My soulנַפְשִׁיloathesנָקְטָהmy life;בְּחַיָּיI will let looseאֶעֶזְבָה עָלַיmy complaint;שִׂיחִיI will speakאֲדַבְּרָהin the bitternessבְּמַרof my soul.נַפְשִׁי
I will sayאֹמַרto Eloah:אֶל אֱלוֹהַּDo notאַלdeclare me wicked;תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִיlet me knowהוֹדִיעֵנִיwhyעַל מַהyou contend with me.תְּרִיבֵנִי
Does it seem goodהֲטוֹבto youלְךָthatכִּיyou oppress,תַעֲשֹׁקthatכִּיyou despiseתִמְאַסthe laborיְגִיעַof your palms,כַּפֶּיךָand shine forthוְ הוֹפָעְתָּonעַלthe counselעֲצַתof the wicked?רְשָׁעִים
Do you haveהַ לָךְeyesעֵינֵיof flesh?בָשָׂרOrאִםdo you seeתִּרְאֶהasכִּa mortalאֱנוֹשׁsees?רְאוֹת
Are your daysיָמֶיךָlike the daysהֲכִימֵיof a mortal,אֱנוֹשׁorאִםyour yearsשְׁנוֹתֶיךָlike the daysכִּימֵיof a man,גָבֶר
thatכִּיyou seekתְבַקֵּשׁmy iniquityלַעֲוֺנִיand inquire intoוּ תִדְרוֹשׁmy sin,לְחַטָּאתִי
although you knowעַל דַּעְתְּךָthatכִּיI am notלֹאwicked,אֶרְשָׁעand there is noneוְאֵיןto deliverמַצִּילfrom your hand?מִיָּדְךָ
Your handsיָדֶיךָshaped meעִצְּבוּנִיand made meוַיַּעֲשׂוּנִיaltogetherיַחַדall around,סָבִיבand you swallow me up.וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי
Remember,זְכָרplease,נָאthatכִּיlike clayכַחֹמֶרyou made me,עֲשִׂיתָנִיand to dustוְאֶל עָפָרyou will return me.תְּשִׁיבֵנִי
Did you notהֲלֹאpour me outתַּתִּיכֵנִיlike milkכֶחָלָבand curdle meוְ תַּקְפִּיאֵנִיlike cheese?כַגְּבִנָּה
With skinעוֹרand fleshוּבָשָׂרyou clothed me,תַּלְבִּישֵׁנִיand with bonesוּבַעֲצָמוֹתand sinewsוְגִידִיםyou wove me together.תְּסֹכְכֵנִי
Lifeחַיִּיםand loyal loveוָחֶסֶדyou have shownעָשִׂיתָme,עִמָּדִיand your careוּפְקֻדָּתְךָhas keptשָׁמְרָהmy spirit.רוּחִי
But these thingsוְאֵלֶּהyou hidצָפַנְתָּin your heart;בִלְבָבֶךָI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיthisזֹאתwas with you:עִמָּךְ
ifאִםI sinned,חָטָאתִיyou would watch me,וּשְׁמַרְתָּנִיand you would notוּ לֹאleave me unpunishedתְנַקֵּנִיfor my iniquity.מֵעֲוֺנִי
IfאִםI am wicked,רָשַׁעְתִּיwoeאַלְלַיto me;לִיand if I am righteous,וְצָדַקְתִּיI will notלֹאliftאֶשָּׂאmy head,רֹאשִׁיsatedשְׂבַעwith dishonorקָלוֹןand seeingוּרְאֵהmy affliction.עָנְיִי
And if it rises,וְיִגְאֶהlike a fierce lionכַּשַּׁחַלyou hunt me,תְּצוּדֵנִיand againוְתָשֹׁבyou work wondersתִּתְפַּלָּאagainst me.בִי
You renewתְּחַדֵּשׁyour witnessesעֵדֶיךָagainst meנֶגְדִּיand increaseוְתֶרֶבyour vexationכַּעַשְׂךָwith me;עִמָּדִיrelaysחֲלִיפוֹתand an armyוְצָבָאare against me.עִמִּי
Why thenוְלָמָּהdid you bring me outהֹצֵאתָנִיfrom the womb?מֵרֶחֶםI would have expired,אֶגְוַעand noוְ לֹאeyeעַיִןwould have seen me.תִרְאֵנִי
I would beאֶהְיֶהas thoughכַּאֲשֶׁרI had notלֹאbeen;הָיִיתִיfrom the bellyמִבֶּטֶןto the graveלַקֶּבֶרI would have been carried.אוּבָל
Are notהֲלֹאmy daysיָמַיfew?מְעַטSo cease,וַחֲדָלand turn awayוְשִׁיתfrom me,מִמֶּנִּיthat I may brighten upוְאַבְלִיגָהa little,מְּעָט
beforeבְּטֶרֶםI go,אֵלֵךְand do notוְלֹאreturn,אָשׁוּבtoאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof darknessחֹשֶׁךְand shadow of death,וְצַלְמָוֶת
a landאֶרֶץof blacknessעֵיפָתָהlikeכְּמוֹgloom,אֹפֶלof shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתand withoutוְלֹאorder,סְדָרִיםand it shines forthוַתֹּפַעlikeכְּמוֹgloom.”אֹפֶל