1
Give ear to my
prayer, O
God; And do not
hide Yourself from my
supplication.
h'nyiz]a;h diw'd.l lyiK.f;m t{nyig.niB ;xeC;n.m;l ? yit'Nix.Tim ~;L;[.tiT -l;a.w yit'Lip.T ~yih{l/a
2
Give heed to me and
answer me; I am
restless in my
complaint and am
surely distracted,
h'myih'a.w yixyif.B dyir'a yinen][;w yiL h'byiv.q;h
3
Because of the
voice of the
enemy,
Because * of the
pressure of the
wicked; For they
bring down trouble upon me And in
anger they
bear a
grudge against me.
.Wjyim'y -yiK ['v'r t;q'[ yen.Pim beyw{a lw{Qim ? yin.Wm.j.fIy @;a.b.W !,w'a y;l'[
4
My
heart is in
anguish within me, And the
terrors of
death have
fallen upon me.
.Wl.p'n t,w'm tw{myea.w yiB.riq.B lyix'y yiBil ? y'l'[
5
Fear and
trembling come upon me, And
horror has
overwhelmed me.
t.Wc'L;P yineS;k.T;w yib a{b'y d;[;r'w h'a.rIy
6
I
said,
"Oh *, that I
had wings like a
dove! I would
fly away and be at
rest.
h'p.W['a h'nw{Y;K<03123!> r,bea yiL -n,TIy -yim r;m{a'w ? h'n{K.v,a.w
7
"Behold, I would
wander far away, I would
lodge in the
wilderness.
Selah.
h'l,s r'B.diM;B !yil'a d{d.n qyix.r;a heNih
8
"I would
hasten to my
place of
refuge From the
stormy wind and
tempest."
r;['Sim h'[{s ;x.Wrem yil j'l.pim h'vyix'a
9
Confuse, O
Lord,
divide their
tongues, For I have
seen violence and
strife in the
city.
s'm'x yityia'r -yiK ~'nw{v.l g;L;P y'n{d]a [;L;B ? ryi['B byir.w
10
Day and
night they
go around her upon her
walls, And
iniquity and
mischief are in her
midst.
!,w'a.w 'hy,t{mw{x -l;[ 'hUb.bw{s.y h'l.y;l'w ~'mw{y ? H'B.riq.B l'm'[.w
11
Destruction is in her
midst;
Oppression and
deceit do not
depart from her
streets.
h'm.rim.W .${T H'b{x.rem vyim'y -a{l.w H'B.riq.B tw{.W;h
12
For it is not an
enemy who
reproaches me, Then I could
bear it;
Nor is it one who
hates me who has
exalted himself
against me, Then I could
hide myself from him.
yia.n;f.m -a{l a'F,a.w yinep.r'x.y beyw{a -a{l yiK ? .WN,Mim ret'S,a.w lyiD.gih y;l'[
13
But it is you, a
man my
equal, My
companion and my
familiar friend;
yi['DUy.m.W yip.WL;a yiK.r,[.K vw{n/a h'T;a.w
14
We
who had sweet fellowship together Walked in the
house of
God in the
throng.
.$eL;h.n ~yih{l/a tyeb.B dw{s qyiT.m;n w'D.x;y r,v]a ? v,g'r.B
15
Let
death come deceitfully upon them; Let them
go down alive to
Sheol, For
evil is in their
dwelling, in their
midst.
tw{['r -yiK ~yiY;x lw{a.v .Wd.rey w{myel'[ t,w'myiV;y ? ~'B.riq.B ~'r.Wg.miB
16
As for me, I shall
call upon
God, And the
LORD will
save me.
yine[yivw{y h'why;w a'r.q,a ~yih{l/a -l,a yin]a
17
Evening and
morning and at
noon, I will
complain and
murmur, And He will
hear my
voice.
[;m.viY;w h,m/h,a.w h'xyif'a ~Iy;r\h'c.w r,q{b'w b,r,[ ? yilw{q
18
He will
redeem my
soul in
peace from the
battle which is against me, For they are
many who strive with me.
~yiB;r.b -yiK yil -b'r]Qim yiv.p;n ~w{l'v.b h'd'P ? yid'Mi[ .Wy'h
19
God will
hear and
answer them- Even the one who
sits enthroned from of
old -
Selah. With
whom there is
no change, And who do not
fear God.
r,v]a h'l,s ~,d,q bev{y.w ~en][;y.w lea [;m.vIy ? ~yih{l/a .Wa.r'y a{l.w w{m'l tw{pyil]x !yea
20
He has
put forth his
hands against those
who were at
peace with him; He has
violated his
covenant.
w{tyir.B leLix wy'm{l.viB wy'd'y x;l'v
21
His
speech was
smoother than butter, But his
heart was
war; His
words were
softer than oil, Yet they were
drawn swords.
wy'r'b.d .WK;r w{Bil -b'r]q.W wyiP t{a'm.x;m .Wq.l'x ? tw{xit.p h'Meh.w !,m,Vim
22
Cast your
burden upon the
LORD and He will
sustain you; He will
never * allow the
righteous to be
shaken.
'$,l.K.l;k.y a.Wh.w '$.b'h.y h'wh.y -l;[ .$el.v;h ? qyiD;C;l jw{m ~'lw{[.l !eTIy -a{l
23
But You, O
God, will
bring them
down to the
pit of
destruction;
Men of
bloodshed and
deceit will not
live out
half their
days. But I will
trust in You.
yev.n;a t;x;v rea.bil ~edirw{T ~yih{l/a h'T;a.w ? yin]a;w ~,hyem.y .Wc/x,y -a{l h'm.rim.W ~yim'd ? .$'B -x;j.b,a