Psalms 60
14 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוּשַׁ֣ן עֵד֑וּת מִכְתָּ֖ם לְדָוִ֣ד לְלַמֵּֽד׃
lamnatseakh al-shushan edut mikhtam ledavid lelammed
For the leader; on shushan eduth. A michtam of David (to be taught),
בְּהַצּוֹת֨וֹ ׀ אֶ֥ת־אֲרַ֣ם נַהֲרַיִם֮ וְאֶת־אֲרַ֢ם צ֫וֹבָ֥ה וַיָּ֤שׇׁב יוֹאָ֗ב וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־אֱד֣וֹם בְּגֵיא־מֶ֑לַח שְׁנֵ֖ים עָשָׂ֣ר אָֽלֶף׃
behatsoto et-aram naharayim ve'et-aram tsovah vayyashov yo'av vayyakh et-edom bege-melakh shenem asar alef
when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and defeated Edom—[an army] of twelve thousand men—in the Valley of Salt.
אֱ֭לֹהִים זְנַחְתָּ֣נוּ פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּ אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵֽב לָֽנוּ׃
elohim zenakhtanu feratstanu anafta teshovev lanu
O God, You have rejected us, You have made a breach in us; You have been angry; restore us!
הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה אֶ֣רֶץ פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ רְפָ֖ה שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ כִי־מָֽטָה׃
hirashtah erets petsamtah refah shevareha khi-matah
You have made the land quake; You have torn it open. Mend its fissures, for it is collapsing.
הִרְאִ֣יתָ עַמְּךָ֣ קָשָׁ֑ה הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּ יַ֣יִן תַּרְעֵלָֽה׃
hirita ammekha qashah hishqitanu yayin tarelah
You have made Your people suffer hardship; You have given us wine that makes us reel.
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה לִּירֵאֶ֣יךָ נֵּ֭ס לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י קֹ֣שֶׁט סֶֽלָה׃
natattah lire'ekha nes lehitnoses mippene qoshet selah
Give those who fear You because of Your truth a banner for rallying. Selah.
לְ֭מַעַן יֵחָלְצ֣וּן יְדִידֶ֑יךָ הוֹשִׁ֖יעָה יְמִינְךָ֣ (ועננו) [וַעֲנֵֽנִי]׃
lema'an yekhaletsun yedidekha hoshi'ah yeminekha (vnnv) [va'aneni]
That those whom You love might be rescued, deliver with Your right hand and answer me.
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ דִּבֶּ֥ר בְּקׇדְשׁ֗וֹ אֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה שְׁכֶ֑ם וְעֵ֖מֶק סֻכּ֣וֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃
elohim dibber beqodsho elozah akhalleqah shekhem ve'emeq sukkot amadded
God promised in the sanctuary that I would exultingly divide up Shechem, and measure the Valley of Sukkoth;
לִ֤י גִלְעָ֨ד ׀ וְלִ֬י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹֽקְקִֽי׃
li gilad veli menasheh ve'efrayim ma'oz roshi yehudah mekhoqeqi
Gilead and Manasseh would be mine, Ephraim my chief stronghold, Judah my scepter;
מוֹאָ֤ב ׀ סִ֬יר רַחְצִ֗י עַל־אֱ֭דוֹם אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ נַעֲלִ֑י עָ֝לַ֗י פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת הִתְרוֹעָֽעִי׃
mo'av sir rakhtsi al-edom ashlikh na'ali alay peleshet hitro'a'i
Moab would be my washbasin; on Edom I would cast my shoe; acclaim me, O Philistia!
מִ֣י יֹ֭בִלֵנִי עִ֣יר מָצ֑וֹר מִ֖י נָחַ֣נִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃
mi yovileni ir matsor mi nakhani ad-edom
Would that I were brought to the bastion! Would that I were led to Edom!
הֲלֹֽא־אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים זְנַחְתָּ֑נוּ וְֽלֹא־תֵצֵ֥א אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
halo-attah elohim zenakhtanu velo-tetse elohim betsivotenu
But You have rejected us, O God; God, You do not march with our armies.
הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָֽם׃
havah-llanu ezrat mitsar veshav teshu'at adam
Grant us Your aid against the foe, for human help is worthless.
בֵּאלֹהִ֥ים נַֽעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃ {פ}
belohim na'aseh-khayil vehu yavus tsarenu
We shall triumph with God, who will trample our foes.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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