Psalms for 7 of the month

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

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.Amarti eshmrah derachay mechato vilshoni eshmrah lefi machsom beod rasha lenegdi

3נֶאֱלַמְתִּי דוּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי מִטּוֹב וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּֽרI was dumb, silent; I was very still while my pain was intense.Neelamti dumiyah hechesheyti mitov uchevi nekar

4חַם־לִבִּי בְּקִרְבִּי בַּהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַר־אֵשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּלְשׁוֹנִֽיMy mind was in a rage, my thoughts were all aflame; I spoke out:Cham-libi bekirbi bahagigi tivar-esh dibarti bilshoni

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.Hodieni Adonai kitzi umidat yamay mah-hi edah meh-chadel ani

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.Hineh tefachot natatah yamay vecheldi cheayin negdecha ach kol-hevel kol-adam nitzav 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.Ach-betzelem yithalech-ish ach-hevel yehemayun yitzbor velo-yeda mi-osfam

8וְעַתָּה מַה־קִּוִּיתִי אֲדֹנָי תּוֹחַלְתִּי לְךָ הִֽיאWhat, then, can I count on, O my Sovereign? In You my hope lies.Veatah mah-kiviti adonay tochalti lecha hi

9מִכׇּל־פְּשָׁעַי הַצִּילֵנִי חֶרְפַּת נָבָל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִיDeliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the butt of the benighted.Mikol-peshaay hatzileni cherpat naval al-tesimeni

10נֶאֱלַמְתִּי לֹא אֶפְתַּח־פִּי כִּי אַתָּה עָשִֽׂיתָI am dumb, I do not speak up, for it is Your doing.Neelamti lo eftach-pi ki atah asita

11הָסֵר מֵעָלַי נִגְעֶךָ מִתִּגְרַת יָדְךָ אֲנִי כָלִֽיתִיTake away Your plague from me; I perish from Your blows.Haser mealay nigecha mitigrat yadcha ani chaliti

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.Betochachot al-aon yisarta ish vatemes kaash chamudo ach hevel kol-adam 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.Shimah-tefilati Adonai veshavati haazinah el-dimati al-techerash ki ger anochi imach toshav kechol-avotay

14הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי וְאַבְלִיגָה בְּטֶרֶם אֵלֵךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּיLook away from me, that I may recover, before I pass away and am gone.Hasha mimeni veavligah beterem elech veeyneni

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader. A psalm of David.Lamnatzecha ledavid mizmor

2קַוֺּה קִוִּיתִי יְהֹוָה וַיֵּט אֵלַי וַיִּשְׁמַע שַׁוְעָתִֽיI put my hope in GOD, who inclined toward me, and heeded my cry.Kao kiviti Adonai vayet elay vayishma shavati

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.Vayaaleni mibor shaon mitit hayaven vayakem al-sela raglay konen ashuray

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.Vayiten befi shir chadash tehilah leloheynu yiru rabim veyirau veyivtchu bayhovah

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.Ashrey-hagever asher-sam Adonai mivtacho velo-fanah el-rehavim vesatey chazav

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.Rabot asita atah Adonai elohay nifloteycha umachshvoteycha eleynu eyn aroch eleycha agidah vaadaberah atzmu misaper

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.Zevach uminchah lo-chafatzta oznayim karita li olah vachataah lo shaalta

8אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽיThen I said, “See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”Az amarti hineh-vati bimgilat-sefer katuv alay

9לַעֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽיTo do what pleases You, my God, is my desire; Your teaching is in my inmost parts.Laasot-retzoncha elohay chafatzti vetoratcha betoch meay

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.Bisarti tzedek bekahal rav hineh sefatay lo echla Adonai atah yadata

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.Tzidkatcha lo-chisiti betoch libi emunatcha utshuatcha amarti lo-chichadti chasdcha vaamitcha lekahal rav

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.Atah Adonai lo-tichla rachameycha mimeni chasdcha vaamitcha tamid yitzruni

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.Ki affu-alay raot ad-eyn mispar hisiguni aonotay velo-yacholti lirot atzmu misaarot roshi velibi azavani

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

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.Yevoshu veyachpru yachad mevakshey nafshi lispotah yisogu achor veyikalmu chafetzey raati

16יָשֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵקֶב בׇּשְׁתָּם הָאֹמְרִים לִי הֶאָח הֶאָֽחLet those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me be desolate because of their frustration.Yashomu al-ekev boshtam haomrim li heach heach

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!”Yasisu veyismchu becha kol-mevaksheycha yomru tamid yigdal Adonai ohavey teshuatecha

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.Vaani ani veevyon adonay yachashov-li ezrati umfalti atah elohay al-teachar

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. A psalm of David.Lamnatzecha mizmor ledavid

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.Ashrey maskil el-dal beyom raah yemaltehu yehovah

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.Adonai yishmrehu vichayehu (yshr) [veushar] baaretz veal-titnehu benefesh oyvayv

4יְֽהֹוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כׇּל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחׇלְיֽוֹGOD will sustain them on their sickbed; You shall wholly transform their bed of suffering.Yehovah yisadenu al-eres devay kol-mishkavo hafachta vecholyo

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.”Ani-amarti Adonai choneni refaah nafshi ki-chatati lach

6אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמֽוֹMy enemies speak evilly of me, “When will he die and his name perish?”Oyvay yomru ra li matay yamut veavad shemo

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.Veim-ba lirot shav yedaber libo yikbotz-aven lo yetze lachutz yedaber

8יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כׇּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִֽיAll my enemies whisper together against me, imagining the worst for me.Yachad alay yitlachashu kol-sonay alay yachshvu raah li

9דְּֽבַר־בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא־יוֹסִיף לָקֽוּם“Something baneful has settled in him; he’ll not rise from his bed again.”Devar-beliyaal yatzuk bo vaasher shachav lo-yosif lakum

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.Gam-ish shelomi asher-batachti vo ochel lachmi higdil alay akev

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

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.Bezot yadati ki-chafatzta bi ki lo-yaria oyvi alay

13וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָֽםYou will support me because of my integrity, and let me abide in Your presence forever.Vaani betumi tamachta bi vatatziveni lefaneycha leolam

14בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and Amen.Baruch Adonai elohey yisrael mehaolam vead haolam amen veamen

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַחFor the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.Lamnatzecha maskil livney-korach

2כְּאַיָּל תַּעֲרֹג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָיִם כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִֽיםLike a hind crying for water, my soul cries for You, O God;Keayal taarog al-afikey-mayim ken nafshi taarog eleycha elohim

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!Tzamah nafshi lelohim leel chay matay avo veeraeh peney elohim

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?”Haytah-li dimati lechem yomam valaylah beemor elay kol-hayom ayeh eloheycha

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.Eleh ezkrah veeshpchah alay nafshi ki eevor basach edadem ad-beyt-elohim bekol-rinah vetodah hamon chogeg

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.Mah-tishtochachi nafshi vatehemi alay hochili lelohim ki-od odenu yeshuot panayv

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,Elohay alay nafshi tishtochach al-ken ezkorcha meeretz yarden vechermonim mehar mitzar

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.Tehom-el-tehom kore lekol tzinoreycha kol-mishbareycha vegaleycha alay avaru

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.Yomam yetzaveh Adonai chasdo uvalaylah shiro imi tefilah leel chayay

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?”Omrah leel sali lamah shechachtani lamah-koder elech belachatz oyev

11בְּרֶצַח בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַי חֵרְפוּנִי צוֹרְרָי בְּאׇמְרָם אֵלַי כׇּל־הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָCrushing my bones, my foes revile me, taunting me always with, “Where is your God?”Beretzach beatzmotay cherfuni tzorray beomram elay kol-hayom ayeh eloheycha

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.Mah-tishtochachi nafshi umah-tehemi alay hochili lelohim ki-od odenu yeshuot panay velohay

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.Shofteni elohim verivah rivi migoy lo-chasid meish-mirmah veavlah tefalteni

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?Ki-atah elohey mauzi lamah zenachtani lamah-koder ethalech belachatz oyev

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,Shelach-orcha vaamitcha hemah yanchuni yeviuni el-har-kodshcha veel-mishknoteycha

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.Veavoah el-mizbach elohim el-el simchat gili veodcha vechinor elohim elohay

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.Mah-tishtochachi nafshi umah-tehemi alay hochili lelohim ki-od odenu yeshuot panay velohay