Psalms 101
8 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר חֶֽסֶד־וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃
ledavid mizmor khesed-umishpat ashirah lekha Adonai azammerah
Of David. A psalm. I will sing of faithfulness and justice; I will chant a hymn to You, O ETERNAL One.
אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה ׀ בְּדֶ֬רֶךְ תָּמִ֗ים מָ֭תַי תָּב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑י אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתׇם־לְ֝בָבִ֗י בְּקֶ֣רֶב בֵּיתִֽי׃
askilah bederekh tamim matay tavo elay ethallekh betom-levavi beqerev beti
I will study the way of the blameless; when shall I attain it? I will live without blame within my house.
לֹֽא־אָשִׁ֨ית ׀ לְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינַ֗י דְּֽבַר־בְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַל עֲשֹֽׂה־סֵטִ֥ים שָׂנֵ֑אתִי לֹ֖א יִדְבַּ֣ק בִּֽי׃
lo-ashit leneged enay devar-beliyya'al asoh-setim saneti lo yidbaq bi
I will not set before my eyes anything base; I hate crooked dealing; I will have none of it.
לֵבָ֣ב עִ֭קֵּשׁ יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נִּי רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א אֵדָֽע׃
levav iqqesh yasur mimmenni ra lo eda
Perverse thoughts will be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.
(מלושני) [מְלׇשְׁנִ֬י] בַסֵּ֨תֶר ׀ רֵעֵהוּ֮ אוֹת֢וֹ אַ֫צְמִ֥ית גְּֽבַהּ־עֵ֭ינַיִם וּרְחַ֣ב לֵבָ֑ב אֹ֝ת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃
(mlvshny) [meloshni] vasseter re'ehu oto atsmit gevah-enayim urekhav levav oto lo ukhal
One who slanders a friend in secret I will destroy; I cannot endure anyone haughty and proud.
עֵינַ֤י ׀ בְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי־אֶרֶץ֮ לָשֶׁ֢בֶת עִמָּ֫דִ֥י הֹ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ תָּמִ֑ים ה֝֗וּא יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃
enay bene'emne-erets lashevet immadi holekh bederekh tamim hu yeshareteni
My eyes are on the trustworthy ones of the land, to have them at my side. One who follows the way of the blameless shall be in my service.
לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֨ב ׀ בְּקֶ֥רֶב בֵּיתִי֮ עֹשֵׂ֢ה רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה דֹּבֵ֥ר שְׁקָרִ֑ים לֹא־יִ֝כּ֗וֹן לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽי׃
lo-yeshev beqerev beti oseh remiyyah dover sheqarim lo-yikkon leneged enay
One who deals deceitfully shall not live in my house; one who speaks untruth shall not stand before my eyes.
לַבְּקָרִ֗ים אַצְמִ֥ית כׇּל־רִשְׁעֵי־אָ֑רֶץ לְהַכְרִ֥ית מֵעִיר־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה כׇּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ {פ}
labbeqarim atsmit kol-rishe-arets lehakhrit me'ir-Adonai kol-po'ale aven
Each morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to rid GOD’s city of all evildoers.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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