Chapter 144
1לְדָוִד בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי הַֽמְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַקְרָב אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי לַמִּלְחָמָֽהOf David. Blessed is GOD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for warfare;Ledavid baruch Adonai tzuri hamlamed yaday lakrav etzbotay lamilchamah
2חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי־לִי מָגִנִּי וּבוֹ חָסִיתִי הָרוֹדֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽיmy faithful one, my fortress, my haven and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take shelter, who makes peoples subject to me.Chasdi umtzudati misgabi umfalti-li magini uvo chasiti haroded ami tachtay
3יְֽהֹוָה מָֽה־אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ בֶּן־אֱנוֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּO ETERNAL One, what are mortals that You should care about them, human beings, that You should think of them?Yehovah mah-adam vatedaehu ben-enosh vatchashvehu
4אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵֽרThey are like a breath; their days are like a passing shadow.Adam lahevel damah yamayv ketzel over
5יְהֹוָה הַט־שָׁמֶיךָ וְתֵרֵד גַּע בֶּהָרִים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּO ETERNAL One, bend Your sky and come down; touch the mountains and they will smoke.Adonai hat-shameycha vetered ga beharim veyeeshanu
6בְּרוֹק בָּרָק וּתְפִיצֵם שְׁלַח חִצֶּיךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽםMake lightning flash and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.Berok barak utfitzem shelach chitzeycha uthumem
7שְׁלַח יָדֶיךָ מִמָּרוֹם פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים מִיַּד בְּנֵי נֵכָֽרReach Your hand down from on high; rescue me, save me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners,Shelach yadeycha mimarom petzeni vehatzileni mimayim rabim miyad beney nechar
8אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶרwhose mouths speak lies, and whose oaths are false.Asher pihem diber-shav viminam yemin shaker
9אֱֽלֹהִים שִׁיר חָדָשׁ אָשִׁירָה לָּךְ בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּֽךְO God, I will sing You a new song, sing a hymn to You with a ten-stringed harp—Elohim shir chadash ashirah lach benevel asor azamrah-lach
10הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת־דָּוִד עַבְדּוֹ מֵחֶרֶב רָעָֽהto the One who gives victory to kings, who rescues David—God’s servant—from the deadly sword.Hanoten teshuah lamlachim hapotzeh et-david avdo mecherev raah
11פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד בְּֽנֵי־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶרRescue me, save me from the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies, and whose oaths are false.Petzeni vehatzileni miyad beney-nechar asher pihem diber-shav viminam yemin shaker
12אֲשֶׁר בָּנֵינוּ כִּנְטִעִים מְגֻדָּלִים בִּֽנְעוּרֵיהֶם בְּנוֹתֵינוּ כְזָוִיֹּת מְחֻטָּבוֹת תַּבְנִית הֵיכָֽלFor our sons are like saplings, well-tended in their youth; our daughters are like cornerstones trimmed to give shape to a palace.Asher baneynu kintiim megudalim binureyhem benoteynu chezaviyot mechutavot tavnit heychal
13מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל־זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּבוֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּOur storehouses are full, supplying produce of all kinds; our flocks number thousands, even myriads, in our fields;Mezaveynu meleim mefikim mizan el-zan tzovnenu maalifot merubavot bechutzoteynu
14אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְֽסֻבָּלִים אֵֽין־פֶּרֶץ וְאֵין יוֹצֵאת וְאֵין צְוָחָה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּour cattle are well cared for. There is no breaching and no sortie, and no wailing in our streets.Alufeynu mesubalim eyn-peretz veeyn yotzet veeyn tzevachah birchovoteynu
15אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לּוֹ אַֽשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֱׁיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָֽיוHappy the people who have it so; happy the people whose God is the ETERNAL.Ashrey haam shekachah lo ashrey haam sheadonay elohayv