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Psalms 88

A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

1OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444, I havecriedצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817dayיוֹם־yom-H3117andnightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915before thee:

2Let myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440thee:inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186thyearאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to mycryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440;

3For mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315isfullשָֽׂבְעָ֣הsa.ve.'AhH7646oftroublesבְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451: and mylifeוְחַיַּ֗יve.chai.YaiH2416drawethnearהִגִּֽיעוּ׃hi.Gi.'uH5060to thegraveלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7585.

4I amcountedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803with them that godownי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into thepitב֑וֹרVorH953: I am as amanכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397that hath nostrengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353:

5Freeחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among thedeadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191, like theslainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491thatlieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in thegraveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913, whom thourememberestזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142no more: and they are cutoffנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504from thyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

6Thou hastlaidשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896me in thelowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953, indarknessבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285, in thedeepsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.

7Thywrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534liethheavyסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon me, and thou hastafflictedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031me with all thywavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8Thou hast putawayהִרְחַ֥קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368myacquaintanceמְיֻדָּעַ֗יme.yu.da.'AiH3045farH7368from me; thou hastmadeשַׁתַּ֣נִיsha.Ta.niH7896me anabominationתוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441to them: I am shutupכָּ֝לֻ֗אka.Lu'H3607, and I cannot comeforthאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318.

9Myeyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869mournethדָאֲבָ֗הda.'a.VahH1669by reason ofafflictionעֹ֥נִי'O.niH6040:LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121dailyי֑וֹםYomH3117upon thee, I have stretchedoutשִׁטַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Tach.tiH7849myhandsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709to thee.

10Wilt thoushowתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213wondersפֶּ֑לֶאPe.le'H6382to thedeadהֲלַמֵּתִ֥יםha.la.me.TimH4191? shall thedeadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496ariseיָק֤וּמוּ׀ya.Ku.muH6965andpraiseיוֹד֬וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034thee?Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

11Shall thylovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617bedeclaredהַיְסֻפַּ֣רhay.su.ParH5608in thegraveבַּקֶּ֣בֶרba.Ke.verH6913? or thyfaithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530indestructionבָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ba.'a.va.DonH11?

12Shall thywondersפִּלְאֶ֑ךָpil.'E.khaH6382beknownהֲיִוָּדַ֣עha.yi.va.Da'H3045in thedarkבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822? and thyrighteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.chaH6666in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776offorgetfulnessנְשִׁיָּֽה׃ne.shi.YahH5388?

13But to thee have Icriedשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; and in themorningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242shall myprayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605comebeforeתְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃te.ka.de.Me.kaH6923thee.

14LORDH3068, why castest thouoffתִּזְנַ֣חtiz.NachH2186mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315? whyhidestתַּסְתִּ֖ירtas.TirH5641thou thyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from me?

15I amafflictedעָ֘נִ֤י'a.NiH6041and ready todieוְגֹוֵ֣עַve.goyE.a'H1478from myyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290up: while Isufferנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375thyterrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָ'e.Mei.khaH367I amdistractedאָפֽוּנָה׃'a.Fu.nahH6323.

16Thy fiercewrathחֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָcha.ro.Nei.khaH2740goethoverעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674me; thyterrorsבִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָbi.'u.Tei.khaH1161have cut meoffצִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃tzi.me.tu.Tu.niH6789.

17They camearoundסַבּ֣וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437medailyהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117likewaterכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325; theysurroundedהִקִּ֖יפוּhi.Ki.fuH5362metogetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

18Loverאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157andfriendוָרֵ֑עַva.Re.a'H7453hast thou putfarהִרְחַ֣קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368from me, and myacquaintanceמְֽיֻדָּעַ֥יme.yu.da.'AiH3045intodarknessמַחְשָֽׁךְ׃mach.ShakhH4285.

Commentaries on Psalms 88

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