Psalms 63

mizmor ledavid bihyoto bemidbar yehudah

A psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

elohim eli attah ashakharekka tsame'ah lekha nafshi kamah lekha vesari be'erets-tsiyyah ve'ayef beli-mayim

God, You are my God; I search for You, my soul thirsts for You, my body yearns for You, as a parched and thirsty land that has no water.

ken baqqodesh khazitikha lirot uzzekha ukhevodekha

I shall behold You in the sanctuary, and see Your might and glory,

ki-tov khasdekha mekhayyim sefatay yeshabbekhunekha

Truly Your faithfulness is better than life; my lips declare Your praise.

ken avarekhkha vekhayyay beshimkha essa khappay

I bless You all my life; I lift up my hands, invoking Your name.

kemo khelev vadeshen tisba nafshi vesifte renanot yehallel-pi

I am sated as with a rich feast, I sing praises with joyful lips

im-zekhartikha al-yetsu'ay be'ashmurot ehgeh-bbakh

when I call You to mind upon my bed, when I think of You in the watches of the night—

ki-hayita ezratah li uvetsel kenafekha arannen

for You are my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I shout for joy.

daveqah nafshi akharekha bi tamekhah yeminekha

My soul is attached to You; Your right hand supports me.

vehemmah lesho'ah yevaqshu nafshi yavo'u betakhtiyyot ha'arets

May those who seek to destroy my life enter the depths of the earth.

yaggiruhu al-yede-kharev menat shu'alim yihyu

May they be gutted by the sword; may they be prey to jackals.

vehammelekh yismakh belohim yithallel kol-hannishba bo ki yissakher pi dovere-shaqer

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by [God] shall exult, when the mouth of liars is stopped.