Psalms 88 תְּהִלִּים

¹שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃

shir mizmor livne korach lamnatzeach al-machalat le'annot maskil leheman ha'ezrachi

1A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Leader; upon Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

²יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃

ADONAI elohe yeshu'ati yom-tza'akti vallayla negdekha

2O LORD, God of my salvation, What time I cry in the night before Thee,

³תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃

tavo lefanekha tefillati hatte-aznekha lerinnati

3Let my prayer come before Thee, Incline Thine ear unto my cry.

⁴כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃

ki-sav'a vera'ot nafshi vechayyay lishol higgi'u

4For my soul is sated with troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁵נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃

nechshavti im-yorde vor hayiti kegever en-eyal

5I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man that hath no help;

⁶בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃

bammetim chafshi kemo chalalim shokhve kever asher lo zekhartam od vehemma miyyadkha nigzaru

6Set apart among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom Thou rememberest no more; And they are cut off from Thy hand. .

⁷שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃

shattani bevor tachtiyyot bemachashakkim bimtzolot

7Thou hast laid me in the nether-most pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

⁸עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃

alay samkha chamatekha vekhal-mishbarekha innita sela

8Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

⁹הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃

hirchakta meyudda'ay mimmenni shattani to'evot lamo kalu velo etze

9Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

¹⁰עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃

eni da'ava minni oni keratikha ADONAI bekhal-yom shittachti elekha khappay

10Mine eye languisheth by reason of affliction; I have called upon Thee, O LORD, every day, I have spread forth my hands unto Thee.

¹¹הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃

halammetim ta'ase-pele im-refa'im yakumu yodukha sela

11Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? Selah

¹²הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃

haysuppar bakkever chasdekha emunatkha ba'avaddon

12Shall Thy mercy be declared in the grave? Or Thy faithfulness in destruction?

¹³הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃

hayivvada' bachoshekh pil'ekha vetzidkatkha be'eretz neshiyya

13Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

¹⁴וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃

va'ani elekha ADONAI shivva'ti uvabboker tefillati tekaddemekka

14But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, And in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.

¹⁵לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

lama ADONAI tiznach nafshi tastir panekha mimmenni

15LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?

¹⁶עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ אָפֽוּנָה׃

ani ani vegovea minno'ar nasati emekha afuna

16I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁷עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃

alay avru charonekha bi'utekha tzimmetutuni

17Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁸סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃

sabbuni khammayim kal-hayyom hikkifu alay yachad

18They came round about me like water all the day; They compassed me about together.

¹⁹הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃

hirchakta mimmenni ohev varea meyudda'ay machshakh

19Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.