Psalms for Wednesday

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.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־[יְדוּתוּן] (ידיתון) לְאָסָף מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader; on Jeduthun.Of Asaph. A psalm.

2קוֹלִי אֶל־אֱלֹהִים וְאֶצְעָקָה קוֹלִי אֶל־אֱלֹהִים וְהַאֲזִין אֵלָֽיI cry aloud to God; I cry to God that I may be heard.

3בְּיוֹם צָרָתִי אֲדֹנָי דָּרָשְׁתִּי יָדִי לַיְלָה נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תָפוּג מֵאֲנָה הִנָּחֵם נַפְשִֽׁיIn my time of distress I turn to my Sovereign, with my hand [uplifted]; [my eyes] flow all night without respite; I will not be comforted.

4אֶזְכְּרָה אֱלֹהִים וְאֶהֱמָיָה אָשִׂיחָה וְתִתְעַטֵּף רוּחִי סֶֽלָהI call God to mind, I moan, I complain, my spirit fails. Selah.

5אָחַזְתָּ שְׁמֻרוֹת עֵינָי נִפְעַמְתִּי וְלֹא אֲדַבֵּֽרYou have held my eyelids open; I am overwrought, I cannot speak.

6חִשַּׁבְתִּי יָמִים מִקֶּדֶם שְׁנוֹת עוֹלָמִֽיםMy thoughts turn to days of old, to years long past.

7אֶזְכְּרָה נְגִינָתִי בַּלָּיְלָה עִם־לְבָבִי אָשִׂיחָה וַיְחַפֵּשׂ רוּחִֽיI recall at night their jibes at me; I commune with myself; my spirit inquires,

8הַֽלְעוֹלָמִים יִזְנַח אֲדֹנָי וְלֹא־יֹסִיף לִרְצוֹת עֽוֹד“Will my Sovereign reject forever and never again show favor?

9הֶאָפֵס לָנֶצַח חַסְדּוֹ גָּמַר אֹמֶר לְדֹר וָדֹֽרHas such faithfulness disappeared forever? Will those promises be unfulfilled for all time?

10הֲשָׁכַח חַנּוֹת אֵל אִם־קָפַץ בְּאַף רַחֲמָיו סֶֽלָהHas God forgotten how to pity? Has God’s compassion been stifled in anger?” Selah.

11וָאֹמַר חַלּוֹתִי הִיא שְׁנוֹת יְמִין עֶלְיֽוֹןAnd I said, “It is my fault that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

12(אזכיר) [אֶזְכּוֹר] מַעַלְלֵי־יָהּ כִּֽי־אֶזְכְּרָה מִקֶּדֶם פִּלְאֶֽךָI recall the deeds of Yah; yes, I recall Your wonders of old;

13וְהָגִיתִי בְכׇל־פׇּעֳלֶךָ וּֽבַעֲלִילוֹתֶיךָ אָשִֽׂיחָהI recount all Your works; I speak of Your acts.

14אֱלֹהִים בַּקֹּדֶשׁ דַּרְכֶּךָ מִי־אֵל גָּדוֹל כֵּאלֹהִֽיםO God, Your ways are holiness; what god is as great as God?

15אַתָּה הָאֵל עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא הוֹדַעְתָּ בָעַמִּים עֻזֶּֽךָYou are the God who works wonders; You have manifested Your strength among the peoples.

16גָּאַלְתָּ בִּזְרוֹעַ עַמֶּךָ בְּנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב וְיוֹסֵף סֶֽלָהBy Your arm You redeemed Your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

17רָאוּךָ מַּיִם אֱֽלֹהִים רָאוּךָ מַּיִם יָחִילוּ אַף יִרְגְּזוּ תְהֹמֽוֹתThe waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You and were convulsed; the very deep quaked as well.

18זֹרְמוּ מַיִם עָבוֹת קוֹל נָתְנוּ שְׁחָקִים אַף־חֲצָצֶיךָ יִתְהַלָּֽכוּClouds streamed water; the heavens rumbled; Your arrows flew about;

19קוֹל רַעַמְךָ בַּגַּלְגַּל הֵאִירוּ בְרָקִים תֵּבֵל רָגְזָה וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָֽרֶץYour thunder rumbled like wheels; lightning lit up the world; the earth quaked and trembled.

20בַּיָּם דַּרְכֶּךָ (ושביליך) [וּֽשְׁבִילְךָ] בְּמַיִם רַבִּים וְעִקְּבוֹתֶיךָ לֹא נֹדָֽעוּYour way was through the sea, Your path, through the mighty waters; Your tracks could not be seen.

21נָחִיתָ כַצֹּאן עַמֶּךָ בְּֽיַד־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹֽןYou led Your people like a flock in the care of Moses and Aaron.

1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי הַטּוּ אׇזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽיA maskil of Asaph. Give ear, my people, to my teaching, turn your ear to what I say.

2אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת מִנִּי־קֶֽדֶםI will expound a theme, hold forth on the lessons of the past—

3אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵם וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָֽנוּthings we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us.

4לֹא נְכַחֵד מִבְּנֵיהֶם לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן מְֽסַפְּרִים תְּהִלּוֹת יְהֹוָה וֶעֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂהWe will not withhold them from their children, telling the coming generation the praises of GOD and of divine might, and the wonders performed.

5וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת בְּֽיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָה שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְהוֹדִיעָם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם[God] established a decree in Jacob, ordained a teaching in Israel, charging our ancestors to make them known to their children,

6לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ דּוֹר אַחֲרוֹן בָּנִים יִוָּלֵדוּ יָקֻמוּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽםthat a future generation might know— children yet to be born— and in turn tell their children

7וְיָשִׂימוּ בֵאלֹהִים כִּסְלָם וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּחוּ מַעַלְלֵי־אֵל וּמִצְוֺתָיו יִנְצֹֽרוּthat they might put their confidence in God, and not forget God’s great deeds, but observe the commandments,

8וְלֹא יִהְיוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם דּוֹר סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה דּוֹר לֹא־הֵכִין לִבּוֹ וְלֹֽא־נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת־אֵל רוּחֽוֹand not be like their ancestors, a wayward and defiant generation, a generation whose heart was inconstant, whose spirit was not true to God.

9בְּֽנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם נוֹשְׁקֵי רֽוֹמֵי־קָשֶׁת הָפְכוּ בְּיוֹם קְרָֽבLike the Ephraimite archers who played false in the day of battle,

10לֹא שָׁמְרוּ בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶֽכֶתthey did not keep God’s covenant, they refused to follow divine instruction;

11וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ עֲלִילוֹתָיו וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָֽםthey forgot what was done for them and the wonders they were shown.

12נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן[God] performed marvels in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, the plain of Zoan.

13בָּקַע יָם וַיַּעֲבִירֵם וַֽיַּצֶּב־מַיִם כְּמוֹ־נֵֽד[God] split the sea and took them through it— making the waters stand like a wall.

14וַיַּנְחֵם בֶּעָנָן יוֹמָם וְכׇל־הַלַּיְלָה בְּאוֹר אֵֽשׁ[God] led them with a cloud by day, and throughout the night by the light of fire.

15יְבַקַּע צֻרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיַּשְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמוֹת רַבָּֽה[God] split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as if from the great deep.

16וַיּוֹצִא נוֹזְלִים מִסָּלַע וַיּוֹרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֹת מָֽיִם[God] brought forth streams from a rock and made them flow down like a river.

17וַיּוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לַחֲטֹא־לוֹ לַֽמְרוֹת עֶלְיוֹן בַּצִּיָּֽהBut they went on sinning, defying the Most High in the parched land.

18וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵל בִּלְבָבָם לִֽשְׁאׇל־אֹכֶל לְנַפְשָֽׁםTo test God was in their mind when they demanded food for themselves.

19וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ בֵּאלֹהִים אָמְרוּ הֲיוּכַל אֵל לַעֲרֹךְ שֻׁלְחָן בַּמִּדְבָּֽרThey spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a feast in the wilderness?

20הֵן הִכָּה־צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ הֲגַם־לֶחֶם יוּכַל תֵּת אִם־יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּֽוֹTrue, [God] struck the rock and waters flowed, streams gushed forth; but can [God] provide bread and supply meat for this people?”

21לָכֵן שָׁמַע יְהֹוָה וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וְאֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָה בְיַעֲקֹב וְגַם־אַף עָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽלGOD heard and then raged; fire broke out against Jacob, anger flared up at Israel,

22כִּי לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִים וְלֹא בָטְחוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹbecause they did not put their trust in God, did not rely on divine deliverance.

23וַיְצַו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל וְדַלְתֵי שָׁמַיִם פָּתָֽחSo [God] commanded the skies above, opened the doors of heaven

24וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם מָן לֶאֱכֹל וּדְגַן־שָׁמַיִם נָתַן לָֽמוֹand rained manna upon them for food, giving them heavenly grain.

25לֶחֶם אַבִּירִים אָכַל אִישׁ צֵידָה שָׁלַח לָהֶם לָשֹֽׂבַעEach person ate a hero’s meal; they were sent provision in plenty.

26יַסַּע קָדִים בַּשָּׁמָיִם וַיְנַהֵג בְּעֻזּוֹ תֵימָֽן[God] set the east wind moving in heaven, and drove the south wind mightily.

27וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם כֶּעָפָר שְׁאֵר וּֽכְחוֹל יַמִּים עוֹף כָּנָֽף[God] rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sands of the sea,

28וַיַּפֵּל בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֵהוּ סָבִיב לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיוmaking them come down inside God’s camp, around the divine dwelling-place.

29וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ מְאֹד וְתַאֲוָתָם יָבִא לָהֶֽםThey ate till they were sated; they were given what they craved.

30לֹא־זָרוּ מִתַּאֲוָתָם עוֹד אׇכְלָם בְּפִיהֶֽםThey had not yet wearied of what they craved, the food was still in their mouths

31וְאַף אֱלֹהִים עָלָה בָהֶם וַֽיַּהֲרֹג בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶם וּבַחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכְרִֽיעַwhen God’s anger flared up at them. [God] slew their sturdiest, struck down the youth of Israel.

32בְּכׇל־זֹאת חָֽטְאוּ־עוֹד וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמִינוּ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיוNonetheless, they went on sinning and had no faith in God’s wonders.

33וַיְכַל־בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם וּשְׁנוֹתָם בַּבֶּהָלָֽהTheir days were made to end in futility, their years in sudden death.

34אִם־הֲרָגָם וּדְרָשׁוּהוּ וְשָׁבוּ וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־אֵֽלWhen stricken, they returned, and sought God once again.

35וַֽיִּזְכְּרוּ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים צוּרָם וְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גֹּאֲלָֽםThey remembered that God was their rock, God Most High, their Redeemer.

36וַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם וּבִלְשׁוֹנָם יְכַזְּבוּ־לֽוֹYet they deceived [God] with their speech, and lied with their words.

37וְלִבָּם לֹא־נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹTheir hearts were inconstant; they were untrue to the covenant.

38וְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֺן וְֽלֹא־יַֽשְׁחִית וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹא־יָעִיר כׇּל־חֲמָתֽוֹBut [God], being merciful, forgave iniquity and would not destroy— restraining wrath time and again and not giving full vent to such fury—

39וַיִּזְכֹּר כִּֽי־בָשָׂר הֵמָּה רוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ וְלֹא יָשֽׁוּבremembering that they were but flesh, a passing breath that does not return.

40כַּמָּה יַמְרוּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּר יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ בִּישִׁימֽוֹןHow often did they act defiantly in the wilderness, then cause grief in the wasteland!

41וַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיְנַסּוּ אֵל וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְוֽוּAgain and again they tested God, vexed the Holy One of Israel.

42לֹא־זָכְרוּ אֶת־יָדוֹ יוֹם אֲֽשֶׁר־פָּדָם מִנִּי־צָֽרThey did not remember God’s strength, or the day they were redeemed from the foe;

43אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם בְּמִצְרַיִם אֹתוֹתָיו וּמוֹפְתָיו בִּשְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַןhow [God] displayed signs in Egypt, and wonders in the plain of Zoan.

44וַיַּהֲפֹךְ לְדָם יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְנֹזְלֵיהֶם בַּל־יִשְׁתָּיֽוּן[God first] turned their rivers into blood— making their waters undrinkable;

45יְשַׁלַּח בָּהֶם עָרֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵם וּצְפַרְדֵּעַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽםthen inflicted upon them swarms of insects to devour them, frogs to destroy them;

46וַיִּתֵּן לֶחָסִיל יְבוּלָם וִיגִיעָם לָאַרְבֶּֽהthen gave their crops over to grubs, their produce to locusts;

47יַהֲרֹג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם וְשִׁקְמוֹתָם בַּחֲנָמַֽלthen killed their vines with hail, their sycamores with frost;

48וַיַּסְגֵּר לַבָּרָד בְּעִירָם וּמִקְנֵיהֶם לָרְשָׁפִֽיםthen gave their beasts over to hail, their cattle to lightning bolts;

49יְשַׁלַּח־בָּם חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ עֶבְרָה וָזַעַם וְצָרָה מִשְׁלַחַת מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִֽיםand inflicted a burning anger upon them— wrath, indignation, trouble, a band of deadly messengers.

50יְפַלֵּס נָתִיב לְאַפּוֹ לֹא־חָשַׂךְ מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם לַדֶּבֶר הִסְגִּֽיר[God] cleared a path for that anger, and did not stop short of slaying them, but gave them over to pestilence.

51וַיַּךְ כׇּל־בְּכוֹר בְּמִצְרָיִם רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים בְּאׇהֳלֵי־חָֽם[God] struck every [male] first-born in Egypt, the first fruits of their vigor in the tents of Ham.

52וַיַּסַּע כַּצֹּאן עַמּוֹ וַֽיְנַהֲגֵם כַּעֵדֶר בַּמִּדְבָּֽרGod’s own people were set moving like sheep, driven like a flock in the wilderness.

53וַיַּנְחֵם לָבֶטַח וְלֹא פָחָדוּ וְאֶת־אוֹיְבֵיהֶם כִּסָּה הַיָּֽם[God] led them in safety; they were unafraid; as for their enemies, the sea covered them.

54וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּבוּל קׇדְשׁוֹ הַר־זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינֽוֹ[God] brought them to the holy realm, the mountain God’s right hand had acquired.

55וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם גּוֹיִם וַֽיַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶבֶל נַחֲלָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶם שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל[God] expelled nations before them, settled the tribes of Israel in their tents, allotting them their portion by the line.

56וַיְנַסּוּ וַיַּמְרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן וְעֵדוֹתָיו לֹא שָׁמָֽרוּYet they defiantly tested God Most High, and did not observe divine decrees.

57וַיִּסֹּגוּ וַֽיִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם נֶהְפְּכוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּֽהThey fell away, disloyal like their ancestors; they played false like a treacherous bow.

58וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָם וּבִפְסִילֵיהֶם יַקְנִיאֽוּהוּThey provoked anger with their high places; they kindled wrath with their idols.

59שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וַיִּמְאַס מְאֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽלGod heard it and was enraged— utterly rejecting Israel.

60וַיִּטֹּשׁ מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֹ אֹהֶל שִׁכֵּן בָּאָדָֽם[God] forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent that had been set among mortals.

61וַיִּתֵּן לַשְּׁבִי עֻזּוֹ וְֽתִפְאַרְתּוֹ בְיַד־צָֽרGod’s might was allowed to go into captivity, that glory into the hands of the foe.

62וַיַּסְגֵּר לַחֶרֶב עַמּוֹ וּבְנַחֲלָתוֹ הִתְעַבָּֽרThis people was given over to the sword; God’s very own the object of rage.

63בַּחוּרָיו אָכְלָה־אֵשׁ וּבְתוּלֹתָיו לֹא הוּלָּֽלוּFire consumed their young men, and their maidens remained unwed.

64כֹּהֲנָיו בַּחֶרֶב נָפָלוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָהTheir priests fell by the sword, and their widows could not weep.

65וַיִּקַץ כְּיָשֵׁן אֲדֹנָי כְּגִבּוֹר מִתְרוֹנֵן מִיָּֽיִןThe Sovereign awoke as from sleep— like a warrior shaking off wine—

66וַיַּךְ־צָרָיו אָחוֹר חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם נָתַן לָֽמוֹand beat back all foes, dealing them lasting disgrace.

67וַיִּמְאַס בְּאֹהֶל יוֹסֵף וּֽבְשֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם לֹא בָחָֽר[God] rejected the clan of Joseph and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

68וַיִּבְחַר אֶת־שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה אֶֽת־הַר צִיּוֹן אֲשֶׁר אָהֵֽב[God] did choose the tribe of Judah— Mount Zion, which was beloved—

69וַיִּבֶן כְּמֽוֹ־רָמִים מִקְדָּשׁוֹ כְּאֶרֶץ יְסָדָהּ לְעוֹלָֽםbuilding the Sanctuary like the heavens, like the earth that [God] established forever.

70וַיִּבְחַר בְּדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִֽמִּכְלְאֹת צֹֽאןDavid, God’s servant, was chosen, and taken from the sheepfolds.

71מֵאַחַר עָלוֹת הֱבִיאוֹ לִרְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל נַחֲלָתֽוֹHe was brought from minding the nursing ewes to tend the people of Jacob, Israel, God’s very own.

72וַיִּרְעֵם כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ וּבִתְבוּנוֹת כַּפָּיו יַנְחֵֽםHe tended them with blameless heart; with skillful hands he led them.

1מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱֽלֹהִים בָּאוּ גוֹיִם בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶךָ טִמְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַל קׇדְשֶׁךָ שָׂמוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְעִיִּֽיםA psalm of Asaph. O God, heathens have entered Your domain, defiled Your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins.

2נָתְנוּ אֶת־נִבְלַת עֲבָדֶיךָ מַאֲכָל לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם בְּשַׂר חֲסִידֶיךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץThey have left Your servants’ corpses as food for the fowl of heaven, and the flesh of Your faithful for the wild beasts.

3שָׁפְכוּ דָמָם כַּמַּיִם סְֽבִיבוֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְאֵין קוֹבֵֽרTheir blood was shed like water around Jerusalem, with none to bury them.

4הָיִינוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּWe have become the butt of our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.

5עַד־מָה יְהֹוָה תֶּאֱנַף לָנֶצַח תִּֽבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָHow long, O ETERNAL One, will You be angry forever, will Your indignation blaze like fire?

6שְׁפֹךְ חֲמָתְךָ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְדָעוּךָ וְעַל מַמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ לֹא קָרָֽאוּPour out Your fury on the nations that do not know You, upon the kingdoms that do not invoke Your name,

7כִּי אָכַל אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְֽאֶת־נָוֵהוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּfor they have devoured Jacob and desolated his home.

8אַֽל־תִּזְכׇּר־לָנוּ עֲוֺנֹת רִאשֹׁנִים מַהֵר יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי דַלּוֹנוּ מְאֹֽדDo not hold our former iniquities against us; let Your compassion come swiftly toward us, for we have sunk very low.

9עׇזְרֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ עַֽל־דְּבַר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶךָ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ לְמַעַן שְׁמֶֽךָHelp us, O God, our deliverer, for the sake of the glory of Your name. Save us and forgive our sin, for the sake of Your name.

10לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה אֱֽלֹהֵיהֶם יִוָּדַע (בגיים) [בַּגּוֹיִם] לְעֵינֵינוּ נִקְמַת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְLet the nations not say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes let it be known among the nations that You avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.

11תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר כְּגֹדֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ הוֹתֵר בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽהLet the groans of the prisoners reach You; reprieve those condemned to death, as befits Your great strength.

12וְהָשֵׁב לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ שִׁבְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָם חֶרְפָּתָם אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּךָ אֲדֹנָֽיPay back our neighbors sevenfold for the abuse they have flung at You, O Sovereign.

13וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַמְּךָ וְצֹאן מַרְעִיתֶךָ נוֹדֶה לְּךָ לְעוֹלָם לְדוֹר וָדֹר נְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָThen we, Your people, the flock You shepherd, shall glorify You forever; for all time we shall tell Your praises.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ אֶל־שֹׁשַׁנִּים עֵדוּת לְאָסָף מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader; on shoshannim, eduth. Of Asaph. A psalm.

2רֹעֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל הַאֲזִינָה נֹהֵג כַּצֹּאן יוֹסֵף יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים הוֹפִֽיעָהGive ear, O shepherd of Israel who leads Joseph like a flock! Appear, You who are enthroned on the cherubim,

3לִפְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם וּבִנְיָמִן וּמְנַשֶּׁה עוֹרְרָה אֶת־גְּבוּרָתֶךָ וּלְכָה לִישֻׁעָתָה לָּֽנוּat the head of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh! Rouse Your might and come to our help!

4אֱלֹהִים הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָהRestore us, O God; show Your favor that we may be delivered.

5יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת עַד־מָתַי עָשַׁנְתָּ בִּתְפִלַּת עַמֶּֽךָO ETERNAL One, God of hosts, how long will You be wrathful toward the prayers of Your people?

6הֶאֱכַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָה וַתַּשְׁקֵמוֹ בִּדְמָעוֹת שָׁלִֽישׁYou have fed them tears as their daily bread, made them drink great measures of tears.

7תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָדוֹן לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ וְאֹיְבֵינוּ יִלְעֲגוּ־לָֽמוֹYou set us at strife with our neighbors; our enemies mock us at will.

8אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָהO God of hosts, restore us; show Your favor that we may be delivered.

9גֶּפֶן מִמִּצְרַיִם תַּסִּיעַ תְּגָרֵשׁ גּוֹיִם וַתִּטָּעֶֽהָYou plucked up a vine from Egypt; You expelled nations and planted it.

10פִּנִּיתָ לְפָנֶיהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ שׇׁרָשֶׁיהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָֽרֶץYou cleared a place for it; it took deep root and filled the land.

11כׇּסּוּ הָרִים צִלָּהּ וַעֲנָפֶיהָ אַֽרְזֵי־אֵֽלThe mountains were covered by its shade, mighty cedars by its boughs.

12תְּשַׁלַּח קְצִירֶהָ עַד־יָם וְאֶל־נָהָר יוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָIts branches reached the sea, its shoots, the river.

13לָמָּה פָּרַצְתָּ גְדֵרֶיהָ וְאָרוּהָ כׇּל־עֹבְרֵי דָֽרֶךְWhy did You breach its wall so that every passerby plucks its fruit,

14יְכַרְסְמֶנָּֽה חֲזִיר מִיָּעַר וְזִיז שָׂדַי יִרְעֶֽנָּהwild boars gnaw at it, and creatures of the field feed on it?

15אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת שֽׁוּב־נָא הַבֵּט מִשָּׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וּפְקֹד גֶּפֶן זֹֽאתO God of hosts, turn again, look down from heaven and see; take note of that vine,

16וְכַנָּה אֲשֶׁר־נָטְעָה יְמִינֶךָ וְעַל־בֵּן אִמַּצְתָּה לָּֽךְthe stock planted by Your right hand, the stem you have taken as Your own.

17שְׂרֻפָה בָאֵשׁ כְּסוּחָה מִגַּעֲרַת פָּנֶיךָ יֹאבֵֽדוּFor it is burned by fire and cut down, perishing before Your angry blast.

18תְּֽהִי־יָדְךָ עַל־אִישׁ יְמִינֶךָ עַל־בֶּן־אָדָם אִמַּצְתָּ לָּֽךְGrant Your help to the one at Your right hand, the mortal You have taken as Your own.

19וְלֹא־נָסוֹג מִמֶּךָּ תְּחַיֵּנוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ נִקְרָֽאWe will not turn away from You; preserve our life that we may invoke Your name.

20יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ הָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָהO ETERNAL One, God of hosts, restore us; show Your favor that we may be delivered.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָֽףFor the leader; on the gittith. Of Asaph.

2הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽבSing joyously to God, our strength; raise a shout for the God of Jacob.

3שְֽׂאוּ־זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם־נָֽבֶלTake up the song, sound the hand-drum, the melodious lyre and harp.

4תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּֽנוּBlow the horn on the new moon, on the full moon for our feast day.

5כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽבFor it is a law for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob—

6עֵדוּת בִּיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽעimposed as a decree upon Joseph when he went forth from the land of Egypt; I heard a language that I knew not.

7הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה“I relieved his shoulder of the burden, his hands were freed from the basket.

8בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחׇנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶֽלָהIn distress you called and I rescued you; I answered you from the secret place of thunder I tested you at the Waters of Meribah. Selah.

9שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽיHear, My people, and I will admonish you; Israel, if you would but listen to Me!

10לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָֽרYou shall have no foreign god, you shall not bow to an alien god.

11אָֽנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַֽמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּI the ETERNAL am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

12וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה לִֽיBut My people would not listen to Me, Israel would not obey Me.

13וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽםSo I let them go after their willful heart that they might follow their own devices.

14לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּֽכוּIf only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My paths,

15כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִֽיthen would I subdue their enemies at once, strike their foes again and again.”

16מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהֹוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לוֹ וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָֽםThose who hate GOD shall cower; their doom shall be eternal.

17וַֽיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ[God] fed Israel the finest wheat; “I sated you with honey from the rock.”

1מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱֽלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּֽטA psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly, pronouncing judgment among the divine beings.

2עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָהHow long will you judge perversely, showing favor to the wicked? Selah.

3שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּJudge the wretched and the orphan, vindicate the lowly and the poor,

4פַּלְּטוּ־דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּֽילוּrescue the wretched and the needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

5לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כׇּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץThey neither know nor understand, they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth totter.

6אֲֽנִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽםI had taken you for divine beings, attendants of the Most High, all of you;

7אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּֽלוּbut you shall die as mortals do, fall like any prince.

8קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שׇׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכׇל־הַגּוֹיִֽםArise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your possession.

1שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָֽףA song, a psalm of Asaph.

2אֱלֹהִים אַל־דֳּמִי־לָךְ אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ וְאַל־תִּשְׁקֹט אֵֽלO God, do not be silent; do not hold aloof; do not be quiet, O God!

3כִּֽי־הִנֵּה אוֹיְבֶיךָ יֶהֱמָיוּן וּמְשַׂנְאֶיךָ נָשְׂאוּ רֹֽאשׁFor Your enemies rage, Your foes assert themselves.

4עַֽל־עַמְּךָ יַעֲרִימוּ סוֹד וְיִתְיָעֲצוּ עַל־צְפוּנֶֽיךָThey plot craftily against Your people, take counsel against Your treasured ones.

5אָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַכְחִידֵם מִגּוֹי וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכֵר שֵֽׁם־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֽוֹדThey say, “Let us wipe them out as a nation; Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”

6כִּי נוֹעֲצוּ לֵב יַחְדָּו עָלֶיךָ בְּרִית יִכְרֹֽתוּUnanimous in their counsel they have made an alliance against You—

7אׇהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים מוֹאָב וְהַגְרִֽיםthe clans of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,

8גְּבָל וְעַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵק פְּלֶשֶׁת עִם־יֹשְׁבֵי צֽוֹרGebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

9גַּם־אַשּׁוּר נִלְוָה עִמָּם הָיֽוּ־זְרוֹעַ לִבְנֵי־לוֹט סֶֽלָהAssyria too joins forces with them; they give support to the descendants of Lot. Selah.

10עֲשֵֽׂה־לָהֶם כְּמִדְיָן כְּֽסִיסְרָא כְיָבִין בְּנַחַל קִישֽׁוֹןDeal with them as You did with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the brook Kishon—

11נִשְׁמְדוּ בְֽעֵין־דֹּאר הָיוּ דֹמֶן לָאֲדָמָֽהwho were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the field.

12שִׁיתֵמוֹ נְדִיבֵימוֹ כְּעֹרֵב וְכִזְאֵב וּֽכְזֶבַח וּכְצַלְמֻנָּע כׇּל־נְסִיכֵֽימוֹTreat their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

13אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ נִירְשָׁה לָּנוּ אֵת נְאוֹת אֱלֹהִֽיםwho said, “Let us take the meadows of God as our possession.”

14אֱֽלֹהַי שִׁיתֵמוֹ כַגַּלְגַּל כְּקַשׁ לִפְנֵי־רֽוּחַO my God, make them like thistledown, like stubble driven by the wind.

15כְּאֵשׁ תִּבְעַר־יָעַר וּכְלֶהָבָה תְּלַהֵט הָרִֽיםAs a fire burns a forest, as flames scorch the hills,

16כֵּן תִּרְדְּפֵם בְּסַעֲרֶךָ וּבְסוּפָתְךָ תְבַהֲלֵֽםpursue them with Your tempest, terrify them with Your storm.

17מַלֵּא פְנֵיהֶם קָלוֹן וִיבַקְשׁוּ שִׁמְךָ יְהֹוָֽהCover their faces with shame so that they seek Your name, O ETERNAL One.

18יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ עֲדֵי־עַד וְֽיַחְפְּרוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּMay they be frustrated and terrified, disgraced and doomed forever.

19וְֽיֵדְעוּ כִּי־אַתָּה שִׁמְךָ יְהֹוָה לְבַדֶּךָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל־כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץMay they know that Your name, Yours alone, is GOD, supreme over all the earth.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּית לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader; on the gittith. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

2מַה־יְּדִידוֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶיךָ יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹתHow lovely is Your dwelling-place, O GOD of Hosts.

3נִכְסְפָה וְגַם־כָּלְתָה נַפְשִׁי לְחַצְרוֹת יְהֹוָה לִבִּי וּבְשָׂרִי יְרַנְּנוּ אֶל אֵֽל־חָֽיI long, I yearn for the courts of the ETERNAL One; my body and soul shout for joy to the living God.

4גַּם־צִפּוֹר מָצְאָה בַיִת וּדְרוֹר קֵן לָהּ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁתָה אֶפְרֹחֶיהָ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָֽיEven the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself in which to set her young, near Your altar, O GOD of Hosts, my monarch and my God.

5אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי בֵיתֶךָ עוֹד יְֽהַלְלוּךָ סֶּֽלָהHappy are those who dwell in Your house; they forever praise You. Selah.

6אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם עֽוֹז־לוֹ בָךְ מְסִלּוֹת בִּלְבָבָֽםHappy are those who find refuge in You, whose mind is on the [pilgrim] highways.

7עֹבְרֵי בְּעֵמֶק הַבָּכָא מַעְיָן יְשִׁיתוּהוּ גַּם־בְּרָכוֹת יַעְטֶה מוֹרֶֽהThey pass through the Valley of Baca, regarding it as a place of springs, as if the early rain had covered it with blessing.

8יֵלְכוּ מֵחַיִל אֶל־חָיִל יֵרָאֶה אֶל־אֱלֹהִים בְּצִיּֽוֹןThey go from rampart to rampart, appearing before God in Zion.

9יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָהO ETERNAL God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

10מָגִנֵּנוּ רְאֵה אֱלֹהִים וְהַבֵּט פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶֽךָO God, behold our shield, look upon the face of Your anointed.

11כִּי טֽוֹב־יוֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶיךָ מֵאָלֶף בָּחַרְתִּי הִסְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵית אֱלֹהַי מִדּוּר בְּאׇהֳלֵי־רֶֽשַׁעBetter one day in Your courts than a thousand [anywhere else]; I would rather stand at the threshold of God’s house than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

12כִּי שֶׁמֶשׁ וּמָגֵן יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים חֵן וְכָבוֹד יִתֵּן יְהֹוָה לֹא יִמְנַע־טוֹב לַֽהֹלְכִים בְּתָמִֽיםFor the ETERNAL God is sun and shield; GOD bestows grace and glory, and does not withhold bounty from those who live without blame.

13יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אַֽשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּֽךְO GOD of Hosts, happy is the one who trusts in You.

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹרFor the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

2רָצִיתָ יְהֹוָה אַרְצֶךָ שַׁבְתָּ (שבות) [שְׁבִית] יַעֲקֹֽבO ETERNAL One, You will favor Your land, restore Jacob’s fortune;

3נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן עַמֶּךָ כִּסִּיתָ כׇל־חַטָּאתָם סֶֽלָהYou will forgive Your people’s iniquity, pardon all their sins; selah

4אָסַפְתָּ כׇל־עֶבְרָתֶךָ הֱשִׁיבוֹתָ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּֽךָYou will withdraw all Your anger, turn away from Your rage.

5שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּֽנוּTurn again, O God, our helper, revoke Your displeasure with us.

6הַלְעוֹלָם תֶּאֱנַף־בָּנוּ תִּמְשֹׁךְ אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽרWill You be angry with us forever, prolong Your wrath for all generations?

7הֲֽלֹא־אַתָּה תָּשׁוּב תְּחַיֵּנוּ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָֽךְSurely You will revive us again, so that Your people may rejoice in You.

8הַרְאֵנוּ יְהֹוָה חַסְדֶּךָ וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן־לָֽנוּShow us, O ETERNAL One, Your faithfulness; grant us Your deliverance.

9אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה־יְדַבֵּר הָאֵל יְהֹוָה כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶל־חֲסִידָיו וְאַל־יָשׁוּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽהLet me hear what God, the ETERNAL, will speak, as a promise of well-being to the faithful ones—this people; may they not turn to folly.

10אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּHelp is very near those who show reverence, to make God’s glory dwell in our land.

11חֶסֶד־וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם נָשָֽׁקוּFaithfulness and truth meet; justice and well-being kiss.

12אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָֽףTruth springs up from the earth; justice looks down from heaven.

13גַּם־יְהֹוָה יִתֵּן הַטּוֹב וְאַרְצֵנוּ תִּתֵּן יְבוּלָֽהּGOD also bestows bounty; our land yields its produce.

14צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיוJustice walks in front as [God] sets out on the way.

1תְּפִלָּה לְדָוִד הַטֵּֽה־יְהֹוָה אׇזְנְךָ עֲנֵנִי כִּֽי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָֽנִיA prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O ETERNAL One, answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2שׇׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי כִּֽי־חָסִיד אָנִי הוֹשַׁע עַבְדְּךָ אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי הַבּוֹטֵחַ אֵלֶֽיךָPreserve my life, for I am steadfast; O You, my God, deliver Your servant who trusts in You.

3חׇנֵּנִי אֲדֹנָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹםHave mercy on me, O my Sovereign, for I call to You all day long;

4שַׂמֵּחַ נֶפֶשׁ עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּֽׂאbring joy to Your servant’s life, for on You, my Sovereign, I set my hope.

5כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב־חֶסֶד לְכׇל־קֹֽרְאֶֽיךָFor You, my Sovereign, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on You.

6הַאֲזִינָה יְהֹוָה תְּפִלָּתִי וְהַקְשִׁיבָה בְּקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽיGive ear, O ETERNAL One, to my prayer; heed my plea for mercy.

7בְּיוֹם צָרָתִֽי אֶקְרָאֶךָּ כִּי תַעֲנֵֽנִיIn my time of trouble I call You, for You will answer me.

8אֵין־כָּמוֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִים אֲדֹנָי וְאֵין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָThere is none like You among the gods, O my Sovereign, and there are no deeds like Yours.

9כׇּל־גּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ יָבוֹאוּ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי וִיכַבְּדוּ לִשְׁמֶֽךָAll the nations You have made will come to bow down before You, O my Sovereign, and they will pay honor to Your name.

10כִּֽי־גָדוֹל אַתָּה וְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים לְבַדֶּֽךָFor You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

11הוֹרֵנִי יְהֹוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ אֲהַלֵּךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ יַחֵד לְבָבִי לְיִרְאָה שְׁמֶֽךָTeach me Your way, O ETERNAL One; I will walk in Your truth; let my heart be undivided in reverence for Your name.

12אוֹדְךָ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי בְּכׇל־לְבָבִי וַאֲכַבְּדָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָֽםI will praise You, O my Sovereign, my God, with all my heart and pay honor to Your name forever.

13כִּֽי־חַסְדְּךָ גָּדוֹל עָלָי וְהִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּיָּֽהFor Your steadfast love toward me is great; You have saved me from the depths of Sheol.

14אֱלֹהִים זֵדִים קָמוּ־עָלַי וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ לְנֶגְדָּֽםO God, arrogant people have risen against me; a ruthless band seeks my life; they are not mindful of You.

15וְאַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֵל־רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶֽתBut You, O my Sovereign, are a God compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

16פְּנֵה אֵלַי וְחׇנֵּנִי תְּנָֽה־עֻזְּךָ לְעַבְדֶּךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעָה לְבֶן־אֲמָתֶֽךָTurn to me and have mercy on me; grant Your strength to Your servant and deliver the son of Your maidservant.

17עֲשֵֽׂה־עִמִּי אוֹת לְטוֹבָה וְיִרְאוּ שֹׂנְאַי וְיֵבֹשׁוּ כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהֹוָה עֲזַרְתַּנִי וְנִחַמְתָּֽנִיShow me a sign of Your favor, that my enemies may see and be frustrated because You, O ETERNAL One, have given me aid and comfort.

1לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר יְסוּדָתוֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹֽדֶשׁOf the Korahites. A psalm. A song. The temple’s foundation on the holy mountains—

2אֹהֵב יְהֹוָה שַׁעֲרֵי צִיּוֹן מִכֹּל מִשְׁכְּנוֹת יַעֲקֹֽבthe gates of Zion— GOD loves more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3נִכְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ עִיר הָאֱלֹהִים סֶֽלָהGlorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah.

4אַזְכִּיר רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְֽיֹדְעָי הִנֵּה פְלֶשֶׁת וְצֹר עִם־כּוּשׁ זֶה יֻלַּד־שָֽׁםI mention Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge Me; Philistia, and Tyre, and Cush—each was born there.

5וּלְצִיּוֹן יֵאָמַר אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד־בָּהּ וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיֽוֹןIndeed, it shall be said of Zion, “They were all born there.” It is the Most High who will preserve it.

6יְֽהֹוָה יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים זֶה יֻלַּד־שָׁם סֶֽלָהGOD will inscribe in the register of peoples that each was born there. Selah.

7וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלְלִים כׇּֽל־מַעְיָנַי בָּֽךְSingers and dancers alike [will say]: “All my roots are in You.”

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.