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Psalms 132 תְּהִלִּים

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

1שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת זְכוֹר־יְהוָ֥ה לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֝ת כָּל־עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃

shir hamma'alot zekhor-ADONAI ledavid et kal-unnoto

A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember unto David All his affliction;

2אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֭שְׁבַּע לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝דַ֗ר לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃

asher nishba' laADONAI nadar la'avir ya'akov

How he swore unto the LORD, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

3אִם־אָ֭בֹא בְּאֹ֣הֶל בֵּיתִ֑י אִם־אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה עַל־עֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃

im-avo be'ohel beti im-e'ele al-eres yetzu'ay

‘Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, Nor go up into the bed that is spread for me;

4אִם־אֶתֵּ֣ן שְׁנַ֣ת לְעֵינָ֑י לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י תְּנוּמָֽה׃

im-etten shenat le'enay le'af'appay tenuma

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Nor slumber to mine eyelids;

5עַד־אֶמְצָ֣א מָ֭קוֹם לַיהוָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃

ad-emtza makom laADONAI mishkanot la'avir ya'akov

Until I find out a place for the LORD, A dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.'

6הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃

hinne-shema'anuha ve'efrata metzanuha bisde-ya'ar

Lo, we heard of it as being in Ephrath; We found it in the field of athe wood.

7נָב֥וֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֑יו נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָֽיו׃

navo'a lemishkenotav nishtachave lahadom raglav

Let us go into His dwelling-place; Let us worship at His footstool. .

8קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ אַ֝תָּ֗ה וַאֲר֥וֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ׃

kuma ADONAI limnuchatekha atta va'aron uzzekha

Arise, O LORD, unto Thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.

9כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

kohanekha yilbeshu-tzedek vachasidekha yerannenu

Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let Thy saints shout for joy.

10בַּ֭עֲבוּר דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃

ba'avur david avdekha al-tashev pene meshichekha

For Thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of Thine anointed.

11נִשְׁבַּֽע־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לְדָוִ֡ד אֱמֶת֮ לֹֽא־יָשׁ֪וּב מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה מִפְּרִ֥י בִטְנְךָ֑ אָ֝שִׁ֗ית לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃

nishba'-ADONAI ledavid emet lo-yashuv mimmenna mipperi vitnekha ashit lekhisse-lakh

The LORD swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: 'Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12אִֽם־יִשְׁמְר֬וּ בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀ בְּרִיתִי֮ וְעֵדֹתִ֥י ז֗וֹ אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם עֲדֵי־עַ֑ד יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃

im-yishmeru vanekha beriti ve'edoti zo alammedem gam-benehem ade-ad yeshvu lekhisse-lakh

If thy children keep My covenant And My testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.'

13כִּֽי־בָחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה בְּצִיּ֑וֹן אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃

ki-vachar ADONAI betziyyon ivvah lemoshav lo

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:

14זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִ֥י עֲדֵי־עַ֑ד פֹּֽה־אֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב כִּ֣י אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃

zot-menuchati ade-ad po-eshev ki ivvitiha

'This is My resting-place for ever; Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15צֵ֭ידָהּ בָּרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ אֶ֝בְיוֹנֶ֗יהָ אַשְׂבִּ֥יעַֽ לָֽחֶם׃

tzedah barekh avarekh evyoneha asbia lachem

I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty.

16וְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָ אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ יֶ֑שַׁע וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ רַנֵּ֥ן יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

vekhohaneha albish yesha' vachasideha rannen yerannenu

Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17שָׁ֤ם אַצְמִ֣יחַ קֶ֣רֶן לְדָוִ֑ד עָרַ֥כְתִּי נֵ֝֗ר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃

sham atzmiach keren ledavid arakhti ner limshichi

There will I make a horn to shoot up unto David, There have I ordered a lamp for Mine anointed.

18א֭וֹיְבָיו אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ בֹּ֑שֶׁת וְ֝עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃

oyvav albish boshet ve'alav yatzitz nizro

His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown shine.'

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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.

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