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Psalms

Chapter 88
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֥yr mizem֗or libene֫y qo֥rach lamenatzּe֣cha 'al-machala֣t le'anּ֑ot ma֝shsekּi֗yl leheyma֥n ha'ezerachiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֭hvah 'elohe֣y yeshshu'ati֑y yom-tza'a֖qetּiy balּa֣yelah negedּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry;

יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּab֣o le֭paneyka tּepilּati֑y hatּeֽh-'a֝zeneka֗ lerinּatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For my soul is full of troubles; and my life draws near to the grave.

תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-shsaֽbe'a֣h bera'֣ot napeshshi֑y vechayּa֗y lishshe'֥ol higּiֽy'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that has no strength.

כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ne֭cheshshabetּiy 'im-y֣oredey b֑or ha֝yi֗ytiy kּege֣ber 'eֽyn-'eyaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Set free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more; and they are cut off from your hand.

נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּamּeti֗ym cha֫peshshi֥y kּem֤o chalali֨ym ׀ shsho֥kebey qe֗ber 'ashshe֤r lo֣ zekaretּa֣m '֑od ve֝he֗mּah miyּadeka֥ nigezaֽru׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֭tּaniy bּeb֣or tּachetּiyּ֑ot bּe֝machashshakּi֗ym bּimetzolֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your wrath lies hard upon me, and you have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭lay sameka֣h chamate֑ka vekal-mi֝shshebּare֗yka 'inּi֥yta sּeֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have put away my acquaintance far from me; you have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): hirecha֥qetּa meyudּa'a֗y mi֫mּe֥nּiy shshatּa֣niy to'eb֣ot la֑mo kּa֝lu֗ velo֣ 'etzeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My eye mourns by reason of affliction, LORD, I have called daily upon you, I have stretched out my hands to you.

הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): eyni֥y da'aba֗h minּi֫y 'o֥niy qera'ti֣yka yehva֣h bּekal-y֑om shshitּa֖chetּiy 'ele֣yka kapּaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Will you show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise you? Selah.

עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): halamּeti֥ym tּa'ashseh-pּe֑le 'im-re֝pa'i֗ym yaq֤umu ׀ yod֬uka sּeֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shall your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or your faithfulness in destruction?

הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayesupּa֣r bּaqּe֣ber chasedּe֑ka 'e֝mֽunateka֗ bּa'abadּֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shall your wonders be known in the dark? and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayiuada֣ bּacho֣shsheke pּile'e֑ka ve֝tzideqateka֗ bּe'e֣retz neshshiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But to you have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you.

הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֤y ׀ 'ele֣yka yehva֣h shshiua֑'etּiy u֝babּo֗qer tּeֽpilּati֥y teqadּemeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)LORD, why cast you off my soul? why hide you your face from me?

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): lama֣h ye֭hvah tּizena֣ch napeshshi֑y tּasetּi֖yr pּane֣yka mimּeֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up; while I suffer your terrors I am distracted.

לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֘ni֤y 'ani֣y vegove֣'a minּo֑'ar nashsa֖'tiy 'eme֣yka 'apֽunah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your fierce wrath goes over me; your terrors have cut me off.

עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ אָפֽוּנָה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭lay 'aber֣u charone֑yka bּi֝'ute֗yka tzimּetutuֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): sabּ֣uniy ka֭mּayim kּal-hayּ֑om hiqּi֖ypu 'ala֣y yaֽchad׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Lover and friend have you put far from me, and my acquaintance is darkness.

סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃

19

הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃