Psalms 71

bekha-Adonai khasiti al-evoshah le'olam

I seek refuge in You, O ETERNAL One; may I never be disappointed.

betsidqatekha tatsileni utefalleteni hatteh-elay oznekha vehoshi'eni

As You are beneficent, save me and rescue me; incline Your ear to me and deliver me.

heyeh li letsur ma'on lavo tamid tsivvita lehoshi'eni ki-sali umetsudati attah

Be a sheltering rock for me to which I may always repair; decree my deliverance, for You are my rock and my fortress.

elohay palleteni miyyad rasha mikkaf me'avvel vekhomets

My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and the lawless.

ki-attah tiqvati adonay Elohim mivtakhi minne'uray

For You are my hope, O my Sovereign GOD, my trust from my youth.

alekha nismakhti mibbeten mimme'e immi attah gozi bekha tehillati tamid

While yet unborn, I depended on You; in the womb of my mother, You were my support; I sing Your praises always.

kemofet hayiti lerabbim ve'attah makhasi-oz

I have become an example for many, since You are my mighty refuge.

yimmale fi tehillatekha kol-hayyom tifartekha

My mouth is full of praise to You, glorifying You all day long.

al-tashlikheni le'et ziqnah kikhlot kokhi al-ta'azveni

Do not cast me off in old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me!

ki-ameru oyevay li veshomere nafshi no'atsu yakhdav

For my enemies talk against me; those who wait for me are of one mind,

lemor elohim azavo ridfu vetifsuhu ki-en matsil

saying, “God has forsaken him; chase him and catch him, for no one will save him!”

elohim al-tirkhaq mimmenni elohay le'ezrati (khyshh) [khushah]

O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my aid!

yevoshu yikhlu sotene nafshi ya'atu kherpah ukhelimmah mevaqshe ra'ati

Let my accusers perish in frustration; let those who seek my ruin be clothed in reproach and disgrace!

va'ani tamid ayakhel vehosafti al-kol-tehillatekha

As for me, I will hope always, and add to the many praises of You.

pi yesapper tsidqatekha kol-hayyom teshu'atekha ki lo yadati seforot

My mouth tells of Your beneficence, of Your deliverance all day long, though I know not how to tell it.

avo bigvurot adonay Elohim azkir tsidqatekha levaddekha

I come with praise of Your mighty acts, O my Sovereign GOD; I celebrate Your beneficence, Yours alone.

elohim limmadtani minne'uray ve'ad-hennah aggid nifle'otekha

You have let me experience it, God, from my youth; until now I have proclaimed Your wondrous deeds,

vegam ad-ziqnah vesevah elohim al-ta'azveni ad-aggid zero'akha ledor lekhol-yavo gevuratekha

and even in hoary old age do not forsake me, God, until I proclaim Your strength to the next generation, Your mighty acts, to all who are to come,

vetsidqatekha elohim ad-marom asher-asita gedolot elohim mi khamokha

Your beneficence, high as the heavens, O God, You who have done great things; O God, who is Your peer!

asher (hrytnv) [hiritani ] tsarot rabbot vera'ot tashuv (tkhynv) [tekhayyeni] umittehomot ha'arets tashuv ta'aleni

You who have made me undergo many troubles and misfortunes will revive me again, and raise me up from the depths of the earth.

terev gedullati vetissov tenakhameni

You will grant me much greatness, You will turn and comfort me.

gam-ani odekha vikhli-nevel amittekha elohay azammerah lekha vekhinnor qedosh yisra'el

Then I will acclaim You to the music of the lyre for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing a hymn to You with a harp, O Holy One of Israel.

terannennah sefatay ki azammerah-llakh venafshi asher padita

My lips shall be jubilant, as I sing a hymn to You, my whole being, which You have redeemed.

gam-leshoni kol-hayyom tehgeh tsidqatekha ki-voshu khi-khaferu mevaqshe ra'ati

All day long my tongue shall recite Your beneficent acts, how those who sought my ruin were frustrated and disgraced.