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Psalms

Day 17

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Hebrew
וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ: יב וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה
לִי: יג וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם, יֵלְכוּ בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם: יד לוּ
עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַ לִי, יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּכוּ: טו כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם
אַכְנִיעַ, וְעַל־צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִי: טז מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ
לוֹ, וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָם: יז וַיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה, וּמִצּוּר
דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ:
Sephardi
va'amaleihu: 12 v'lo-shama ami l'koli, veyisrael lo-avah
li: 13 va'ashal'chehu bish'rirut libam, yel'chu b'mo'atzoteihem: 14 lu
ami shome'a li, Yisrael bidrachai y'halechu: 15 kim'at oy'veihem
ach'nia, v'al-tzareihem ashiv yadi: 16 m'san'ei Adonai y'chachashu
lo, vihi itam le'olam: 17 vaya'achilehu mechelev chitah, umitzur
devash as'bi'echa:
English
and I will fill it. But My people would not heed My voice, and Israel would not obey Me. So I gave them over to their stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels. Oh, that My people would heed Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries. Those who hate the Lord would cringe before Him, and their fate would endure forever. He would feed him with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.
Hebrew
כב מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף, אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל, בְּקֶרֶב
אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט: ב עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל, וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים
תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶלָה: ג שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם, עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּיקוּ: ד פַּלְּטוּ
דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן, מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּילוּ: ה לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ,
בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ, יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ: ו אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי
אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם, וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם: ז אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן,
וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּלוּ: ח קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ, כִּי
אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם:
Sephardi
22 mizmor leasaf, Elohim nitzav ba'adat-El, b'kerev
Elohim yishpot: 2 ad-matai tish'p'tu-avel, uf'nei resha'im
tis'u-Selah: 3 shif'tu-dal v'yatom, ani varash hatz'diku: 4 pal'tu
dal ve'evyon, miyad resha'im hatzilu: 5 lo yad'u v'lo yavinu,
bachashechah yit'halechu, yimotu kal-mos'dei aretz: 6 ani amarti
Elohim atem, uvnei Elyon kul'chem: 7 achen k'adam t'mutun,
uch'achad hasarim tipolu: 8 kumah Elohim shaf'tah ha'aretz, ki
atah tinchal b'chal-hagoyim:
English
A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; among the divine beings He pronounces judgment. How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. Render justice to the weak and the orphan; vindicate the lowly and the poor. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. They neither know nor understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I had said, You are divine beings, sons of the Most High, all of you; but you shall die as men do, fall like any prince. Arise, O God, judge the earth, for You possess all the nations.
יוֹם יז

Day 17

Hebrew
פג שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף: ב אֱלֹהִים אַל־דֳּמִי־לָךְ, אַל־
תֶּחֱרַשׁ וְאַל־תִּשְׁקֹט אֵל: ג כִּי־הִנֵּה אוֹיְבֶיךָ יֶהֱמָיוּן, וּמְשַׂנְאֶיךָ
נָשְׂאוּ רֹאשׁ: ד עַל־עַמְּךָ יַעֲרִימוּ סוֹד, וְיִתְיָעֲצוּ עַל־צְפוּנֶיךָ:
ה אָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַכְחִידֵם מִגּוֹי, וְלֹא־יִזָּכֵר שֵׁם־יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹד:
ו כִּי נוֹעֲצוּ לֵב יַחְדָּו, עָלֶיךָ בְּרִית יִכְרֹתוּ: ז אָהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם
וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים, מוֹאָב וְהַגְרִים: ח גְּבָל וְעַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵק, פְּלֶשֶׁת
עִם־יֹשְׁבֵי צוֹר: ט גַּם־אַשּׁוּר נִלְוָה עִמָּם, הָיוּ זְרוֹעַ לִבְנֵי־לוֹט
סֶלָה: י עֲשֵׂה־לָהֶם כְּמִדְיָן, כְּסִיסְרָא כְיָבִין בְּנַחַל קִישׁוֹן:
יא נִשְׁמְדוּ בְעֵין־דֹּאר, הָיוּ דֹּמֶן לָאֲדָמָה: יב שִׁיתֵמוֹ נְדִיבֵמוֹ
כְּעֹרֵב וְכִזְאֵב, וּכְצַלְמֻנָּע כָּל־נְסִיכֵמוֹ: יג אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ
נִירְשָׁה לָּנוּ, אֵת נְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים: יד אֱלֹהַי, שִׁיתֵמוֹ כַגַּלְגַּל,
כְּקַשׁ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ: טו כְּאֵשׁ תִּבְעַר־יָעַר, וּכְלֶהָבָה תְּלַהֵט
הָרִים: טז כֵּן תִּרְדְּפֵם בְּסַעֲרֶךָ, וּבְסוּפָתְךָ תְבַהֲלֵם: יז מַלֵּא
פְנֵיהֶם קָלוֹן, וִיבַקְשׁוּ שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה: יח יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ עֲדֵי־
עַד, וְיַחְפְּרוּ וְיֹאבֵדוּ: יט וְיֵדְעוּ, כִּי־אַתָּה שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה לְבַדֶּךָ,
עֶלְיוֹן עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ:
Sephardi
83 shir mizmor leasaf: 2 Elohim al-domi-lach, al-
techerash v'al-tishkot El: 3 kii-hineh oy'veicha yehemayun, um'san'echa
nas'u rosh: 4 al-am'cha ya'arimu sod, v'yit'ya'atzu al-tz'funecha:
5 amru l'chu v'nachchidem migoy, v'lo-yizacher shem-Yisrael od:
6 ki no'atzu lev yachdav, alecha berit yichrotu: 7 ahalei Edom
v'Yishm'eilim, Mo'av v'hag'rim: 8 g'val v'Amon va'Amalek, P'leshet
im-yosh'vei Tzor: 9 gam-Ashur nilvah imam, hayu z'roa liv'nei-Lot
Selah: 10 aseh-lahem k'Midyan, k'Sis'ra ch'Yavin b'nachal Kishon:
11 nish'm'du v'Ein-Dor, hayu domen la'adamah: 12 shitemo n'divemo
k'orev v'chiz'ev, uch'Tzalmuna kal-n'sichemo: 13 asher amru
nir'shah lanu, et n'ot Elohim: 14 Elohai, shitemo chagalgal,
k'kash lif'nei-ruach: 15 k'esh tiv'ar-ya'ar, uch'lehavah t'lahet
harim: 16 ken tir'd'fem b'sa'arecha, uv'sufat'cha t'va'halem: 17 male
p'neihem kalon, vivak'shu shimcha Adonai: 18 yevoshu v'yibahalu adei-
ad, v'yach'p'ru v'yovedu: 19 veyede'u, ki-atah shimcha Adonai l'vadecha,
Elyon al-kal-ha-aretz:
English
A song, a psalm of Asaph. O God, do not keep silent; do not hold Your peace or be still, O God. For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, and those who hate You have raised their heads. They lay crafty plans against Your people, and consult together against Your treasured ones. They say, Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more. For they conspire with one heart; against You they make a covenant— the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria too has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah. Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the brook Kishon, who were destroyed at En-dor; they became dung for the ground. Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, who said, Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God. O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. As fire consumes the forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, so pursue them with Your tempest and terrify them with Your storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O Lord. Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
Hebrew
פד לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־הַגִּתִּית, לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר: ב מַה־
יְּדִידוֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶיךָ, יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת: ג נִכְסְפָה וְגַם־כָּלְתָה
נַפְשִׁי, לְחַצְרוֹת יְהוָה, לִבִּי וּבְשָׂרִי, יְרַנְּנוּ אֶל־אֵל חָי: ד גַּם־
צִפּוֹר מָצְאָה בַיִת, וּדְרוֹר קֵן לָהּ, אֲשֶׁר־שָׁתָה אֶפְרֹחֶיהָ,
אֶת־מִזְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי: ה אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי
בֵיתֶךָ, עוֹד יְהַלְלוּךָ סֶּלָה: ו אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם עוֹז־לוֹ בָךְ, מְסִלּוֹת
בִּלְבָבָם: ז עֹבְרֵי בְּעֵמֶק הַבָּכָא מַעְיָן יְשִׁיתוּהוּ, גַּם־בְּרָכוֹת
יַעְטֶה מוֹרֶה: ח יֵלְכוּ מֵחַיִל אֶל־חָיִל, יֵרָאֶה אֶל־אֱלֹהִים
בְּצִיּוֹן: ט יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת, שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי, הַאֲזִינָה
אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה: י מָגִנֵּנוּ רְאֵה אֱלֹהִים, וְהַבֵּט פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ:
יא כִּי טוֹב־יוֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶיךָ מֵאָלֶף, בָּחַרְתִּי הִסְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵית
אֱלֹהַי, מִדּוּר בְּאָהֳלֵי־רֶשַׁע: יב כִּי שֶׁמֶשׁ וּמָגֵן יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים,
חֵן וְכָבוֹד יִתֵּן יְהוָה, לֹא יִמְנַע־טוֹב לַהֹלְכִים בְּתָמִים: יג יְהוָה
צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ:
Sephardi
84 lamnatzei'ach al-hagitat, livnei-qorach mizmor: 2 mah-
y'didot mish'k'noteicha, Adonai tzeva'ot: 3 nich's'fah v'gam-kal'tah
nafshi, l'chatzrot Adonai, libi uv'sari, y'ran'nu el-El chai: 4 gam-
tzipor matz'ah vayit, ud'ror ken lah, asher-shatah ef'rochehah,
et-miz'b'choteicha Adonai tzeva'ot, malki veilohai: 5 ashrei yoshvei
veitecha, od yehalelucha Selah: 6 ashrei adam oz-lo vakh, m'silot
bil'vavam: 7 ov'rei b'emek habacha ma'yan y'shituhu, gam-b'rachot
ya'teh moreh: 8 yel'chu meichayil el-chayil, yera'eh el-Elohim
b'Tziyon: 9 Adonai Elohim tzeva'ot, shim'ah t'filati, ha'azinah
Elohei Ya'akov Selah: 10 magineinu re'eh Elohim, v'habet p'nei meshichecha:
11 ki tov-yom bachatzereicha me'alef, bacharti histofef beveit
Elohai, midur b'ahalei-resha: 12 ki shemesh umagen Adonai Elohim,
chen v'chavod yiten Adonai, lo yimna-tov lahol'chim b'tamim: 13 Adonai
tzeva'ot, ashrei adam botei'ach bach:
English
For the conductor, on the Gittith, a psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young— at Your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Happy are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Selah. Happy is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. Passing through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Behold our shield, O God; look upon the face of Your anointed. For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.
Hebrew
פה לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר: ב רָצִיתָ יְהוָה אַרְצֶךָ,
שַׁבְתָּ שְׁבִית יַעֲקֹב: ג נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֹן עַמֶּךָ, כִּסִּיתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָם
סֶלָה: ד אָסַפְתָּ כָל־עֶבְרָתֶךָ, הֱשִׁיבוֹתָ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ: ה שׁוּבֵנוּ
אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ, וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּנוּ: ו הַלְעוֹלָם תֶּאֱנַף־בָּנוּ,
תִּמְשֹׁךְ אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר: ז הֲלֹא־אַתָּה תָּשׁוּב תְּחַיֵּנוּ, וְעַמְּךָ
יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָךְ: ח הַרְאֵנוּ יְהוָה חַסְדֶּךָ, וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן־לָנוּ:
ט אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה־יְדַבֵּר הָאֵל | יְהוָה, כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל־עַמּוֹ
וְאֶל־חֲסִידָיו, וְאַל־יָשׁוּבוּ לְכִסְלָה: י אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ,
לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵנוּ: יא חֶסֶד־וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ, צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם
נָשָׁקוּ: יב אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח, וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָף: יג גַּם־
יְהוָה יִתֵּן הַטּוֹב, וְאַרְצֵנוּ תִּתֵּן יְבוּלָהּ: יד צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ,
וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו:
Sephardi
85 lamnatzei'ach livnei-qorach mizmor: 2 ratzita Adonai artzecha,
shav'ta sh'vit Ya'akov: 3 nasata avon amecha, kisita chal-chatatam
Selah: 4 asaf'ta chal-ev'ratecha, heshivota me-charon apecha: 5 shuvenu
Elohei yish'einu, v'hafer ka'as'cha imanu: 6 hal'olam te'enaf-banu,
timshoch ap'cha ledor vador: 7 halo-atah tashuv t'chayeinu, v'am'cha
yis'm'chu-vach: 8 har'enu Adonai chasdecha, v'yesh'acha titen-lanu:
9 esh'm'ah mah-y'daber ha-el | Adonai, ki y'daber shalom el-amo
v'el-chasidav, v'al-yashuvu l'chislah: 10 ach karov lire'av yish'o,
lishkon kavod b'artzenu: 11 chesed-ve'emet nifgashu, tzedek veshalom
nashaku: 12 emet mei'eretz titzmach, v'tzedek mishamayim nishkaf: 13 gam-
Adonai yiten hatov, v'artzenu titen yevulah: 14 tzedek lefanav y'halech,
veyasem l'derech p'amav:
English
For the conductor, a psalm of the sons of Korah. You have shown favor, O Lord, to Your land; You have restored the fortunes of Jacob. You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah. You have withdrawn all Your wrath; You have turned from Your fierce anger. Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your indignation toward us. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord, and grant us Your salvation. Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His faithful ones, that they not turn back to folly. Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. Lovingkindness and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its produce. Righteousness will go before Him, and make His footsteps a way.
Hebrew
פו תְּפִלָּה לְדָוִד, הַטֵּה־יְהוָה אָזְנְךָ עֲנֵנִי, כִּי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן
אֲנִי: ב שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי־חָסִיד אָנִי, הוֹשַׁע עַבְדְּךָ אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי,
הַבּוֹטֵחַ אֵלֶיךָ: ג חָנֵּנִי אֲדֹנָי, כִּי־אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא כָל־הַיּוֹם:
ד שַׂמֵּחַ נֶפֶשׁ עַבְדֶּךָ, כִּי־אֵלֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּׂא: ה כִּי־אַתָּה
אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח, וְרַב־חֶסֶד לְכָל־קֹרְאֶיךָ: ו הַאֲזִינָה יְהוָה
תְּפִלָּתִי, וְהַקְשִׁיבָה בְּקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָי: ז בְּיוֹם צָרָתִי אֶקְרָאֶךָּ,
כִּי תַעֲנֵנִי: ח אֵין־כָּמוֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִים | אֲדֹנָי, וְאֵין כְּמַעֲשֶׂיךָ: ט כָּל־
גּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ, יָבוֹאוּ | וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי, וִיכַבְּדוּ
לִשְׁמֶךָ: י כִּי־גָדוֹל אַתָּה וְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת, אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים
לְבַדֶּךָ: יא הוֹרֵנִי יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ, אֲהַלֵּךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ, יַחֵד לְבָבִי
לְיִרְאָה שְׁמֶךָ: יב אוֹדְךָ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי בְּכָל־לְבָבִי, וַאֲכַבְּדָה
שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם: יג כִּי־חַסְדְּךָ גָּדוֹל עָלַי, וְהִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׁאוֹל
תַּחְתִּיָּה: יד אֱלֹהִים | זֵדִים קָמוּ עָלַי, וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ
נַפְשִׁי, וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ לְנֶגְדָּם: טו וְאַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֵל־רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן,
אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: טז פְּנֵה אֵלַי וְחָנֵּנִי, תְּנָה־עֻזְּךָ
לְעַבְדֶּךָ, וְהוֹשִׁיעָה לְבֶן־אֲמָתֶךָ: יז עֲשֵׂה־עִמִּי אוֹת לְטוֹבָה,
וְיִרְאוּ שֹׂנְאַי וְיֵבֹשׁוּ, כִּי־אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲזַרְתַּנִי וְנִחַמְתָּנִי:
Sephardi
86 tefilah ledavid, hateh-Adonai oznecha aneni, kii-ani ve'evyon
ani: 2 shamrah nafshi kii-chasid ani, hosha avdekha atah Elohai,
habotei'ach eilecha: 3 chaneni Adonai, kii-eleicha ekra chal-hayom:
4 same'ach nefesh avdecha, kii-eleicha Adonai nafshi esa: 5 ki-atah
Adonai tov v'salach, v'rav-chesed l'chal-kor'echa: 6 ha'azinah Adonai
tefilati, v'hak'shivah b'kol tachanunotai: 7 b'yom tzarati ekra'echa,
ki ta'aneni: 8 ein-kamocha ba'elohim | Adonai, v'ein k'ma'aseicha: 9 kol-
goyim asher asita, yavo'u | v'yish'tachavu lefanecha Adonai, vichab'du
lish'mecha: 10 kii-gadol atah v'oseh nifla'ot, atah Elohim
l'vadecha: 11 horeni Adonai darkecha, ahalech ba'amitecha, yached l'vavi
l'yir'ah shemecha: 12 odecha Adonai Elohai b'chal-l'vavi, va'achab'dah
shimcha le'olam: 13 kii-chas'd'cha gadol alai, v'hitzal'ta nafshi mish'ol
tach'tiyah: 14 Elohim | zedim kamu alai, va'adat aritzim bik'shu
nafshi, v'lo samucha l'negdam: 15 ve'atah Adonai el-rachum v'chanun,
erech apayim v'rav-chesed ve'emet: 16 peneh elai v'chaneni, t'nah-uz'cha
l'av'decha, vehoshiah l'ven-amatecha: 17 aseh-imi ot letovah,
v'yir'u son'ai v'yevoshu, ki-atah Adonai azar'tani v'nicham'tani:
English
A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O Lord, answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am devoted; You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to You I call all day long. Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in lovingkindness to all who call on You. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; heed my plea for mercy. In my time of trouble I call You, for You will answer me. There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like Yours. All the nations You have made shall come and bow down before You, O Lord, and shall honor Your name. For You are great and work wonders; You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unify my heart to fear Your name. I will thank You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor Your name forever. For Your lovingkindness toward me is great; You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. O God, the arrogant have risen against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they do not set You before them. But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and truth. Turn to me and be gracious to me; give Your strength to Your servant, and save the son of Your maidservant. Show me a sign of favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
Hebrew
פז לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר, יְסוּדָתוֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹדֶשׁ:
ב אֹהֵב יְהוָה שַׁעֲרֵי צִיּוֹן, מִכֹּל מִשְׁכְּנוֹת יַעֲקֹב: ג נִכְבָּדוֹת
מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ, עִיר הָאֱלֹהִים סֶלָה: ד אַזְכִּיר רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְיֹדְעָי,
הִנֵּה פְלֶשֶׁת וְצוֹר עִם־כּוּשׁ, זֶה יֻלַּד־שָׁם: ה וּלְצִיּוֹן יֵאָמַר,
אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד־בָּהּ, וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיוֹן: ו יְהוָה יִסְפֹּר
בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים, זֶה יֻלַּד־שָׁם סֶלָה: ז וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלְלִים, כָּל־
מַעְיָנַי בָּךְ:
Sephardi
87 livnei-qorach mizmor shir, y'sudato b'har'rei-kodesh:
2 ohev Adonai sha'arei Tziyon, mikol mish'k'not Ya'akov: 3 nich'badot
m'dubar bach, ir ha'Elohim Selah: 4 azkir Rahav uVavel l'yod'ai,
hineh P'leshet v'Tzor im-Kush, zeh yulad-sham: 5 ul'Tziyon ye'amar,
ish v'ish yulad-bah, vehu y'chon'nehah Elyon: 6 Adonai yispor
bich'tov amim, zeh yulad-sham Selah: 7 v'sharim k'chol'lim, kol-
ma'yanai bach:
English
Of the sons of Korah, a psalm, a song. His foundation is in the holy mountains. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah. I mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me; behold Philistia and Tyre, with Cush— this one was born there. And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her. The Lord will count in the register of the peoples: This one was born there. Selah. Singers and dancers alike say, All my springs are in you.
יוֹם יח

Day 18

Hebrew
פח שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח, לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת,
מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִי: ב יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יְשׁוּעָתִי, יוֹם־צָעַקְתִּי
בַלַּיְלָה נֶגְדֶּךָ: ג תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי, הַטֵּה אָזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִי:
ד כִּי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשִׁי, וְחַיַּי לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּיעוּ: ה נֶחְשַׁבְתִּי
עִם־יוֹרְדֵי בוֹר, הָיִיתִי כְּגֶבֶר אֵין־אֱיָל: ו בַּמֵּתִים חָפְשִׁי, כְּמוֹ
חֲלָלִים שֹׁכְבֵי קֶבֶר, אֲשֶׁר לֹא זְכַרְתָּם עוֹד, וְהֵמָּה מִיָּדְךָ
נִגְזָרוּ: ז שַׁתַּנִי בְּבוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת, בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים בִּמְצֹלוֹת: ח עָלַי
סָמְכָה חֲמָתֶךָ, וְכָל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ עִנִּיתָ סֶּלָה: ט הִרְחַקְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַי
מִמֶּנִּי, שַׁתַּנִי תוֹעֵבוֹת לָמוֹ, כָּלֻא וְלֹא אֵצֵא: י עֵינִי דָאֲבָה
מִנִּי־עֹנִי, קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָה בְּכָל־יוֹם, שִׁטַּחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ כַפָּי:
יא הֲלַמֵּתִים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּלֶא, אִם־רְפָאִים יָקוּמוּ יוֹדוּךָ סֶּלָה:
יב הַיְסֻפַּר בַּקֶּבֶר חַסְדֶּךָ, אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָּאֲבַדּוֹן: יג הֲיִוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ
פִּלְאֶךָ, וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּה: יד וַאֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי,
וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶךָּ: טו לָמָה יְהוָה תִּזְנַח נַפְשִׁי, תַּסְתִּיר
פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי: טז עָנִי אֲנִי וְגֹוֵעַ מִנֹּעַר, נָשָׂאתִי אֵמֶיךָ אָפוּנָה:
יז עָלַי עָבְרוּ חֲרוֹנֶיךָ, בִּעוּתֶיךָ צִמְּתֻתְנִי: יח סַבּוּנִי כַמַּיִם
כָּל־הַיּוֹם, הִקִּיפוּ עָלַי יָחַד: יט הִרְחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנִּי אֹהֵב וָרֵעַ,
מְיֻדָּעַי מַחְשָׁךְ:
Sephardi
88 shir mizmor livnei-qorach, lamnatzei'ach al-Machalat l'anot,
maskil l'Heiman ha'Ezrachi: 2 Adonai Elohei yeshu'ati, yom-tza'akti
valaylah negdecha: 3 tavo lefanecha tefilati, hateh oznecha l'rinati:
4 kii-sav'ah v'ra'ot nafshi, v'chayai lish'ol higiu: 5 nech'shavti
im-yor'dei vor, hayiti k'gever ein-eyal: 6 bametim chofshi, kemo
chalalim shoch'vei kever, asher lo z'chartam od, v'hemah miyad'cha
nigzaru: 7 shatani b'vor tachtayot, b'machashakim bim'tzolot: 8 alai
sam'chah chamatecha, v'chal-mishbareicha initah Selah: 9 hirchakta m'yudai
mimeni, shatani to'evot lamo, kalu v'lo etze: 10 eini da'avah
mini-oni, k'raticha Adonai b'chal-yom, shitahti eilecha kapai:
11 hameitim ta'aseh-pele, im-r'fa'im yakumu yoducha Selah:
12 haysupar bakever chasdecha, emunat'cha ba'avadon: 13 hayivada bachoshech
pil'echa, v'tzidkat'cha b'eretz n'shiyah: 14 va'ani eilecha Adonai shiva'ti,
uvaboker tefilati t'kad'mecha: 15 lamah Adonai tiznach nafshi, tas'tir
paneicha mimeni: 16 ani ani v'gove'a mino'ar, nasati eimecha afunah:
17 alai av'ru charoneicha, bi'uteicha tzim'tutuni: 18 sabuni chamayim
kal-hayom, hikipu alai yachad: 19 hirchakta mimeni ohev vare'a,
m'yudai mach'shach:
English
A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah. For the conductor, on Mahalath Leannoth, a maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before You. Let my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; I am like a man without strength, set loose among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, for they are cut off from Your hand. You have put me in the depths of the Pit, in dark places, in the depths. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and You overwhelm me with all Your waves. Selah. You have caused my companions to shun me; You have made me a thing of horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon You, O Lord; I spread out my hands to You. Do You work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise up to praise You? Selah. Is Your lovingkindness declared in the grave, or Your faithfulness in Abaddon? Are Your wonders known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? But I, O Lord, cry to You; in the morning my prayer comes before You. O Lord, why do You cast me off? Why do You hide Your face from me? Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer Your terrors; I am helpless. Your wrath has swept over me; Your dread assaults destroy me. They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together. You have caused friend and neighbor to shun me; my companions are darkness.
Hebrew
פט מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי: ב חַסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם
אָשִׁירָה, לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי: ג כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי
עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה, שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם: ד כָּרַתִּי בְרִית
לִבְחִירִי, נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי: ה עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ,
וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶלָה: ו וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהוָה,
אַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִׁים: ז כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהוָה,
יִדְמֶה לַיהוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים: ח אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה,
וְנוֹרָא עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָיו: ט יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת, מִי־כָמוֹךָ
חֲסִין | יָהּ, וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ: י אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת
הַיָּם, בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם: יא אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל
רָהַב, בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ: יב לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץ,
תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּם: יג צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם,
תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ: יד לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה, תָּעֹז
יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶךָ: טו צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ, חֶסֶד
וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ: טז אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יוֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה, יְהוָה
בְּאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן: יז בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כָּל־הַיּוֹם, וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ
יָרוּמוּ: יח כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה, וּבִרְצֹנְךָ תָּרוּם קַרְנֵנוּ:
יט כִּי לַיהוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ, וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּנוּ: כ אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ
בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ, וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹר, הֲרִימוֹתִי
בָחוּר מֵעָם: כא מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי, בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו:
כב אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ, אַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ: כג לֹא־יַשִּׁיא
אוֹיֵב בּוֹ, וּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּנּוּ: כד וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו,
וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף: כה וֶאֱמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ, וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם
קַרְנוֹ: כו וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ, וּבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינוֹ: כז הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי
אָבִי אָתָּה, אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי: כח אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ,
עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ: כט לְעוֹלָם אֶשְׁמָר־לוֹ חַסְדִּי, וּבְרִיתִי
נֶאֱמֶנֶת לוֹ: ל וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ, וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָיִם: לא אִם־
יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי, וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן: לב אִם־חֻקֹּתַי
יְחַלֵּלוּ, וּמִצְוֹתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹרוּ: לג וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם,
וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֹנָם: לד וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ, וְלֹא אֲשַׁקֵּר
בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי: לה לֹא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי, וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּה:
לו אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי, אִם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב: לז זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם
Sephardi
89 maskil l'Eitan ha'Ezrachi: 2 chasdei Adonai olam
ashirah, ledor vador odia emunat'cha b'fi: 3 kii-amarti
olam chesed yibaneh, shamayim tachin emunat'cha vahem: 4 karati v'rit
liv'chiri, nishba'ti ledavid avdi: 5 ad-olam achin zar'echa,
uvaniti l'dor-vador kis'acha Selah: 6 v'yodu shamayim pil'acha Adonai,
af-emunat'cha bik'hal k'doshim: 7 ki mi vashachak ya'aroch laDonai,
yidmeh laDonai bivnei elim: 8 el na'aratz b'sod-k'doshim rabbah,
venora al-kal-s'vivav: 9 Adonai Elohei tzeva'ot, mi-kamocha
chasin | Yah, ve'emunat'cha s'vivoteicha: 10 atah moshel b'ge'ut
hayam, b'so galav atah t'shab'chem: 11 atah dikita chechalal
Rahav, biz'roa uz'cha pizarta oy'veicha: 12 lecha shamayim af-l'cha aretz,
tevel um'lo'ah atah y'sadtam: 13 tzafon v'yamin atah v'ratam,
Tavor v'Chermon b'shim'cha yeranenu: 14 lecha z'roa im-g'vurah, ta'oz
yad'cha tarum yeminecha: 15 tzedek umishpat m'chon kis'echa, chesed
ve'emet y'kad'mu paneicha: 16 ashrei ha'am yod'ei teru'ah, Adonai
b'or-paneicha y'halechun: 17 b'shim'cha y'gilun kal-hayom, uv'tzidkat'cha
yarumu: 18 kii-tif'eret uzamo atah, uvirtzon'cha tarum karneinu:
19 ki laDonai magineinu, v'lik'dosh Yisrael malkeinu: 20 az dibarta
v'chazon lachasideicha, vatomer shiviti ezer al-gibor, harimoti
bachur me'am: 21 matzati David avdi, b'shemen kodshi m'shachtiv:
22 asher yadi tikon imo, af-z'roi t'am'tzenu: 23 lo-yasia
oyev bo, uven-avlah lo y'anenu: 24 v'chatoti mipanav tzarav,
um'san'av egof: 25 ve'emunati v'chasdi imo, uvish'mi tarum
karno: 26 v'samti bayam yado, uvaneharot yemino: 27 hu yikra'eni
avi atah, eli v'tzur yeshu'ati: 28 af-ani bechor et'nehu,
Elyon l'malchei-aretz: 29 le'olam esh'mor-lo chasdi, uv'riti
ne'emenet lo: 30 v'samti la'ad zar'o, v'chis'o kimei shamayim: 31 im-
ya'az'vu banav Torati, uv'mishpatai lo yelechun: 32 im-chukotai
y'chalelu, umitzvotai lo yishmoru: 33 uf'kad'ti v'shevet pish'am,
uving'aim avonam: 34 v'chasdi lo-afir me'imo, v'lo ashaker
be'emunati: 35 lo-achalel beriti, umotza sefatai lo ashaneh:
36 achat nishba'ti v'kad'shi, im-l'David achazev: 37 zar'o le'olam
English
A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations. For I said, Lovingkindness will be built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness. I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to David My servant: I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne for all generations. Selah. The heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord, Your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the divine beings is like the Lord, a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and awesome above all that are around Him? O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds You. You rule the swelling of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them. You crushed Rahab like a carcass; with Your strong arm You scattered Your enemies. Yours are the heavens, Yours also the earth; the world and all that is in it—You founded them. The north and the south—You created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise Your name. You have a mighty arm; Your hand is strong, Your right hand exalted. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; lovingkindness and truth go before You. Happy is the people who know the joyful shout; O Lord, they walk in the light of Your presence. In Your name they rejoice all day long, and through Your righteousness they are exalted. For You are the glory of their strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. Then You spoke in a vision to Your faithful ones, and said: I have set a helper over a warrior; I have raised up a chosen one from the people. I have found David My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him. My hand shall always be with him; My arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, nor the wicked afflict him. I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. My faithfulness and My lovingkindness shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. He shall cry to Me, You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation. I also will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. Forever I will keep My lovingkindness for him, and My covenant will stand firm for him. I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake My law and do not walk according to My ordinances, if they violate My statutes and do not keep My commandments, then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with plagues; but I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, nor be false to My faithfulness. I will not violate My covenant, or alter the word that went forth from My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness: I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever