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Psalms

Chapter 38
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): mizem֖or ledavi֣d lehazekּiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD, rebuke me not in your wrath; neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

מִזְמ֖וֹר לְדָוִ֣ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽhva֗h 'al-bּeqetzepּeka֥ tokiyche֑niy uֽbachamateka֥ teyasּereֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand presses me down.

יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-chi֭tzּeyka ni֣chatu bi֑y vatּinecha֖t 'ala֣y yadeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

כִּֽי־חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): eyn-meto֣m bּi֭beshsariy mipּene֣y za'eme֑ka 'eyn-shshal֥om bּa֝'atzama֗y mipּene֥y chatּa'tiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For my iniquities have gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'a֭vonotay 'aber֣u ro'shshi֑y kּemashsּa֥ ka֝be֗d yikebּed֥u mimּeֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

כִּ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי עָבְר֣וּ רֹאשִׁ֑י כְּמַשָּׂ֥א כָ֝בֵ֗ד יִכְבְּד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hibe'i֣yshshu na֭maqּu chabּurota֑y mi֝pּene֗y 'iualetּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): na'ave֣ytiy shshacho֣tiy 'ad-me'o֑d kּal-ha֝yּ֗om qode֥r hilּaֽketּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For my loins are filled with a burning disease, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי שַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם קֹדֵ֥ר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ke֭salay male'֣u niqele֑h ve'e֥yn me֝to֗m bּibeshsariֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am feeble and sore broken; I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

כִּֽי־כְ֭סָלַי מָלְא֣וּ נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): nepug֣otiy venidekּe֣ytiy 'ad-me'o֑d shsha֝'a֗getּiy miֽnּahama֥t libּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.

נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַ֥ת לִבִּֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽdonay negedּeka֥ kal-tּa'avati֑y ve֝'anechati֗y mimּeka֥ lo'-nisetּaֽrah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My heart pants, my strength fails me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.

אֲֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): libּi֣y se֭charechar 'azaba֣niy kochi֑y veֽ'or-'eyna֥y gּam-he֝֗m 'e֣yn 'itּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַ֥י גַּם־הֵ֝֗ם אֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): oֽhaba֨y ׀ vere'a֗y minּe֣ged nige'i֣y ya'amo֑du u֝qeroba֗y meracho֥q 'amaֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They also who seek after my life lay snares for me; and they who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long.

אֹֽהֲבַ֨י ׀ וְרֵעַ֗י מִנֶּ֣גֶד נִגְעִ֣י יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י מֵרָחֹ֥ק עָמָֽדוּ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayenaqeshsh֤u ׀ mebaqeshshe֬y napeshshi֗y vedoreshshe֣y ra֭'atiy dּibּer֣u hau֑ot u֝mirem֗ot kּal-hayּ֥om yehegּֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man who opens not his mouth.

וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י רָ֭עָתִי דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֣y ke֭chereshsh lo֣ 'eshshema֑ u֝ke'ilּe֗m lo֣ yipetּach-pּiֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus I was as a man who hears not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

וַאֲנִ֣י כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ehi֗y kּe֭'iyshsh 'ashshe֣r lo'-shshome֑'a ve'e֥yn bּe֝pi֗yv tּokachֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For in you, O LORD, do I hope; you will hear, O Lord my God.

וָאֱהִ֗י כְּ֭אִישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְאֵ֥ין בְּ֝פִ֗יו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-leka֣ yehva֣h hocha֑letּiy 'atּa֥h ta֝'ane֗h 'adona֥y 'elohaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I said, "Hear me, lest they should rejoice over me"; when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me.

כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי אַתָּ֥ה תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהָֽי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭maretּiy pּen-yishsemechu-li֑y bּem֥ot ra֝geli֗y 'ala֥y higedּiֽylu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I am ready to fall, and my sorrow is continually before me.

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭niy letze֣la nak֑on umake'obi֖y negedּi֣y tamiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי לְצֶ֣לַע נָכ֑וֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'avoni֥y 'agּi֑yd 'e֝de'a֗g meֽchatּa'tiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But my enemies are lively, and they are strong; and they who hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭'oyebay chayּi֣ym 'atze֑mu verabּ֖u shsone'a֣y shshaֽqer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They also who render evil for good are my adversaries, because I follow the thing that is good.

וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי חַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּ וְרַבּ֖וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י שָֽׁקֶר׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): umeshshalּeme֣y ra֭'ah tּa֣chat toba֑h yi֝shseten֗uniy tּa֣chat rdvpy raֽdepiy-tֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת רדופי רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּaֽ'azebe֥niy yehva֑h 'e֝loha֗y 'al-tּirecha֥q mimּeֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

23

ח֥וּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃