א׳
תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הַטֵּֽה־יְהוָ֣ה אָזְנְךָ֣ עֲנֵ֑נִי כִּֽי־עָנִ֖י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָֽנִי׃
1
A prayer of David.
Incline Your ear, O LORD,
answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
1
A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
ב׳
שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
2
Preserve my life, for I am steadfast;
O You, my God,
deliver Your servant who trusts in You.
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Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.
כִּי חָסִיד אָנִי. שֶׁאֲנִי שׁוֹמֵעַ גִּדּוּפִי וְחֶרְפָּתִי, וִיכֹלֶת בְּיָדִי לְהִנָּקֵם, וַאֲנִי שׁוֹתֵק. כָּךְ הִיא בְּאַגָּדַת תְּהִלִּים. דָּבָר אַחֵר פֵּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ בִּבְרָכוֹת (ברכות ד.): וְלֹא חָסִיד אֲנִי, שֶׁכָּל מַלְכֵי מִזְרָח וּמַעֲרָב יוֹשְׁבִין בִּכְבוֹדָן, וַאֲנִי יָדַי מְלֻכְלָכוֹת בְּדָם וּבְשָׁפִיר וּבְשִׁלְיָא וְכוּ׳?
for I am a pious man that I hear my insults and my disgraces, and I am able to wreak vengeance; yet I remain silent. So it is in Aggadath Tehillim (Mid. Ps. 86:1). Another explanation: Our Sages explained in Berachoth (4a): [David said,] “Am I not a pious man, when all the kings of the Orient and the Occident sit in their glory, and my hands are sullied with blood, with the sac, and with the afterbirth?”
ג׳
חָנֵּ֥נִי אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶ֝קְרָ֗א כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
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Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I call to You all day long;
3
Be gracious unto me, O Lord; For unto Thee do I cry all the day.
כָּל הַיּוֹם. כָּל הַגָּלוּת, שֶׁהוּא יוֹם לָאֻמּוֹת וְלַיְלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. כָּךְ מְפֹרָשׁ בְּאַגָּדַת תְּהִלִּים:
all the days All the days of the exile, which is day for the wicked and night for the righteous. It is explained in this manner in Aggadath Tehillim (Mid. Ps. 86:2).
ד׳
שַׂ֭מֵּחַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃
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bring joy to Your servant’s life,
for on You, Lord, I set my hope.
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Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; For unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּׂא. לִבִּי אֲכַוֵּן:
I lift my soul I direct my heart.
ה׳
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי ט֣וֹב וְסַלָּ֑ח וְרַב־חֶ֝֗סֶד לְכָל־קֹרְאֶֽיךָ׃
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For You, Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on You.
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For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.
ו׳
הַאֲזִ֣ינָה יְ֭הוָה תְּפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבָה בְּק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽי׃
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Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
heed my plea for mercy.
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Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; And attend unto the voice of my supplications.
ז׳
בְּי֣וֹם צָ֭רָתִ֥י אֶקְרָאֶ֗ךָּ כִּ֣י תַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
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In my time of trouble I call You,
for You will answer me.
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In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; For Thou wilt answer me.
ח׳
אֵין־כָּמ֖וֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֵ֣ין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃
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There is none like You among the gods, O Lord,
and there are no deeds like Yours.
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There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord, And there are no works like Thine.
וְאֵין כְּמַעֲשֶׂיךָ. הַמַּקְדִּים עֶלְיוֹנִים לְתַחְתּוֹנִים:
like Your works Who places the heavenly beings before the earthlings.
ט׳
כָּל־גּוֹיִ֤ם ׀ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֗יתָ יָב֤וֹאוּ ׀ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לְפָנֶ֣יךָ אֲדֹנָ֑י וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃
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All the nations You have made
will come to bow down before You, O Lord,
and they will pay honor to Your name.
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All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and prostrate themselves before Thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify Thy name.
י׳
כִּֽי־גָד֣וֹל אַ֭תָּה וְעֹשֵׂ֣ה נִפְלָא֑וֹת אַתָּ֖ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃
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For You are great and perform wonders;
You alone are God.
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For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.
וְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים לְבַדֶּךָ. עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִבְרְאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים נִבְרְאוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ (שו״ט פו, ג). לְפִיכָךְ יְכַבְּדוּ כָל הַגּוֹיִם לִשְׁמֶךָ:
and perform wonders, You, O God, alone Before the angels were created, heaven and earth were created. Therefore, all the nations will glorify Your name.
י"א
ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ יַחֵ֥ד לְ֝בָבִ֗י לְיִרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
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Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
let my heart be undivided in reverence for Your name.
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Teach me, O LORD, Thy way, that I may walk in Thy truth; Make one my heart to fear Thy name. .
י"ב
אוֹדְךָ֤ ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּכָל־לְבָבִ֑י וַאֲכַבְּדָ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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I will praise You, O Lord, my God, with all my heart
and pay honor to Your name forever.
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I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify Thy name for evermore.
י"ג
כִּֽי־חַ֭סְדְּךָ גָּד֣וֹל עָלָ֑י וְהִצַּ֥לְתָּ נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃
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For Your steadfast love toward me is great;
You have saved me from the depths of Sheol.
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For great is Thy mercy toward me; And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world.
מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּיָּה. דֶּרֶךְ הַמְנַאֲפִים לְהִנָּתֵן בְּעוּמְקָהּ שֶׁל שְׁאוֹל, וּמִשָּׁם הִצַּלְתַּנִי, שֶׁאָמַר לִי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא: ״גַּם ה׳ הֶעֱבִיר חַטָּאתְךָ״ (שמואל ב יב:יג):
from the lowest depths of the grave It is customary for adulterers to be put into the depth of the grave, and from there You saved me, for Nathan the prophet said to me (II Sam. 12:13): “Also the Lord has removed your sin.”
י"ד
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ זֵ֘דִ֤ים קָֽמוּ־עָלַ֗י וַעֲדַ֣ת עָ֭רִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א שָׂמ֣וּךָ לְנֶגְדָּֽם׃
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O God, arrogant men have risen against me;
a band of ruthless men seek my life;
they are not mindful of You.
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O God, the proud are risen up against me, And the company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set Thee before them.
זֵדִים קָמוּ עָלַי. דּוֹאֵג וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל:
willful transgressors have risen against me Doeg and Ahithophel.
וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ לְנֶגְדָּם. לֹא זָכְרוּ אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ שֶׁמְּשָׁחַנִי שְׁמוּאֵל עַל פִּיךָ (שמואל א טז:יב):
and they did not place You before themselves They did not remember what they saw, that Samuel anointed me on Your orders.
ט"ו
וְאַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי אֵל־רַח֣וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃
15
But You, O Lord, are a God
compassionate and merciful,
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
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But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
ט"ז
פְּנֵ֥ה אֵלַ֗י וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִי תְּנָֽה־עֻזְּךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָה לְבֶן־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃
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Turn to me and have mercy on me;
grant Your strength to Your servant
and deliver the son of Your maidservant.
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O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; Give Thy strength unto Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.
לְבֶן אֲמָתֶךָ. בֶּן הָאָמָה מַשְׁפִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ לִפְנֵי אֲדוֹנָיו יוֹתֵר מִמִּקְנַת כֶּסֶף, שֶׁבֶּן הָאָמָה יְלִיד בַּיִת הוּא וְגָדַל בְּחֵיק אֲדוֹנָיו:
the son of Your maidservant The son of the maidservant humbles himself before his master more than the slave purchased with money, because the son of the maidservant was born in the house and was raised in his master’s bosom.
י"ז
עֲשֵֽׂה־עִמִּ֥י א֗וֹת לְט֫וֹבָ֥ה וְיִרְא֣וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי וְנִחַמְתָּֽנִי׃
17
Show me a sign of Your favor,
that my enemies may see and be frustrated
because You, O LORD, have given me aid and comfort.
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Work in my behalf a sign for good; That they that hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because Thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.
עֲשֵׂה עִמִּי אוֹת לְטוֹבָה. שֶׁיְּהֵא נִכָּר לַאֲחֵרִים שֶׁמָּחַלְתָּ לִי:
Grant me a sign for good so it may be apparent to others that You have forgiven me.
וְיִרְאוּ שׂוֹנְאַי. הָאוֹת וְיֵבֹשׁוּ, וְלֹא שָׁמַע לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִיתֵּן הָאוֹת בְּיָמָיו, אֶלָּא בִּימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בְּנוֹ, כְּשֶׁדָּבְקוּ הַשְּׁעָרִים זֶה בָּזֶה וְלֹא נִפְתְּחוּ עַד שֶׁאָמַר (דברי הימים ב ו:מב): ״אַל תָּשֵׁב פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ זָכְרָה לְחַסְדֵי דָּוִד עַבְדֶּךָ״:
and let my enemies see the sign and be ashamed. But the Holy One, blessed be He, did not listen to him to grant the sign during his lifetime. Instead, [it came] in his son Solomon’s lifetime when the gates clung to each other and did not open until he said (II Chron. 6:42): “Do not turn back the face of Your anointed; remember the kind deeds of David Your servant.”