Psalms 108
14 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
שִׁ֖יר מִזְמ֣וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
shir mizmor ledavid
A song. A psalm of David.
נָכ֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה אַף־כְּבוֹדִֽי׃
nakhon libbi elohim ashirah va'azammerah af-kevodi
My heart is firm, O God; I will sing and chant a hymn with all my soul.
ע֭וּרָֽה הַנֵּ֥בֶל וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃
urah hannevel vekhinnor a'irah shakhar
Awake, O harp and lyre! I will wake the dawn.
אוֹדְךָ֖ בָעַמִּ֥ים ׀ יְהֹוָ֑ה וַ֝אֲזַמֶּרְךָ֗ בַּלְאֻמִּֽים׃
odekha va'ammim Adonai va'azammerkha balummim
I will praise You among the peoples, O ETERNAL One, sing a hymn to You among the nations;
כִּי־גָד֣וֹל מֵעַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וְֽעַד־שְׁחָקִ֥ים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
ki-gadol me'al-shamayim khasdekha ve'ad-shekhaqim amittekha
for Your faithfulness is higher than the heavens; Your steadfastness reaches to the sky.
ר֣וּמָה עַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כׇּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
rumah al-shamayim elohim ve'al kol-ha'arets kevodekha
Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God; let Your glory be over all the earth!
לְ֭מַעַן יֵחָלְצ֣וּן יְדִידֶ֑יךָ הוֹשִׁ֖יעָה יְמִֽינְךָ֣ וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
lema'an yekhaletsun yedidekha hoshi'ah yeminekha va'aneni
That those whom You love may be rescued, deliver with Your right hand and answer me.
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ דִּבֶּ֥ר בְּקׇדְשׁ֗וֹ אֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה שְׁכֶ֑ם וְעֵ֖מֶק סֻכּ֣וֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃
elohim dibber beqodsho elozah akhalleqah shekhem ve'emeq sukkot amadded
God promised in the sanctuary that I would exultingly divide up Shechem, and measure the Valley of Sukkoth;
לִ֤י גִלְעָ֨ד ׀ לִ֤י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃
li gilad li menasheh ve'efrayim ma'oz roshi yehudah mekhoqeqi
Gilead and Manasseh would be mine, Ephraim my chief stronghold, Judah my scepter;
מוֹאָ֤ב ׀ סִ֬יר רַחְצִ֗י עַל־אֱ֭דוֹם אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ נַעֲלִ֑י עֲלֵי־פְ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃
mo'av sir rakhtsi al-edom ashlikh na'ali ale-feleshet etro'a
Moab would be my washbasin; on Edom I would cast my shoe; I would raise a shout over Philistia.
מִ֣י יֹ֭בִלֵנִי עִ֣יר מִבְצָ֑ר מִ֖י נָחַ֣נִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃
mi yovileni ir mivtsar mi nakhani ad-edom
Would that I were brought to the bastion! Would that I were led to Edom!
הֲלֹֽא־אֱלֹהִ֥ים זְנַחְתָּ֑נוּ וְֽלֹא־תֵצֵ֥א אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בְּצִבְאֹתֵֽינוּ׃
halo-elohim zenakhtanu velo-tetse elohim betsivotenu
But You have rejected us, O God; God, You do not march with our armies.
הָבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָֽם׃
havah-llanu ezrat mitsar veshav teshu'at adam
Grant us Your aid against the foe, for human help is worthless.
בֵּאלֹהִ֥ים נַֽעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃ {פ}
belohim na'aseh-khayil vehu yavus tsarenu
We shall triumph with God, who will trample our foes.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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