Psalms 56 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ עַל־י֬וֹנַת אֵ֣לֶם רְ֭חֹקִים לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בֶּֽאֱחֹ֨ז אֹת֖וֹ פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים בְּגַֽת׃
lamnatzeach al-yonat elem rechokim ledavid mikhtam be'echoz oto felishtim begat
For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. [A Psalm] of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. .
2חָנֵּ֣נִי אֱ֭לֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַ֣נִי אֱנ֑וֹשׁ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם לֹחֵ֥ם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃
channeni elohim ki-she'afani enosh kal-hayyom lochem yilchatzeni
Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; All the day he fighting oppresseth me.
3שָׁאֲפ֣וּ שׁ֭וֹרְרַי כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם כִּֽי־רַבִּ֨ים לֹחֲמִ֖ים לִ֣י מָרֽוֹם׃
sha'afu shorray kal-hayyom ki-rabbim lochamim li marom
They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; For they are many that fight against me, O Most High,
4י֥וֹם אִירָ֑א אֲ֝נִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃
yom ira ani elekha evtach
In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee.
5בֵּאלֹהִים֮ אֲהַלֵּ֪ל דְּבָ֫ר֥וֹ בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בָשָׂ֣ר לִֽי׃
belohim ahallel devaro belohim batachti lo ira ma-ya'ase vasar li
In God—I will praise His word— In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
6כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם דְּבָרַ֣י יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ עָלַ֖י כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם לָרָֽע׃
kal-hayyom devaray ye'atzevu alay kal-machshevotam lara'
All the day they trouble mine affairs; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
7יָג֤וּרוּ ׀ יצפינו [יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּ] הֵ֭מָּה עֲקֵבַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
yaguru yitzponu hemma akevay yishmoru ka'asher kivvu nafshi
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps; According as they have waited for my soul.
8עַל־אָ֥וֶן פַּלֶּט־לָ֑מוֹ בְּ֝אַ֗ף עַמִּ֤ים ׀ הוֹרֵ֬ד אֱלֹהִֽים׃
al-aven pallet-lamo be'af ammim hored elohim
Because of iniquity cast them out; In anger bring down the peoples, O God.
9נֹדִי֮ סָפַ֪רְתָּ֫ה אָ֥תָּה שִׂ֣ימָה דִמְעָתִ֣י בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ הֲ֝לֹ֗א בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃
nodi safarta atta sima dim'ati venodekha halo besifratekha
Thou has counted my wanderings; Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; Are they not in Thy book?
10אָ֥֨ז יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ אוֹיְבַ֣י אָ֭חוֹר בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָ֑א זֶה־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִֽי׃
az yashuvu oyvay achor beyom ekra ze-yada'ti ki-elohim li
Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; This I know, that God is for me.
11בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֑ר בַּ֝יהוָ֗ה אֲהַלֵּ֥ל דָּבָֽר׃
belohim ahallel davar baADONAI ahallel davar
In God—I will praise His word— In the LORD—I will praise His word—
12בֵּֽאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה אָדָ֣ם לִֽי׃
belohim batachti lo ira ma-ya'ase adam li
In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
13עָלַ֣י אֱלֹהִ֣ים נְדָרֶ֑יךָ אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם תּוֹדֹ֣ת לָֽךְ׃
alay elohim nedarekha ashallem todot lakh
Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.
14כִּ֤י הִצַּ֪לְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֡י מִמָּוֶת֮ הֲלֹ֥א רַגְלַ֗י מִ֫דֶּ֥חִי לְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝א֗וֹר הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
ki hitzalta nafshi mimmavet halo raglay middechi lehithallekh lifne elohim beor hachayyim
For thou hast delivered my soul from death; Hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? That I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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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.