The New Jew: A Field Guide

תפילה לחולה

PRAYER FOR RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS

Ps. 23

Hebrew

מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, יְהוָה רֹעִי לֹא אֶחְסָר׃ בִּנְאוֹת דֶּשֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵנִי, עַל־מֵי מְנֻחוֹת
יְנַהֲלֵנִי׃ נַפְשִׁי יְשׁוֹבֵב, יַנְחֵנִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶדֶק לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ׃ גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא
צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע, כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי, שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃
תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָן נֶגֶד צֹרְרָי, דִּשַּׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן רֹאשִׁי, כּוֹסִי רְוָיָה׃ אַךְ טוֹב
וָחֶסֶד יִרְדְּפוּנִי כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּי, וְשַׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית־יְהוָה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים׃

Sephardi

Mizmor leDavid, Adonai ro'i lo echsar: bin'ot deshe yarbitzeni, al-mei menuchot
Yenahaleni: nafshi yeshovev, yancheni bema'gelei-tzedek lema'an shemo: gam ki-elech begei
Tzalmavet lo-ira ra, ki-atah imadi, shivtecha umishantecha hemah yenachamuni:
Ta'aroch lefanai shulchan neged tzor'rai, dishanta vashemen roshi, kosi revayah: ach tov
Vachesed yirdefuni kol-yemei chayai, veshavti beveit-Adonai le'orech yamim:

English

A psalm of David. The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He refreshes my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You set a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup is filled to overflowing. May goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life, and may I live in the House of the LORD for evermore.

Ps. 103

Hebrew

לְדָוִד, בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה, וְכָל־קְרָבַי אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ׃ בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־
יְהוָה, וְאַל־תִּשְׁכְּחִי כָּל־גְּמוּלָיו׃ הַסֹּלֵחַ לְכָל־עֲוֹנֵכִי, הָרֹפֵא לְכָל־תַּחֲלֻאָיְכִי׃
הַגּוֹאֵל מִשַּׁחַת חַיָּיְכִי, הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים׃ הַמַּשְׂבִּיעַ בַּטּוֹב עֶדְיֵךְ,
תִּתְחַדֵּשׁ כַּנֶּשֶׁר נְעוּרָיְכִי׃ עֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת יְהוָה, וּמִשְׁפָּטִים לְכָל־עֲשׁוּקִים׃
יוֹדִיעַ דְּרָכָיו לְמֹשֶׁה, לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלִילוֹתָיו׃ רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן יְהוָה, אֶרֶךְ
אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חָסֶד׃ לֹא־לָנֶצַח יָרִיב, וְלֹא לְעוֹלָם יִטּוֹר׃ לֹא כַחֲטָאֵינוּ עָשָׂה
לָּנוּ, וְלֹא כַעֲוֹנֹתֵינוּ גָּמַל עָלֵינוּ׃ כִּי כִגְבֹהַּ שָׁמַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ, גָּבַר חַסְדּוֹ
עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃ כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב, הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵינוּ׃ כְּרַחֵם אָב
עַל־בָּנִים, רִחַם יְהוָה עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃ כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ, זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃
אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו, כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּן יָצִיץ׃ כִּי רוּחַ עָבְרָה־בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ, וְלֹא־
יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֹד מְקוֹמוֹ׃ וְחֶסֶד יְהוָה מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד־עוֹלָם עַל־יְרֵאָיו, וְצִדְקָתוֹ
לִבְנֵי בָנִים׃ לְשֹׁמְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ, וּלְזֹכְרֵי פִקֻּדָיו לַעֲשׂוֹתָם׃ יְהוָה בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֵכִין
כִּסְאוֹ, וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה׃ בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה מַלְאָכָיו, גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ,
לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ׃ בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה כָּל־צְבָאָיו, מְשָׁרְתָיו עֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ׃ בָּרֲכוּ
יְהוָה כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו, בְּכָל־מְקֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ, בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה׃

Sephardi

LeDavid, barechi nafshi et-Adonai, vechol-keravai et-sheim kodsho: barechi nafshi et-
Adonai, ve'al-tishkechi kol-gemulav: hasole'ach lechol-avonechi, harofe lechol-tachalu'aichi:
Hago'el mishachat chayaichi, hame'aterechi chesed verachamim: hamashbi'a batov edyech,
Titchadesh kanesher ne'uraichi: oseh tzedakot Adonai, umishpatim lechol-ashukim:
Yodi'a derachav leMoshe, livnei Yisrael alilotav: rachum vechanun Adonai, erech
Apayim verav-chesed: lo-lanetzach yariv, velo le'olam yitor: lo chachata'einu asah
Lanu, velo cha'avonoteinu gamal aleinu: ki chigvohah shamayim al-ha'aretz, gavar chasdo
Al-yere'av: kirchok mizrach mima'arav, hirchik mimenu et-pesha'einu: kerachem av
Al-banim, richam Adonai al-yere'av: ki-hu yada yitzrenu, zachur ki-afar anachnu:
Enosh kechezir yamav, ketzitz hasadeh kein yatzitz: ki ruach avra-bo ve'einenu, velo-
Yakirenu od mekomo: vechesed Adonai me'olam ve'ad-olom al-yere'av, vetzidkato
Livnei vanim: leshomrei verito, ulezochrei pikudav la'asotam: Adonai bashamayim hechin
Kiso, umalchuto bakol mashalah: barechu Adonai mal'achav, giborei choach osei devaro,
Lishmo'a bekol devaro: barechu Adonai kol-tzeva'av, meshartav osei retzono: barechu
Adonai kol-ma'asav, bechol-mekomot memshalto, barechi nafshi et-Adonai:

English

By David. Bless the LORD, my soul; with all my being I bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, my soul, and forget none of His benefits. He forgives all your sins. He heals all your ills. He redeems your life from the pit. He crowns you with love and compassion. He satisfies your soul with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD is righteous in all He does; He brings justice to all the oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel. The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse or nurse His anger for ever. He has not treated us as our sins deserve, or repaid us according to our misdeeds. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows how we are formed; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; like a flower of the field he flourishes. For a wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the kindness of the LORD is for all eternity to those who fear Him; His righteousness is with their children's children – with those who keep His covenant, and remember to obey His precepts. The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. Bless the LORD, you His angels, mighty in power, who do His bidding, who obey His word. Bless the LORD, all you His host, the ministers who do His will. Bless the LORD, all His works, everywhere in His dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul.

Ps. 139

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר, יְהוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָע׃ אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי,
בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחוֹק׃ אָרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ, וְכָל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּנְתָּה׃ כִּי אֵין
מִלָּה בִלְשׁוֹנִי, הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ׃ אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי, וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי
כַּפֶּכָה׃ פְּלִיאָה דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי, נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַל לָהּ׃ אָנָה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ, וְאָנָה
מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָח׃ אִם־אֶסַּק שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה, וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאוֹל הִנֶּךָ׃ אֶשָּׂא
כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר, אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָם׃ גַּם־שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי, וְתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶךָ׃

Sephardi

Lamnatze'ach leDavid mizmor, Adonai chakartani vateda: atah yadata shivti vekumi,
Bantah lere'i merachok: orchi veriv'i zerita, vechol-derachai hiskantah: ki ein
Milah vilshoni, hen Adonai yadata kulah: achor vakodem tzartani, vatashet alai
Kapechah: peli'ah da'at mimeni, nisgevah lo-uchal lah: anah elech meruchecha, ve'anah
Mipanecha evrach: im-esak shamayim sham atah, ve'atzi'ah she'ol hinecha: esa
Kanfei-shachar, eshkenah be'acharit yam: gam-sham yadcha tancheni, veto'achezeni yeminecha:

English

For the conductor of music. A psalm of David. O LORD, You have examined me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. You encompass my going out and lying down. You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, You, LORD, know it all. You keep close guard behind and before me. You have laid Your hand upon me. Knowledge so wonderful is beyond me; so high, it is