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שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲלֹ֥ות אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצָּרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י קָ֝רָ֗אתִי וֽ͏ַיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃ | 1 |
A Song of Ascents. Unto Yahweh, in the distress that befell me, I cried—and he answered me.
יְֽהוָ֗ה הַצִּ֣ילָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת־שֶׁ֑קֶר מִלָּשֹׁ֥ון רְמִיָּֽה׃ | 2 |
O Yahweh! rescue thou my soul—from the false lip, from the deceitful tongue.
מַה־יִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭ךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִ֥יף לָ֗ךְ לָשֹׁ֥ון רְמִיָּֽה׃ | 3 |
What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?
חִצֵּ֣י גִבֹּ֣ור שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃ | 4 |
The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.
אֹֽויָה־לִ֭י כִּי־גַ֣רְתִּי מֶ֑שֶׁךְ שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי עִֽם־אָהֳלֵ֥י קֵדָֽר׃ | 5 |
Woe is me, That I sojourn in Meshek, —That I abide near the tents of Kedar!
רַ֭בַּת שָֽׁכְנָה־לָּ֣הּ נַפְשִׁ֑י עִ֝֗ם שֹׂונֵ֥א שָׁלֹֽום׃ | 6 |
Long, hath my soul had her dwelling with him that hateth peace:
אֲֽנִי־שָׁ֭לֹום וְכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר הֵ֝֗מָּה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | 7 |
I, am for peace, and verily I speak, They, are for war!