1
Oh that thou wouldest
rend the
heavens, that thou wouldest come
down, that the
mountains might flow
down at thy
presence,
~yir'h '$y,n'Pim 'T.d;r'y ~Iy;m'v 'T.[;r'q -a.Wl ? .WL{z'n
2
As when the
melting fire burneth, the
fire causeth the
waters to
boil, to make thy
name known to thine
adversaries, that the
nations may
tremble at thy
presence!
;[yidw{h.l vea -h,[.biT ~Iy;m ~yis'm]h vea ;x{d.qiK ? .Wz'G.rIy ~Iyw{G '$y,n'Pim<06440!> '$y,r'c.l '$.miv
3
When thou
didst terrible
things which we
looked not for, thou camest
down, the
mountains flowed
down at thy
presence.
'$y,n'Pim 'T.d;r'y h/W;q.n a{l tw{a'rw{n '$.tw{f][;B ? .WL{z'n ~yir'h
4
For since the beginning of the
world men have not
heard, nor perceived by the
ear, neither hath the
eye seen, O
God, beside thee, what he hath
prepared for him that
waiteth for him.
h't'a'r -a{l !Iy;[ .Wnyiz/a,h a{l .W[.m'v -a{l ~'lw{[em.W ? w{l -heK;x.mil h,f][;y '$.t'l.Wz ~yih{l/a
5
Thou
meetest him that
rejoiceth and
worketh righteousness, those that
remember thee in thy
ways: behold, thou art
wroth; for we have
sinned: in those is
continuance, and we shall be
saved.
'$.Wr.K.zIy '$y,k'r.diB q,d,c hef{[.w f'f -t,a 'T.[;g'P ? ;[ev\Win.w ~'lw{[ ~,h'B a'j/x,N;w 'T.p;c'q h'T;a -neh
6
But we are all as an
unclean thing, and all our
righteousnesses are as
filthy rags; and we all do
fade as a
leaf; and our
iniquities, like the
wind, have taken us
away.
.Wnyet{q.dic -l'K ~yiDi[ d,g,b.k.W .Wn'LUK aem'J;k yih.N;w ? .WnUa'FIy ;x.Wr'K .Wnen{w][;w .Wn'LUK h,l'[,K l,b'N;w
7
And there is none that
calleth upon thy
name, that stirreth
up himself to take
hold of thee: for thou hast
hid thy
face from us, and hast
consumed us,
because of our
iniquities.
qyiz]x;h.l rerw{[.tim '$.miv.b aerw{q -nyea.w ? .Wnen{w][ -d;y.B .Wneg.Wm.T;w .WN,Mim '$y,n'p 'T.r;T.sih -yiK .$'B
8
But now, O
LORD, thou art our
father; we are the
clay, and thou our
potter; and we all are the
work of thy
hand.
r,m{x;h .Wn.x;n]a h'T'a .Wnyib'a h'wh.y h'T;[.w ? .Wn'LUK '$.d'y hef][;m.W .Wner.c{y h'T;a.w
9
Be not
wroth very
sore, O
LORD, neither
remember iniquity for
ever: behold,
see, we beseech thee, we are all thy
people.
d;['l -l;a.w d{a.m -d;[ h'wh.y @{c.qiT -l;a ? .Wn'LUk '$.M;[ a'n -j,B;h !eh !{w'[ r{K.ziT
10
Thy
holy cities are a
wilderness, Zion is a
wilderness, Jerusalem a
desolation.
h't'y'h r'B.dim !w{Yic r'B.dim .Wy'h '$.v.d'q yer'[ ? h'm'm.v ~i;l'v.Wr.y
11
Our
holy and our
beautiful house, where our
fathers praised thee, is burned
up with
fire: and all our pleasant
things are laid
waste.
.Wnyet{b]a '$.Wl.lih r,v]a .WneT.r;a.pit.w .Wnev.d'q tyeB ? h'B.r'x.l h'y'h .WnyeD;m]x;m -l'k.w vea t;per.fil h'y'h
12
Wilt thou
refrain thyself for these things, O
LORD? wilt thou hold thy
peace, and
afflict us very
sore?
.WneN;[.t.W h,v/x,T h'wh.y q;P;a.tit h,Lea -l;[;h ? d{a.m -d;[