Psalms 94 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1אֵל־נְקָמ֥וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמ֣וֹת הוֹפִֽיַע׃
el-nekamot ADONAI el nekamot hofiya'
O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
2הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃
hinnase shofet ha'aretz hashev gemul al-ge'im
Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense.
3עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃
ad-matay resha'im ADONAI ad-matay resha'im ya'alozu
LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?
4יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
yabbi'u yedabberu atak yit'ammeru kal-po'ale aven
They gush out, they speak arrogancy; All the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
5עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃
ammekha ADONAI yedakkeu venachalatkha ye'annu
They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.
6אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
almana veger yaharogu vitomim yeratzechu
They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
7וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
vayyomru lo yir'e-yah velo-yavin elohe ya'akov
And they say: 'The LORD will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
8בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃
binu bo'arim ba'am ukhesilim matay taskilu
Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand?
9הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃
hanota' ozen halo yishma' im-yotzer ayin halo yabbit
He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
10הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃
hayoser goyim halo yokhiach hamlammed adam da'at
He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? Even He that teacheth man knowledge?
11יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃
ADONAI yodea machshevot adam ki-hemma havel
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
12אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃
ashre haggever asher-teyasserennu yah umittoratkha telammedennu
Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, And teachest out of Thy law;
13לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃
lehashkit lo mime ra' ad yikkare larasha' shachat
That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃
ki lo-yittosh ADONAI ammo venachalato lo ya'azov
For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
15כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
ki-ad-tzedek yashuv mishpat ve'acharav kal-yishre-lev
For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
mi-yakum li im-mere'im mi-yityatzev li im-po'ale aven
Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
lule ADONAI ezrata li kim'at shakhna duma nafshi
Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
18אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃
im-amarti mata ragli chasdekha ADONAI yis'adeni
If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
19בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
berov sar'appay bekirbi tanchumekha yesha'ash'u nafshi
When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
20הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃
haychavrekha kisse havvot yotzer amal ale-chok
Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
21יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃
yagoddu al-nefesh tzaddik vedam naki yarshi'u
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
22וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃
vayhi ADONAI li lemisgav velohay letzur machsi
But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
23וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
vayyashev alehem et-onam uvera'atam yatzmitem yatzmitem ADONAI elohenu
And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.
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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.