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Psalms

Chapter 39
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֥cha lydytvn liֽydut֗un mizem֥or ledaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I said, "I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me."

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לידיתון לִֽידוּת֗וּן מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֗retּiy 'eֽshshemera֣h derakay֮ mechat֪o bileshsh֫oni֥y 'eshshemera֥h lepi֥y maches֑om bּe'o֖d rashsha֣ lenegedּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I was dumb with silence, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַי֮ מֵחֲט֪וֹא בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְפִ֥י מַחְס֑וֹם בְּעֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ne'ela֣metּiy d֭umiyּah hecheshshe֣ytiy mitּ֑ob uke'ebi֥y ne'ekּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My heart was hot within me; while I was musing, the fire burned; then spoke I with my tongue,

נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִטּ֑וֹב וּכְאֵבִ֥י נֶעְכָּֽר׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): cham-libּi֨y ׀ bּeqirebּi֗y bּahagiygi֥y tibe'ar-'e֑shsh dּi֝bּa֗retּiy bּileshshֽoniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am."

חַם־לִבִּ֨י ׀ בְּקִרְבִּ֗י בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י תִבְעַר־אֵ֑שׁ דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): hodi֘y'e֤niy yehva֨h ׀ qitzּi֗y umidּa֣t yama֣y mah-hi֑y 'e֝de'a֗h meh-chade֥l 'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you; truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֤h tepach֨ot ׀ na֘ta֤tּah yama֗y vecheledּi֣y ke'a֣yin negedּe֑ka 'a֥ke kּaֽl-he֥bel kּal-'a֝da֗m nitzּa֥b seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Surely every man walks in a vain show; surely they are disquieted in vain; he heaps up riches and knows not who shall gather them.

הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-bּetze֤lem ׀ yiֽtehalּeke-'i֗yshsh 'ake-he֥bel yehemay֑un yi֝tzebּo֗r veֽlo'-yeda֥ miy-'osepaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

אַךְ־בְּצֶ֤לֶם ׀ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִ֗ישׁ אַךְ־הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַ֥ע מִי־אֹסְפָֽם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h mah-qּiui֣ytiy 'adona֑y tּ֝ochaletּi֗y leka֣ hiֽy'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.

וְעַתָּ֣ה מַה־קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י לְךָ֣ הִֽיא׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): mikּal-pּeshsha'a֥y hatzּiyle֑niy cherepּa֥t na֝ba֗l 'al-tּeshsiymeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I was dumb, I opened not my mouth, because you did it.

מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַ֥י הַצִּילֵ֑נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת נָ֝בָ֗ל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ne֭'elametּiy lo֣ 'epetּach-pּi֑y kּi֖y 'atּa֣h 'ashsiֽyta׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Remove your stroke away from me; I am consumed by the blow of your hand.

נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): hase֣r me'ala֣y nige'e֑ka mitּigera֥t ya֝deka֗ 'ani֣y kaliֽytiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When you with rebukes correct man for iniquity, you make his beauty to consume away like a moth; surely every man is vanity. Selah.

הָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י נִגְעֶ֑ךָ מִתִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽtoka֘ch֤ot 'al-'avo֨n ׀ yisּa֬retּa 'i֗yshsh vatּe֣mes kּa'a֣shsh chamud֑o 'a֤ke he֖bel kּal-'ada֣m seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears; for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshiֽme'a֥h-tepilּati֨y ׀ yehva֡h veshshave'ati֨y ׀ ha'aziynah֮ 'eֽl-dּime'ati֗y 'aֽl-tּe֫chera֥shsh kּi֤y ge֣r 'anoki֣y 'imּa֑ke tּ֝oshsha֗b kּekal-'abotaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence and be no more.

שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י ׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י ׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃

14

הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְאַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃