H9012–ה/–h

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

הַאֲזִ֥ינָה (ה) h “!”

If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

לְכָ֪ה (ה) h “!”

My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה (ה) h “!”

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה (ה) h “!”

Come, we are filled `with' loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

לְכָ֤ה (ה) h “!”

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

הָבִ֣יאָה (ה) h “!”

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

תְּנָֽה־ (ה) h- “!”

So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

דְּעֶ֥ה (ה) h “!”

And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה (ה) h “!”

I said in my heart, `Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it `is' vanity.

לְכָה־ (ה) h- “!”

Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?

הַגִּ֣ידָה (ה) h “!”

Come, my beloved, we go forth to the field,

לְכָ֤ה (ה) h “!”

Who are saying, `Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Draw near and come, and we know.'

יָחִ֛ישָׁה (ה) h “!”וְתָב֗וֹאָה (ה) h “!”

I have blotted out, as `by' a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as `by' a cloud thy sins, Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.

שׁוּבָ֥ה (ה) h “!”

Again do the sons of thy bereavement say in thine ears: `The place is too strait for me, Come nigh to me -- and I dwell.'

גְּשָׁה־ (ה) h- “!”

Saying to wood, `My father `art' thou!' And to a stone, `Thou hast brought me forth,' For they turned unto me the back and not the face, And in the time of their vexation, They say, `Arise Thou, and save us.'

ק֖וּמָה (ה) h “!”

Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I `am' kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

שׁ֣וּבָה (ה) h “!”

And, O Jehovah, cause me to know, and I know, Then Thou hast showed me their doings.

וָֽאֵדָ֑עָה (ה) h “!”

Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה (ה) h “!”

And I buy the field, that `is' in Anathoth, from Hanameel, my uncle's son, and I weigh to him the money -- seventeen shekels of silver.

וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ (ה) h- “!”

and when the heads hear that I have spoken with thee, and they have come in unto thee, and have said unto thee, Declare to us, we pray thee, what thou didst speak unto the king, do not hide `it' from us, and we do not put thee to death, and what the king spake unto thee,

הַגִּֽידָה־ (ה) h- “!”

and while he doth not reply -- `Or turn back unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him in the midst of the people, or whithersoever it is right in thine eyes to go -- go.' And the chief of the executioners giveth to him for the way, and a gift, and sendeth him away,

וְשֻׁ֡בָה (ה) h “!”

He hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.

ק֣וּמָה׀ (ה) h “!”

Leave thine orphans -- I do keep alive, And thy widows -- on Me trust ye,

עָזְבָ֥ה (ה) h “!”

All her people are sighing -- seeking bread, They have given their desirable things For food to refresh the body; See, O Jehovah, and behold attentively, For I have been lightly esteemed.

וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה (ה) h “!”