Psalms 70
6 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃
lamnatseakh ledavid lehazkir
For the leader. Of David. Lehazkir.
אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃
elohim lehatsileni Adonai le'ezrati khushah
Hasten, O God, to save me; O ETERNAL One, to aid me!
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֢י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃
yevoshu veyakhperu mevaqshe nafshi yissogu akhor veyikkalemu khafetse ra'ati
Let those who seek my life be frustrated and disgraced; let those who wish me harm, fall back in shame.
יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בׇּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃
yashuvu al-eqev boshtam ha'omerim he'akh he'akh
Let those who say, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their frustration.
יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כׇּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃
yasisu veyismekhu bekha kol-mevaqshekha veyomeru tamid yigdal elohim ohave yeshu'atekha
But let all who seek You be glad and rejoice in You; let those who are eager for Your deliverance always say, “Extolled be God!”
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֱלֹהִ֢ים ח֫וּשָׁה־לִּ֥י עֶזְרִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃ {פ}
va'ani ani ve'evyon elohim khushah-lli ezri umefalti attah Adonai al-te'akhar
But I am poor and needy; O God, hasten to me! You are my help and my rescuer; O ETERNAL One, do not delay.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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