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Psalms

Chapter 129
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֗yr haֽmּa֫'al֥ot ra֭bּat tzerar֣uniy minּe'ura֑y yoֽ'mar-na֝ yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They have greatly oppressed me from my youth," let Israel say;

שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרַ֑י יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra֭bּat tzerar֣uniy minּe'ura֑y gּa֝m lo'-ya֥kelu liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.

רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י גַּ֝ם לֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ לִֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-gּa֭bּiy chareshsh֣u choreshshi֑ym he֝'eri֗yku lm'nvtm lema'aniytaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Plowers have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

עַל־גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ למענותם לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֥h tzadּi֑yq qi֝tzּe֗tz 'ab֣ot reshsha'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked."

יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֭boshshu veyisּo֣gu 'ach֑or kּo֝֗l shsone'e֥y tziyּֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֑וֹר כֹּ֝֗ל שֹׂנְאֵ֥י צִיּֽוֹן׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yi֭heyu kּachatzi֣yr gּagּ֑ot shsheqּadema֖t shshala֣p yabeֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

יִ֭הְיוּ כַּחֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֑וֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת שָׁלַ֣ף יָבֵֽשׁ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshelּo֤ milּe֖ kapּ֥o qotze֗r vechitzen֥o me'amּeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)a reaper cannot fill his hands with it, nor one who gathers fill his arms.

שֶׁלֹּ֤א מִלֵּ֖א כַפּ֥וֹ קוֹצֵ֗ר וְחִצְנ֥וֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֤ 'aֽmer֨u ׀ ha'oberi֗ym bּirekּaֽt-yehva֥h 'aleyke֑m bּera֥kenu 'e֝teke֗m bּeshshe֣m yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May those who pass by not say to them, "The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD."

וְלֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת־יְהוָ֥ה אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃