Psalms 20 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatzeach mizmor ledavid
For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
2יַֽעַנְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ שֵׁ֤ם ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֬י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
ya'ankha ADONAI beyom tzara yesaggevkha shem elohe ya'akov
The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
3יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃
yishlach-ezrekha mikkodesh umitziyyon yis'adekka
Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, And support thee out of Zion;
4יִזְכֹּ֥ר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃
yizkor kal-minchotekha ve'olatkha yedashene sela
Receive the memorial of all thy meal-offerings, And accept the fat of thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah
5יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־עֲצָתְךָ֥ יְמַלֵּֽא׃
yitten-lekha khilvavekha vekhal-atzatkha yemalle
Grant thee according to thine own heart, And fulfil all thy counsel.
6נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀ בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ נִדְגֹּ֑ל יְמַלֵּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
nerannena bishu'atekha uveshem-elohenu nidgol yemalle ADONAI kal-mish'alotekha
We will shout for joy in thy victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our standards; The LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
7עַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ ׀ יְהוָ֗ה מְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹ יַ֭עֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵ֣י קָדְשׁ֑וֹ בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת יֵ֣שַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ׃
atta yada'ti ki hoshia ADONAI meshicho ya'anehu misheme kadsho bigvurot yesha' yemino
Now know I that the LORD saveth His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the mighty acts of His saving right hand.
8אֵ֣לֶּה בָ֭רֶכֶב וְאֵ֣לֶּה בַסּוּסִ֑ים וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ ׀ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר׃
elle varekhev ve'elle vassusim va'anachnu beshem-ADONAI elohenu nazkir
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of the LORD our God.
9הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃
hemma kar'u venafalu va'anachnu kamnu vannit'odad
They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.
10יְהוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ׃
ADONAI hoshi'a hammelekh ya'anenu veyom-kar'enu
Save, LORD; Let the King answer us in the day that we call.
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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.