Psalms 39

For the Leader to the overseeing one for Jeduthun for Praiser for Jeduthun for Yeduthun (Praise-Giver) A Psalm instrumented song of David to David (the Beloved One)

Verse 1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha For the Leader to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa ל/ידיתון 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤍 lydytvn for Jeduthun for Praiser HR/Np לִֽ/ידוּת֗וּן 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 lidutun for Jeduthun for Yeduthun (Praise-Giver) HR/Np מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor A Psalm instrumented song HNcmsa לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np

I said I have caused-to-say I will guard Let me guard my ways my trodden paths from sinning from missing-the-mark with my tongue with my tongue I will guard Let me guard for my mouth according to the mouth of a muzzle a restraining-muzzle while in continuance (still) the wicked a guilty-wicked man before me in front of me

Verse 2 אָמַ֗רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I have caused-to-say HVqp1cs אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤄 eshemerah I will guard Let me guard HVqh1cs דְרָכַ/י֮ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 derakhay my ways my trodden paths HNcbpc/Sp1cs מֵ/חֲט֪וֹא 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤅𐤀 mechato from sinning from missing-the-mark HR/Vqc בִ/לְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤉 vileshoni with my tongue with my tongue HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤄 eshemerah-2 I will guard Let me guard HVqh1cs לְ/פִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤐/𐤉 lefi for my mouth according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs מַחְס֑וֹם 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤌 machesom a muzzle a restraining-muzzle HNcmsa בְּ/עֹ֖ד 𐤁/𐤏𐤃 beod while in continuance (still) HR/D רָשָׁ֣ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked a guilty-wicked man HAamsa לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤉 lenegedi before me in front of me HR/R/Sp1cs

I was silent I was bound-fast into silence with silence hushed stillness I held my peace I caused silence from good from good and-like-my-pain and my pain was stirred he was roiled

Verse 3 נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 neelameti I was silent I was bound-fast into silence HVNp1cs ד֭וּמִיָּה 𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤄 dumiyah with silence hushed stillness HNcfsa הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי 𐤄𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 hechesheyti I held my peace I caused silence HVhp1cs מִ/טּ֑וֹב 𐤌/𐤈𐤅𐤁 mitov from good from good HR/Aamsa וּ/כְאֵבִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤊𐤀𐤁/𐤉 ukheevi and-like-my-pain and my pain HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs נֶעְכָּֽר 𐤍𐤏𐤊𐤓 neekar was stirred he was roiled HVNp3ms

was hot Hot-One my heart my inner-heart within me in my inner midst while I was musing in my murmuring meditation burned she will burn fire fire I spoke I have declared with my tongue upon my tongue

Verse 4 חַם 𐤇𐤌 cham was hot Hot-One HVqp3ms לִבִּ֨/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner-heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/קִרְבִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤉 beqirebi within me in my inner midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בַּ/הֲגִיגִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤂/𐤉 bahagigi while I was musing in my murmuring meditation HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs תִבְעַר 𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤓 tivear burned she will burn HVqi3fs אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I spoke I have declared HVpp1cs בִּ/לְשֽׁוֹנִ/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤉 bileshoni with my tongue upon my tongue HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs

make-known-to-me cause me to know YHWH the Being One my-end my end-point and-measure and measure-of my-days my days what what? it she (herself) I-know Let me come to know what what? ceasing a ceasing one I I (myself)

Verse 5 הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hodieni make-known-to-me cause me to know HVhv2ms/Sp1cs יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp קִצִּ֗/י 𐤒𐤑/𐤉 qitsi my-end my end-point HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/מִדַּ֣ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤕 umidat and-measure and measure-of HC/Ncfsc יָמַ֣/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my-days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הִ֑יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she (herself) HPp3fs אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה 𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤄 edeah I-know Let me come to know HVqh1cs מֶה 𐤌𐤄 meh what what? HTi חָדֵ֥ל 𐤇𐤃𐤋 chadel ceasing a ceasing one HAamsa אָֽנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs

Behold Look! handbreadths palm-spreads You have made you gave my days my days and my lifetime and my fleeting lifetime as nothing as a non-entity before You in front of you Surely surely, only every whole-of vapor a vapor-breath all whole-of humanity the earthling walks about one stationed Selah Lift-up pause

Verse 6 הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm טְפָח֨וֹת 𐤈𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 tefachot handbreadths palm-spreads HNcmpa נָ֘תַ֤תָּה 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 natatah You have made you gave HVqp2ms יָמַ֗/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/חֶלְדִּ֣/י 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤃/𐤉 vecheledi and my lifetime and my fleeting lifetime HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְ/אַ֣יִן 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤍 kheayin as nothing as a non-entity HR/Ncmsa נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤊 negedekha before You in front of you HR/Sp2ms אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe Surely surely, only HTa כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal every whole-of HNcmsc הֶ֥בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor a vapor-breath HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all whole-of HNcmsc אָ֝דָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam humanity the earthling HNcmsa נִצָּ֥ב 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav walks about one stationed HVNrmsa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause HTj

surely surely, only in an image in image-of walks he walks about man individual man surely surely, only vanity a vapor-breath they are in turmoil they will roar in tumult he heaps up he heaps up and not and not knows he knows who who? will gather them the one gathering them

Verse 7 אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely, only HTa בְּ/צֶ֤לֶם 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤌 betselem in an image in image-of HR/Ncmsa יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 yitehalekhe walks he walks about HVti3ms אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsa אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe-2 surely surely, only HTa הֶ֥בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vanity a vapor-breath HNcmsa יֶהֱמָי֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤅/𐤍 yehemayun they are in turmoil they will roar in tumult HVqi3mp/Sn יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר 𐤉𐤑𐤁𐤓 yitsebor he heaps up he heaps up HVqi3ms וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יֵדַ֥ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows he knows HVqi3ms מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi אֹסְפָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤎𐤐/𐤌 osefam will gather them the one gathering them HVqrmsc/Sp3mp

And now and now (at this time) what what? have I waited for I have waited in eager expectation O Adonai my Lords my hope my waiting-hope to you — it is she (herself)

Verse 8 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now (at this time) HC/D מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi קִּוִּ֣יתִי 𐤒𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 qiviti have I waited for I have waited in eager expectation HVpp1cs אֲדֹנָ֑/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay O Adonai my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗/י 𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tochaleti my hope my waiting-hope HNcfsc/Sp1cs לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is she (herself) HPp3fs

from all from-of every-his my transgressions my rebellions you have kept me Snatch me away! the reproach reproach-of of the fool a withered, senseless man do not upon, over (down-upon) make me you will set me

Verse 9 מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc פְּשָׁעַ֥/י 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤉 peshaay my transgressions my rebellions HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַצִּילֵ֑/נִי 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 hatsileni you have kept me Snatch me away! HVhv2ms/Sp1cs חֶרְפַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 cherepat the reproach reproach-of HNcfsc נָ֝בָ֗ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 naval of the fool a withered, senseless man HAamsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תְּשִׂימֵֽ/נִי 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤍𐤉 tesimeni make me you will set me HVqj2ms/Sp1cs

I have been silent I was bound-fast into silence not not I will open I will open wide my mouth mouth-of because for (as reason or ground) you you (masculine singular) have done it you have caused-to-make

Verse 10 נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 neelameti I have been silent I was bound-fast into silence HVNp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֶפְתַּח 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤇 efetach I will open I will open wide HVqi1cs פִּ֑/י 𐤐/𐤉 pi my mouth mouth-of HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms עָשִֽׂיתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have done it you have caused-to-make HVqp2ms

remove Cause to turn aside! from upon me from upon me your stroke your striking-blow from rebuke from the stirring-up of your hand your hand I I (myself) am consumed I have come to my end

Verse 11 הָסֵ֣ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser remove Cause to turn aside! HVhv2ms מֵ/עָלַ֣/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤋/𐤉 mealay from upon me from upon me HR/R/Sp1cs נִגְעֶ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤂𐤏/𐤊 nigeekha your stroke your striking-blow HNcmsc/Sp2ms מִ/תִּגְרַ֥ת 𐤌/𐤕𐤂𐤓𐤕 mitigerat from rebuke from the stirring-up of HR/Ncfsc יָ֝דְ/ךָ֗ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs כָלִֽיתִי 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 khaliti am consumed I have come to my end HVqp1cs

in-your-rebukes in corrective reproofs over upon (up-over) iniquity crookedness you-have-chastened you have disciplined man individual man and-you-consume and you caused to melt away like-a-moth like a consuming moth his-desired-one his desired one surely surely, only vanity a vapor-breath all whole-of mankind the earthling Selah Lift-up pause

Verse 12 בְּֽ/תוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤅𐤕 betokhachot in-your-rebukes in corrective reproofs HR/Ncfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR עָוֺ֨ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity crookedness HNcbsa יִסַּ֬רְתָּ 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤕 yisareta you-have-chastened you have disciplined HVpp2ms אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsa וַ/תֶּ֣מֶס 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤎 vatemes and-you-consume and you caused to melt away HC/Vhw2ms כָּ/עָ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤏𐤔 kaash like-a-moth like a consuming moth HRd/Ncmsa חֲמוּד֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤃/𐤅 chamudo his-desired-one his desired one HVqsmsc/Sp3ms אַ֤ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely, only HTa הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vanity a vapor-breath HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam mankind the earthling HNcmsa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause HTj

Hear Hear! my prayer my interceding-prayer YHWH the Being One and my cry and my cry-for-help listen Give ear! to toward my weeping my tear do not upon, over (down-upon) be silent you will keep silent for for (as reason or ground) a sojourner a resident-sojourner I I myself with you in company with you (feminine singular) a guest a resident-dweller like all of its whole my fathers my ancestral fathers

Verse 13 שִֽׁמְעָ֥/ה 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤄 shimeah Hear Hear! HVqv2ms/Sh תְפִלָּתִ֨/י 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tefilati my prayer my interceding-prayer HNcfsc/Sp1cs יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/שַׁוְעָתִ֨/י 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 veshaveati and my cry and my cry-for-help HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs הַאֲזִינָ/ה֮ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍/𐤄 haazinah listen Give ear! HVhv2ms/Sh אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דִּמְעָתִ֗/י 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤕/𐤉 dimeati my weeping my tear HNcfsc/Sp1cs אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤔 techerash be silent you will keep silent HVqj2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC גֵ֣ר 𐤂𐤓 ger a sojourner a resident-sojourner HNcmsa אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤁 toshav a guest a resident-dweller HNcmsa כְּ/כָל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhal like all of its whole HR/Ncmsc אֲבוֹתָֽ/י 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤉 avotay my fathers my ancestral fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cs

turn away your gaze you have caused to turn your gaze from me from me and I will brighten and let me regain strength before in not-yet (time) I go I will walk and I am not and I am non-existent

Verse 14 הָשַׁ֣ע 𐤄𐤔𐤏 hasha turn away your gaze you have caused to turn your gaze HVhv2ms מִמֶּ֣/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַבְלִ֑יגָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤂𐤄 veaveligah and I will brighten and let me regain strength HC/Vhh1cs בְּ/טֶ֖רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before in not-yet (time) HR/D אֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I go I will walk HVqi1cs וְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤉 veeyneni and I am not and I am non-existent HC/Tn/Sp1cs

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