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Hebrew Study Bible

1I am the one who has seen the afflictions that come from the rod of the LORD’s anger.

1אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃

2He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light.

2אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־ אֽוֹר׃

3He has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.

3אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ ס

4He has made my skin and flesh grow old. He has broken my bones.

4בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃

5He has besieged and surrounded me with anguish and distress.

5בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃

6He has buried me in a dark place, like those long dead.

6בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃ ס

7He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains.

7גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃

8And though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers.

8גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃

9He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; he has made my road crooked.

9גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ ס

10He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.

10דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י [אריה] (אֲרִ֖י) בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃

11He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated.

11דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃

12He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

12דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙‪‬‪‬ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס

13He shot his arrows deep into my heart.

13הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃

14My own people laugh at me. All day long they sing their mocking songs.

14הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־ עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃

15He has filled me with bitterness and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.

15הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ ס

16He has made me chew on gravel. He has rolled me in the dust.

16וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃

17Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is.

17וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃

18I cry out, “My splendor is gone! Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!”

18וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס

19The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words.

19זְכָר־ עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃

20I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.

20זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר [ותשיח] (וְתָשׁ֥וֹחַ) עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃

21Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:

21זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־ לִבִּ֖י עַל־ כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ ס

22The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease.

22חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־ תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־ כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃

23Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.

23חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃

24I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”

24חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־ כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ ס

25The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.

25ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו‪‬‪‬ לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃

26So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.

26ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃

27And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline:

27ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־ יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ ס

28Let them sit alone in silence beneath the LORD’s demands.

28יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃

29Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last.

29יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃

30Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.

30יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ ס

31For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.

31כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃

32Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

32כִּ֣י אִם־ הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב [חסדו] (חֲסָדָֽיו׃)

33For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.

33כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־ אִֽישׁ׃‪‬‪‬ ס

34If people crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

34לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

35if they deprive others of their rights in defiance of the Most High,

35לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־ גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃

36if they twist justice in the courts— doesn’t the Lord see all these things?

36לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ ס

37Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission?

37מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃

38Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?

38מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃

39Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins?

39מַה־ יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־ [חטאו] (חֲטָאָֽיו׃) ס

40Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the LORD.

40נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־ יְהוָֽה׃

41Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say,

41נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־ כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־ אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

42“We have sinned and rebelled, and you have not forgiven us.

42נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ ס

43“You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, and slaughtered us without mercy.

43סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃

44You have hidden yourself in a cloud so our prayers cannot reach you.

44סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃

45You have discarded us as refuse and garbage among the nations.

45סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ ס

46“All our enemies have spoken out against us.

46פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־ אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃

47We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”

47פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃

48Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!

48פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־ שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־ עַמִּֽי׃ ס

49My tears flow endlessly; they will not stop

49עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃

50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

50עַד־ יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

51My heart is breaking over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.

51עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃ ס

52My enemies, whom I have never harmed, hunted me down like a bird.

52צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃

53They threw me into a pit and dropped stones on me.

53צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־ אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃

54The water rose over my head, and I cried out, “This is the end!”

54צָֽפוּ־ מַ֥יִם עַל־ רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ ס

55But I called on your name, LORD, from deep within the pit.

55קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃

56You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading! Hear my cry for help!”

56קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־ תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃

57Yes, you came when I called; you told me, “Do not fear.”

57קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־ תִּירָֽא׃ ס

58Lord, you have come to my defense; you have redeemed my life.

58רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃

59You have seen the wrong they have done to me, LORD. Be my judge, and prove me right.

59רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃

60You have seen the vengeful plots my enemies have laid against me.

60רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־ נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ ס

61LORD, you have heard the vile names they call me. You know all about the plans they have made.

61שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃

62My enemies whisper and mutter as they plot against me all day long.

62שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃

63Look at them! Whether they sit or stand, I am the object of their mocking songs.

63שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס

64Pay them back, LORD, for all the evil they have done.

64תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃

65Give them hard and stubborn hearts, and then let your curse fall on them!

65תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־ לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃

66Chase them down in your anger, destroying them beneath the LORD’s heavens.

66תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ

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