תהילים פרק ס״ט

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוֹשַׁנִּים לְדָוִד׃

Lamnatzei'ach al shoshanim leDavid.

For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David.

הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּי בָאוּ מַיִם עַד־נָפֶשׁ׃

Hoshi'eni Elohim ki va'u mayim ad nafesh.

Deliver me, O God, for the waters have reached my neck;

טָבַעְתִּי בִּיוֵן מְצוּלָה וְאֵין מׇעֳמָד בָּאתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַיִם וְשִׁבֹּלֶת שְׁטָפָתְנִי׃

Tavati biyen metzula ve'ein ma'amad, bati vema'amakei mayim veshibolet shetafatni.

I am sinking into the slimy deep and find no foothold; I have come into the watery depths; the flood sweeps me away.

יָגַעְתִּי בְקׇרְאִי נִחַר גְּרוֹנִי כָּלוּ עֵינַי מְיַחֵל לֵאלֹהָי׃

Yagati vekor'i nichar geroni, kalu einai meyachel lElohai.

I am weary with calling; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for God.

רַבּוּ מִשַּׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשִׁי שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם עָצְמוּ מַצְמִיתַי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־גָזַלְתִּי אָז אָשִׁיב׃

Rabu misa'arot roshi son'ai chinam, atzmu matzmitai oyvai sheker, asher lo gazalti az ashiv.

More numerous than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without reason; many are those who would destroy me, my treacherous enemies. Must I restore what I have not stolen?

אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּי וְאַשְׁמוֹתַי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִכְחָדוּ׃

Elohim Ata yadata le'ivalti, ve'ashmotai mimcha lo nichadu.

God, You know my folly; my guilty deeds are not hidden from You.

אַל־יֵבֹשׁוּ בִי קֹוֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה צְבָאוֹת אַל־יִכָּלְמוּ בִי מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

Al yevoshu vi kovecha Adonai Adonai Tzeva'ot, al yikalmu vi mevakshecha Elohei Yisrael.

Let those who look to You, O Lord, GOD of hosts, not be disappointed on my account; let those who seek You, O God of Israel, not be shamed because of me.

כִּי־עָלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי חֶרְפָּה כִּסְּתָה כְלִמָּה פָנָי׃

Ki alecha nasati cherpa, kista kelima fanai.

It is for Your sake that I have been reviled, that shame covers my face;

מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָי וְנׇכְרִי לִבְנֵי אִמִּי׃

Muzar hayiti le'echai, venochri livnei imi.

I am a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my kin.

כִּי־קִנְאַת בֵּיתְךָ אֲכָלָתְנִי וְחֶרְפּוֹת חוֹרְפֶיךָ נָפְלוּ עָלָי׃

Ki kin'at beitcha achalatni, vecherphot chorfecha naflu alai.

My zeal for Your house has been my undoing; the reproaches of those who revile You have fallen upon me.

וָאֶבְכֶּה בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וַתְּהִי לַחֲרָפוֹת לִי׃

Va'evke vatzom nafshi, vatehi lacharafot li.

When I wept and fasted, I was reviled for it.

וָאֶתְּנָה לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמָשָׁל׃

Va'etna levushi sak, va'ehi lahem lemashal.

I made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword among them.

יָשִׂיחוּ בִי יֹשְׁבֵי שָׁעַר וּנְגִינוֹת שׁוֹתֵי שֵׁכָר׃

Yasichu vi yoshvei sha'ar, uneginot shotei shechar.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me; I am the taunt of drunkards.

וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי־לְךָ יְהוָה עֵת רָצוֹן אֱלֹהִים בְּרׇב־חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ׃

Va'ani tefilati lecha Adonai et ratzon, Elohim berov chasdecha aneni be'emet yish'echa.

As for me, may my prayer come to You, O LORD, at a favorable moment; O God, in Your abundant faithfulness, answer me with Your sure deliverance.

הַצִּילֵנִי מִטִּיט וְאַל־אֶטְבָּעָה אִנָּצְלָה מִשֹּׂנְאַי וּמִמַּעֲמַקֵּי־מָיִם׃

Hatzileni mitit ve'al etba'a, inatzelah mison'ai umima'amakei mayim.

Rescue me from the mire; let me not sink; let me be rescued from my enemies, and from the watery depths.

אַל־תִּשְׁטְפֵנִי שִׁבֹּלֶת מַיִם וְאַל־תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר־עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ׃

Al tishtfeni shibolet mayim ve'al tivla'eni metzula, ve'al te'atar alai be'er piha.

Let the floodwaters not sweep me away; let the deep not swallow me; let the mouth of the Pit not close over me.

עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדֶּךָ כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ פְּנֵה אֵלָי׃

Aneni Adonai ki tov chasdecha, kerov rachamecha pene elai.

Answer me, O LORD, according to Your great steadfastness; in accordance with Your abundant mercy turn to me;

וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מֵעַבְדֶּךָ כִּי־צַר־לִי מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי׃

Ve'al taster panecha me'avdecha, ki tzar li maher aneni.

do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress; answer me quickly.

קׇרְבָה אֶל־נַפְשִׁי גְאָלָהּ לְמַעַן אֹיְבַי פְּדֵנִי׃

Korva el nafshi ge'ala, lema'an oyvai pedeni.

Come near to me and redeem me; free me from my enemies.

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִי וּבׇשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִי נֶגְדְּךָ כׇּל־צוֹרְרָי׃

Ata yadata cherpati uvoshti uchlimati, negdecha kol tzorerai.

You know my reproach, my shame, my disgrace; You are aware of all my foes.

חֶרְפָּה שָׁבְרָה לִבִּי וָאָנוּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּה לָנוּד וָאַיִן וְלַמְנַחֲמִים וְלֹא מָצָאתִי׃

Cherpa shavra libi va'anusha, va'akave lanud va'ayin, velameanchamim velo matzati.

Reproach breaks my heart, I am in despair; I hope for consolation, but there is none, for comforters, but find none.

וַיִּתְּנוּ בְּבָרוּתִי רֹאשׁ וְלִצְמָאִי יַשְׁקוּנִי חֹמֶץ׃

Vayitnu bevaruti rosh, velitzma'i yashkuni chometz.

They give me gall for food, vinegar to quench my thirst.

יְהִי־שֻׁלְחָנָם לִפְנֵיהֶם לְפָח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִים לְמוֹקֵשׁ׃

Yehi shulchanam lifneihem lefach, velishlomim lemokesh.

May their table be a trap for them, a snare for their allies.

תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה עֵינֵיהֶם מֵרְאוֹת וּמׇתְנֵיהֶם תָּמִיד הַמְעַד׃

Techshachna eineihem mer'ot, umotneihem tamid ham'ad.

May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see; may their loins collapse continually.

שְׁפׇךְ־עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמֶךָ וַחֲרוֹן אַפְּךָ יַשִּׂיגֵם׃

Shefoch aleihem za'mecha, vacharon apcha yasigem.

Pour out Your wrath on them; may Your blazing anger overtake them;

תְּהִי־טִירָתָם נְשַׁמָּה בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶם אַל־יְהִי יֹשֵׁב׃

Tehi tiratam neshama, be'ohaleihem al yehi yoshev.

may their encampments be desolate; may their tents stand empty.

כִּי־אַתָּה אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּיתָ רָדָפוּ וְאֶל־מַכְאוֹב חֲלָלֶיךָ יְסַפֵּרוּ׃

Ki Ata asher hikita radafu, ve'el mach'ov chalalecha yesaperu.

For they persecute those You have struck; they talk about the pain of those You have felled.

תְּנָה־עָוֺן עַל־עֲוֺנָם וְאַל־יָבֹאוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶךָ׃

Tena avon al avonam, ve'al yavo'u betzidkatecha.

Add that to their guilt; let them have no share of Your beneficence;

יִמָּחוּ מִסֵּפֶר חַיִּים וְעִם צַדִּיקִים אַל־יִכָּתֵבוּ׃

Yimachu misefer chayim, ve'im tzadikim al yikatevu.

may they be erased from the book of life, and not be inscribed with the righteous.

וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְכוֹאֵב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ אֱלֹהִים תְּשַׂגְּבֵנִי׃

Va'ani ani vecho'ev, yeshu'atcha Elohim tesagveni.

But I am lowly and in pain; Your help, O God, keeps me safe.

אֲהַלְלָה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁיר וַאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ בְתוֹדָה׃

Ahalela shem Elohim beshir, va'agadlenu vetoda.

I will extol God's name with song, and exalt Him with praise.

וְתִיטַב לַיהֹוָה מִשּׁוֹר פָּר מַקְרִן מַפְרִיס׃

Vetitav laAdonai mishor par makrin mafris.

That will please the LORD more than oxen, than bulls with horns and hooves.

רָאוּ עֲנָוִים יִשְׂמָחוּ דֹּרְשֵׁי אֱלֹהִים וִיחִי לְבַבְכֶם׃

Ra'u anavim yismachu, dorshei Elohim vichi levavchem.

The lowly will see and rejoice; you who are mindful of God, take heart!

כִּי־שֹׁמֵעַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִים יְהוָה וְאֶת־אֲסִירָיו לֹא בָזָה׃

Ki shome'a el evyonim Adonai, ve'et asirav lo vaza.

For the LORD listens to the needy, and does not spurn His captives.

יְהַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ יַמִּים וְכׇל־רֹמֵשׂ בָּם׃

Yehaluhu shamayim va'aretz, yamim vechol romes bam.

Heaven and earth shall extol Him, the seas, and all that moves in them.

כִּי אֱלֹהִים יוֹשִׁיעַ צִיּוֹן וְיִבְנֶה עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְיָשְׁבוּ שָׁם וִירֵשׁוּהָ׃

Ki Elohim yoshi'a Tziyon veyivne arei Yehuda, veyashvu sham vireshuha.

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; they shall live there and inherit it;

וְזֶרַע עֲבָדָיו יִנְחָלוּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵי שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָהּ׃

Vezera avadav yinchaluha, ve'ohavei shemo yishkenu vah.

the offspring of His servants shall possess it; those who cherish His name shall dwell there.