Psalms 142 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִ֑ד בִּהְיוֹת֖וֹ בַמְּעָרָ֣ה תְפִלָּֽה׃
maskil ledavid bihyoto vamme'ara tefilla
Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.
2ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶזְעָ֑ק ק֝וֹלִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃
koli el-ADONAI ez'ak koli el-ADONAI etchannan
With my voice I cry unto the LORD; With my voice I make supplication unto the LORD.
3אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י צָ֝רָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֥יו אַגִּֽיד׃
eshpokh lefanav sichi tzarati lefanav aggid
I pour out my complaint before Him, I declare before Him my trouble;
4בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ף עָלַ֨י ׀ רוּחִ֗י וְאַתָּה֮ יָדַ֪עְתָּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י בְּאֹֽרַח־ז֥וּ אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ טָמְנ֖וּ פַ֣ח לִֽי׃
behit'attef alay ruchi ve'atta yada'ta netivati be'orach-zu ahallekh tamnu fach li
When my spirit fainteth within me— Thou knowest my path— In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
5הַבֵּ֤יט יָמִ֨ין ׀ וּרְאֵה֮ וְאֵֽין־לִ֪י מַ֫כִּ֥יר אָבַ֣ד מָנ֣וֹס מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֵ֖ין דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
habbet yamin ure'e ve'en-li makkir avad manos mimmenni en doresh lenafshi
Look on my right hand, and see, For there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; No man careth for my soul.
6זָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְה֫וָ֥ה אָ֭מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י חֶ֝לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃
za'akti elekha ADONAI amarti atta machsi chelki be'eretz hachayyim
I have cried unto Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'
7הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀ אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
hakshiva el-rinnati ki-dalloti me'od hatzileni merodfay ki amtzu mimmenni
Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are too strong for me.
8ה֘וֹצִ֤יאָה מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְהוֹד֪וֹת אֶת־שְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָ בִּ֭י יַכְתִּ֣רוּ צַדִּיקִ֑ים כִּ֖י תִגְמֹ֣ל עָלָֽי׃
hotzi'a mimmasger nafshi lehodot et-shemekha bi yakhtiru tzaddikim ki tigmol alay
Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto Thy name; The righteous shall crown themselves because of me; For Thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
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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.