1Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, OGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; for thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325arecomeבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935in to mysoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
2Isinkטָבַ֤עְתִּי׀ta.Va'.tiH2883indeepמְ֭צוּלָהMe.tzu.lahH4688mireבִּיוֵ֣ןbi.VenH3121, where there is nostandingמָעֳמָ֑דmo.'o.MadH4613: I amcomeH935intodeepבְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ve.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersH4325, where thefloodsוְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶתve.shi.Bo.letH7641overflowשְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃she.ta.Fa.te.niH7857me.
4They thathateשֹׂנְאַ֪יso.ne.'AiH8130me without acauseחִ֫נָּ֥םchi.NamH2600aremoreרַבּ֤וּ׀ra.BuH7231than thehairsמִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of myheadרֹאשִׁי֮ro.ShiH7218: they that woulddestroyמַ֭צְמִיתַיMatz.mi.taiH6789me, being myenemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267, aremightyעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105: then Irestoredאָשִֽׁיב׃'a.ShivH7725that which I took notawayגָ֝זַ֗לְתִּיga.Zal.tiH1497.
5OGodאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430, thouknowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045myfoolishnessלְאִוַּלְתִּ֑יle.'i.val.TiH200; and mysinsוְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗יve.'ash.mo.TaiH819are nothidנִכְחָֽדוּ׃nikh.Cha.duH3582from thee.
6Let not them thatwaitקֹוֶיךָ֮koei.ChaH6960on thee, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069ofhostsצְבָ֫א֥וֹתtze.Va.'otH6635, beashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954for my sake: let not those thatseekמְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָme.vak.Shei.chaH1245thee beconfoundedיִכָּ֣לְמוּyi.Kal.muH3637for my sake, OGodH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Because for thy sake I haveborneנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּ֑הcher.PahH2781;shameכְלִמָּ֣הkhe.li.MahH3639hathcoveredכִּסְּתָ֖הki.se.TahH3680myfaceפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.
8I am become astrangerמ֭וּזָרMu.zorH2114to mybrethrenלְאֶחָ֑יle.'e.ChaiH251, and analienוְ֝נָכְרִ֗יve.na.khe.RiH5237to mymother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121.
9For thezealקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068of thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֣bei.te.KhaH1004hath eaten meupאֲכָלָ֑תְנִי'a.kha.La.te.niH398; and thereproachesוְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתve.cher.PotH2781of them thatreproachedח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָchor.Fei.khaH2778thee havefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.
10When Iweptוָאֶבְכֶּ֣הva.'ev.KehH1058, and chastened mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315withfastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685, that was to myreproachH2781.
11Imadeוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242also mygarmentלְבוּשִׁ֣יle.vu.ShiH3830; and I became aproverbלְמָשָֽׁל׃le.ma.ShalH4912to them.
12They that sitinיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427thegateשָׁ֑עַרSha.'arH8179speakיָשִׂ֣יחוּya.Si.chuH7878against me; and I was thesongוּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹתu.ne.gi.NotH5058of thedrunkardsשׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃sho.Tei she.KharH8354H7941.
13But as for me, myprayerתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.ti-H8605is to thee, OLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, in anacceptableרָצ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256: OGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, in themultitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of thymercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617hearעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, in thetruthבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.MetH571of thysalvationיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E.khaH3468.
14Deliverהַצִּילֵ֣נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of themireמִ֭טִּיטMi.titH2916, and let me notsinkאֶטְבָּ֑עָה'et.Ba.'ahH2883: let me bedeliveredאִנָּצְלָ֥ה'i.na.tze.LahH5337from them thathateמִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, and out of thedeepוּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־u.mi.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
15Let not the waterfloodשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH4325H7641overflowתִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀tish.te.Fe.niH7857me, neither let thedeepמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688swallow meupתִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיtiv.la.'E.niH1104, and let not thepitבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875shutתֶּאְטַר־te'.tar-H332hermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310upon me.
16Hearעֲנֵ֣נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068; for thylovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:turnפְּנֵ֣הpe.NehH6437to me according to themultitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy tendermerciesרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356.
17Andhideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641not thyfaceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from thyservantמֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khaH5650; for I am introubleצַר־tzar-H6887:hearH6030mespeedilyH4118.
18Drawnearקָרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126to mysoulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315, andredeemגְאָלָ֑הּge.'a.LahH1350it:deliverפְּדֵֽנִי׃pe.De.niH6299me because of myenemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341.
19Thou hastknownיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045myreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֣יcher.pa.TiH2781, and myshameוּ֭בָשְׁתִּיU.va.she.tiH1322, and mydishonourוּכְלִמָּתִ֑יu.khe.li.ma.TiH3639: myadversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887are all before thee.
20ReproachH2781hathbrokenשָֽׁבְרָ֥הsha.ve.RahH7665myheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820; and I am full ofheavinessוָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁהva.'A.Nu.shahH5136: and Ilookedוָאֲקַוֶּ֣הva.'a.ka.VehH6960for some to takepityלָנ֣וּדla.NudH5110, but there was none; and forcomfortersוְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗יםve.lam.na.cha.MimH5162, but Ifoundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672none.
21Theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414me alsogallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219for myfoodבְּבָרוּתִ֣יbe.va.ru.TiH1267; and in mythirstוְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗יve.litz.ma.'IH6772they gave mevinegarחֹֽמֶץ׃Cho.metzH2558todrinkיַשְׁק֥וּנִיyash.Ku.niH8248.
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