Chapter 88
1שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִֽיA song. A psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; maḥalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.Shir mizmor livney-korach lamnatzecha al-machalat leanot maskil leheyman haezrachi
2יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יְשׁוּעָתִי יוֹם־צָעַקְתִּי בַלַּיְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָO ETERNAL One, God of my deliverance, when I cry out in the night before You,Adonai elohey yeshuati yom-tzaakti valaylah negdecha
3תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי הַטֵּה אׇזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִֽיlet my prayer reach You; incline Your ear to my cry.Tavo lefaneycha tefilati hateh ozncha lerinati
4כִּֽי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשִׁי וְחַיַּי לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּֽיעוּFor I am sated with misfortune; I am at the brink of Sheol.Ki-savah veraot nafshi vechayay lishol higiu
5נֶחְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־יוֹרְדֵי בוֹר הָיִיתִי כְּגֶבֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽלI am numbered with those who go down to the Pit; I am like someone helplessNechshavti im-yordey vor hayiti kegever eyn-eyal
6בַּמֵּתִים חׇפְשִׁי כְּמוֹ חֲלָלִים שֹׁכְבֵי קֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא זְכַרְתָּם עוֹד וְהֵמָּה מִיָּדְךָ נִגְזָֽרוּabandoned among the dead, like bodies lying in the grave of whom You are mindful no more, and who are cut off from Your care.Bametim chofshi kemo chalalim shochvey kever asher lo zechartam od vehemah miyadcha nigzaru
7שַׁתַּנִי בְּבוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹתYou have put me at the bottom of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths.Shatani bevor tachtiot bemachashakim bimtzolot
8עָלַי סָמְכָה חֲמָתֶךָ וְכׇל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ עִנִּיתָ סֶּֽלָהYour fury lies heavy upon me; You afflict me with all Your breakers. Selah.Alay samchah chamatecha vechol-mishbareycha inita selah
9הִרְחַקְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַי מִמֶּנִּי שַׁתַּנִי תוֹעֵבוֹת לָמוֹ כָּלֻא וְלֹא אֵצֵֽאYou make my companions shun me; You make me abhorrent to them; I am shut in and do not go out.Hirchakta meyudaay mimeni shatani toevot lamo kalu velo etze
10עֵינִי דָאֲבָה מִנִּי־עֹנִי קְרָאתִיךָ יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־יוֹם שִׁטַּחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ כַפָּֽיMy eyes pine away from affliction; I call to You, O ETERNAL One, each day; I stretch out my hands to You.Eyni daavah mini-oni keraticha Adonai bechol-yom shitachti eleycha chapay
11הֲלַמֵּתִים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּלֶא אִם־רְפָאִים יָקוּמוּ יוֹדוּךָ סֶּֽלָהDo You work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise to praise You? Selah.Halametim taaseh-pele im-refaim yakumu yoducha selah
12הַיְסֻפַּר בַּקֶּבֶר חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹןIs Your faithful care recounted in the grave, Your constancy in the place of perdition?Haysupar bakever chasdecha emunatcha baavadon
13הֲיִוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽהAre Your wonders made known in the netherworld, Your beneficent deeds in the land of oblivion?Hayivada bachoshech pilecha vetzidkatcha beeretz neshiyah
14וַאֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּAs for me, I cry out to You, O ETERNAL One; each morning my prayer greets You.Vaani eleycha Adonai shivati uvaboker tefilati tekadmecha
15לָמָה יְהֹוָה תִּזְנַח נַפְשִׁי תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּיWhy, O ETERNAL One, do You reject me, do You hide Your face from me?Lamah Adonai tiznach nafshi tastir paneycha mimeni
16עָנִי אֲנִי וְגֹוֵעַ מִנֹּעַר נָשָׂאתִי אֵמֶיךָ אָפֽוּנָהFrom my youth I have been afflicted and near death; I suffer Your terrors wherever I turn.Ani ani vegovea minoar nasati emeycha afunah
17עָלַי עָבְרוּ חֲרוֹנֶיךָ בִּעוּתֶיךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִיYour fury overwhelms me; Your terrors destroy me.Alay avru charoneycha biuteycha tzimtutuni
18סַבּוּנִי כַמַּיִם כׇּל־הַיּוֹם הִקִּיפוּ עָלַי יָֽחַדThey swirl about me like water all day long; they encircle me on every side.Sabuni chamayim kol-hayom hikifu alay yachad
19הִרְחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנִּי אֹהֵב וָרֵעַ מְֽיֻדָּעַי מַחְשָֽׁךְYou have put friend and neighbor far from me and my companions out of my sight.Hirchakta mimeni ohev varea meyudaay machshach