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.
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