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Psalms

Chapter 42
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֗cha mashsekּi֥yl libeney-qoֽrach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As the deer longs for the water brooks, so my soul longs for you, O God.

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe'ayּa֗l tּa'aro֥g 'al-'apiֽyqey-ma֑yim kּe֤n napeshshi֨y ta'aro֖g 'ele֣yka 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

כְּאַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): tzame'a֬h napeshshi֨y ׀ le'lohiym֮ le'e֪l cha֥y mata֥y 'ab֑o ve֝'era'e֗h pּene֣y 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

צָמְאָ֬ה נַפְשִׁ֨י ׀ לֵאלֹהִים֮ לְאֵ֪ל חָ֥י מָתַ֥י אָב֑וֹא וְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗ה פְּנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽyetah-lּi֬y dime'ati֣y le֭chem yoma֣m vala֑yelah bּe'emo֥r 'ela֥y kּal-ha֝yּ֗om 'ayּe֥h 'eloheֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the throng, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and praise among the festive multitude.

הָֽיְתָה־לִּ֬י דִמְעָתִ֣י לֶ֭חֶם יוֹמָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה בֶּאֱמֹ֥ר אֵלַ֥י כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֤lּeh 'ezekּera֨h ׀ ve'eshshepּeka֬h 'ala֨y ׀ napeshshi֗y kּi֤y 'eֽ'ebo֨r ׀ bּasּake֮ 'edּadּe֗m 'ad-bּe֥yt 'elo֫hi֥ym bּeqol-rinּa֥h vetoda֗h ham֥on chogeֽg׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

אֵ֤לֶּה אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה ׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר ׀ בַּסָּךְ֮ אֶדַּדֵּ֗ם עַד־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים בְּקוֹל־רִנָּ֥ה וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-tּishshetּ֬ochachi֨y ׀ napeshshiy֮ vatּehemi֪y 'a֫la֥y hochi֣yliy leֽ֭'lohiym kּiy-'֥od 'ode֗nּu yeshshu'֥ot pּanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֥וֹד אוֹדֶ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת פָּנָֽיו׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽloha֗y 'alay֮ napeshshi֪y tishshetּ֫ocha֥ch 'al-kּe֗n 'e֭zekּareka me'e֣retz yaredּe֑n ve֝cheremoni֗ym meha֥r mitze'aֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and billows have swept over me.

אֱֽלֹהַ֗י עָלַי֮ נַפְשִׁ֪י תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח עַל־כֵּ֗ן אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יַרְדֵּ֑ן וְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗ים מֵהַ֥ר מִצְעָֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּehֽom-'el-tּeh֣om q֭ore leq֣ol tzinּore֑yka kּaֽl-mishshebּare֥yka ve֝galּe֗yka 'ala֥y 'abaֽru׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By day the LORD directs his unfailing love; at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

תְּהֽוֹם־אֶל־תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא לְק֣וֹל צִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָ כָּֽל־מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): yoma֤m ׀ yetzaue֬h yehva֨h ׀ chasedּ֗o u֭balּayelah shyrh shshiyr֣o 'imּi֑y tּe֝pilּa֗h le'e֣l chayּaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"

יוֹמָ֤ם ׀ יְצַוֶּ֬ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ וּ֭בַלַּיְלָה שירה שִׁיר֣וֹ עִמִּ֑י תְּ֝פִלָּ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל חַיָּֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): omera֤h ׀ le'e֥l sale'iy֮ lama֪h shsheka֫chetּa֥niy laֽmּah-qode֥r 'ele֗ke bּela֣chatz 'oyeֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

אוֹמְרָ֤ה ׀ לְאֵ֥ל סַלְעִי֮ לָמָ֪ה שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּere֤tzach ׀ bּeֽ'atzemota֗y cherep֥uniy tzorera֑y bּe'amera֥m 'ela֥y kּal-ha֝yּ֗om 'ayּe֥h 'eloheֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

בְּרֶ֤צַח ׀ בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗י חֵרְפ֥וּנִי צוֹרְרָ֑י בְּאָמְרָ֥ם אֵלַ֥י כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

12

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֣וֹד אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗י וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃