Category Archives: Psalms

אֹויְבַ֗י יֹאמְר֣וּ רַ֣ע לִ֑י מָתַ֥י יָ֝מ֗וּת וְאָבַ֥ד שְׁמֹֽו׃ My enemies say evil to me, “When will he die and his name perish?”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֹויְבַי ʾoyevay “my enemies” N(mp) + suff 1cs 2 … Continue reading →

אֲֽנִי־֭אָמַרְתִּי יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נִי רְפָאָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י כִּי־חָטָ֥אתִי לָֽךְ׃ I, I said, “YHWH, be gracious to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned to You.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֲנִי ʾani “I” Pronoun 1cs 2 אָמַרְתִּי … Continue reading →

יְֽהוָ֗ה יִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י כָּל־֝מִשְׁכָּבֹ֗ו הָפַ֥כְתָּ בְחָלְיֹֽו׃ YHWH will sustain him upon the bed of sickness; all his bed You have turned in his illness.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יְהוָה YHWH “YHWH” Proper noun 2 … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֤ה יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ יְאַשֵּׁ֣ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְאַל־תִּתְּנֵ֗הוּ בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיו׃ YHWH will keep him and will preserve him alive; He will make him blessed in the land, and do not give him into the desire of his enemies.   # Hebrew Transliteration … Continue reading →

אַ֭שְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּ֣יל אֶל־דָּ֑ל בְּיֹ֥ום רָ֝עָ֗ה יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ יְהוָֽה׃ Blessed is one acting wisely toward the poor; in the day of evil, YHWH will deliver him.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אַשְׁרֵי ʾashrē “blessed is” N(mp) construct 2 … Continue reading →

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְדָוִֽד׃ For the Chief Musician, a psalm of Dawid.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ la-menatseaḥ “for the one directing” Prep לְ + Def. art. הַ + Piel participle ms 2 מִזְמוֹר mizmor “psalm” … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֤י עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹון֮ אֲדֹנָ֪י יַחֲשָׁ֫ב לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃ And I am poor and needy; Lord will think upon me; my help and my deliverer You are; my God, do not delay.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss … Continue reading →

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ Let them rejoice and be glad in You, all those seeking You; let them say continually, “Let YHWH be magnified,” those loving Your salvation.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss … Continue reading →

יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לִ֝֗י הֶאָ֥ח הֶאָֽח׃ Let them be desolated because of the consequence of their shame, those who are saying to me, “Aha, aha.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יָשֹׁמּוּ yashommu “let them be … Continue reading →

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפֹּ֫ותָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חֹור וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ Let them be ashamed and let them be confounded together, those seeking my life to sweep it away; let them turn back backward and let them be humiliated, those … Continue reading →

רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃ Be pleased, O YHWH, to deliver me; O YHWH, hasten to my help.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 רְצֵה retseh “be pleased” Qal imperative 2ms 2 יְהוָה YHWH “YHWH” Proper … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י אָפְפ֥וּ־עָלַ֨י רָעֹ֡ות עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֹנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְאֹ֑ות עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּֽׂעֲרֹ֥ות רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי׃ For evils have surrounded me upon me until there is no number, my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see; they are … Continue reading →

אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃ You, YHWH, do not restrain Your mercies from me; Your steadfast love and Your truth continually guard me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אַתָּה ʾattah “You” Pronoun … Continue reading →

צִדְקָתְךָ֬ לֹא־כִסִּ֨יתִי בְּתֹ֬וךְ לִבִּ֗י אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ אָמָ֑רְתִּי לֹא־כִחַ֥דְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ לְקָהָ֥ל רָֽב׃ Your righteousness I did not conceal within my heart; Your faithfulness and Your salvation I have spoken; I did not hide Your steadfast love and Your truth to … Continue reading →

בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ I proclaimed good news of righteousness in a great assembly; behold, my lips I do not restrain; YHWH, You, You know.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag … Continue reading →

לַֽעֲשֹֽׂות־רְצֹונְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝תֹ֥ורָתְךָ֗ בְּתֹ֣וךְ מֵעָֽי׃ To do Your will, my God, I delight; and Your Torah is within my inward parts.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 לַעֲשֹׂות־ la-ʿasot “to do” Prep לְ + Qal infinitive … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־֝סֵ֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי׃ Then I said, “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of a book it is written concerning me.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אָז ʾaz “then” Adverb 2 אָמַרְתִּי ʾamarti … Continue reading →

זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עֹולָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃ Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; ears You have dug for me; burnt offering and sin offering You did not ask.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag … Continue reading →

רַבֹּ֤ות עָשִׂ֨יתָ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין עֲרֹ֬ךְ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אַגִּ֥ידָה וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ מִסַּפֵּֽר׃ Many things You have done, You, YHWH my God, Your wonders and Your thoughts toward us; there is none to compare to You; I would … Continue reading →

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַחֹ֑ו וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־֝רְהָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃ Blessed is the man who has set YHWH as his trust, and has not turned to the proud ones and to those turning aside to falsehood.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃ And He gave in my mouth a new song, praise to our God; many shall see and shall fear, and shall trust in YHWH.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי מִבֹּ֥ור שָׁאֹון֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כֹּונֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ And He brought me up from a pit of tumult, from the clay of the mire; and He set upon a rock my feet, He established my steps.   # … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי מִבֹּ֥ור שָׁאֹון֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כֹּונֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ And He brought me up from a pit of tumult, from the clay of the mire; and He set upon a rock my feet, He established my steps.   # … Continue reading →

לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֹֽור׃ To the Chief, to Dawid, a psalm.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ la-menatseach “to the chief” Prep לְ + Def. art. הַ + Piel participle ms 2 לְדָוִד le-Dawid “to Dawid” Prep … Continue reading →

הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְאַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ Turn Your gaze away from me, and I may brighten up, before I go and I am no more.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הָשַׁע hashaʿ “turn away / look … Continue reading →

שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תֹּ֝ושָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבֹותָֽי׃ Hear my prayer, YHWH, and to my cry give ear; at my tears do not be silent, for a sojourner am I with You, a settler as all … Continue reading →

בְּֽתֹוכָ֘חֹ֤ות עַל־עָוֹ֨ן יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּדֹ֑ו אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃ With rebukes for iniquity You discipline a man, and You dissolve like a moth his desirableness; surely every human is vapor. Sela.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph … Continue reading →

הָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י נִגְעֶ֑ךָ מִתִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי׃ Remove from upon me Your stroke; from the striking of Your hand I am finished.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הָסֵר haser “remove” Hiphil imperative 2ms 2 מֵעָלַי me-ʿalai … Continue reading →

נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃ I was made silent; I will not open my mouth, for You, You have done it.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 נֶאֱלַמְתִּי neʾelamti “I was made silent” Nifal perfect 1cs … Continue reading →

מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַ֥י הַצִּילֵ֑נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת נָ֝בָ֗ל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃ From all my transgressions deliver me; the reproach of a fool do not make me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 מִכָּל mi-kol “from all” Prep מִן + N(ms) construct 2 פְּשָׁעַי … Continue reading →