Psalms 65
14 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר׃
lamnatseakh mizmor ledavid shir
For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
לְךָ֤ דֻֽמִיָּ֬ה תְהִלָּ֓ה אֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים בְּצִיּ֑וֹן וּ֝לְךָ֗ יְשֻׁלַּם־נֶֽדֶר׃
lekha dumiyyah tehillah elohim betsiyyon ulekha yeshullam-neder
Praise befits You in Zion, O God; vows are paid to You;
שֹׁמֵ֥עַ תְּפִלָּ֑ה עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ כׇּל־בָּשָׂ֥ר יָבֹֽאוּ׃
shomea tefillah adekha kol-basar yavo'u
all humankind comes to You, You who hear prayer.
דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּי פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃
divre avonot gaveru menni pesha'enu attah tekhapperem
When all manner of sins overwhelm me, it is You who forgive our iniquities.
אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ תִּ֥בְחַ֣ר וּתְקָרֵב֮ יִשְׁכֹּ֢ן חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ נִ֭שְׂבְּעָה בְּט֣וּב בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃
ashre tivkhar uteqarev yishkon khatserekha nisbe'ah betuv betekha qedosh hekhalekha
Happy is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts; may we be sated with the blessings of Your house, Your holy temple.
נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת ׀ בְּצֶ֣דֶק תַּ֭עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ מִבְטָ֥ח כׇּל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וְיָ֣ם רְחֹקִֽים׃
nora'ot betsedeq ta'anenu elohe yishenu mivtakh kol-qatsve-erets veyam rekhoqim
Answer us with victory through awesome deeds, O God, our deliverer, in whom all the ends of the earth and the distant seas put their trust;
מֵכִ֣ין הָרִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ נֶ֝אְזָ֗ר בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃
mekhin harim bekhokho nezar bigvurah
who by divine power fixed the mountains firmly, who is girded with might,
מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀ שְׁא֣וֹן יַ֭מִּים שְׁא֥וֹן גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם וַהֲמ֥וֹן לְאֻמִּֽים׃
mashbiakh she'on yammim she'on gallehem vahamon le'ummim
who stills the raging seas, the raging waves, and tumultuous peoples.
וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֺת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין׃
vayyire'u yosheve qetsavot me'ototekha motsa'e-voqer va'erev tarnin
Those who live at the ends of the earth are awed by Your signs; You make the lands of sunrise and sunset shout for joy.
פָּ֤קַֽדְתָּ־הָאָ֨רֶץ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃
paqadta-ha'arets vatteshoqeqeha rabbat tasherennah peleg elohim male mayim takhin deganam ki-khen tekhineha
You take care of the earth and irrigate it; You enrich it greatly, with the channel of God full of water; You provide grain for all; for so do You prepare it.
תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ רַ֭וֵּה נַחֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֶ֑הָ בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה צִמְחָ֥הּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃
telameha ravveh nakhet gedudeha birvivim temogegennah tsimkhah tevarekh
Saturating its furrows, leveling its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.
עִ֭טַּרְתָּ שְׁנַ֣ת טוֹבָתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ יִרְעֲפ֥וּן דָּֽשֶׁן׃
ittarta shenat tovatekha umagalekha yirafun dashen
You crown the year with Your bounty; fatness is distilled in Your paths—
יִ֭רְעֲפוּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וְ֝גִ֗יל גְּבָע֥וֹת תַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה׃
yirafu ne'ot midbar vegil geva'ot takhgorenah
the pasturelands distill it; the hills are girded with joy.
לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים ׀ הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ־בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף־יָשִֽׁירוּ׃ {פ}
laveshu kharim hatson va'amaqim ya'atfu-var yitro'a'u af-yashiru
The meadows are clothed with flocks, the valleys mantled with grain; they raise a shout, they break into song.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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