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שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִ קֹ֥רַח	1a	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah.
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת	1b	For the director. About illness, for self-affliction.
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְ הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1c	maskil. By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י	2a	YHWH, God of salvation,
צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2b	I have been crying out day and before you.
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ י	3a	May find favor with you!
הַטֵּֽה־ךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3b	Incline your ear to cry!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה	4a	For I am weary of troubles,
וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4b	And my life has Sheol.
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר	5a	am counted with those who go to the Pit.
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּ אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5b	have become just like a man has no strength.
מֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י	6a	am] an outcast among the dead,
כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר	6b	just like the ones lying the tomb,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם	6c	whom you do not remember anymore,
וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6d	and [who] have been cut off your care.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּ תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת	7a	You have put in the pit,
בְּ֝ מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּ מְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7b	in dark places, in depths.
עָ֭לַי חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	8a	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me,
וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8b	and have afflicting me with your Selah.
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י נִּי	9a	you have caused my acquaintances to me.
שַׁתַּ֣ תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ	9b	You have made me repulsive to them.
כָּ֝לֻ֗א לֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9c	[You have made me] shut in, so I cannot out.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי	10a	My eyes have languished misery.
קְרָאתִ֣י יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם	10b	I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day.
שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ י׃	10c	I have spreading my hands you.
לַמֵּתִ֥ים פֶּ֑לֶא	11a	Do perform for the dead?
רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11b	Do the departed spirits rise up praise Selah.
יְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	12a	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb?
אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12b	[Is] your in the place of destruction?
הֲ בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ	13a	Can your wonders be in the dark region?
וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13b	And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion?
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה	14a	But I crying out to help, YHWH,
וּ֝ י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14b	and my prayer will keep welcoming you morning.
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י	15a	Why, YHWH, do keep rejecting me?
תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15b	[Why] do you keep hiding your face from me?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר	16a	I [have been] afflicted and close to death from [my] youth,
נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣י *אֶפּוֹרָה*׃	16b	I’ve been suffering your terrifying assaults, and being torn apart.
עָ֭לַי חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ	17a	Your outbursts of wrath have sweeping over me;
בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗י *צִמְּתוּנִי*׃	17b	Your assaults have destroying me.
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־יּ֑וֹם	18a	They have been surrounding me like water constantly;
הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18b	have been closing on me
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּ אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ	19a	You have caused all my friends and to
י חֹשֶׁךְ*׃	19b	You caused my acquaintances to shun my distress.

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Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח	1a	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah.
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת	1b	For the director. About illness, for self-affliction.
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1c	A maskil. By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י	2a	YHWH, God of my salvation,
יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2b	I have been crying out day and night before you.
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י	3a	May my prayer find favor with you!
הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3b	Incline your ear to my cry!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י	4a	For I am weary of troubles,
וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4b	And my life has reached Sheol.
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר	5a	I am counted with those who go down to the Pit.
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5b	I have become just like a man who has no strength.
בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י	6a	[I am] an outcast among the dead,
כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר	6b	just like the slain ones who are lying in the tomb,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד	6c	whom you do not remember anymore,
וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6d	and [who] have been cut off from your care.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת	7a	You have put me in the lowest pit,
בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7b	in dark places, in watery depths.
עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	8a	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me,
וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8b	and you have been afflicting me with all your waves. Selah.
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי	9a	you have caused my acquaintances to shun me.
שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ	9b	You have made me repulsive to them.
כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9c	[You have made me] shut in, so that I cannot get out.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי	10a	My eyes have languished from misery.
קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם	10b	I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day.
שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃	10c	I have been spreading out my hands to you.
הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא	11a	Do you perform wonders for the dead?
אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11b	Do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah.
הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	12a	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb?
אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12b	[Is] your faithfulness [recounted] in the place of destruction?
הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ	13a	Can your wonders be known in the dark region?
וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13b	And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion?
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי	14a	But I have been crying out to you for help, YHWH,
וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14b	and my prayer will keep welcoming you in the morning.
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י	15a	Why, YHWH, do you keep rejecting me?
תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15b	[Why] do you keep hiding your face from me?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר	16a	I [have been] afflicted and close to death from [my] youth,
נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ *אֶפּוֹרָה*׃	16b	I’ve been suffering your terrifying assaults, and keep being torn apart.
עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ	17a	Your outbursts of wrath have been sweeping over me;
בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ *צִמְּתוּנִי*׃	17b	Your terrifying assaults have been destroying me.
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם	18a	They have been surrounding me like water constantly;
הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18b	They have been closing in on me together.
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ	19a	You have caused all my friends and companions to shun me;
מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י *מֵחֹשֶׁךְ*׃	19b	You have caused my acquaintances to shun my distress.

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שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח	1a	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah.
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת	1b	For the director. About illness, for self-affliction.
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1c	A maskil. By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י	2a	YHWH, God of my salvation,
יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2b	I have been crying out day and night before you.
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י	3a	May my prayer find favor with you!
הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3b	Incline your ear to my cry!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י	4a	For I am weary of troubles,
וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4b	And my life has reached Sheol.
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר	5a	I am counted with those who go down to the Pit.
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5b	I have become just like a man who has no strength.
בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י	6a	[I am] an outcast among the dead,
כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר	6b	just like the slain ones who are lying in the tomb,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד	6c	whom you do not remember anymore,
וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6d	and [who] have been cut off from your care.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת	7a	You have put me in the lowest pit,
בְּ֝ מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּ מְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7b	in dark places, in watery depths.
עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	8a	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me,
וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8b	and you have been afflicting me with all your waves. Selah.
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי	9a	you have caused my acquaintances to shun me.
שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ	9b	You have made me repulsive to them.
כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9c	[You have made me] shut in, so that I cannot get out.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי	10a	My eyes have languished from misery.
קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם	10b	I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day.
שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃	10c	I have been spreading out my hands to you.
הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא	11a	Do you perform wonders for the dead?
אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11b	Do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah.
הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	12a	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb?
אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12b	[Is] your faithfulness [recounted] in the place of destruction?
הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ	13a	Can your wonders be known in the dark region?
וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13b	And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion?
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי	14a	But I have been crying out to you for help, YHWH,
וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14b	and my prayer will keep welcoming you in the morning.
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י	15a	Why, YHWH, do you keep rejecting me?
תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15b	[Why] do you keep hiding your face from me?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר	16a	I [have been] afflicted and close to death from [my] youth,
נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ *אֶפּוֹרָה*׃	16b	I’ve been suffering your terrifying assaults, and keep being torn apart.
עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ	17a	Your outbursts of wrath have been sweeping over me;
בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ *צִמְּתוּנִי*׃	17b	Your terrifying assaults have been destroying me.
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם	18a	They have been surrounding me like water constantly;
הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18b	They have been closing in on me together.
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ	19a	You have caused all my friends and companions to shun me;
מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י *מֵחֹשֶׁךְ*׃	19b	You have caused my acquaintances to shun my distress.

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שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah. For the director. About illness, for self-affliction. A maskil . By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2	YHWH, God of my salvation, I have been crying out day and night before you, because I am suffering and desperate and you answer those in covenant with you who pray to you .
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3	May my prayer find favor with you, you, who have your eyes and ears tuned towards all human beings, who listen to people's prayers and answer them! Incline your ear to my cry! You, who are aware of my miserable conditions, do something about it and save me!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4	For I am weary of troubles and I have reached a point where my existence is unbearable; I am seriously ill and dying , and my life has reached Sheol. I am at the gates of Sheol, namely, about to die, and only you can redeem me from there!
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5	I am counted with those who go down to the Pit, namely, the Netherworld - everyone knows of my miserable condition . I have become like a man who has no strength. I used to be a strong, productive man contributing to society, but now I have lost my strength, so I am no longer valuable to society, which considers me as an unproductive individual.
בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6	[I am] an outcast despised and excommunicated among the dead, just like the slain who died in battle, despised as well in the Netherworld, since they were buried in mass graves and who are lying in the tomb, whom you do not remember anymore since the dead are forgotten by you , and [who] have been cut off from your care and have no channel of communication with you. In the same way, you have forgotten and forsaken me, and I have no hope.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7	You are ultimately responsible for my conditions, as you have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in watery depths of Sheol, like Jeremiah, who was sent down into the pit. Did I anger you, like Jeremiah angered the king? Are you punishing me for something I did?
עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me, like a priest putting his hands on a sacrifice or on a scapegoat bearing the sins of all the people. Am I being treated as a scapegoat like this, since I am innocent? And you have been afflicting me with all your waves as a means of testing me. Did I anger you, like Jonah, who ran from you? Are you afflicting me, so that I should turn back to you? But I am here calling out to you, like he did before you delivered him from the depths!
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9	You have caused my acquaintances to shun me, like you did to Job. I am lonely and nobody wants to be near me . You have made me repulsive to them, considered unclean, to be avoided and as good as dead .[You have made me] shut in, so that I cannot get out. Like lepers who are excommunicated and quarantined, I am confined to one place and locked in like Jeremiah, because I am undesirable to everyone.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃	10	My eyes have languished from misery, lacking strength, since I have been waiting for too long for you to answer . I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day, because I believe that by praying to you, you may save me, like you did Jonah, Job and Jeremiah . I have been spreading out my hands to you, demonstrating that my hands are empty and opening myself in helplessness. I am helpless!
הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11	Do you perform wonders for the dead? No, you do not! There is no coming back from Sheol. Therefore, it is your last chance to save me. Do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? No, they do not! Only the living praise you. So remember, I am more useful to you alive than dead. When you save, you are praised for that. What a preferable outcome than my death!
הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb? No, it is not![Is] your faithfulness [recounted] in the place of destruction? No, it is not! Because there are no wondrous acts of truthfulness carried out in the realm of the dead and no one to confess them in that world, to bring you praise. You can show your faithful love to me now by saving me, but only as long as I am alive. If you do that, I will tell the whole world of it.
הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13	Can your wonders be known in the dark region? No, they cannot! And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion, namely, Sheol, the inhabitants of which are forgotten by you? No, it cannot! Because there are no wonders to acknowledge there, and therefore no one in that place can be aware of any. Therefore, if you perform a wonder for me by saving me, I will tell the whole world of it so that your righteousness is known.
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14	But I have been crying out to you for help, YHWH, because only you can save those who believe in you, and you will be consequently praised, and my prayer will keep welcoming you in the morning, since daybreak is the time when you appear to deliver and since I have not given up yet!
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15	Why, YHWH, do you keep rejecting me? [Why] do you keep hiding your face from me, ignoring me and withdrawing your favors from me? Are you angry at me and punishing me? I am innocent, am I not?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ *אֶפּוֹרָה*׃	16	I have been afflicted and close to death from [my] youth. I have forgotten what well-being feels like and have been feeling hopeless and lonely for so many years. I've been suffering your terrifying assaults. I am terrified and tired of living under constant terror , and keep being torn apart, consequently, totally without strength .
עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ *צִמְּתוּנִי*׃	17	Your outbursts of wrath have been sweeping over me. Like Job, I do not know why you are furious with me. Have I unknowingly sinned against you? Or are you testing me like you tested Job? your terrifying assaults, acting as my enemies, have been destroying me. You appointed them to afflict me the same way you let Satan afflict Job .
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18	They have been surrounding me like water constantly just like you did to Jonah—Do you want me to turn back from something like him?—and they have been closing in on me together, like enemies do. I have no way out. Is this the end? I am totally dependent on your deliverance .
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י *מֵחֹשֶׁךְ*׃	19	You have caused all my friends and companions to shun me; [you have caused] my acquaintances [to shun my] distress, like you did to Job. I am lonely and everyone avoids my presence, because they think my distress is contagious. Will I die as an outcast or will you finally answer me?

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שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah. For the director. About illness, for self-affliction. A maskil. By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2	YHWH, God of my salvation, I have been crying out day and night before you.
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3	May my prayer find favor with you! Incline your ear to my cry!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4	For I am weary of troubles, And my life has reached Sheol.
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5	I am counted with those who go down to the Pit. I have become just like a man who has no strength.
בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6	[I am] an outcast among the dead, just like the slain ones who are lying in the tomb, whom you do not remember anymore, and [who] have been cut off from your care.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7	You have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in watery depths.
עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me, and you have been afflicting me with all your waves. Selah.
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9	you have caused my acquaintances to shun me. You have made me repulsive to them. [You have made me] shut in, so that I cannot get out.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃	10	My eyes have languished from misery. I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day. I have been spreading out my hands to you.
הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11	Do you perform wonders for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah.
הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb? [Is] your faithfulness [recounted] in the place of destruction?
הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13	Can your wonders be known in the dark region? And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion?
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14	But I have been crying out to you for help, YHWH, and my prayer will keep welcoming you in the morning.
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15	Why, YHWH, do you keep rejecting me? [Why] do you keep hiding your face from me?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ *אֶפּוֹרָה*׃	16	I [have been] afflicted and close to death from [my] youth, I’ve been suffering your terrifying assaults, and keep being torn apart.
עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ *צִמְּתוּנִי*׃	17	Your outbursts of wrath have been sweeping over me; Your terrifying assaults have been destroying me.
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18	They have been surrounding me like water constantly; They have been closing in on me together.
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י *מֵחֹשֶׁךְ*׃	19	You have caused all my friends and companions to shun me; You have caused my acquaintances to shun my distress.

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Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח	1a	A song. A psalm. By the sons of Korah.
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת	1b	For the director. About illness, for self-affliction.
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1c	A maskil. By Heman the Ezrahite.
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י	2a	YHWH, God of my salvation,
יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	2b	I have been crying out day and night before you.
תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י	3a	May my prayer find favor with you!
הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃	3b	Incline your ear to my cry!
כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י	4a	For I am weary of troubles,
וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃	4b	And my life has reached Sheol.
נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר	5a	I am counted with those who go down to the Pit.
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃	5b	I have become just like a man who has no strength.
בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י	6a	[I am] an outcast among the dead,
כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר	6b	just like the slain ones who are lying in the tomb,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד	6c	whom you do not remember anymore,
וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃	6d	and [who] have been cut off from your care.
שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת	7a	You have put me in the lowest pit,
בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃	7b	in dark places, in watery depths.
עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	8a	Your outbursts of wrath have been lying heavily on me,
וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃	8b	and you have been afflicting me with all your waves. Selah.
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי	9a	you have caused my acquaintances to shun me.
שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ	9b	You have made me repulsive to them.
כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃	9c	[You have made me] shut in, so that I cannot get out.
עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי	10a	My eyes have languished from misery.
קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם	10b	I have been calling to you, YHWH, every day.
שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃	10c	I have been spreading out my hands to you.
הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא	11a	Do you perform wonders for the dead?
אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	11b	Do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah.
הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	12a	Is your faithful love recounted in the tomb?
אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	12b	[Is] your faithfulness [recounted] in the place of destruction?
הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ	13a	Can your wonders be known in the dark region?
וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃	13b	And [can] your righteousness [be known] in the land of oblivion?
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי	14a	But I have been crying out to you for help, YHWH,
וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	14b	and my prayer will keep welcoming you in the morning.
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י	15a	Why, YHWH, do you keep rejecting me?
תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	15b	[Why] do you keep hiding your face from me?
עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר	16a	I [have been] afflicted and close to death from [my] youth,
נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ	16b	I’ve been suffering your terrifying assaults, and keep being torn apart.
עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ	17a	Your outbursts of wrath have been sweeping over me;
בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ	17b	Your terrifying assaults have been destroying me.
סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם	18a	They have been surrounding me like water constantly;
הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃	18b	They have been closing in on me together.
הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי אֹהֵ֣ב וָרֵ֑עַ	19a	You have caused all my friends and companions to shun me;
מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י	19b	You have caused my acquaintances to shun my distress.