To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1We haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241, OGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430, ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havetoldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us, whatworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467thoudidstפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466in theirdaysבִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗םvi.mei.HemH3117, in thetimesבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117ofoldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.
2How thou didst driveoutה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּHo.rash.taH3423theheathenגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471with thyhandיָדְךָ֡ya.de.KhaH3027, and didstplantוַתִּטָּעֵ֑םva.ti.ta.'EmH5193them; how thou didstafflictתָּרַ֥עta.Ra'H7489thepeopleלְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816, and cast themoutוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Va.te.sha.le.ChemH7971.
3For theyobtainedה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּHo.rash.taH3423not thelandאָ֗רֶץ'A.retzH776inpossessionיָ֥רְשׁוּYa.re.shuH3423by their ownswordבְחַרְבָּ֡םve.char.BamH2719, neither did their ownarmוּזְרוֹעָם֮u.ze.ro.'AmH2220saveהוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫הho.Shi.'AhH3467them: but thy righthandיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225, and thyarmוּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָU.ze.ro.'a.khaH2220, and thelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of thycountenanceפָּנֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, because thou hadst afavourרְצִיתָֽם׃re.tzi.TamH7521to them.
4Thou art myKingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428, OGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:commandצַ֝וֵּ֗הtza.VehH6680deliverancesיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444forJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
5Through thee will we pushdownנְנַגֵּ֑חַne.na.Ge.achH5055ourenemiesצָרֵ֣ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862: through thynameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034we will tread themunderנָב֥וּסna.VusH947that riseupקָמֵֽינוּ׃ka.Mei.nuH6965against us.
6For I will nottrustאֶבְטָ֑ח'ev.TachH982in mybowבְקַשְׁתִּ֣יve.kash.TiH7198, neither shall myswordוְ֝חַרְבִּ֗יve.char.BiH2719saveתוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me.
7But thou hastsavedH3467us from ourenemiesמִצָּרֵ֑ינוּmi.tza.Rei.nuH6862, and hast put them toshameהֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃he.vi.Sho.taH954thathatedוּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּu.me.san.'Ei.nuH8130us.
9Butאַף־'af-H637thou hast castoffזָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.taH2186, and put us toshameוַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּva.takh.li.Me.nuH3637; and goest notforthתֵ֝צֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318with ourarmiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635.
10Thou makest us toturnתְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268from theenemyצָ֑רTzarH6862: and they whohateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּu.me.san.'Ei.nuH8130us have takenspoilשָׁ֣סוּSha.suH8154for themselves.
11Thou hastgivenתִּ֭תְּנֵנוּTi.te.ne.nuH5414us likesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629appointed forfoodמַאֲכָ֑לma.'a.KhalH3978; and hastscatteredזֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ze.ri.Ta.nuH2219us among theheathenוּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗םu.va.go.YimH1471.
12Thousellestתִּמְכֹּֽר־tim.kor-H4376thypeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971fornothingה֑וֹןHonH1952, and dost notincreaseרִ֝בִּ֗יתָri.Bi.taH7235thy wealth by theirpriceבִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃bim.chi.rei.HemH4242.
13Thoumakestתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us areproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to ourneighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934, ascornלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933and aderisionוָ֝קֶ֗לֶסva.Ke.lesH7047to them that arearoundלִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lis.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.
14ThoumakestH7760us a bywordמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, ashakingמְנֽוֹד־me.nod-H4493of theheadרֹ֝֗אשׁRoshH7218among thepeopleH3816.
15Myconfusionכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639iscontinuallyהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117before me, and theshameוּבֹ֖שֶׁתu.Vo.shetH1322of myfaceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440hathcoveredכִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ki.Sa.te.niH3680me,
16For thevoiceמִ֭קּוֹלMi.kolH6963of him thatreproachethמְחָרֵ֣ףme.cha.RefH2778andblasphemethוּמְגַדֵּ֑ףu.me.ga.DefH1442; byreasonH6440of theenemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341andavengerוּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃u.mit.na.KemH5358.
17All this iscomeבָּ֭אַתְנוּBa.'at.nuH935upon us; yet we have notforgottenשְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָshe.kha.cha.Nu.khaH7911thee, neither have we dealtfalselyשִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּShi.Kar.nuH8266in thycovenantבִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃biv.ri.Te.khaH1285.
18Ourheartלִבֵּ֑נוּli.Be.nuH3820is notturnedנָס֣וֹגna.SogH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268, neither have ourstepsאֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ'a.shu.Rei.nuH838declinedוַתֵּ֥טva.TetH5186from thywayאָרְחֶֽךָ׃'a.re.Che.khaH734;
19Though thou hast greatlybrokeדִ֭כִּיתָנוּDi.ki.ta.nuH1794us in theplaceבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725ofdragonsתַּנִּ֑יםta.NimH8577, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680us with the shadow ofdeathבְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
20If we haveforgottenשָׁ֭כַחְנוּSha.khach.nuH7911thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, or stretchedoutוַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂva.nif.RosH6566ourhandsכַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּka.Pei.nuH3709to astrangeזָֽר׃ZarH2114godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410;
21Shall notGodH430search outthisיַֽחֲקָר־ya.cha.kor-H2713? for heknowethיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045thesecretsתַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587of theheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
22Yea, for thy sake are wekilledהֹרַ֣גְנוּho.Rag.nuH2026all thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long; we arecountedנֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803assheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for theslaughterטִבְחָֽה׃tiv.ChahH2878.
23Awakeע֤וּרָה׀'U.rahH5782, whysleepestתִישַׁ֥ן׀ti.ShanH3462thou, OLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136?ariseהָ֝קִ֗יצָהha.Ki.tzahH6974, cast us notoffתִּזְנַ֥חtiz.NachH2186foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.
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