Psalms 21 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatzeach mizmor ledavid
For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
2יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יגיל [יָּ֥גֶל] מְאֹֽד׃
ADONAI be'azzekha yismach-melekh uvishu'atkha ma-yagel me'od
O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!
3תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃
ta'avat libbo natatta lo va'areshet sefatav bal-mana'ta sela
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah
4כִּֽי־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ עֲטֶ֣רֶת פָּֽז׃
ki-tekaddemennu birkhot tov tashit lerosho ateret paz
For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
5חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
chayyim sha'al mimmekha natatta lo orekh yamim olam va'ed
He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
6גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃
gadol kevodo bishu'atekha hod vehadar teshavve alav
His glory is great through Thy salvation; Honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.
7כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃
ki-teshitehu verakhot la'ad techaddehu vesimcha et-panekha
For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.
8כִּֽי־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵ֣חַ בַּיהוָ֑ה וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃
ki-hammelekh boteach baADONAI uvechesed elyon bal-yimmot
For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.
9תִּמְצָ֣א יָ֭דְךָ לְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יְ֝מִֽינְךָ תִּמְצָ֥א שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃
timtza yadkha lekhal-oyvekha yeminkha timtza son'ekha
Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.
10תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ ׀ כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֪ת פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפּ֣וֹ יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃
teshitemo ketannur esh le'et panekha ADONAI be'appo yevalle'em vetokhlem esh
Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; The LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
11פִּ֭רְיָמוֹ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
piryamo me'eretz te'abbed vezar'am mibbene adam
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
12כִּי־נָט֣וּ עָלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה חָֽשְׁב֥וּ מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃
ki-natu alekha ra'a chashvu mezimma bal-yukhalu
For they intended evil against thee, They imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.
13כִּ֭י תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ שֶׁ֑כֶם בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
ki teshitemo shekhem bemetarekha tekhonen al-penehem
For thou shalt make them turn their back, Thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.
14ר֣וּמָה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ נָשִׁ֥ירָה וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃
ruma ADONAI be'uzzekha nashira unezammera gevuratekha
Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.
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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.