Psalms 138
8 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ אוֹדְךָ֥ בְכׇל־לִבִּ֑י נֶ֖גֶד אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃
ledavid odekha vekhol-libbi neged elohim azammerekka
Of David. I praise You with all my heart, sing a hymn to You before the divine beings;
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה אֶל־הֵיכַ֪ל קׇדְשְׁךָ֡ וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ עַל־חַסְדְּךָ֥ וְעַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ עַל־כׇּל־שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃
eshtakhaveh el-hekhal qodshekha ve'odeh et-shemekha al-khasdekha ve'al-amittekha ki-higdalta al-kol-shimkha imratekha
I bow toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your steadfast love and faithfulness, because You have exalted Your name, Your word, above all.
בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָֽאתִי וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִי תַּרְהִבֵ֖נִי בְנַפְשִׁ֣י עֹֽז׃
beyom qarati vatta'aneni tarhiveni venafshi oz
When I called, You answered me, You inspired me with courage.
יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הֹוָה כׇּל־מַלְכֵי־אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃
yodukha Adonai kol-malkhe-arets ki shame'u imre-fikha
All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O ETERNAL One, for they have heard the words You spoke.
וְ֭יָשִׁירוּ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּֽי־גָ֝ד֗וֹל כְּב֣וֹד יְהֹוָֽה׃
veyashiru bedarkhe Adonai ki-gadol kevod Adonai
They shall sing of GOD’s ways, “Great is GOD’s majesty!”
כִּי־רָ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה וְשָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק יְיֵדָֽע׃
ki-ram Adonai veshafal yireh vegavoah mimmerkhaq yeyeda
From way up high GOD sees the lowly; aloft, yet perceiving from afar.
אִם־אֵלֵ֤ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֥רֶב צָרָ֗ה תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי עַ֤ל אַ֣ף אֹ֭יְבַי תִּשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
im-elekh beqerev tsarah tekhayyeni al af oyevay tishlakh yadekha vetoshi'eni yeminekha
Though I walk among enemies, You preserve me in the face of my foes; You extend Your hand; with Your right hand You deliver me.
יְהֹוָה֮ יִגְמֹ֢ר בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י יְ֭הֹוָה חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּֽרֶף׃ {פ}
Adonai yigmor ba'adi Adonai khasdekha le'olam ma'ase yadekha al-teref
GOD will settle accounts for me. O ETERNAL One, Your steadfast love is eternal; do not forsake the work of Your hands.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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