Psalms 75
11 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵ֑ת מִזְמ֖וֹר לְאָסָ֣ף שִֽׁיר׃
lamnatseakh al-tashkhet mizmor le'asaf shir
For the leader; al tashḥeth.A psalm of Asaph, a song.
ה֘וֹדִ֤ינוּ לְּךָ֨ ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים ה֭וֹדִינוּ וְקָר֣וֹב שְׁמֶ֑ךָ סִ֝פְּר֗וּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
hodinu lekha elohim hodinu veqarov shemekha sipperu nifle'otekha
We praise You, O God; we praise You; Your presence is near; people tell of Your wondrous deeds.
כִּ֭י אֶקַּ֣ח מוֹעֵ֑ד אֲ֝נִ֗י מֵישָׁרִ֥ים אֶשְׁפֹּֽט׃
ki eqqakh mo'ed ani mesharim eshpot
“At the time I choose, I will give judgment equitably.
נְֽמֹגִ֗ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְכׇל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ אָנֹכִ֨י תִכַּ֖נְתִּי עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ סֶּֽלָה׃
nemogim erets vekhol-yosheveha anokhi tikkanti ammudeha selah
Earth and all its inhabitants dissolve; it is I who keep its pillars firm. Selah.
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭הוֹלְלִים אַל־תָּהֹ֑לּוּ וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תָּרִ֥ימוּ קָֽרֶן׃
amarti laholelim al-tahollu velaresha'im al-tarimu qaren
To the wanton I say, ‘Do not be wanton!’ to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns!’”
אַל־תָּרִ֣ימוּ לַמָּר֣וֹם קַרְנְכֶ֑ם תְּדַבְּר֖וּ בְצַוָּ֣אר עָתָֽק׃
al-tarimu lammarom qarnekhem tedabberu vetsavvar ataq
Do not lift your horns up high in vainglorious bluster.
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א מִ֭מּוֹצָא וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב וְ֝לֹ֗א מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר הָרִֽים׃
ki lo mimmotsa umimma'arav velo mimmidbar harim
For exaltation comes not from the east or from the west or the wilderness;
כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים שֹׁפֵ֑ט זֶ֥ה יַ֝שְׁפִּ֗יל וְזֶ֣ה יָרִֽים׃
ki-elohim shofet zeh yashpil vezeh yarim
for God it is who gives judgment— bringing down one and lifting up another.
כִּ֤י כ֪וֹס בְּֽיַד־יְהֹוָ֡ה וְיַ֤יִן חָמַ֨ר ׀ מָ֥לֵא מֶסֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֵּ֢ר מִ֫זֶּ֥ה אַךְ־שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ יִמְצ֣וּ יִשְׁתּ֑וּ כֹּ֝֗ל רִשְׁעֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
ki khos beyad-Adonai veyayin khamar male mesekh vayyagger mizzeh akh-shemareha yimtsu yishtu kol rishe-arets
There is a cup in GOD’s hand with foaming wine fully mixed; from this [God] pours; all the wicked of the earth drink, draining it to the very dregs.
וַ֭אֲנִי אַגִּ֣יד לְעֹלָ֑ם אֲ֝זַמְּרָ֗ה לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
va'ani aggid le'olam azammerah lelohe ya'aqov
As for me, I will declare forever, I will sing a hymn to the God of Jacob.
וְכׇל־קַרְנֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ תְּ֝רוֹמַ֗מְנָה קַֽרְנ֥וֹת צַדִּֽיק׃ {פ}
vekhol-qarne resha'im agaddea teromamnah qarnot tsaddiq
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.”
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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