Psalms 6
11 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת עַֽל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatseakh binginot al-hasheminit mizmor ledavid
For the leader; with instrumental music on the sheminith. A psalm of David.
יְֽהֹוָ֗ה אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וְֽאַל־בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃
Adonai al-be'appekha tokhikheni ve'al-bakhamatekha teyassereni
O ETERNAL One, do not punish me in anger, do not chastise me in fury.
חׇנֵּ֥נִי יְהֹוָה֮ כִּ֤י אֻמְלַ֫ל־אָ֥נִי רְפָאֵ֥נִי יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֖י נִבְהֲל֣וּ עֲצָמָֽי׃
khonneni Adonai ki umlal-ani refa'eni Adonai ki nivhalu atsamay
Have mercy on me, O ETERNAL One, for I languish; heal me, O ETERNAL One, for my bones shake with terror.
וְ֭נַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד (ואת) [וְאַתָּ֥ה] יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה עַד־מָתָֽי׃
venafshi nivhalah me'od (vt) [ve'attah] Adonai ad-matay
My whole being is stricken with terror, while You, ETERNAL One—O, how long!
שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה חַלְּצָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃
shuvah Adonai khalletsah nafshi hoshi'eni lema'an khasdekha
O ETERNAL One, turn! Rescue me! Deliver me as befits Your faithfulness.
כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין בַּמָּ֣וֶת זִכְרֶ֑ךָ בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹל מִ֣י יֽוֹדֶה־לָּֽךְ׃
ki en bammavet zikhrekha bishol mi yodeh-llakh
For there is no praise of You among the dead; in Sheol, who can acclaim You?
יָגַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י אַשְׂחֶ֣ה בְכׇל־לַ֭יְלָה מִטָּתִ֑י בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י עַרְשִׂ֥י אַמְסֶֽה׃
yagati be'ankhati askheh vekhol-laylah mittati bedimati arsi amseh
I am weary with groaning; every night I drench my bed, I melt my couch in tears.
עָשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָ֝תְקָ֗ה בְּכׇל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃
asheshah mikka'as eni ateqah bekhol-tsoreray
My eyes are wasted by vexation, worn out because of all my foes.
ס֣וּרוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי כׇּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי׃
suru mimmenni kol-po'ale aven ki-shama Adonai qol bikhyi
Away from me, all you evildoers, for GOD heeds the sound of my weeping.
שָׁמַ֣ע יְ֭הֹוָה תְּחִנָּתִ֑י יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י יִקָּֽח׃
shama Adonai tekhinnati Adonai tefillati yiqqakh
GOD heeds my plea, GOD accepts my prayer.
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹד כׇּל־אֹיְבָ֑י יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רָֽגַע׃ {פ}
yevoshu veyibbahalu me'od kol-oyevay yashuvu yevoshu raga
All my enemies will be frustrated and stricken with terror; they will turn back in an instant, frustrated.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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