To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.
1Giveearהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605, OGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430; andhideתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956not thyself from mysupplicationמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.
2Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to me, andhearוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030me: Imournאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in mycomplaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879, and make anoiseוְאָהִֽימָה׃ve.'a.Hi.mahH1949;
3Because of thevoiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of theenemyאוֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341,becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theoppressionעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: for theycastיָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuH4131iniquityאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon me, and inwrathוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639theyhateיִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃yis.te.Mu.niH7852me.
4Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is greatlypainedיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me: and theterrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367ofdeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194havefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.
6And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Othatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I hadwingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like adoveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123! for then I would flyawayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774, and be atrestוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.
7Lo, then I wouldwanderנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074faroffאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368, andremainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
9Destroyבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104, OLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, anddivideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385theirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956: for I haveseenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555andstrifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they goaboutיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437her upon herwallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346:mischiefוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205also andsorrowוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999are in hermidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.
11Wickednessהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942is in hermidstH7130:deceitתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496andguileוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185not from herstreetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.
12For it was not anenemyאוֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341thatreproachedיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me; then I could haveborneוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it : neither was it he thathatedמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me thatmagnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself against me; then I would havehidוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him:
13But it was thou, amanאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582myequalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187, myguideאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441, and myacquaintanceוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045.
15Letdeathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194seizeיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH5377H3451upon them, and let them godownיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416intohellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585: forwickednessרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is in theirdwellingsבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033, andamongבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130them.
16As for me, I willcallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121uponGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430; and theLORDוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shallsaveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.
17Eveningעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153, andmorningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242, and atnoonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672, will Iprayאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878, and cryaloudוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993: and he shallhearוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085myvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
18He hathdeliveredפָּ֘דָ֤הpa.DahH6299mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315inpeaceבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from thebattleמִקֲּרָב־mi.ka.rov-H7128that was against me: for there weremanyבְ֝רַבִּ֗יםve.ra.BimH7227with me.
19Godאֵ֨ל׀'elH410shallhearיִשְׁמַ֤ע׀yish.Ma'H8085, andafflictH6030them, even he thatabidethוְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥בve.Yo.ShevH3427ofoldקֶ֗דֶםKe.demH6924.Selahסֶ֥לָהSe.lahH5542. Because they have nochangesחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487, therefore theyfearיָרְא֣וּya.re.'UH3372notGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
20He hath putforthשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971hishandsיָ֭דָיוYa.davH3027against such as are atpeaceבִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbish.lo.MavH7965with him: he hathbrokenחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490hiscovenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285.
21The words of hismouthפִּיו֮pivH6310weresmootherחָלְק֤וּ׀chal.KuH2505thanbutterמַחְמָאֹ֣תmach.ma.'OtH4260, butwarוּֽקֲרָב־u.ka.rov-H7128was in hisheartלִ֫בּ֥וֹli.BoH3820: hiswordsדְבָרָ֥יוde.va.RavH1697weresofterרַכּ֖וּra.KuH7401thanoilמִשֶּׁ֗מֶןmi.She.menH8081, yet were they drawnswordsפְתִחֽוֹת׃fe.ti.ChotH6609.
22Castהַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhash.LekhH7993thyburdenיְהָבְךָ֮ye.ha.ve.KhaH3053upon theLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068, and he shallsustainיְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָye.Khal.ke.Le.khaH3557thee: he shallneverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769allowיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414therighteousלַצַּדִּֽיק׃la.tza.DikH6662to bemovedמ֗וֹטMotH4131.
23But thou, OGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430, shalt bring themdownתּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀to.ri.DemH3381into thepitלִבְאֵ֬רliv.'ErH875ofdestructionשַׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845:bloodyדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818anddeceitfulוּ֭מִרְמָהU.mir.mahH4820menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582shall not live outhalfיֶחֱצ֣וּye.che.TzuH2673theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117; but I willtrustאֶבְטַח־'ev.tach-H982in thee.
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