Psalms 54 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatzeach binginot maskil ledavid
For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David:
2בְּב֣וֹא הַ֭זִּיפִים וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לְשָׁא֑וּל הֲלֹ֥א דָ֝וִ֗ד מִסְתַּתֵּ֥ר עִמָּֽנוּ׃
bevo hazzifim vayyomru leshaul halo david mistatter immanu
when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?'
3אֱ֭לֹהִים בְּשִׁמְךָ֣ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ תְדִינֵֽנִי׃
elohim beshimkha hoshi'eni uvigvuratkha tedineni
O God, save me by Thy name, And right me by Thy might.
4אֱ֭לֹהִים שְׁמַ֣ע תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃
elohim shema' tefillati ha'azina le'imre-fi
O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.
5כִּ֤י זָרִ֨ים ׀ קָ֤מוּ עָלַ֗י וְֽ֭עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י לֹ֤א שָׂ֨מוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְנֶגְדָּ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃
ki zarim kamu alay ve'aritzim bikshu nafshi lo samu elohim lenegdam sela
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul; They have not set God before them. Selah
6הִנֵּ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹזֵ֣ר לִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י בְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥י נַפְשִֽׁי׃
hinne elohim ozer li adonay besomkhe nafshi
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.
7ישוב [יָשִׁ֣יב] הָ֭רַע לְשֹׁרְרָ֑י בַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃
yashiv hara' leshorray ba'amittekha hatzmitem
He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; Destroy Thou them in Thy truth.
8בִּנְדָבָ֥ה אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּ֑ךְ א֤וֹדֶה שִּׁמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
bindava ezbecha-lakh ode shimkha ADONAI ki-tov
With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.
9כִּ֣י מִכָּל־צָ֭רָה הִצִּילָ֑נִי וּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗י רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃
ki mikkal-tzara hitzilani uve'oyvay ra'ata eni
For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.
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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.