Psalms 23
6 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃
mizmor ledavid Adonai ro'i lo ekhsar
A psalm of David. GOD is my shepherd; I lack nothing.
בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃
binot deshe yarbitseni al-me menukhot yenahaleni
[God] makes me lie down in green pastures, and leads me to water in places of repose—
נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃
nafshi yeshovev yankheni vemagele-tsedeq lema'an shemo
renewing my life, guiding me in the right paths as befits the divine name.
גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃
gam ki-elekh bege tsalmavet lo-ira ra ki-attah immadi shivtekha umishantekha hemmah yenakhamuni
Though I walk through a valley of deepest darkness, I fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ לְפָנַ֨י ׀ שֻׁלְחָ֗ן נֶ֥גֶד צֹרְרָ֑י דִּשַּׁ֥נְתָּ בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י כּוֹסִ֥י רְוָיָֽה׃
ta'arokh lefanay shulkhan neged tsoreray dishanta vashemen roshi kosi revayah
You spread a table for me in full view of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my drink is abundant.
אַ֤ךְ ׀ ט֤וֹב וָחֶ֣סֶד יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְּבֵית־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ {פ}
akh tov vakhesed yirdefuni kol-yeme khayyay veshavti bevet-Adonai le'orekh yamim
Only goodness and steadfast love shall pursue me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in GOD’s house for many long years.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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