi.LunH5307.
25Ichoseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977out theirwayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870, andsatוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427chiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218, anddweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as akingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428in thearmyבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416, as one thatcomfortethיְנַחֵֽם׃ye.na.ChemH5162themournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.
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