Psalms 81 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֬ית לְאָסָֽף׃
lamnatzeach al-haggittit le'asaf
For the Leader; upon the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.
2הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
harninu lelohim uzenu hari'u lelohe ya'akov
Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.
3שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃
seu-zimra utenu-tof kinnor na'im im-navel
Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
4תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃
tik'u vachodesh shofar bakkese leyom chaggenu
Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.
5כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
ki chok leyisra'el hu mishpat lelohe ya'akov
For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
6עֵ֤דוּת ׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃
edut bihosef samo betzeto al-eretz mitzrayim sefat lo-yada'ti eshma'
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear:
7הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי מִסֵּ֣בֶל שִׁכְמ֑וֹ כַּ֝פָּ֗יו מִדּ֥וּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃
hasiroti missevel shikhmo kappav middud ta'avorna
'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.
8בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃
batzara karata va'achalletzekka e'enkha beseter ra'am evchankha al-me meriva sela
Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah
9שְׁמַ֣ע עַ֭מִּי וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃
shema' ammi ve'a'ida bakh yisra'el im-tishma'-li
Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!
10לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃
lo-yihye vekha el zar velo tishtachave le'el nekhar
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
11אָנֹכִ֨י ׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃
anokhi ADONAI elohekha hamma'alkha me'eretz mitzrayim harchev-pikha va'amal'ehu
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
12וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא־אָ֥בָה לִֽי׃
velo-shama' ammi lekoli veyisra'el lo-ava li
But My people hearkened not to My voice; And Israel would none of Me.
13וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
va'ashallechehu bishrirut libbam yelkhu bemo'atzotehem
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.
14ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃
lu ammi shomea li yisra'el bidrakhay yehallekhu
Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
15כִּ֭מְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם אַכְנִ֑יעַ וְעַ֥ל צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם אָשִׁ֥יב יָדִֽי׃
kim'at oyvehem akhnia ve'al tzarehem ashiv yadi
I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
16מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃
mesan'e ADONAI yekhachashu-lo vihi ittam le'olam
The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; And their punishment should endure for ever.
17וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵ֣לֶב חִטָּ֑ה וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר דְּבַ֣שׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃
vayya'akhilehu mechelev chitta umitzur devash asbi'ekha
They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'
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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.