A song.שִׁירA psalmמִזְמוֹרof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Korah.קֹרַחFor the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn Mahalatעַל מָחֲלַתLeanot.לְעַנּוֹתA maskilמַשְׂכִּילof Hemanלְהֵימָןthe Ezrahite.הָאֶזְרָחִיYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof my salvation,יְשׁוּעָתִיby dayיוֹםI have cried out,צָעַקְתִּיby nightבַלַּיְלָהbefore you.נֶגְדֶּךָ
Letתָּבוֹאmy prayerתְּפִלָּתִיcomeתָּבוֹאbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָinclineהַטֵּהyour earאָזְנְךָto my cry.לְרִנָּתִי
Forכִּיmy soulנַפְשִׁיis satedשָׂבְעָהwith troubles,בְרָעוֹתand my lifeוְחַיַּיhas reachedהִגִּיעוּSheol.לִשְׁאוֹל
I am countedנֶחְשַׁבְתִּיwithעִםthose who go downיוֹרְדֵיto the pit;בוֹרI have becomeהָיִיתִיlike a manכְּגֶבֶרwithoutאֵיןstrength,אֱיָל
set looseחָפְשִׁיamong the dead,בַּמֵּתִיםlikeכְּמוֹthe piercedחֲלָלִיםwho lieשֹׁכְבֵיin the grave,קֶבֶרwhomאֲשֶׁרyou do notלֹאrememberזְכַרְתָּםanymore,עוֹדand theyוְהֵמָּהfrom your handמִיָּדְךָhave been cut off.נִגְזָרוּ
You have put meשַׁתַּנִיin the lowestתַּחְתִּיּוֹתpit,בְּבוֹרin dark places,בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּיםin the depths.בִּמְצֹלוֹת
Upon meעָלַיyour furyחֲמָתֶךָhas leaned,סָמְכָהand with allוְכָלyour breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶיךָyou have afflicted me.עִנִּיתָSelah.סֶּלָה
You have put farהִרְחַקְתָּmy acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעַיfrom me;מִמֶּנִּיyou have made meשַׁתַּנִיan abominationתוֹעֵבוֹתto them;לָמוֹI am shut in,כָּלֻאand I will notוְלֹאgo out.אֵצֵא
My eyeעֵינִיlanguishesדָאֲבָהbecause of affliction;מִנִּי עֹנִיI have called on you,קְרָאתִיךָYHWH,יְהוָהeveryבְּכָלday;יוֹםI have spread outשִׁטַּחְתִּיto youאֵלֶיךָmy palms.כַפָּי
Will you doהֲ תַּעֲשֶׂהwondersפֶּלֶאfor the dead?לַמֵּתִיםOrאִםwill the shadesרְפָאִיםriseיָקוּמוּand give you thanks?יוֹדוּךָSelah.סֶּלָה
Will your loyal loveהַ חַסְדֶּךָbe recountedיְסֻפַּרin the grave,בַּקֶּבֶרyour faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָin Abaddon?בָּאֲבַדּוֹן
Will your wonderהֲ פִּלְאֶךָbe knownיִוָּדַעin the darkness,בַּחֹשֶׁךְand your righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָin the landבְּאֶרֶץof forgetfulness?נְשִׁיָּה
But I,וַאֲנִיto you,אֵלֶיךָYHWH,יְהוָהhave cried for help,שִׁוַּעְתִּיand in the morningוּבַבֹּקֶרmy prayerתְּפִלָּתִיcomes to meet you.תְקַדְּמֶךָּ
Why,לָמָהYHWH,יְהוָהdo you rejectתִּזְנַחmy soul?נַפְשִׁיWhy do you hideתַּסְתִּירyour faceפָּנֶיךָfrom me?מִמֶּנִּי
Afflictedעָנִיam Iאֲנִיand dyingוְגֹוֵעַfrom youth;מִנֹּעַרI have borneנָשָׂאתִיyour terrors;אֵמֶיךָI am bewildered.אָפוּנָה
Over meעָלַיyour burning angersחֲרוֹנֶיךָhave passed;עָבְרוּyour horrorsבִּעוּתֶיךָhave annihilated me.צִמְּתוּתֻנִי
They have surrounded meסַבּוּנִיlike watersכַמַּיִםallכָּלthe day;הַיּוֹםthey have closed inהִקִּיפוּon meעָלַיtogether.יָחַד
You have put farהִרְחַקְתָּfrom meמִמֶּנִּיfriendאֹהֵבand companion;וָרֵעַmy acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעַיare the dark place.מַחְשָׁךְ