A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.
1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085myprayerH8605, OLORDH3068, and let mycryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775comeתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935to thee.
2Hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641not thyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me in thedayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117when I am introubleH6862;inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thyearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to me: in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when Icallאֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121answerעֲנֵֽנִי׃'a.Ne.niH6030mespeedilyH4118.
3For mydaysH3117areconsumedכָל֣וּkha.LuH3615likesmokeבְעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227, and mybonesוְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗יve.'atz.mo.TaiH6106areburnedנִחָֽרוּ׃ni.Cha.ruH2787as anhearthקֵ֥דkedH4168.
4Myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820issmittenהוּכָּֽה־hu.kah-H5221, andwitheredוַיִּבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001likegrassכָ֭עֵשֶׂבKha.'e.sevH6212; so that Iforgetשָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּיSha.Khach.tiH7911toeatמֵאֲכֹ֥לme.'a.KholH398mybreadלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.
5By reason of thevoiceמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of mygroaningאַנְחָתִ֑י'an.cha.TiH585mybonesעַ֝צְמִ֗י'atz.MiH6106cleaveדָּבְקָ֥הda.ve.KahH1692to myskinלִבְשָׂרִֽי׃liv.sa.RiH1320.
6I amlikeדָּ֭מִיתִיDa.mi.tiH1819apelicanלִקְאַ֣תlik.'AtH6893of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057: I am like anowlכְּכ֣וֹסke.KhosH3563of thedesertחֳרָבֽוֹת׃cho.ra.VotH2723.
7Iwatchשָׁקַ֥דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245, and am as asparrowכְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833aloneבּוֹדֵ֥דbo.DedH909upon thehousetopגָּֽג׃GagH1406.
8Myenemiesאוֹיְבָ֑י'oy.VaiH341reproachחֵרְפ֣וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me all thedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117; and they that aremadמְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗יme.ho.la.LaiH1984against me areswornנִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃nish.Ba.'uH7650against me.
9For I haveeatenאָכָ֑לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398ashesאֵ֭פֶר'E.ferH665likebreadכַּלֶּ֣חֶםka.Le.chemH3899, andmingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537mydrinkוְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗יve.shi.ku.VaiH8249withweepingבִּבְכִ֥יbiv.KhiH1065,
10Becauseמִפְּנֵֽי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of thyindignationזַֽעַמְךָ֥za.'am.KhaH2195and thywrathוְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָve.kitz.Pe.chaH7110: for thou hast lifted meupנְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִיne.sa.Ta.niH5375, and cast medownוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃va.tash.li.Khe.niH7993.
11Mydaysיָ֭מַיYa.maiH3117are like ashadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738thatdeclinethנָט֑וּיna.TuiH5186; and I amwitheredאִיבָֽשׁ׃'i.VashH3001likegrassכָּעֵ֥שֶׂבka.'E.sevH6212.
12But thou, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, shaltendureתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; and thyremembranceוְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ve.zikh.re.khaH2143toallלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
13Thou shaltariseתָ֭קוּםTa.kumH6965, and havemercyתְּרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355uponZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726: for thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tofavourלְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּle.che.NahH2603her, yea, the settimeמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150, iscomeבָ֥אva'H935.
15So theheathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471shallfearוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and all thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thygloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.
16When theLORDH3068shall buildupבָנָ֣הva.NahH1129Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726, he shallappearנִ֝רְאָ֗הnir.'AhH7200in hisgloryH3519.
17He willregardפָּ֭נָהPa.nahH6437theprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thedestituteהָעַרְעָ֑רha.'ar.'ArH6199, and notdespiseבָ֝זָ֗הva.ZahH959theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָֽם׃te.fi.la.TamH8605.
18This shall bewrittenתִּכָּ֣תֶבti.Ka.tevH3789for thegenerationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755tocomeאַחֲר֑וֹן'a.cha.RonH314: and thepeopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971which shall becreatedנִ֝בְרָ֗אniv.Ra'H1254shallpraiseיְהַלֶּל־ye.ha.lel-H1984theLORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
19For he hath lookeddownהִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifH8259from theheightמִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.RomH4791of hissanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944; fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064hath theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beheldהִבִּֽיט׃hi.BitH5027theearthאֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzH776;
20Tohearלִ֭שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085thegroaningאֶנְקַ֣ת'en.KatH603of theprisonerאָסִ֑יר'a.SirH615; tolooseלְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַle.fa.Te.achH6605those that areappointedבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121todeathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546;
21Todeclareלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068inZionבְּ֭צִיּוֹןBe.tzi.yonH6726, and hispraiseוּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;
22When thepeopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971aregatheredבְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץbe.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162, and thekingdomsוּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467, toserveלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDH3068.
24Isaidאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559, O myGodאֵלִ֗י'e.LiH410, take me notawayתַּ֭עֲלֵנִיTa.'al.niH5927in themidstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of mydaysH3117: thyyearsשְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃she.no.Tei.khaH8141are throughoutallבְּד֖וֹרbe.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִ֣יםdo.RimH1755.
25Ofoldלְ֭פָנִיםLe.fa.nimH6440hast thou laid thefoundationיָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245of theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theheavensשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064are theworkוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
26They shallperishיֹאבֵדוּ֮yoe.DuH6, but thou shaltendureתַ֫עֲמֹ֥דta.'a.ModH5975: yea, all of them shall growoldיִבְל֑וּyiv.LuH1086like agarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899; as avestureכַּלְּב֖וּשׁka.le.VushH3830shalt thouchangeתַּחֲלִיפֵ֣םta.cha.li.FemH2498them, and they shall bechangedוְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃Ve.ya.cha.Lo.fuH2498:
27But thou art the same, and thyyearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141shall have noendיִתָּֽמּוּ׃yi.Ta.muH8552.
28Thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shallcontinueיִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּyish.Ko.nuH7931, and theirseedוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233shall beestablishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559beforeלְפָנֶ֥יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.
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