Psalms 116 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃
ahavti ki-yishma' ADONAI et-koli tachanunay
I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.
2כִּֽי־הִטָּ֣ה אָזְנ֣וֹ לִ֑י וּבְיָמַ֥י אֶקְרָֽא׃
ki-hitta azno li uveyamay ekra
Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
3אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃
afafuni chevle-mavet umetzare sheol metzauni tzara veyagon emtza
The cords of death compassed me, And the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
uveshem-ADONAI ekra anna ADONAI malleta nafshi
But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
5חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃
channun ADONAI vetzaddik velohenu merachem
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is compassionate.
6שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
shomer petayim ADONAI dalloti veli yehoshia
The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃
shuvi nafshi limnuchaykhi ki-ADONAI gamal alaykhi
Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃
ki chillatzta nafshi mimmavet et-eni min-dim'a et-ragli middechi
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling.
9אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
ethallekh lifne ADONAI be'artzot hachayyim
I shall walk before the LORD In the lands of the living.
10הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אֲ֝נִ֗י עָנִ֥יתִי מְאֹֽד׃
he'emanti ki adabber ani aniti me'od
I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
11אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֑י כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב׃
ani amarti vechafzi kal-ha'adam kozev
I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
12מָֽה־אָשִׁ֥יב לַיהוָ֑ה כָּֽל־תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי עָלָֽי׃
ma-ashiv laADONAI kal-tagmulohi alay
How can I repay unto the LORD All His bountiful dealings toward me?
13כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃
kos-yeshu'ot essa uveshem ADONAI ekra
I will lift up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.
14נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃
nedaray laADONAI ashallem negda-na lekhal-ammo
My vows will I pay unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people.
15יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃
yakar be'ene ADONAI hammavta lachasidav
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.
16אָֽנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֪י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃
anna ADONAI ki-ani avdekha ani-avdekha ben-amatekha pittachta lemoseray
I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.
17לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃
lekha-ezbach zevach toda uveshem ADONAI ekra
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
18נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃
nedaray laADONAI ashallem negda-na lekhal-ammo
I will pay my vows unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people;
19בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀ בֵּ֤ית יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
bechatzrot bet ADONAI betokhekhi yerushalam hallu-yah
In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.