Psalms for 14 of the month

1לִשְׁלֹמֹה אֱֽלֹהִים מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ תֵּן וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְOf Solomon. O God, endow the king with Your judgments, the king’s son with Your righteousness;

2יָדִין עַמְּךָ בְצֶדֶק וַעֲנִיֶּיךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽטthat he may judge Your people rightly, Your lowly ones, justly.

3יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָֽהLet the mountains produce well-being for the people, the hills, the reward of justice.

4יִשְׁפֹּט עֲֽנִיֵּי־עָם יוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי אֶבְיוֹן וִידַכֵּא עוֹשֵֽׁקLet him champion the lowly among the people, deliver the needy folk, and crush those who wrong them.

5יִירָאוּךָ עִם־שָׁמֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ דּוֹר דּוֹרִֽיםLet them fear You as long as the sun shines, while the moon lasts, generations on end.

6יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַל־גֵּז כִּרְבִיבִים זַרְזִיף אָֽרֶץLet him be like rain that falls on a mown field, like a downpour of rain on the ground,

7יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד־בְּלִי יָרֵֽחַthat the righteous may flourish in his time, and well-being abound, till the moon is no more.

8וְיֵרְדְּ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץLet him rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

9לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵֽכוּLet desert-dwellers kneel before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

10מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִֽיבוּLet kings of Tarshish and the islands pay tribute, kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

11וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ כׇל־מְלָכִים כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יַעַבְדֽוּהוּLet all kings bow to him, and all nations serve him.

12כִּֽי־יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵר לֽוֹFor he saves the needy who cry out, the lowly who have no helper.

13יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִֽׁיעַHe cares about the poor and the needy; He brings the needy deliverance.

14מִתּוֹךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁם וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָֽיוHe redeems them from fraud and lawlessness; the shedding of their blood weighs heavily upon him.

15וִיחִי וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ מִזְּהַב שְׁבָא וְיִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדוֹ תָמִיד כׇּל־הַיּוֹם יְבָרְכֶֽנְהוּSo let him live, and receive gold of Sheba; let prayers for him be said always, blessings on him invoked at all times.

16יְהִי פִסַּת־בַּר בָּאָרֶץ בְּרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִרְעַשׁ כַּלְּבָנוֹן פִּרְיוֹ וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץLet abundant grain be in the land, to the tops of the mountains; let his crops thrive like the forest of Lebanon; and let the people sprout up in towns like country grass.

17יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְֽעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ (ינין) [יִנּוֹן] שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּMay his name be eternal; while the sun lasts, may his name endure; let peoples invoke his blessedness upon themselves; let all nations count him happy.

18בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּֽוֹBlessed is the ETERNAL God, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things;

19וּבָרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּל הָאָרֶץ אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is God’s glorious name forever; such glory fills the whole world. Amen and Amen.

20כׇּלּוּ תְפִלּוֹת דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁיEnd of the prayers of David son of Jesse.

1מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָֽבA psalm of Asaph. God is truly good to Israel, to those whose heart is pure.

2וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט (נטוי) [נָטָיוּ] רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן (שפכה) [שֻׁפְּכוּ] אֲשֻׁרָֽיAs for me, my feet had almost strayed, my steps were nearly led off course,

3כִּֽי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽהfor I envied the wanton; I saw the wicked at ease.

4כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָֽםDeath has no pangs for them; their body is healthy.

5בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּֽעוּThey have no part in human travail; they are not afflicted like the rest of humankind.

6לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָף־שִׁית חָמָס לָֽמוֹSo pride adorns their necks, lawlessness enwraps them as a mantle.

7יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָֽבFat shuts out their eyes; their fancies are extravagant.

8יָמִיקוּ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּThey scoff and plan evil; from their eminence they plan wrongdoing.

9שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָֽרֶץThey set their mouths against heaven, and their tongues range over the earth.

10לָכֵן (ישיב) [יָשׁוּב] עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָֽמוֹSo they pound this people again and again, until they are drained of their very last tear.

11וְֽאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַֽע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֽוֹןThen they say, “How could God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”

12הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִלSuch are the wicked; ever tranquil, they amass wealth.

13אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽיIt was for nothing that I kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence,

14וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כׇּל־הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִֽיםseeing that I have been constantly afflicted, that each morning brings new punishments.

15אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָֽדְתִּיHad I decided to say these things, I should have been false to the circle of Your disciples.

16וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל (היא) [הוּא] בְעֵינָֽיSo I applied myself to understand this, but it seemed a hopeless task

17עַד־אָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽםtill I entered God’s sanctuary and reflected on their fate.

18אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹתYou surround them with flattery; You make them fall through blandishments.

19אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹתHow suddenly are they ruined, wholly swept away by terrors.

20כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶֽהWhen You are aroused You despise their image, as one does a dream after waking, O my Sovereign.

21כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיוֹתַי אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽןMy mind was stripped of its reason, my feelings were numbed.

22וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּֽךְI was a dolt, without knowledge; I was brutish toward You.

23וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽיYet I was always with You, You held my right hand;

24בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִיYou guided me by Your counsel and led me toward honor.

25מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץWhom else have I in heaven? And having You, I want no one on earth.

26כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָֽםMy body and mind fail; but God is the stay of my mind, my portion forever.

27כִּֽי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כׇּל־זוֹנֶה מִמֶּֽךָּThose who keep far from You perish; You annihilate all who are untrue to You.

28וַאֲנִי קִרְבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי בַּאדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כׇּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָAs for me, nearness to God is good; I have made the Sovereign GOD my refuge, that I may recount all Your works.

1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף לָמָה אֱלֹהִים זָנַחְתָּ לָנֶצַח יֶעְשַׁן אַפְּךָ בְּצֹאן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָA maskil of Asaph. Why, O God, do You forever reject us, do You fume in anger at the flock that You tend?

2זְכֹר עֲדָתְךָ קָנִיתָ קֶּדֶם גָּאַלְתָּ שֵׁבֶט נַחֲלָתֶךָ הַר־צִיּוֹן זֶה שָׁכַנְתָּ בּֽוֹRemember the community You made Yours long ago, Your very own tribe that You redeemed, Mount Zion, where You dwell.

3הָרִימָה פְעָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁאוֹת נֶצַח כׇּל־הֵרַע אוֹיֵב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁBestir Yourself because of the perpetual tumult, all the outrages of the enemy in the sanctuary.

4שָׁאֲגוּ צֹרְרֶיךָ בְּקֶרֶב מוֹעֲדֶךָ שָׂמוּ אוֹתֹתָם אֹתֽוֹתYour foes roar inside Your meeting-place; they take their signs for true signs.

5יִוָּדַע כְּמֵבִיא לְמָעְלָה בִּסְבׇךְ־עֵץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹתIt is like those who wield axes against a gnarled tree;

6(ועת) [וְעַתָּה] פִּתּוּחֶיהָ יָּחַד בְּכַשִּׁיל וְכֵילַפּוֹת יַהֲלֹמֽוּןwith hatchet and pike they hacked away at its carved work.

7שִׁלְחוּ בָאֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁךָ לָאָרֶץ חִלְּלוּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָThey made Your sanctuary go up in flames; they brought low in dishonor the dwelling-place of Your presence.

8אָמְרוּ בְלִבָּם נִינָם יָחַד שָׂרְפוּ כׇל־מוֹעֲדֵי־אֵל בָּאָֽרֶץThey resolved, “Let us destroy them altogether!” They burned all God’s tabernacles in the land.

9אֽוֹתֹתֵינוּ לֹא־רָאִינוּ אֵֽין־עוֹד נָבִיא וְלֹֽא־אִתָּנוּ יֹדֵעַ עַד־מָֽהNo signs appear for us; there is no longer any prophet; no one among us knows for how long.

10עַד־מָתַי אֱלֹהִים יְחָרֶף צָר יְנָאֵץ אוֹיֵב שִׁמְךָ לָנֶֽצַחTill when, O God, will the foe blaspheme, will the enemy forever revile Your name?

11לָמָּה תָשִׁיב יָדְךָ וִימִינֶךָ מִקֶּרֶב (חוקך) [חֵיקְךָ] כַלֵּֽהWhy do You hold back Your hand, Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom!

12וֵאלֹהִים מַלְכִּי מִקֶּדֶם פֹּעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּקֶרֶב הָאָֽרֶץO God, my Sovereign from of old, who brings deliverance throughout the land;

13אַתָּה פוֹרַרְתָּ בְעׇזְּךָ יָם שִׁבַּרְתָּ רָאשֵׁי תַנִּינִים עַל־הַמָּֽיִםit was You who drove back the sea with Your might, who smashed the heads of the monsters in the waters;

14אַתָּה רִצַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁי לִוְיָתָן תִּתְּנֶנּוּ מַאֲכָל לְעָם לְצִיִּֽיםit was You who crushed the heads of Leviathan, who left it as food for the denizens of the desert;

15אַתָּה בָקַעְתָּ מַעְיָן וָנָחַל אַתָּה הוֹבַשְׁתָּ נַהֲרוֹת אֵיתָֽןit was You who released springs and torrents, who made mighty rivers run dry;

16לְךָ יוֹם אַף־לְךָ לָיְלָה אַתָּה הֲכִינוֹתָ מָאוֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁthe day is Yours, the night also; it was You who set in place the orb of the sun;

17אַתָּה הִצַּבְתָּ כׇּל־גְּבוּלוֹת אָרֶץ קַיִץ וָחֹרֶף אַתָּה יְצַרְתָּֽםYou fixed all the boundaries of the earth; summer and winter—You made them.

18זְכׇר־זֹאת אוֹיֵב חֵרֵף יְהֹוָה וְעַם נָבָל נִאֲצוּ שְׁמֶֽךָBe mindful of how the enemy blasphemes GOD, how base people revile Your name.

19אַל־תִּתֵּן לְחַיַּת נֶפֶשׁ תּוֹרֶךָ חַיַּת עֲנִיֶּיךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח לָנֶֽצַחDo not deliver Your dove to the wild beast; do not ignore forever the band of Your lowly ones.

20הַבֵּט לַבְּרִית כִּי מָלְאוּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶרֶץ נְאוֹת חָמָֽסLook to the covenant! For the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of lawlessness.

21אַל־יָשֹׁב דַּךְ נִכְלָם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן יְֽהַלְלוּ שְׁמֶֽךָLet not the downtrodden turn away disappointed; let the poor and needy praise Your name.

22קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים רִיבָה רִיבֶךָ זְכֹר חֶרְפָּתְךָ מִנִּי־נָבָל כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹםRise, O God, champion Your cause; be mindful that You are blasphemed by scoundrels all day long.

23אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח קוֹל צֹרְרֶיךָ שְׁאוֹן קָמֶיךָ עֹלֶה תָמִֽידDo not ignore the shouts of Your foes, the din of Your adversaries that ascends all the time.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵת מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף שִֽׁירFor the leader; al tashḥeth.A psalm of Asaph, a song.

2הוֹדִינוּ לְּךָ אֱֽלֹהִים הוֹדִינוּ וְקָרוֹב שְׁמֶךָ סִפְּרוּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָWe praise You, O God; we praise You; Your presence is near; people tell of Your wondrous deeds.

3כִּי אֶקַּח מוֹעֵד אֲנִי מֵישָׁרִים אֶשְׁפֹּֽט“At the time I choose, I will give judgment equitably.

4נְֽמֹגִים אֶרֶץ וְכׇל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ אָנֹכִי תִכַּנְתִּי עַמּוּדֶיהָ סֶּֽלָהEarth and all its inhabitants dissolve; it is I who keep its pillars firm. Selah.

5אָמַרְתִּי לַהוֹלְלִים אַל־תָּהֹלּוּ וְלָרְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּרִימוּ קָֽרֶןTo the wanton I say, ‘Do not be wanton!’ to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns!’”

6אַל־תָּרִימוּ לַמָּרוֹם קַרְנְכֶם תְּדַבְּרוּ בְצַוָּאר עָתָֽקDo not lift your horns up high in vainglorious bluster.

7כִּי לֹא מִמּוֹצָא וּמִֽמַּעֲרָב וְלֹא מִמִּדְבַּר הָרִֽיםFor exaltation comes not from the east or from the west or the wilderness;

8כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים שֹׁפֵט זֶה יַשְׁפִּיל וְזֶה יָרִֽיםfor God it is who gives judgment— bringing down one and lifting up another.

9כִּי כוֹס בְּֽיַד־יְהֹוָה וְיַיִן חָמַר מָלֵא מֶסֶךְ וַיַּגֵּר מִזֶּה אַךְ־שְׁמָרֶיהָ יִמְצוּ יִשְׁתּוּ כֹּל רִשְׁעֵי־אָֽרֶץThere is a cup in GOD’s hand with foaming wine fully mixed; from this [God] pours; all the wicked of the earth drink, draining it to the very dregs.

10וַאֲנִי אַגִּיד לְעֹלָם אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽבAs for me, I will declare forever, I will sing a hymn to the God of Jacob.

11וְכׇל־קַרְנֵי רְשָׁעִים אֲגַדֵּעַ תְּרוֹמַמְנָה קַֽרְנוֹת צַדִּֽיק“All the horns of the wicked I will cut; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.”

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף שִֽׁירFor the leader; with instrumental music.A psalm of Asaph, a song.

2נוֹדָע בִּיהוּדָה אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל גָּדוֹל שְׁמֽוֹGod is known in Judah, God’s name is great in Israel;

3וַיְהִי בְשָׁלֵם סוּכּוֹ וּמְעוֹנָתוֹ בְצִיּֽוֹןSalem became an abode; Zion, the divine den.

4שָׁמָּה שִׁבַּר רִשְׁפֵי־קָשֶׁת מָגֵן וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה סֶֽלָהThere [God] broke the fiery arrows of the bow, the shield and the sword of war. Selah.

5נָאוֹר אַתָּה אַדִּיר מֵֽהַרְרֵי־טָֽרֶףYou were resplendent, glorious, on the mountains of prey.

6אֶשְׁתּֽוֹלְלוּ אַבִּירֵי לֵב נָמוּ שְׁנָתָם וְלֹֽא־מָצְאוּ כׇל־אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל יְדֵיהֶֽםThe stout-hearted were despoiled; they were in a stupor; the bravest of soldiers could not lift a hand.

7מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב נִרְדָּם וְרֶכֶב וָסֽוּסAt Your blast, O God of Jacob, horse and chariot lay stunned.

8אַתָּה נוֹרָא אַתָּה וּמִֽי־יַעֲמֹד לְפָנֶיךָ מֵאָז אַפֶּֽךָO You! You are awesome! Who can withstand You when You are enraged?

9מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַעְתָּ דִּין אֶרֶץ יָֽרְאָה וְשָׁקָֽטָהIn heaven You pronounced sentence; the earth was numbed with fright

10בְּקוּם־לַמִּשְׁפָּט אֱלֹהִים לְהוֹשִׁיעַ כׇּל־עַנְוֵי־אֶרֶץ סֶֽלָהas God rose to execute judgment, to deliver all the lowly of the earth. Selah.

11כִּֽי־חֲמַת אָדָם תּוֹדֶךָּ שְׁאֵרִית חֵמֹת תַּחְגֹּֽרEven the fiercest among humans shall acknowledge You, when You gird on the last bit of fury.

12נִדְרוּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ לַיהֹוָה אֱֽלֹהֵיכֶם כׇּל־סְבִיבָיו יֹבִילוּ שַׁי לַמּוֹרָֽאMake vows and pay them to the ETERNAL your God; those all around shall bring tribute to the Awesome One—

13יִבְצֹר רוּחַ נְגִידִים נוֹרָא לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץwho curbs the spirit of princes, inspires awe in the kings of the earth.