1 I am the man who has seen trouble by the rod of his wrath.

1 אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹֽו׃

2 By him I have been made to go in the dark where there is no light.

2 אֹותִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹֽור׃

3 Truly against me his hand has been turned again and again all the day.

3 אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָדֹ֖ו כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

4 My flesh and my skin have been used up by him and my bones broken.

4 בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעֹורִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמֹותָֽי׃

5 He has put up a wall against me, shutting me in with bitter sorrow.

5 בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃

6 He has kept me in dark places, like those who have been long dead.

6 בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הֹושִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עֹולָֽם׃

7 He has put a wall round me, so that I am not able to go out; he has made great the weight of my chain.

7 גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃

8 Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.

8 גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃

9 He has put up a wall of cut stones about my ways, he has made my roads twisted.

9 גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃

10 He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.

10 דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י אַרְיֵה אֲרִ֖י בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃

11 By him my ways have been turned on one side and I have been pulled in bits; he has made me waste.

11 דְּרָכַ֥י סֹורֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃

12 With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

12 דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתֹּו֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃

13 He has let loose his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.

13 הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיֹותָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֹֽו׃

14 I have become the sport of all the peoples; I am their song all the day.

14 הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙³ לְכָל־עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

15 He has made my life nothing but pain, he has given me the bitter root in full measure.

15 הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרֹורִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃

16 By him my teeth have been broken with crushed stones, and I am bent low in the dust.

16 וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃

17 My soul is sent far away from peace, I have no more memory of good.

17 וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁלֹ֛ום נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טֹובָֽה׃

18 And I said, My strength is cut off, and my hope from the Lord.

18 וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתֹוחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃

19 Keep in mind my trouble and my wandering, the bitter root and the poison.

19 זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃

20 My soul still keeps the memory of them; and is bent down in me.

20 זָכֹ֣ור תִּזְכֹּ֔ור וְתָשִׁיחַ וְתָשֹׁ֥וחַ עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃

21 This I keep in mind, and because of this I have hope.

21 זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אֹוחִֽיל׃

22 It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.

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

23 They are new every morning; great is your good faith.

23 חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃

24 I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.

24 חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אֹוחִ֥יל לֹֽו׃

25 The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

25 טֹ֤וב יְהוָה֙ לְקֹוָ֔ו^q לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃

26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

26 טֹ֤וב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃

27 It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

27 טֹ֣וב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃

28 Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.

28 יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃

29 Let him put his mouth in the dust, if by chance there may be hope.

29 יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃

30 Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.

30 יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃

31 For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

31 כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעֹולָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃

32 For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

32 כִּ֣י אִם־הֹוגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב חַסְדֹּו חֲסָדָֽיו׃

33 For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.

33 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבֹּ֔ו וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְּנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃

34 In a man's crushing under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

34 לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

35 In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.

35 לְהַטֹּות֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֹֽון׃

36 In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.

36 לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיבֹ֔ו אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃

37 Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

37 מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃

38 Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

38 מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיֹון֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָעֹ֖ות וְהַטֹּֽוב׃

39 What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?

39 מַה־יִּתְאֹונֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־ חֶטְאֹו חֲטָאָֽיו׃

40 Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;

40 נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃

41 Lifting up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.

41 נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

42 We have done wrong and gone against your law; we have not had your forgiveness.

42 נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃

43 Covering yourself with wrath you have gone after us, cutting us off without pity;

43 סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃

44 Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.

44 סַכֹּ֤ותָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲבֹ֖ור תְּפִלָּֽה׃

45 You have made us like waste and that for which there is no use, among the peoples.

45 סְחִ֧י וּמָאֹ֛וס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃

46 The mouths of all our haters are open wide against us.

46 פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃

47 Fear and deep waters have come on us, wasting and destruction.

47 פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃

48 Rivers of water are running down from my eyes, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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

49 My eyes are streaming without stopping, they have no rest,

49 עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֹֽות׃

50 Till the Lord's eye is turned on me, till he sees my trouble from heaven.

50 עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

51 The Lord is unkind to my soul, more than all the daughters of my town.

51 עֵינִי֙ עֹֽולְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנֹ֥ות עִירִֽי׃

52 They who are against me without cause have gone hard after me as if I was a bird;

52 צֹ֥וד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפֹּ֖ור אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃

53 They have put an end to my life in the prison, stoning me with stones.

53 צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבֹּור֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃

54 Waters were flowing over my head; I said, I am cut off.

54 צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃

55 I was making prayer to your name, O Lord, out of the lowest prison.

55 קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבֹּ֖ור תַּחְתִּיֹּֽות׃

56 My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.

56 קֹולִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃

57 You came near in the day when I made my prayer to you: you said, Have no fear.

57 קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּיֹ֣ום אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃

58 O Lord, you have taken up the cause of my soul, you have made my life safe.

58 רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃

59 O Lord, you have seen my wrong; be judge in my cause.

59 רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃

60 You have seen all the evil rewards they have sent on me, and all their designs against me.

60 רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃

61 Their bitter words have come to your ears, O Lord, and all their designs against me;

61 שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃

62 The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.

62 שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיֹונָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

63 Take note of them when they are seated, and when they get up; I am their song.

63 שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃

64 You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

64 תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃

65 You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

65 תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃

66 You will go after them in wrath, and put an end to them from under the heavens of the Lord.

66 תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃