Psalms 90 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1תְּפִלָּה֮ לְמֹשֶׁ֪ה אִֽישׁ־הָאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים אֲֽדֹנָ֗י מָע֣וֹן אַ֭תָּה הָיִ֥יתָ לָּ֗נוּ בְּדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃
tefilla lemoshe ish-ha'elohim adonay ma'on atta hayita lanu bedor vador
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.
2בְּטֶ֤רֶם ׀ הָ֘רִ֤ים יֻלָּ֗דוּ וַתְּח֣וֹלֵֽל אֶ֣רֶץ וְתֵבֵ֑ל וּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥ם עַד־ע֝וֹלָ֗ם אַתָּ֥ה אֵֽל׃
beterem harim yulladu vattecholel eretz vetevel ume'olam ad-olam atta el
Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
3תָּשֵׁ֣ב אֱ֭נוֹשׁ עַד־דַּכָּ֑א וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וּבוּ בְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃
tashev enosh ad-dakka vattomer shuvu vene-adam
Thou turnest man to contrition; And sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'
4כִּ֤י אֶ֪לֶף שָׁנִ֡ים בְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָ כְּי֣וֹם אֶ֭תְמוֹל כִּ֣י יַעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה בַלָּֽיְלָה׃
ki elef shanim be'enekha keyom etmol ki ya'avor ve'ashmura vallayla
For a thousand years in Thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.
5זְ֭רַמְתָּם שֵׁנָ֣ה יִהְי֑וּ בַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶר כֶּחָצִ֥יר יַחֲלֹֽף׃
zeramtam shena yihyu babboker kechatzir yachalof
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6בַּ֭בֹּקֶר יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
babboker yatzitz vechalaf la'erev yemolel veyavesh
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7כִּֽי־כָלִ֥ינוּ בְאַפֶּ֑ךָ וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ נִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃
ki-khalinu ve'appekha uvachamatkha nivhalnu
For we are consumed in Thine anger, And by Thy wrath are we hurried away.
8שת [שַׁתָּ֣ה] עֲוֺנֹתֵ֣ינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ לִמְא֥וֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ׃
shatta avonotenu lenegdekha alumenu limor panekha
Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.
9כִּ֣י כָל־יָ֭מֵינוּ פָּנ֣וּ בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּלִּ֖ינוּ שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶֽגֶה׃
ki khal-yamenu panu ve'evratekha killinu shanenu khemo-hege
For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; We bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.
10יְמֵֽי־שְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּ בָהֶ֥ם שִׁבְעִ֪ים שָׁנָ֡ה וְאִ֤ם בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת ׀ שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤ים שָׁנָ֗ה וְ֭רָהְבָּם עָמָ֣ל וָאָ֑וֶן כִּי־גָ֥ז חִ֝֗ישׁ וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃
yeme-shenotenu vahem shiv'im shana ve'im bigvurot shemonim shana verahbam amal va'aven ki-gaz chish vanna'ufa
The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but travail and vanity; For it is speedily gone, and we fly away.
11מִֽי־י֭וֹדֵעַ עֹ֣ז אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗ עֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃
mi-yodea oz appekha ukheyir'atkha evratekha
Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, And Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?
12לִמְנ֣וֹת יָ֭מֵינוּ כֵּ֣ן הוֹדַ֑ע וְ֝נָבִ֗א לְבַ֣ב חָכְמָֽה׃
limnot yamenu ken hoda' venavi levav chakhma
So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
13שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה עַד־מָתָ֑י וְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗ם עַל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃
shuva ADONAI ad-matay vehinnachem al-avadekha
Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.
14שַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּ בַבֹּ֣קֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥ה וְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗ה בְּכָל־יָמֵֽינוּ׃
sabbe'enu vabboker chasdekha unerannena venismecha bekhal-yamenu
O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15שַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּ כִּימ֣וֹת עִנִּיתָ֑נוּ שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת רָאִ֥ינוּ רָעָֽה׃
sammechenu kimot innitanu shenot ra'inu ra'a
Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, According to the years wherein we have seen evil.
16יֵרָאֶ֣ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ פָעֳלֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
yera'e el-avadekha fa'olekha vahadarkha al-benehem
Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thy glory upon their children.
17וִיהִ֤י ׀ נֹ֤עַם אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עָ֫לֵ֥ינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָ֭דֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָ֥ה עָלֵ֑ינוּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דֵ֗ינוּ כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃
vihi no'am adonay elohenu alenu uma'ase yadenu konna alenu uma'ase yadenu konnehu
And let the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; Establish Thou also upon us the work of our hands; Yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.
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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.