Psalms 143

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תְּהִלִּים 143

12 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

mizmor ledavid Adonai shema tefillati ha'azinah el-takhanunay be'emunatekha aneni betsidqatekha

A psalm of David. O ETERNAL One, hear my prayer; give ear to my plea, as You are faithful; answer me, as You are beneficent.

וְאַל־תָּב֣וֹא בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־יִצְדַּ֖ק לְפָנֶ֣יךָ כׇל־חָֽי׃

ve'al-tavo vemishpat et-avdekha ki lo-yitsdaq lefanekha khol-khay

Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for before You no creature is in the right.

כִּ֥י רָ֘דַ֤ף אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י הוֹשִׁבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃

ki radaf oyev nafshi dikka la'arets khayyati hoshivani vemakhashakkim kemete olam

My foe hounded me; he crushed me to the ground; he made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.

וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃

vattitattef alay rukhi betokhi yishtomem libbi

My spirit failed within me; my mind was numbed with horror.

זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי יָמִ֨ים ׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכׇל־פׇּעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃

zakharti yamim miqqedem hagiti vekhol-po'olekha bema'aseh yadekha asokheakh

Then I thought of the days of old; I rehearsed all Your deeds, recounted the work of Your hands.

פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י ׀ כְּאֶרֶץ־עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃

perasti yaday elekha nafshi ke'erets-ayefah lekha selah

I stretched out my hands to You, longing for You like thirsty earth. Selah.

מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי ׀ יְהֹוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֢ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃

maher aneni Adonai kaletah rukhi al-taster panekha mimmenni venimshalti im-yorede vor

Answer me quickly, O ETERNAL One; my spirit can endure no more. Do not hide Your face from me, or I shall become like those who descend into the Pit.

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי בַבֹּ֨קֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּךָ֮ כִּֽי־בְךָ֢ בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי דֶּרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃

hashmi'eni vabboqer khasdekha ki-vekha vatakheti hodi'eni derekh-zu elekh ki-elekha nasati nafshi

Let me learn of Your faithfulness by daybreak, for in You I trust; let me know the road I must take, for on You I have set my hope.

הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י ׀ יְהֹוָ֗ה אֵלֶ֥יךָ כִסִּֽתִי׃

hatsileni me'oyevay Adonai elekha khissiti

Save me from my foes, O ETERNAL One; to You I look for cover.

לַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀ לַ֥עֲשׂ֣וֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֢ה אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י רוּחֲךָ֥ טוֹבָ֑ה תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִישֽׁוֹר׃

lammedeni la'asot retsonekha ki-attah elohay rukhakha tovah tankheni be'erets mishor

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Let Your gracious spirit lead me on level ground.

לְמַעַן־שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהֹוָ֣ה תְּחַיֵּ֑נִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓ ׀ תּוֹצִ֖יא מִצָּרָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃

lema'an-shimkha Adonai tekhayyeni betsidqatekha totsi mitsarah nafshi

For the sake of Your name, O ETERNAL One, preserve me; as You are beneficent, free me from distress.

וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ תַּצְמִ֢ית אֹ֫יְבָ֥י וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּ כׇּל־צֹרְרֵ֣י נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּ֝֗י אֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ {פ}

uvekhasdekha tatsmit oyevay veha'avadta kol-tsorere nafshi ki ani avdekha

As You are faithful, put an end to my foes; destroy all my mortal enemies, for I am Your servant.

Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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