1Hold not thypeaceתֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃te.che.RashH2790, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of mypraiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416;
2For themouthפִ֪יfiH6310of thewickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563and themouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310of thedeceitfulמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820areopenedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605against me: they havespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696against me with alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
3Theysurroundedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me also withwordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofhatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135; andfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niH3898against me without acauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
4For myloveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they are myadversariesיִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853: but I give myself toprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.
5And they haverewardedוַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muH7760meevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896, andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for myloveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.
6Setהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485thou a wickedmanרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563over him: and letSatanוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975at his righthandיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225.
7When he shall bejudgedבְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹbe.hi.Sha.fe.tovH8199, let himbeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318condemnedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: and let hisprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605becomesinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.
8Let hisdaysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117befewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592; and letanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947hisofficeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.
9Let hischildrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121befatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490, and hiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802awidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10Let hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121becontinuallyוְנ֤וֹעַve.No.a'H5128vagabondsיָנ֣וּעוּya.Nu.'uH5128, andbegוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592: let themseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875their bread also out of their desolateplacesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.
11Let theextortionerנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383catchיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367all that he hath; and letstrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114spoilוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962hislabourיְגִיעֽוֹ׃ye.gi.'OH3018.
12Let there be none toextendמֹשֵׁ֣ךְmo.ShekhH4900mercyחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617to him: neither let there be any tofavourח֝וֹנֵ֗ןcho.NenH2603his fatherlesschildrenלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490.
13Let hisposterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319be cutoffלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772; and in thegenerationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followingאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312let theirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blottedoutיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229.
14Let theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of hisfathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1berememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142with theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and let not thesinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of hismotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517be blottedoutתִּמָּֽח׃ti.MachH4229.
15Let them be before theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, that he may cutoffוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from theearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
16Because that herememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142not toshowעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213mercyחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617, butpersecutedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ףvai.yir.DofH7291thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manאִישׁ־'ish-H376, that he might evenslayלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191thebrokenוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512inheartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824.
17As helovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045, so let itcomeוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935to him: as hedelightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654not inblessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293, so let it befarוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from him.
18As heclothedוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847himself withcursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045like as with hisgarmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055, so let itcomeוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935into hisbowelsבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130likewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325, and likeoilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081into hisbonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
19Let it be to him as thegarmentכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899whichcoverethיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844him, and for abeltוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206with which he isgirdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
20Let this be therewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of myadversariesשֹׂ֭טְנַיSo.te.naiH7853from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and of them thatspeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451against mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
21Butdoעֲֽשֵׂה־'aseh-H6213thou for me, OGODיְה֘וִ֤הYah.wehH3069theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, for thyname’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sake: because thymercyחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896,deliverהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337thou me.
22For I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, and myheartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820iswoundedחָלַ֥לcha.LalH2490withinבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃be.kir.BiH7130me.
23I amgoneנֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּיne.he.La.khe.tiH1980like theshadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738when itdeclinethכִּנְטוֹת֥וֹkin.to.ToH5186: I am tossed up anddownנִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּיnin.'Ar.tiH5287as thelocustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.
24Mykneesבִּ֭רְכַּיBir.kaiH1290areweakכָּשְׁל֣וּka.she.LuH3782throughfastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685; and myfleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320failethכָּחַ֥שׁka.ChashH3584offatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.
25I became also areproachחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781to them: when theylookedיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200upon me theyshookיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826me, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: Osaveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me according to thymercyכְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃khe.chas.De.khaH2617:
27That they mayknowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045that this is thyhandיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027; that thou,LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, hastdoneעֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃'a.si.TahH6213it.
28Let themcurseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043, butblessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288thou: when theyariseקָ֤מוּ׀Ka.muH6965, let them beashamedוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954; but let thyservantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650rejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.
29Let myadversariesשׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.NaiH7853beclothedיִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.ShuH3847withshameכְּלִמָּ֑הke.li.MahH3639, and let themcoverוְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.TuH5844themselves with their ownconfusionבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322, as with amantleכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.
30I willgreatlyמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966praiseא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068with mymouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310; yea, I willpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984himamongוּבְת֖וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432themultitudeרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227.
31For he shallstandיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975at the righthandלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of thepoorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34, tosaveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467him from those thatcondemnמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
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