Psalms for 7 of the month

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ (לידיתון) [לִֽידוּתוּן] מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

2אָמַרְתִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטוֹא בִלְשׁוֹנִי אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסוֹם בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּֽיI resolved I would watch my step lest I offend by my speech; I would keep my mouth muzzled while the villain was in my presence.

3נֶאֱלַמְתִּי דוּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי מִטּוֹב וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּֽרI was dumb, silent; I was very still while my pain was intense.

4חַם־לִבִּי בְּקִרְבִּי בַּהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַר־אֵשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּלְשׁוֹנִֽיMy mind was in a rage, my thoughts were all aflame; I spoke out:

5הוֹדִיעֵנִי יְהֹוָה קִצִּי וּמִדַּת יָמַי מַה־הִיא אֵדְעָה מֶה־חָדֵל אָֽנִיTell me, O ETERNAL One, what my term is, what is the measure of my days; I would know how fleeting my life is.

6הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כׇּֽל־הֶבֶל כׇּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶֽלָהYou have made my life just handbreadths long; its span is as nothing in Your sight; no human endures any longer than a breath. Selah.

7אַךְ־בְּצֶלֶם יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִישׁ אַךְ־הֶבֶל יֶהֱמָיוּן יִצְבֹּר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַע מִֽי־אֹסְפָֽםEveryone walks about as a mere shadow; mere futility is their hustle and bustle, amassing and not knowing who will gather in.

8וְעַתָּה מַה־קִּוִּיתִי אֲדֹנָי תּוֹחַלְתִּי לְךָ הִֽיאWhat, then, can I count on, O my Sovereign? In You my hope lies.

9מִכׇּל־פְּשָׁעַי הַצִּילֵנִי חֶרְפַּת נָבָל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִיDeliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the butt of the benighted.

10נֶאֱלַמְתִּי לֹא אֶפְתַּח־פִּי כִּי אַתָּה עָשִֽׂיתָI am dumb, I do not speak up, for it is Your doing.

11הָסֵר מֵעָלַי נִגְעֶךָ מִתִּגְרַת יָדְךָ אֲנִי כָלִֽיתִיTake away Your plague from me; I perish from Your blows.

12בְּֽתוֹכָחוֹת עַל־עָוֺן יִסַּרְתָּ אִישׁ וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֹ אַךְ הֶבֶל כׇּל־אָדָם סֶֽלָהYou chastise everyone in punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what they treasure. No human is more than a breath. Selah.

13שִׁמְעָֽה־תְפִלָּתִי יְהֹוָה וְשַׁוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִי אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ כִּי גֵר אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ תּוֹשָׁב כְּכׇל־אֲבוֹתָֽיHear my prayer, O ETERNAL One; give ear to my cry; do not disregard my tears; for like all my forebears I am an alien, resident with You.

14הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי וְאַבְלִיגָה בְּטֶרֶם אֵלֵךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּיLook away from me, that I may recover, before I pass away and am gone.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader. A psalm of David.

2קַוֺּה קִוִּיתִי יְהֹוָה וַיֵּט אֵלַי וַיִּשְׁמַע שַׁוְעָתִֽיI put my hope in GOD, who inclined toward me, and heeded my cry.

3וַיַּעֲלֵנִי מִבּוֹר שָׁאוֹן מִטִּיט הַיָּוֵן וַיָּקֶם עַל־סֶלַע רַגְלַי כּוֹנֵן אֲשֻׁרָֽיI was lifted out of the miry pit, the slimy clay, and my feet were set on a rock, my legs steadied.

4וַיִּתֵּן בְּפִי שִׁיר חָדָשׁ תְּהִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ יִרְאוּ רַבִּים וְיִירָאוּ וְיִבְטְחוּ בַּיהֹוָֽהA new song was placed into my mouth, a hymn to our God. May many see it and stand in awe, and trust in GOD.

5אַשְֽׁרֵי־הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם יְהֹוָה מִבְטַחוֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָה אֶל־רְהָבִים וְשָׂטֵי כָזָֽבHappy is the one who trusts in GOD, who turns not to the arrogant or to followers of falsehood.

6רַבּוֹת עָשִׂיתָ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ אֵלֵינוּ אֵין עֲרֹךְ אֵלֶיךָ אַגִּידָה וַאֲדַבֵּרָה עָצְמוּ מִסַּפֵּֽרYou, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things; the wonders You have devised for us cannot be set out before You; I would rehearse the tale of them, but they are more than can be told.

7זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה לֹֽא־חָפַצְתָּ אׇזְנַיִם כָּרִיתָ לִּי עוֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָֽלְתָּYou gave me to understand that You do not desire sacrifice and grain offering; You do not ask for burnt offering and purgation offering.

8אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽיThen I said, “See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”

9לַעֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽיTo do what pleases You, my God, is my desire; Your teaching is in my inmost parts.

10בִּשַּׂרְתִּי צֶדֶק בְּקָהָל רָב הִנֵּה שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֶכְלָא יְהֹוָה אַתָּה יָדָֽעְתָּI proclaimed [Your] righteousness in a great congregation; see, I did not withhold my words; O ETERNAL One, You must know it.

11צִדְקָתְךָ לֹֽא־כִסִּיתִי בְּתוֹךְ לִבִּי אֱמוּנָתְךָ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ אָמָרְתִּי לֹא־כִחַדְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ לְקָהָל רָֽבI did not keep Your beneficence to myself; I declared Your faithful deliverance; I did not fail to speak of Your steadfast love in a great congregation.

12אַתָּה יְהֹוָה לֹֽא־תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרֽוּנִיO ETERNAL One, You will not withhold from me Your compassion; Your steadfast love will protect me always.

13כִּי אָפְפֽוּ־עָלַי רָעוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּר הִשִּׂיגוּנִי עֲוֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹלְתִּי לִרְאוֹת עָצְמוּ מִשַּׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשִׁי וְלִבִּי עֲזָבָֽנִיFor misfortunes without number envelop me; my iniquities have caught up with me; I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; I am at my wits’ end.

14רְצֵה יְהֹוָה לְהַצִּילֵנִי יְהֹוָה לְעֶזְרָתִי חֽוּשָׁהO favor me, ETERNAL One, and save me; O ETERNAL One, hasten to my aid.

15יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ יַחַד מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי לִסְפּוֹתָהּ יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּ חֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִֽיLet those who seek to destroy my life be frustrated and disgraced; let those who wish me harm fall back in shame.

16יָשֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵקֶב בׇּשְׁתָּם הָאֹמְרִים לִי הֶאָח הֶאָֽחLet those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me be desolate because of their frustration.

17יָשִׂישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ בְּךָ כׇּֽל־מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ יֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָה אֹהֲבֵי תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָBut let all who seek You be glad and rejoice in You; let those who are eager for Your deliverance always say, “Extolled be GOD!”

18וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אֲדֹנָי יַחֲשׇׁב־לִי עֶזְרָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תְּאַחַֽרBut I am poor and needy; may my Sovereign devise [deliverance] for me. You are my help and my rescuer; my God, do not delay.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. A psalm of David.

2אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְֽמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהֹוָֽהHappy is someone who is thoughtful of the wretched; in bad times may GOD keep them from harm.

3יְהֹוָה יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִיחַיֵּהוּ (יאשר) [וְאֻשַּׁר] בָּאָרֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיוMay GOD guard them and preserve them; and may they be thought happy in the land. Do not subject them to the will of their enemies.

4יְֽהֹוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כׇּל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחׇלְיֽוֹGOD will sustain them on their sickbed; You shall wholly transform their bed of suffering.

5אֲֽנִי־אָמַרְתִּי יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי רְפָאָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי־חָטָאתִי לָֽךְI said, “O ETERNAL One, have mercy on me, heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

6אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמֽוֹMy enemies speak evilly of me, “When will he die and his name perish?”

7וְאִם־בָּא לִרְאוֹת שָׁוְא יְדַבֵּר לִבּוֹ יִקְבׇּץ־אָוֶן לוֹ יֵצֵא לַחוּץ יְדַבֵּֽרEach of them who comes to visit speaks falsely, storing up evil thoughts— speaking them once outside.

8יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כׇּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִֽיAll my enemies whisper together against me, imagining the worst for me.

9דְּֽבַר־בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא־יוֹסִיף לָקֽוּם“Something baneful has settled in him; he’ll not rise from his bed again.”

10גַּם־אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵֽבMy ally in whom I trusted, even someone who shares my bread, has been utterly false to me.

11וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי וַהֲקִימֵנִי וַאֲשַׁלְּמָה לָהֶֽםBut You, O ETERNAL One, have mercy on me; let me rise again and repay them.

12בְּזֹאת יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־חָפַצְתָּ בִּי כִּי לֹֽא־יָרִיעַ אֹיְבִי עָלָֽיThen shall I know that You are pleased with me: when my enemy cannot shout in triumph over me.

13וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָֽםYou will support me because of my integrity, and let me abide in Your presence forever.

14בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and Amen.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַחFor the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.

2כְּאַיָּל תַּעֲרֹג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָיִם כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִֽיםLike a hind crying for water, my soul cries for You, O God;

3צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי לֵאלֹהִים לְאֵל חָי מָתַי אָבוֹא וְאֵרָאֶה פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִֽיםmy soul thirsts for God, the living God; O when will I come to appear before God!

4הָֽיְתָה־לִּי דִמְעָתִי לֶחֶם יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה בֶּאֱמֹר אֵלַי כׇּל־הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָMy tears have been my food day and night; I am ever taunted with, “Where is your God?”

5אֵלֶּה אֶזְכְּרָה וְאֶשְׁפְּכָה עָלַי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֶעֱבֹר בַּסָּךְ אֶדַּדֵּם עַד־בֵּית־אֱלֹהִים בְּקוֹל־רִנָּה וְתוֹדָה הָמוֹן חוֹגֵֽגWhen I think of this, I pour out my soul: how I walked with the crowd, moved with them, the festive throng, to the House of God with joyous shouts of praise.

6מַה־תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי נַפְשִׁי וַתֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הוֹחִלִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־עוֹד אוֹדֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעוֹת פָּנָֽיוWhy so downcast, my soul, why disquieted within me? Have hope in God; I will yet give praise for God’s saving presence.

7אֱֽלֹהַי עָלַי נַפְשִׁי תִשְׁתּוֹחָח עַל־כֵּן אֶזְכׇּרְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן וְחֶרְמוֹנִים מֵהַר מִצְעָֽרO my God, my soul is downcast; therefore I think of You in this land of Jordan and Hermon, in Mount Mizar,

8תְּהוֹם־אֶל־תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ כׇּֽל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָֽרוּwhere deep calls to deep in the roar of Your cataracts; all Your breakers and billows have swept over me.

9יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה יְהֹוָה חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה שִׁירֹה עִמִּי תְּפִלָּה לְאֵל חַיָּֽיBy day may GOD devote faithful care, so that at night a song may be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

10אוֹמְרָה לְאֵל סַלְעִי לָמָה שְׁכַחְתָּנִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵר אֵלֵךְ בְּלַחַץ אוֹיֵֽבI say to God, my rock, “Why have You forgotten me, why must I walk in gloom, oppressed by my enemy?”

11בְּרֶצַח בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַי חֵרְפוּנִי צוֹרְרָי בְּאׇמְרָם אֵלַי כׇּל־הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָCrushing my bones, my foes revile me, taunting me always with, “Where is your God?”

12מַה־תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי נַפְשִׁי וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הוֹחִילִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־עוֹד אוֹדֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעֹת פָּנַי וֵאלֹהָֽיWhy so downcast, my soul, why disquieted within me? Have hope in God; I will yet give praise, my ever-present help, my God.

1שׇׁפְטֵנִי אֱלֹהִים וְרִיבָה רִיבִי מִגּוֹי לֹֽא־חָסִיד מֵאִישׁ־מִרְמָה וְעַוְלָה תְפַלְּטֵֽנִיVindicate me, O God, champion my cause against faithless people; rescue me from treacherous, dishonest opponents.

2כִּי־אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵי מָעוּזִּי לָמָה זְנַחְתָּנִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵר אֶתְהַלֵּךְ בְּלַחַץ אוֹיֵֽבFor You are my God, my stronghold; why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in gloom, oppressed by the enemy?

3שְׁלַח־אוֹרְךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ הֵמָּה יַנְחוּנִי יְבִיאוּנִי אֶל־הַֽר־קׇדְשְׁךָ וְאֶל־מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽיךָSend forth Your light and Your truth; they will lead me; they will bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling-place,

4וְאָבוֹאָה אֶל־מִזְבַּח אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אֵל שִׂמְחַת גִּילִי וְאוֹדְךָ בְכִנּוֹר אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהָֽיthat I may come to the altar of God, God, my delight, my joy; that I may praise You with the lyre, O God, my God.

5מַה־תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי נַפְשִׁי וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הוֹחִילִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־עוֹד אוֹדֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעֹת פָּנַי וֵאלֹהָֽיWhy so downcast, my soul, why disquieted within me? Have hope in God; I will yet give praise, my ever-present help, my God.