Psalms 76
13 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינֹ֑ת מִזְמ֖וֹר לְאָסָ֣ף שִֽׁיר׃
lamnatseakh binginot mizmor le'asaf shir
For the leader; with instrumental music.A psalm of Asaph, a song.
נוֹדָ֣ע בִּיהוּדָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גָּד֥וֹל שְׁמֽוֹ׃
noda bihudah elohim beyisra'el gadol shemo
God is known in Judah, God’s name is great in Israel;
וַיְהִ֣י בְשָׁלֵ֣ם סוּכּ֑וֹ וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ בְצִיּֽוֹן׃
vayehi veshalem sukko ume'onato vetsiyyon
Salem became an abode; Zion, the divine den.
שָׁ֭מָּה שִׁבַּ֣ר רִשְׁפֵי־קָ֑שֶׁת מָגֵ֬ן וְחֶ֖רֶב וּמִלְחָמָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃
shammah shibbar rishfe-qashet magen vekherev umilkhamah selah
There [God] broke the fiery arrows of the bow, the shield and the sword of war. Selah.
נָ֭אוֹר אַתָּ֥ה אַדִּ֗יר מֵֽהַרְרֵי־טָֽרֶף׃
na'or attah addir meharre-taref
You were resplendent, glorious, on the mountains of prey.
אֶשְׁתּֽוֹלְל֨וּ ׀ אַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֭ב נָמ֣וּ שְׁנָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־מָצְא֖וּ כׇל־אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֣יִל יְדֵיהֶֽם׃
eshtolelu abbire lev namu shenatam velo-matse'u khol-anshe-khayil yedehem
The stout-hearted were despoiled; they were in a stupor; the bravest of soldiers could not lift a hand.
מִ֭גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב נִ֝רְדָּ֗ם וְרֶ֣כֶב וָסֽוּס׃
migga'aratekha elohe ya'aqov nirdam verekhev vasus
At Your blast, O God of Jacob, horse and chariot lay stunned.
אַתָּ֤ה ׀ נ֥וֹרָא אַ֗תָּה וּמִֽי־יַעֲמֹ֥ד לְפָנֶ֗יךָ מֵאָ֥ז אַפֶּֽךָ׃
attah nora attah umi-ya'amod lefanekha me'az appekha
O You! You are awesome! Who can withstand You when You are enraged?
מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַ֣עְתָּ דִּ֑ין אֶ֖רֶץ יָֽרְאָ֣ה וְשָׁקָֽטָה׃
mishamayim hishmata din erets yare'ah veshaqatah
In heaven You pronounced sentence; the earth was numbed with fright
בְּקוּם־לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט אֱלֹהִ֑ים לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ כׇּל־עַנְוֵי־אֶ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה׃
bequm-lammishpat elohim lehoshia kol-anve-erets selah
as God rose to execute judgment, to deliver all the lowly of the earth. Selah.
כִּֽי־חֲמַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם תּוֹדֶ֑ךָּ שְׁאֵרִ֖ית חֵמֹ֣ת תַּחְגֹּֽר׃
ki-khamat adam todekka she'erit khemot takhgor
Even the fiercest among humans shall acknowledge You, when You gird on the last bit of fury.
נִ֥דְר֣וּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮ לַיהֹוָ֢ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יכֶ֥ם כׇּל־סְבִיבָ֑יו יֹבִ֥ילוּ שַׁ֝֗י לַמּוֹרָֽא׃
nidru veshallemu la-Adonai elohekhem kol-sevivayw yovilu shay lammora
Make vows and pay them to the ETERNAL your God; those all around shall bring tribute to the Awesome One—
יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נ֝וֹרָ֗א לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ {פ}
yivtsor ruakh negidim nora lemalkhe-arets
who curbs the spirit of princes, inspires awe in the kings of the earth.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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