To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
1MyGodאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410, myGodאֵ֭לִי'E.liH410, why hast thouforsakenעֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me? why art thou sofarרָח֥וֹקra.ChokH7350fromhelpingמִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗יmi.shu.'a.TiH3444me, and from thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of myroaringשַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃sha.'a.ga.TiH7581?
2O myGodאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430, Icryאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121in thedaytimeי֭וֹמָםYo.momH3119, but thouhearestתַעֲנֶ֑הta.'a.NehH6030not; and in the nightseasonוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915, and am notsilentדֽוּמִיָּ֥הdu.mi.YahH1747.
3But thou artholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, O thou thatinhabitestי֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427thepraisesתְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.LotH8416ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
4Ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1trustedבָּטְח֣וּba.te.ChuH982in thee: theytrustedבָּ֝טְח֗וּba.te.ChuH982, and thou didstdeliverוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃va.te.fa.le.te.moH6403them.
5Theycriedזָעֲק֣וּza.'a.KuH2199to thee, and weredeliveredוְנִמְלָ֑טוּve.nim.La.tuH4422: theytrustedH982in thee, and were notconfoundedבֽוֹשׁוּ׃Vo.o.shuH954.
6But I am awormתוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438, and nomanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; areproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781ofmenאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120, anddespisedוּבְז֥וּיu.ve.ZuiH959by thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
7All they thatseeרֹ֭אַיRo.'aiH7200me mockmeיַלְעִ֣גוּyal.'I.guH3932: they shootoutH6358thelipבְ֝שָׂפָ֗הve.sa.FahH8193, theyshakeיָנִ֥יעוּya.Ni.'uH5128theheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218, saying,
8Hetrustedגֹּ֣לgolH1556on theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068that he woulddeliverיְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּye.fa.le.Te.huH6403him: let himdeliverיַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּya.tzi.Le.huH5337him, seeing hedelightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in him.
9But thou art he thatbroughtגֹחִ֣יgo.ChiH1518me out of thewombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990: thou didst make mehopeמַ֝בְטִיחִ֗יmav.ti.ChiH982when I was upon mymother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699.
10I wascastהָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּיha.she.Lakh.tiH7993upon thee from mybirthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358: thou art myGodאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410from mymother’sH517wombH990.
11Be notfarתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from me; fortroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869isnearקְרוֹבָ֑הke.ro.VahH7138; for there is none tohelpעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826.
12Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227bullsפָּרִ֣יםpa.RimH6499havesurroundedסְ֭בָבוּנִיSe.va.vu.niH5437me:strongאַבִּירֵ֖י'a.bi.ReiH47bulls ofBashanבָשָׁ֣ןva.ShanH1316have beset me allroundכִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃ki.te.Ru.niH3803.
13Theygapedפָּצ֣וּpa.TzuH6475upon me with theirmouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310, as araveningטֹרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963and aroaringוְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ve.sho.'EgH7580lionאַ֝רְיֵ֗ה'ar.YehH738.
14I am pouredoutנִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮nish.pakh.TiH8210likewaterכַּמַּ֥יִםka.Ma.yimH4325, and all mybonesעַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥יatz.Mo.TaiH6106are out ofjointוְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּve.hit.pa.re.DuH6504: myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is likewaxכַּדּוֹנָ֑גka.do.NagH1749; it ismeltedנָ֝מֵ֗סna.MesH4549withinmeבְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃be.Tokh me.'AiH8432H4578.
15Mystrengthכֹּחִ֗יko.ChiH3581is driedupיָ֘בֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001like apotsherdכַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ka.Che.resH2789; and mytongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956cleavethמֻדְבָּ֣קmud.BakH1692to myjawsמַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.ChaiH4455; and thou hastbroughtתִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃tish.pe.Te.niH8239me into thedustוְֽלַעֲפַר־ve.la.'a.far-H6083ofdeathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194.
19But be not thoufarתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from me, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: O mystrengthאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363thee tohelpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.
21Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467me from thelion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310: for thou hastheardעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me from thehornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of theunicornsרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214.
22I willdeclareאֲסַפְּרָ֣ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034to mybrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251: in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecongregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951will Ipraiseאֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.ha.Le.kaH1984thee.
23Ye thatfearיִרְאֵ֤יyir.'EiH3373theLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,praiseH1984him; all ye theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,glorifyכַּבְּד֑וּהוּka.be.Du.huH3513him; andfearוְג֥וּרוּve.Gu.ruH1481him, all ye theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24For he hath notdespisedבָזָ֨הva.ZahH959norabhorredשִׁקַּ֡ץshi.KatzH8262theafflictionעֱנ֬וּת'e.NutH6039of theafflictedעָנִ֗י'a.NiH6041; neither hath hehidהִסְתִּ֣ירhis.TirH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440from him; but when hecriedוּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹu.ve.sha.ve.'OH7768to him, heheardשָׁמֵֽעַ׃sha.Me.a'H8085.
25Mypraiseתְֽהִלָּ֫תִ֥יte.hi.La.TiH8416shall be of thee in thegreatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֥לbe.ka.HalH6951: I willpayאֲ֝שַׁלֵּ֗ם'a.sha.LemH7999myvowsנְדָרַ֥יne.da.RaiH5088before them thatfearיְרֵאָֽיו׃ye.re.'AvH3373him.
26Themeekעֲנָוִ֨ים׀'a.na.VimH6035shalleatיֹאכְל֬וּyo.khe.LuH398and besatisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֗עוּve.yis.Ba.'uH7646: they shallpraiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068thatseekדֹּ֣רְשָׁ֑יוdo.re.ShavH1875him: yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824shallliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.
27All theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theworldאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776shallrememberיִזְכְּר֤וּ׀yiz.ke.RuH2142andturnוְיָשֻׁ֣בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725to theLORDH3068: and all thekindredsמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471shallworshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.
28For thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֑הha.me.lu.KhahH4410is theLORD’SH3068: and he is thegovernorוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910among thenationsH1471.
29All theprosperousדִּשְׁנֵי־dish.nei-H1879of theearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776shalleatאָכְל֬וּ'a.khe.LuH398andworshipוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812: all they that godownיוֹרְדֵ֣יyor.DeiH3381to thedustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083shallbowיִ֭כְרְעוּYikh.re.'uH3766beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and none can keepaliveחִיָּֽה׃chi.YahH2421his ownsoulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
30Aseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233shallserveיַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him; it shall beaccountedיְסֻפַּ֖רye.su.ParH5608to theLordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136for agenerationלַדּֽוֹר׃la.DorH1755.
31They shallcomeיָ֭בֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935, and shalldeclareוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֑וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666to apeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971that shall bebornנ֝וֹלָ֗דno.LadH3205, that he hathdoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213this .
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