Psalms for 19 of the month

1תְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִֽישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲֽדֹנָי מָעוֹן אַתָּה הָיִיתָ לָּנוּ בְּדֹר וָדֹֽרA prayer of Moses, the agent of God. O my Sovereign, You have been our refuge in every generation.

2בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים יֻלָּדוּ וַתְּחוֹלֵֽל אֶרֶץ וְתֵבֵל וּֽמֵעוֹלָם עַד־עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵֽלBefore the mountains came into being, before You brought forth the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity You are God.

3תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד־דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵֽי־אָדָֽםYou return humans to dust; You decreed, “Return, you mortals!”

4כִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּֽעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּֽיְלָהFor in Your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that has passed, like a watch of the night.

5זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹֽףYou engulf mortals in sleep; at daybreak they are like grass that renews itself;

6בַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵֽשׁat daybreak it flourishes anew; by dusk it withers and dries up.

7כִּי־כָלִינוּ בְאַפֶּךָ וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ נִבְהָֽלְנוּSo we are consumed by Your anger, terror-struck by Your fury.

8שַׁתָּ עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּךָ עֲלֻמֵנוּ לִמְאוֹר פָּנֶֽיךָYou have set our iniquities before You, our hidden sins in the light of Your face.

9כִּי כׇל־יָמֵינוּ פָּנוּ בְעֶבְרָתֶךָ כִּלִּינוּ שָׁנֵינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶֽגֶהAll our days pass away in Your wrath; we spend our years like a sigh.

10יְמֵֽי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרׇהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן כִּי־גָז חִישׁ וַנָּעֻֽפָהThe span of our life is seventy years, or, given the strength, eighty years; but the best of them are trouble and sorrow. They pass by speedily, and we are in darkness.

11מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ עֹז אַפֶּךָ וּכְיִרְאָתְךָ עֶבְרָתֶֽךָWho can know Your furious anger? Your wrath matches the fear of You.

12לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָֽהTeach us to count our days rightly, that we may obtain a wise heart.

13שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה עַד־מָתָי וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָTurn, O ETERNAL One! How long? Show mercy to Your servants.

14שַׂבְּעֵנוּ בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וּֽנְרַנְּנָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בְּכׇל־יָמֵֽינוּSatisfy us at daybreak with Your steadfast love that we may sing for joy all our days.

15שַׂמְּחֵנוּ כִּימוֹת עִנִּיתָנוּ שְׁנוֹת רָאִינוּ רָעָֽהGive us joy for as long as You have afflicted us, for the years we have suffered misfortune.

16יֵרָאֶה אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ פׇעֳלֶךָ וַהֲדָרְךָ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶֽםLet Your deeds be seen by Your servants, Your glory by their children.

17וִיהִי נֹעַם אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּMay the favor of my Sovereign, our God, be upon us; let the work of our hands prosper, O prosper the work of our hands!

1יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָֽןO you who dwell in the shelter of the Most High and abide in the protection of Shaddai—

2אֹמַר לַיהֹוָה מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח־בּֽוֹI say of GOD, my refuge and stronghold, my God in whom I trust,

3כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ מִדֶּבֶר הַוּֽוֹתthat you will be saved from the fowler’s trap, from the destructive plague.

4בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ יָסֶךְ לָךְ וְתַחַת־כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה צִנָּה וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּֽוֹWith pinions you will be covered; you will find refuge under God’s wings— whose fidelity is an encircling shield.

5לֹֽא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָֽםYou need not fear the terror by night, or the arrow that flies by day,

6מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צׇהֳרָֽיִםthe plague that stalks in the darkness, or the scourge that ravages at noon.

7יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּֽשׁA thousand may fall at your left side, ten thousand at your right, but it shall not reach you.

8רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶֽהYou will see it with your eyes, you will witness the punishment of the wicked.

9כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מַחְסִי עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָBecause you took GOD—my refuge, the Most High—as your haven,

10לֹא־תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא־יִקְרַב בְּאׇהֳלֶֽךָno harm will befall you, no disease touch your tent.

11כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּךְ לִשְׁמׇרְךָ בְּכׇל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָFor God’s angels will be ordered to guard you wherever you go.

12עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶֽךָThey will carry you in their hands lest you hurt your foot on a stone.

13עַל־שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּֽיןYou will tread on cubs and vipers; you will trample lions and asps.

14כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּֽי־יָדַע שְׁמִֽי“Because such people are devoted to Me, I will deliver them; I will keep them safe, for they know My name.

15יִקְרָאֵנִי וְֽאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּֽוֹ־אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּWhen they call on Me, I will answer them; I will be with them in distress; I will rescue them and make them honored;

16אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִֽיI will let them live to a ripe old age, and show them My salvation.”

1מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽתA psalm. A song; for the sabbath day.

2טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהֹוָה וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיֽוֹןIt is good to praise GOD, to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High,

3לְהַגִּיד בַּבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילֽוֹתTo proclaim Your steadfast love at daybreak, Your faithfulness each night

4עֲֽלֵי־עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָבֶל עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹרWith a ten-stringed harp, with voice and lyre together.

5כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּנִי יְהֹוָה בְּפׇעֳלֶךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּֽןYou have gladdened me by Your deeds, O ETERNAL One; I shout for joy at Your handiwork.

6מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהֹוָה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָHow great are Your works, O ETERNAL One, how very subtle Your designs!

7אִֽישׁ־בַּעַר לֹא יֵדָע וּכְסִיל לֹא־יָבִין אֶת־זֹֽאתA brute cannot know, a fool cannot understand this:

8בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים כְּמוֹ־עֵשֶׂב וַיָּצִיצוּ כׇּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן לְהִשָּׁמְדָם עֲדֵי־עַֽדthough the wicked sprout like grass, though all evildoers blossom, it is only that they may be destroyed forever.

9וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעֹלָם יְהֹוָֽהBut You are exalted, O ETERNAL One, for all time.

10כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יְֽהֹוָה כִּֽי־הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ יִתְפָּרְדוּ כׇּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶןSurely, Your enemies, O ETERNAL One, surely, Your enemies perish; all evildoers are scattered.

11וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵים קַרְנִי בַּלֹּתִי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָֽןYou raise my horn high like that of a wild ox; I am soaked in freshening oil.

12וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּשׁוּרָי בַּקָּמִים עָלַי מְרֵעִים תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אׇזְנָֽיI shall see the defeat of my watchful foes, hear of the downfall of the wicked who beset me.

13צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּֽהThe righteous bloom like a date-palm; they thrive like a cedar in Lebanon;

14שְׁתוּלִים בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה בְּחַצְרוֹת אֱלֹהֵינוּ יַפְרִֽיחוּplanted in the house of GOD, they flourish in the courts of our God.

15עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה דְּשֵׁנִים וְֽרַעֲנַנִּים יִהְיֽוּIn old age they still produce fruit; they are full of sap and freshness—

16לְהַגִּיד כִּֽי־יָשָׁר יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְֽלֹא־[עַוְלָתָה] (עלתה) בּֽוֹattesting that GOD is upright, my rock, in whom there is no wrong.

1יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ יְהֹוָה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹטGOD is sovereign, and robed in grandeur; GOD is robed, and girded with strength. The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken.

2נָכוֹן כִּסְאֲךָ מֵאָז מֵעוֹלָם אָֽתָּהYour throne stands firm from of old; from eternity You have existed.

3נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת יְֽהֹוָה נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת קוֹלָם יִשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת דׇּכְיָֽםThe ocean sounds, O ETERNAL One, the ocean sounds its thunder, the ocean sounds its pounding.

4מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָם אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם יְהֹוָֽהAbove the thunder of the mighty waters, more majestic than the breakers of the sea is GOD, majestic on high.

5עֵֽדֹתֶיךָ נֶאֶמְנוּ מְאֹד לְבֵיתְךָ נַאֲוָה־קֹדֶשׁ יְהֹוָה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִֽיםYour decrees are indeed enduring; holiness befits Your house, O ETERNAL One, for all times.

1אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהֹוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיעַGod of retribution, ETERNAL One, God of retribution, appear!

2הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִֽיםRise up, judge of the earth, give the arrogant their deserts!

3עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהֹוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹֽזוּHow long shall the wicked, O ETERNAL One, how long shall the wicked exult,

4יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִתְאַמְּרוּ כׇּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶןshall they utter insolent speech, shall all evildoers vaunt themselves?

5עַמְּךָ יְהֹוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּֽוּThey crush Your people, O ETERNAL One, they afflict Your very own;

6אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּֽחוּthey kill the widow and the stranger; they murder the fatherless,

7וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה־יָּהּ וְלֹא־יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽבthinking, “Yah does not see it, the God of Jacob does not pay heed.”

8בִּינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּTake heed, you most brutish people; fools, when will you get wisdom?

9הֲנֹטַֽע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִֽם־יֹצֵֽר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּֽיטShall the One who implants the ear not hear, the One who forms the eye not see?

10הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּֽעַתShall the One who disciplines nations not punish, the One who instructs humankind in knowledge?

11יְֽהֹוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָֽבֶלGOD knows human designs to be futile.

12אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּHappy are those whom You discipline, O Yah, whom You instruct in Your teaching,

13לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָֽׁחַתwhom You give tranquility in times of misfortune, until a pit be dug for the wicked.

14כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹֽבFor GOD will not forsake this people; God’s very own will not be abandoned.

15כִּֽי־עַד־צֶדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כׇּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽבJudgment shall again accord with justice and all the upright shall rally to it.

16מִֽי־יָקוּם לִי עִם־מְרֵעִים מִי־יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶןWho will take my part against evildoers? Who will stand up for me against wrongdoers?

17לוּלֵי יְהֹוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִֽׁיWere not GOD my help, I should soon dwell in silence.

18אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהֹוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִיWhen I think my foot has given way, Your faithfulness, O ETERNAL One, supports me.

19בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִֽׁיWhen I am filled with cares, Your assurance soothes my soul.

20הַֽיְחׇבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי־חֹֽקShall the seat of injustice be Your partner, that frames mischief by statute?

21יָגוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִֽׁיעוּThey band together to do away with the righteous; they condemn the innocent to death.

22וַיְהִי יְהֹוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִֽיBut GOD is my haven; my God is my sheltering rock.

23וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּTheir evil will be made to recoil upon them, through their own wickedness they will be annihilated; the ETERNAL our God will annihilate them.

1לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהֹוָה נָרִיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּCome, let us sing joyously to GOD, raise a shout for our rock and deliverer;

2נְקַדְּמָה פָנָיו בְּתוֹדָה בִּזְמִרוֹת נָרִיעַֽ לֽוֹlet us come into the divine presence with praise; let us shout out in song!

3כִּי אֵל גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל עַל־כׇּל־אֱלֹהִֽיםFor the ETERNAL is a great God, the great ruler of all divine beings.

4אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָרֶץ וְתוֹעֲפֹת הָרִים לֽוֹIn God’s hand are the depths of the earth; the peaks of the mountains are God’s.

5אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַיָּם וְהוּא עָשָׂהוּ וְיַבֶּשֶׁת יָדָיו יָצָֽרוּThe sea is God’s—the One who made it; and the land, fashioned by God’s hands.

6בֹּאוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְנִכְרָעָה נִבְרְכָה לִֽפְנֵי־יְהֹוָה עֹשֵֽׂנוּCome, let us bow down and kneel, bend the knee before the ETERNAL our maker,

7כִּי־הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִֽם־בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָֽעוּfor this One is our God, and we are the people being cared for—the tended flock. O, if you would but heed God’s charge this day:

8אַל־תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּֽרDo not be stubborn as at Meribah, as on the day of Massah, in the wilderness,

9אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם־רָאוּ פׇעֳלִֽיwhen your ancestors put Me to the test, tried Me, though they had seen My deeds.

10אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא־יָדְעוּ דְרָכָֽיForty years I was provoked by that generation; I thought, “They are a senseless people; they would not know My ways.”

11אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם־יְבֹאוּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִֽיConcerning them I swore in anger, “They shall never come to My resting-place!”

1שִׁירוּ לַיהֹוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהֹוָה כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץSing to GOD a new song, sing to GOD, all the earth.

2שִׁירוּ לַיהֹוָה בָּרְכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּֽוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹSing to GOD, bless this name, proclaim God’s victory day after day.

3סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּים נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיוTell of this glory among the nations, God’s wondrous deeds, among all peoples.

4כִּי־גָדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד נוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כׇּל־אֱלֹהִֽיםFor GOD is great and much acclaimed, and is held in awe by all divine beings.

5כִּי כׇּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַיהֹוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָֽׂהAll the gods of the peoples are mere idols, but the ETERNAL made the heavens.

6הוֹד־וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹGlory and majesty are present; strength and splendor are in the holy temple.

7הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹֽזAscribe to GOD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to GOD glory and strength.

8הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאֽוּ־מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָֽיוAscribe to GOD the glory of this name, bring tribute and enter the temple’s courts.

9הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהֹוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ חִילוּ מִפָּנָיו כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץBow down to GOD, majestic in holiness; tremble in the divine presence, all the earth!

10אִמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט יָדִין עַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽיםDeclare among the nations, “GOD is sovereign!” The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken; the peoples will be judged with equity.

11יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ יִֽרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאֽוֹLet the heavens rejoice and the earth exult; let the sea and all within it thunder,

12יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כׇּל־עֲצֵי־יָֽעַרthe fields and everything in them exult; then shall all the trees of the forest shout for joy

13לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה כִּי בָא כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק וְעַמִּים בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹat the presence of GOD, who is coming, coming to rule the earth— to rule the world justly, and its peoples in faithfulness.