א׳
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃
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A psalm of David.
O LORD, hear my prayer;
give ear to my plea, as You are faithful;
answer me, as You are beneficent.
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A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications; In Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.
בֶּאֱמוּנָתְךָ. לְהַאֲמִין הַבְטָחָה שֶׁהִבְטַחְתַּנִי:
with Your faith to realize the promise that You promised me.
ב׳
וְאַל־תָּב֣וֹא בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־יִצְדַּ֖ק לְפָנֶ֣יךָ כָל־חָֽי׃
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Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
for before You no creature is in the right.
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And enter not into judgment with Thy servant; For in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.
ג׳
כִּ֥י רָ֘דַ֤ף אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃
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My foe hounded me;
he crushed me to the ground;
he made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.
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For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath crushed my life down to the ground; He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
כִּי רָדַף אוֹיֵב נַפְשִׁי. כְּלוֹמַר: אִם חָטָאתִי לְךָ, הֲרֵי לָקִיתִי. וּכְנֶגֶד כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶאֱמַר מִזְמוֹר זֶה:
For an enemy pursued my soul That is to say: If I have sinned before You, behold, I have suffered. This psalm was recited as referring to all of Israel in Babylon.
ד׳
וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃
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My spirit failed within me;
my mind was numbed with horror.
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And my spirit fainteth within me; My heart within me is appalled.
יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם. לְשׁוֹן אֹטֶם וְתִמָּהוֹן, כְּמוֹ ״וָאֵשֵׁב שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַשְׁמִים בְּתוֹכָם״ (יחזקאל ג:טו); ״וַתֵּשֶׁב תָּמָר וְשֹׁמֵמָה״ (שמואל ב יג:כ):
is appalled Heb. ישתומם, an expression of daze and astonishment, like (Ezek. 3:15): “and I remained there overwhelmed (משמים) among them seven days.” Also (II Sam. 13:20): “and Tamar sat, overwhelmed (ושוממה).”
ה׳
זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי יָמִ֨ים ׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃
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Then I thought of the days of old;
I rehearsed all Your deeds,
recounted the work of Your hands.
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I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy doing; I muse on the work of Thy hands.
זָכַרְתִּי יָמִים מִקֶּדֶם. שֶׁהִפְלֵיתָ לָנוּ נִסִּים רַבִּים:
I remember the days of yore when You performed for us many wondrous miracles.
ו׳
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י ׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃
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I stretched out my hands to You,
longing for You like thirsty earth. Selah.
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I spread forth my hands unto Thee; My soul [thirsteth] after Thee, as a weary land. Selah
כְּאֶרֶץ עֲיֵפָה. בַּגּוֹלָה:
like a weary land in exile.
ז׳
מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי ׀ יְהוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֪ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃
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Answer me quickly, O LORD;
my spirit can endure no more.
Do not hide Your face from me,
or I shall become like those who descend into the Pit.
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Answer me speedily, O LORD, My spirit faileth; Hide not Thy face from me; Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
כָּלְתָה רוּחִי. הַמִּתְאַוֶּה וְאֵינוֹ מַשִּׂיג קָרוּי ״כִּלְיוֹן עֵינַיִם״ (דברים כח:סה) וְכִלְיוֹן רוּחַ:
my spirit pines If one longs and does not attain, it is called the pining of the eyes and the pining of the spirit.
ח׳
הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי בַבֹּ֨קֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּךָ֮ כִּֽי־בְךָ֪ בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃
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Let me learn of Your faithfulness by daybreak,
for in You I trust;
let me know the road I must take,
for on You I have set my hope.
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Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, For in Thee do I trust; Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, For unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.
בַּבֹּקֶר. בִּצְמֹחַ הַגְּאֻלָּה (מצאתי):
in the morning When the redemption sprouts. (I found.)
הוֹדִיעֵנִי דֶרֶךְ זוּ. נָשָׂאתִי נַפְשִׁי אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁתְּקַבֵּל שְׁאֵלָתִי (ס״א אינו):
let me know the way in which I am to go; I lift up my soul that You accept my request.
ט׳
הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י ׀ יְהוָ֗ה אֵלֶ֥יךָ כִסִּֽתִי׃
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Save me from my foes, O LORD;
to You I look for cover.
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Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; With Thee have I hidden myself.
אֵלֶיךָ כִסִּיתִי. תְּלָאוֹתַי, אֲנִי מְכַסֶּה מִכָּל אָדָם לְהַגִּידָם אֵלֶיךָ:
to You I have hidden My tribulations I conceal from all men to tell them to You.
י׳
לַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀ לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֪ה אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י רוּחֲךָ֥ טוֹבָ֑ה תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִישֽׁוֹר׃
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Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
Let Your gracious spirit lead me
on level ground.
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Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good spirit Lead me in an even land.
י"א
לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה תְּחַיֵּ֑נִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓ ׀ תוֹצִ֖יא מִצָּרָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
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For the sake of Your name, O LORD, preserve me;
as You are beneficent, free me from distress.
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For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me; In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
י"ב
וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ תַּצְמִ֪ית אֹ֫יְבָ֥י וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל־צֹרֲרֵ֣י נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּ֝֗י אֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
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As You are faithful, put an end to my foes;
destroy all my mortal enemies,
for I am Your servant.
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And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that harass my soul; For I am Thy servant.