Psalms for 18 of the month

1שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִֽיA song. A psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; maḥalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

2יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יְשׁוּעָתִי יוֹם־צָעַקְתִּי בַלַּיְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָO ETERNAL One, God of my deliverance, when I cry out in the night before You,

3תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי הַטֵּה אׇזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִֽיlet my prayer reach You; incline Your ear to my cry.

4כִּֽי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשִׁי וְחַיַּי לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּֽיעוּFor I am sated with misfortune; I am at the brink of Sheol.

5נֶחְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־יוֹרְדֵי בוֹר הָיִיתִי כְּגֶבֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽלI am numbered with those who go down to the Pit; I am like someone helpless

6בַּמֵּתִים חׇפְשִׁי כְּמוֹ חֲלָלִים שֹׁכְבֵי קֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא זְכַרְתָּם עוֹד וְהֵמָּה מִיָּדְךָ נִגְזָֽרוּabandoned among the dead, like bodies lying in the grave of whom You are mindful no more, and who are cut off from Your care.

7שַׁתַּנִי בְּבוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹתYou have put me at the bottom of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths.

8עָלַי סָמְכָה חֲמָתֶךָ וְכׇל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ עִנִּיתָ סֶּֽלָהYour fury lies heavy upon me; You afflict me with all Your breakers. Selah.

9הִרְחַקְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַי מִמֶּנִּי שַׁתַּנִי תוֹעֵבוֹת לָמוֹ כָּלֻא וְלֹא אֵצֵֽאYou make my companions shun me; You make me abhorrent to them; I am shut in and do not go out.

10עֵינִי דָאֲבָה מִנִּי־עֹנִי קְרָאתִיךָ יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־יוֹם שִׁטַּחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ כַפָּֽיMy eyes pine away from affliction; I call to You, O ETERNAL One, each day; I stretch out my hands to You.

11הֲלַמֵּתִים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּלֶא אִם־רְפָאִים יָקוּמוּ יוֹדוּךָ סֶּֽלָהDo You work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise to praise You? Selah.

12הַיְסֻפַּר בַּקֶּבֶר חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹןIs Your faithful care recounted in the grave, Your constancy in the place of perdition?

13הֲיִוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽהAre Your wonders made known in the netherworld, Your beneficent deeds in the land of oblivion?

14וַאֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּAs for me, I cry out to You, O ETERNAL One; each morning my prayer greets You.

15לָמָה יְהֹוָה תִּזְנַח נַפְשִׁי תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּיWhy, O ETERNAL One, do You reject me, do You hide Your face from me?

16עָנִי אֲנִי וְגֹוֵעַ מִנֹּעַר נָשָׂאתִי אֵמֶיךָ אָפֽוּנָהFrom my youth I have been afflicted and near death; I suffer Your terrors wherever I turn.

17עָלַי עָבְרוּ חֲרוֹנֶיךָ בִּעוּתֶיךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִיYour fury overwhelms me; Your terrors destroy me.

18סַבּוּנִי כַמַּיִם כׇּל־הַיּוֹם הִקִּיפוּ עָלַי יָֽחַדThey swirl about me like water all day long; they encircle me on every side.

19הִרְחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנִּי אֹהֵב וָרֵעַ מְֽיֻדָּעַי מַחְשָֽׁךְYou have put friend and neighbor far from me and my companions out of my sight.

1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִֽיA maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

2חַֽסְדֵי יְהֹוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִֽיI will sing of GOD’s steadfast love forever; to all generations I will proclaim Your faithfulness with my mouth.

3כִּֽי־אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶֽםI declare, “Your steadfast love is confirmed forever; there in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

4כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּֽי“I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to My servant David:

5עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶֽלָהI will establish your offspring forever, I will confirm your throne for all generations.” Selah.

6וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהֹוָה אַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִֽׁיםYour wonders, O ETERNAL One, are praised by the heavens, Your faithfulness, too, in the assembly of holy beings.

7כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהֹוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהֹוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִֽיםFor who in the skies can equal GOD, can compare with GOD among the divine beings,

8אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל־כׇּל־סְבִיבָֽיוa God greatly dreaded in the council of holy beings, held in awe by those all around?

9יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת מִי־כָמוֹךָֽ חֲסִין יָהּ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָO ETERNAL One, God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O Yah? Your faithfulness surrounds You;

10אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽםYou rule the swelling of the sea; when its waves surge, You still them.

11אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַב בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶֽיךָYou crushed Rahab; he was like a corpse; with Your powerful arm You scattered Your enemies.

12לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץ תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּֽםThe heaven is Yours, the earth too; the world and all it holds— You established them.

13צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּNorth and south— You created them; Tabor and Hermon sing forth Your name.

14לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶֽךָYours is an arm endowed with might; Your hand is strong; Your right hand, exalted.

15צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְֽקַדְּמוּ פָנֶֽיךָRighteousness and justice are the base of Your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness stand before You.

16אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה יְהֹוָה בְּֽאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּןHappy is the people who know the joyful shout; O ETERNAL One, they walk in the light of Your presence.

17בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כׇּל־הַיּוֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרֽוּמוּThey rejoice in Your name all day long; they are exalted through Your righteousness.

18כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצוֹנְךָ (תרים) [תָּרוּם] קַרְנֵֽינוּFor You are their strength in which they glory; our horn is exalted through Your favor.

19כִּי לַיהֹוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּֽנוּTruly our shield is of GOD, our monarch, of the Holy One of Israel.

20אָז דִּבַּרְתָּֽ־בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָֽםThen You spoke to Your faithful ones in a vision and said, “I have conferred power upon a warrior; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

21מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קׇדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּֽיוI have found David, My servant; anointed him with My sacred oil.

22אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּMy hand shall be constantly with him, and My arm shall strengthen him.

23לֹא־יַשִּׁיא אוֹיֵב בּוֹ וּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽנּוּNo enemy shall oppress him, no one vile afflict him.

24וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּֽוֹףI will crush his adversaries before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

25וֶאֱֽמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנֽוֹMy faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him; his horn shall be exalted through My name.

26וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ וּֽבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינֽוֹI will set his hand upon the sea, his right hand upon the rivers.

27הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּה אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽיHe shall say to Me, ‘You are my father, my God, the rock of my deliverance.’

28אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץI will appoint him first-born, highest of the kings of the earth.

29לְעוֹלָם (אשמור) [אֶשְׁמׇר־]לוֹ חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לֽוֹI will maintain My steadfast love for him always; My covenant with him shall endure.

30וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָֽיִםI will establish his line forever, his throne, as long as the heavens last.

31אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכֽוּןIf his sons forsake My Teaching and do not live by My rules;

32אִם־חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּ וּמִצְוֺתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹֽרוּif they violate My laws, and do not observe My commands,

33וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֺנָֽםI will punish their transgression with the rod, their iniquity with plagues.

34וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ וְלֹֽא־אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽיBut I will not take away My steadfast love from him; I will not betray My faithfulness.

35לֹֽא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּֽהI will not violate My covenant, or change what I have uttered.

36אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקׇדְשִׁי אִֽם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּֽבI have sworn by My holiness, once and for all; I will not be false to David.

37זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶה וְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽיHis line shall continue forever, his throne, as the sun before Me,

38כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָם וְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶֽלָהas the moon, established forever, an enduring witness in the sky.” Selah.

39וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס הִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָYet You have rejected, spurned, and become enraged at Your anointed.

40נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָ חִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרֽוֹYou have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have dragged his dignity in the dust.

41פָּרַצְתָּ כׇל־גְּדֵרֹתָיו שַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּֽהYou have breached all his defenses, shattered his strongholds.

42שַׁסֻּהוּ כׇּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ הָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיוAll who pass by plunder him; he has become the butt of his neighbors.

43הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיו הִשְׂמַחְתָּ כׇּל־אוֹיְבָֽיוYou have exalted the right hand of his adversaries, and made all his enemies rejoice.

44אַף־תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹ וְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽהYou have turned back the blade of his sword, and have not sustained him in battle.

45הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּֽרְתָּהYou have brought his splendor to an end and have hurled his throne to the ground.

46הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶֽלָהYou have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

47עַד־מָה יְהֹוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָHow long, O ETERNAL One; will You forever hide Your face, will Your fury blaze like fire?

48זְכׇר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כׇל־בְּנֵֽי־אָדָֽםO remember how short my life is; why should You have created every person in vain?

49מִי גֶבֶר יִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶֽלָהWho can live and not see death, can escape the clutches of Sheol? Selah.

50אַיֵּה חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲדֹנָי נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָO my Sovereign, where is Your steadfast love of old that You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

51זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ שְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כׇּל־רַבִּים עַמִּֽיםRemember, O my Sovereign, the abuse flung at Your servants that I have borne in my bosom [from] many peoples,

52אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָhow Your enemies, O ETERNAL One, have flung abuse, abuse at Your anointed at every step.

53בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is GOD forever; Amen and Amen.