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Psalms

Chapter 109
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֭menatzּecha ledavi֣d mizem֑or 'elohe֥y te֝hilּati֗y 'aֽl-tּecheraֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent,

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y pi֪y rashsha֡ uֽpiy-mi֭remah 'ala֣y pּata֑chu dּibּer֥u 'i֝tּi֗y leshsh֣on shshaֽqer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)for wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vedibere֣y shsine'a֣h sebab֑uniy vayּiֽlּacham֥uniy chinּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם׃

4

תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃

5

וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hapeqe֣d 'ala֣yv rashsha֑ ve֝shsata֗n ya'amo֥d 'al-yemiynֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Appoint a wicked man to oppose him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭hishshּa֣peto yetze֣ rashsha֑ u֝tepilּat֗o tּiheye֥h laֽchata'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.

בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiֽheyֽu-yama֥yv me'atּi֑ym pּe֝qudּat֗o yiqּa֥ch 'acheֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.

יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹ יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiֽheyu-bana֥yv yetomi֑ym ve֝'ishshetּo 'alemanaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָ֥יו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ven֤o'a yan֣u'u bana֣yv veshshi'e֑lu ve֝dareshsh֗u mechareboteyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.

וְנ֤וֹעַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yenaqּe֣shsh n֭oshsheh lekal-'ashsher-l֑o veyabo֖zּu zari֣ym yegiy'ֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labour.

יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-yehiy-l֭o moshshe֣ke cha֑sed veֽ'al-yehi֥y ch֝one֗n liytomaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.

אַל־יְהִי־ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehiֽy-'achariyt֥o lehakeri֑yt bּed֥or 'a֝che֗r yimּa֥ch shshemaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.

יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִית֥וֹ לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּד֥וֹר אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): yizּake֤r ׀ 'avo֣n 'a֭botayv 'el-yehva֑h vechatּa֥'t 'i֝mּ֗o 'al-tּimּaֽch׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

יִזָּכֵ֤ר ׀ עֲוֺ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗וֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): yihey֣u neֽged-yehva֣h tּami֑yd veyakere֖t me'e֣retz zikeraֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth.

יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֗'an 'ashshe֤r ׀ lo֥ zakar֮ 'ashs֪ot cha֥sed vayּiredּo֡p 'iyshsh-'ani֣y ve֭'ebeyon venike'e֨h leba֬b lemoteֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשׂ֪וֹת חָ֥סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe'eha֣b qe֭lalah vatּebo'e֑hu veֽlo'-chape֥tz bּi֝beraka֗h vatּirecha֥q mimּeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He loved to pronounce a curse, may it come on him; he found no pleasure in blessing, may it be far from him.

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּilebּa֥shsh qelala֗h kּema֫dּ֥o vatּabo֣ kamּa֣yim bּeqirebּ֑o ve֝kashshּe֗men bּe'atzemotaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.

וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּehiy-l֭o kּebe֣ged ya'ete֑h u֝leme֗zach tּami֥yd yachegּereֽha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May it be like a cloak wrapped around him, like a belt tied forever around him.

תְּהִי־ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): zo֤'t pּe'ulּa֣t shso֭tenay me'e֣t yehva֑h vehadּoberi֥ym ra֝֗ 'al-napeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May this be the LORD’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.

זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h ׀ yeh֘vi֤h 'adona֗y 'aֽshseh-'i֭tּiy lema֣'an shsheme֑ka kּiy-t֥ob cha֝sedּeka֗ hatzּiyleֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'ani֣y ve'ebey֣on 'ano֑kiy ve֝libּi֗y chala֥l bּeqirebּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

כִּֽי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּetzel-kּinetot֥o nehela֑ketּiy ni֝ne'a֗retּiy kּaֽ'arebּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּi֭rekּay kּashshel֣u mitzּ֑om u֝beshsari֗y kּacha֥shsh mishshּaֽmen׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצּ֑וֹם וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֤y ׀ hayi֣ytiy cherepּa֣h lahe֑m yi֝re'֗uniy yeniy'֥un ro'shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭zereniy yehva֣h 'eloha֑y h֭oshshiy'e֣niy kechasedּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love.

עָ֭זְרֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭yede'u kּiy-ya֣deka zּo֑'t 'atּa֖h yehva֣h 'ashsiytaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it.

וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeqaֽlelu-hemּah֮ ve'atּa֪h teba֫re֥ke qa֤mu ׀ vayּebo֗shshu veֽ'abedּeka֥ yishsemaֽch׃
Edified Edition (EDE)While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.

יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): yilebּeshsh֣u shsotena֣y kּelimּa֑h veya'at֖u kame'i֣yl bּashshetּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֘ode֤h yehva֣h me'o֣d bּepi֑y ubet֖oke rabּi֣ym 'ahaֽleleֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng of worshippers I will praise him.

א֘וֹדֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְת֖וֹךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ya֭'amod liymi֣yn 'ebey֑on le֝hoshshi֗y'a mishshּopete֥y napeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃