1
I
said, "I will
guard my
ways That I may not
sin with my
tongue; I will
guard my
mouth as with a
muzzle While the
wicked are in my
presence."
yiT.r;m'a diw'd.l rw{m.zim !.Wtyidyil ;xeC;n.m;l ? yip.l h'r.m.v,a yinw{v.lib aw{j]xem y;k'r.d h'r.m.v,a ? yiD.g,n.l ['v'r d{[.B ~w{s.x;m
2
I was
mute and
silent, I
refrained even from
good, And my
sorrow grew worse.
yibea.k.W bw{Jim yityev/x,h h'Yim.Wd yiT.m;l/a,n ? r'K.[,n
3
My
heart was
hot within me, While I was
musing the
fire burned; Then I
spoke with my
tongue:
yiT.r;BiD vea -r;[.bit yigyig]h;B yiB.riq.B yiBil -m;x ? yinw{v.liB
4
"LORD, make me to
know my
end And
what is the
extent of my
days; Let me
know how transient I am.
ayih -h;m y;m'y t;Dim.W yiCiq h'wh.y yine[yidw{h ? yin'a led'x -h,m h'[.dea
5
"Behold, You have
made my
days as
handbreadths, And my
lifetime as
nothing in Your
sight;
Surely every man at his
best is a
mere breath.
Selah.
'$,D.g,n !Iy;a.k yiD.l,x.w y;m'y h'T;t'n tw{x'p.j heNih ? h'l,s b'Cin ~'d'a -l'K l,b,h -l'K .$;a
6
"Surely every man walks about as a
phantom;
Surely they
make an
uproar for
nothing; He
amasses riches and does not
know who will
gather them.
!.Wy'm/h,y l,b,h -.k;a vyia -.k,L;h.tIy ~,l,c.B -.k;a ? ~'p.s{a -yim [;dey -a{l.w r{B.cIy
7
"And
now,
Lord, for
what do I
wait? My
hope is in You.
ayih '$.l yiT.l;xw{T y'n{d]a yityi.WiQ -h;m h'T;[.w
8
"Deliver me from
all my
transgressions;
Make me not the
reproach of the
foolish.
yinemyif.T -l;a l'b'n t;P.r,x yinelyiC;h y;['v.P -l'Kim
9
"I have
become mute, I do not
open my
mouth,
Because it is You who have
done it.
'tyif'[ h'T;a yiK yiP -x;T.p,a a{l yiT.m;l/a,n
10
"Remove Your
plague from me;
Because of the
opposition of Your
hand I am
perishing.
yityil'k yin]a '$.d'y t;r.giTim '$,[.gin y;l'[em res'h
11
"With
reproofs You
chasten a
man for
iniquity; You
consume as a
moth what is
precious to him;
Surely every man is a
mere breath.
Selah.
v'['K s,m,T;w vyia 'T.r;SIy !{w'[ -l;[ tw{x'kw{t.B ? h'l,s ~'d'a -l'K l,b,h .$;a w{d.Wm]x
12
"Hear my
prayer, O
LORD, and
give ear to my
cry; Do not be
silent at my
tears; For I am a
stranger with You, A
sojourner like
all my
fathers.
h'nyiz]a;h yit'[.w;v.w h'wh.y yit'Lip.t -h'[.miv ? .$'Mi[ yik{n'a reg yiK v;r/x,T -l;a yit'[.miD -l,a ? y'tw{b]a -l'k.K b'vw{T
13
"Turn Your
gaze away from me, that I may
smile again
Before I
depart and am
no more."
yiN,nyea.w .$elea ~,r,j.B h'gyil.b;a.w yiN,Mim [;v'h