Psalms 25 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לְדָוִ֡ד אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃
ledavid elekha ADONAI nafshi essa
[A Psalm] of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
2אֱֽלֹהַ֗י בְּךָ֣ בָ֭טַחְתִּי אַל־אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אַל־יַֽעַלְצ֖וּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃
elohay bekha vatachti al-evosha al-ya'altzu oyvay li
O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3גַּ֣ם כָּל־קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃
gam kal-kovekha lo yevoshu yevoshu habbogdim rekam
Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
4דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃
derakhekha ADONAI hodi'eni orchotekha lammedeni
Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.
5הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ ׀ וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
hadrikheni va'amittekha velammedeni ki-atta elohe yish'i otkha kivviti kal-hayyom
Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee do I wait all the day.
6זְכֹר־רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י מֵעוֹלָ֣ם הֵֽמָּה׃
zekhor-rachamekha ADONAI vachasadekha ki me'olam hemma
Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; For they have been from of old.
7חַטֹּ֤אות נְעוּרַ֨י ׀ וּפְשָׁעַ֗י אַל־תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ זְכָר־לִי־אַ֑תָּה לְמַ֖עַן טוּבְךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃
chattovt ne'uray ufesha'ay al-tizkor kechasdekha zekhar-li-atta lema'an tuvkha ADONAI
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
8טוֹב־וְיָשָׁ֥ר יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן יוֹרֶ֖ה חַטָּאִ֣ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
tov-veyashar ADONAI al-ken yore chatta'im baddarekh
Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
9יַדְרֵ֣ךְ עֲ֭נָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וִֽילַמֵּ֖ד עֲנָוִ֣ים דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
yadrekh anavim bammishpat vilammed anavim darko
He guideth The humble in justice; And He teacheth the humble His way.
10כָּל־אָרְח֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת לְנֹצְרֵ֥י בְ֝רִית֗וֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃
kal-archot ADONAI chesed ve'emet lenotzre verito ve'edotav
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ֥ יְהוָ֑ה וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ לַ֝עֲוֺנִ֗י כִּ֣י רַב־הֽוּא׃
lema'an-shimkha ADONAI vesalachta la'avoni ki rav-hu
For Thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
12מִי־זֶ֣ה הָ֭אִישׁ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יִבְחָֽר׃
mi-ze ha'ish yere ADONAI yorennu bederekh yivchar
What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.
13נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּט֣וֹב תָּלִ֑ין וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ יִ֣ירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ׃
nafsho betov talin vezar'o yirash aretz
His soul shall abide in prosperity; And his seed shall inherit the land.
14ס֣וֹד יְ֭הוָה לִירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃
sod ADONAI lire'av uverito lehodi'am
The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; And His covenant, to make them know it.
15עֵינַ֣י תָּ֭מִיד אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֽוּא־יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃
enay tamid el-ADONAI ki hu-yotzi mereshet raglay
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; For He will bring forth my feet out of the net.
16פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃
pene-elay vechanneni ki-yachid ve'ani ani
Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; For I am solitary and afflicted.
17צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃
tzarot levavi hirchivu mimmetzukotay hotzi'eni
The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.
18רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי וַעֲמָלִ֑י וְ֝שָׂ֗א לְכָל־חַטֹּאותָֽי׃
re'e anyi va'amali vesa lekhal-chattovtay
See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.
19רְאֵֽה־אוֹיְבַ֥י כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וְשִׂנְאַ֖ת חָמָ֣ס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃
re'e-oyvay ki-rabbu vesin'at chamas seneuni
Consider how many are mine enemies, And the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me. .
20שָׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי אַל־אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃
shamra nafshi vehatzileni al-evosh ki-chasiti vakh
O keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.
21תֹּם־וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃
tom-vayosher yitzeruni ki kivvitikha
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, Because I wait for Thee.
22פְּדֵ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל צָֽרוֹתָיו׃
pede elohim et-yisra'el mikkol tzarotav
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
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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.