Psalms 129
8 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרַ֑י יֹאמַר־נָ֝֗א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
shir hamma'alot rabbat tseraruni minne'uray yomar-na yisra'el
A song of ascents. Since my youth they have often assailed me, let Israel now declare,
רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י גַּ֝֗ם לֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ לִֽי׃
rabbat tseraruni minne'uray gam lo-yakhelu li
since my youth they have often assailed me, but they have never overcome me.
עַל־גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ (למענותם) [לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם]׃
al-gabbi khareshu khoreshim he'erikhu (lmnvtm) [lema'anitam]
Plowers plowed across my back; they made long furrows.
יְהֹוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃
Adonai tsaddiq qitsets avot resha'im
GOD, the righteous one, has snapped the cords of the wicked.
יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֑וֹר כֹּ֝֗ל שֹׂנְאֵ֥י צִיּֽוֹן׃
yevoshu veyissogu akhor kol sone'e tsiyyon
Let all who hate Zion fall back in disgrace.
יִ֭הְיוּ כַּחֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֑וֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת שָׁלַ֣ף יָבֵֽשׁ׃
yihyu kakhatsir gaggot sheqqadmat shalaf yavesh
Let them be like grass on roofs that fades before it can be pulled up,
שֶׁלֹּ֤א מִלֵּ֖א כַפּ֥וֹ קוֹצֵ֗ר וְחִצְנ֥וֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃
shello mille khappo qotser vekhitsno me'ammer
that affords no handful for the reaper, no armful for the gatherer of sheaves,
וְלֹ֤א אָמְר֨וּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
velo ameru ha'overim birkat-Adonai alekhem berakhnu etkhem beshem Adonai
no exchange with passersby: “GOD’s blessing be upon you.” “We bless you by GOD’s name.”
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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