מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד שׇׁמְרֵנִי אֵל כִּי חָסִיתִי בָךְ.

A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

Mikhtam leDavid shomreni El ki khasiti vakh.

אָמַרְתְּ לַיהֹוָה אֲדֹנָי אָתָּה טוֹבָתִי בַּל עָלֶיךָ.

My soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

Amart la-Adonai Adonai atah tovati bal alekha.

לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כׇּל חֶפְצִי בָם.

As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Likdoshim asher ba'aretz hemah ve'adirei kol kheftzi vam.

יִרְבּוּ עַצְּבוֹתָם אַחֵר מָהָרוּ בַּל אַסִּיךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם וּבַל אֶשָּׂא אֶת שְׁמוֹתָם עַל שְׂפָתָי.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

Yirbu atzevotam akher maharu bal asikh niskeihem midam uval esa et shemotam al sefatay.

יְהֹוָה מְנָת חֶלְקִי וְכוֹסִי אַתָּה תּוֹמִיךְ גּוֹרָלִי.

The Lord assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Adonai menat khelki vekhosi atah tomikh gorali.

חֲבָלִים נָפְלוּ לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף נַחֲלָת שָׁפְרָה עָלָי.

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

Khavalim nafelu li bane'imim af nakhalat shaferah alay.

אֲבָרֵךְ אֶת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר יְעָצָנִי אַף לֵילוֹת יִסְּרוּנִי כִלְיוֹתָי.

I will bless the Lord, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Avarekh et Adonai asher ye'atzani af leilot yiseruni khilyotay.

שִׁוִּיתִי יְהֹוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד כִּי מִימִינִי בַּל אֶמּוֹט.

I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Shiviti Adonai lenegdi tamid ki mimini bal emot.

לָכֵן שָׂמַח לִבִּי וַיָּגֶל כְּבוֹדִי אַף בְּשָׂרִי יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶטַח.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

Lakhen samakh libi vayagel kevodi af besari yishkon lavetakh.

כִּי לֹא תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל לֹא תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת.

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

Ki lo ta'azov nafshi lish'ol lo titen khasidkha lir'ot shakhat.

תּוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים שֹׂבַע שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת פָּנֶיךָ נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַח.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

Todi'eni orakh khayim sova semakhot et panekha ne'imot bimin'kha netzakh.

לְדָוִד מַשְׂכִּיל אַשְׁרֵי נְשׂוּי פֶּשַׁע כְּסוּי חֲטָאָה.

By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

LeDavid maskil ashrei nesuy pesha kesuy khata'ah.

אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם לֹא יַחְשֹׁב יְהֹוָה לוֹ עָוֺן וְאֵין בְּרוּחוֹ רְמִיָּה.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Ashrei adam lo yakhshov Adonai lo avon ve'ein berukho remiyah.

כִּי הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּלוּ עֲצָמָי בְּשַׁאֲגָתִי כׇּל הַיּוֹם.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

Ki hekherashti balu atzamay besha'agati kol hayom.

כִּי יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה תִּכְבַּד עָלַי יָדֶךָ נֶהְפַּךְ לְשַׁדִּי בְּחַרְבֹנֵי קַיִץ סֶלָה.

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer.

Ki yomam valaylah tikhbad alay yadekha nehpakh leshadi bekharvonei kayitz selah.

חַטָּאתִי אוֹדִיעֲךָ וַעֲוֺנִי לֹא כִסִּיתִי אָמַרְתִּי אוֹדֶה עֲלֵי פְשָׁעַי לַיהֹוָה וְאַתָּה נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן חַטָּאתִי סֶלָה.

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Khatati odi'akha va'avoni lo khisiti amarti odeh alei fesha'ay la-Adonai ve'atah nasata avon khatati selah.

עַל זֹאת יִתְפַּלֵּל כׇּל חָסִיד אֵלֶיךָ לְעֵת מְצֹא רַק לְשֵׁטֶף מַיִם רַבִּים אֵלָיו לֹא יַגִּיעוּ.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

Al zot yitpalel kol khasid elekha le'et metzo rak leshetef mayim rabim elav lo yagi'u.

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה.

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance.

Atah seter li mitzar titzreni ronei falet tesoveveni selah.

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

Askilkha ve'orkha bederekh zu telekh i'atzah alekha eini.

אַל תִּהְיוּ כְּסוּס כְּפֶרֶד אֵין הָבִין בְּמֶתֶג וָרֶסֶן עֶדְיוֹ לִבְלוֹם בַּל קְרֹב אֵלֶיךָ.

Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

Al tihyu kesus kefered ein havin bemeteg varesen edyo livlom bal kerov elekha.

רַבִּים מַכְאוֹבִים לָרָשָׁע וְהַבּוֹטֵחַ בַּיהֹוָה חֶסֶד יְסוֹבְבֶנּוּ.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the Lord.

Rabim makh'ovim larasha vehabote'akh ba-Adonai khesed yesovevenu.

שִׂמְחוּ בַיהֹוָה וְגִילוּ צַדִּיקִים וְהַרְנִינוּ כׇּל יִשְׁרֵי לֵב.

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

Simkhu va-Adonai vegilu tzadikim veharninu kol yishrei lev.

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Lamnatze'akh mizmor leDavid.

אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהֹוָה.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the day of evil.

Ashrei maskil el dal beyom ra'ah yemaletehu Adonai.

יְהֹוָה יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִיחַיֵּהוּ וְאֻשַּׁר בָּאָרֶץ וְאַל תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָיו.

The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

Adonai yishmerehu vikhayehu ve'ushar ba'aretz ve'al titnehu benefesh oyevav.

יְהֹוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כׇּל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחׇלְיוֹ.

The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

Adonai yis'adenu al eres devay kol mishkavo hafakhta vekholyo.

אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי רְפָאָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי חָטָאתִי לָךְ.

I said, “the Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

Ani amarti Adonai khoneni refa'ah nafshi ki khatati lakh.

אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמוֹ.

My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

Oyevay yo'meru ra li matay yamut ve'avad shemo.

וְאִם בָּא לִרְאוֹת שָׁוְא יְדַבֵּר לִבּוֹ יִקְבׇּץ אָוֶן לוֹ יֵצֵא לַחוּץ יְדַבֵּר.

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

Ve'im ba lir'ot shav yedaber libo yikbotz aven lo yetze lakhutz yedaber.

יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כׇּל שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִי.

All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

Yakhad alay yitlakhashu kol son'ay alay yakhshevu ra'ah li.

דְּבַר בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא יוֹסִיף לָקוּם.

“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

Devar beliya'al yatzuk bo va'asher shakhav lo yosif lakum.

גַּם אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

Gam ish shelomi asher batakhti vo okhel lakhmi higdil alay akev.

וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנִי וַהֲקִימֵנִי וַאֲשַׁלְּמָה לָהֶם.

But you, the Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

Ve'atah Adonai khoneni vahakimeni va'ashalmah lahem.

בְּזֹאת יָדַעְתִּי כִּי חָפַצְתָּ בִּי כִּי לֹא יָרִיעַ אֹיְבִי עָלָי.

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

Bezot yadati ki khafatzta bi ki lo yari'a oyevi alay.

וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם.

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

Va'ani betumi tamakhta bi vatatziveni lefanekha le'olam.

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

Barukh Adonai Elohei Yisrael meha'olam ve'ad ha'olam amen ve'amen.

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לִבְנֵי קֹרַח.

For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah.

Lamnatze'akh maskil livnei Korakh.

כְּאַיָּל תַּעֲרֹג עַל אֲפִיקֵי מָיִם כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

Ke'ayal ta'arog al afikei mayim ken nafshi ta'arog elekha Elohim.

צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי לֵאלֹהִים לְאֵל חָי מָתַי אָבוֹא וְאֵרָאֶה פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

Tzam'ah nafshi le'Elohim le'El khay matay avo ve'era'eh penei Elohim.

הָיְתָה לִּי דִמְעָתִי לֶחֶם יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה בֶּאֱמֹר אֵלַי כׇּל הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

Hayetah li dim'ati lekhem yomam valaylah be’emor elay kol hayom ayeh Elohekha.

אֵלֶּה אֶזְכְּרָה וְאֶשְׁפְּכָה עָלַי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֶעֱבֹר בַּסָּךְ אֶדַּדֵּם עַד בֵּית אֱלֹהִים בְּקוֹל רִנָּה וְתוֹדָה הָמוֹן חוֹגֵג.

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

Eleh ezkerah ve'eshpekhah alay nafshi ki e'evor basakh edadem ad beit Elohim bekol rinah vetodah hamon khogeg.

מַה תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי נַפְשִׁי וַתֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הוֹחִלִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי עוֹד אוֹדֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעוֹת פָּנָיו.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

Mah tishtokhakhi nafshi vatehemi alay hokhili le'Elohim ki od odenu yeshu'ot panav.

אֱלֹהַי עָלַי נַפְשִׁי תִשְׁתּוֹחָח עַל כֵּן אֶזְכׇּרְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן וְחֶרְמוֹנִים מֵהַר מִצְעָר.

My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.

Elohay alay nafshi tishtokhakh al ken ezkorkha me'eretz Yarden veKhermonim mehar Mitz'ar.

תְּהוֹם אֶל תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ כׇּל מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָרוּ.

Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

Tehom el tehom kore lekol tzinorekha kol mishbarekha vegalekha alay avaru.

יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה יְהֹוָה חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה שִׁירֹה עִמִּי תְּפִלָּה לְאֵל חַיָּי.

The Lord will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

Yomam yetzaveh Adonai khasdo uvalaylah shiroh imi tefilah le'El khayay.

אוֹמְרָה לְאֵל סַלְעִי לָמָה שְׁכַחְתָּנִי לָמָּה קֹדֵר אֵלֵךְ בְּלַחַץ אוֹיֵב.

I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Omerah le'El sal'i lamah shekhakhtani lamah koder elekh belakhatz oyev.

בְּרֶצַח בְּעַצְמוֹתַי חֵרְפוּנִי צוֹרְרָי בְּאׇמְרָם אֵלַי כׇּל הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.

As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

Beretzakh be'atzmotay kherfuni tzoreray be'omram elay kol hayom ayeh Elohekha.

מַה תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי נַפְשִׁי וּמַה תֶּהֱמִי עָלָי הוֹחִילִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי עוֹד אוֹדֶנּוּ יְשׁוּעֹת פָּנַי וֵאלֹהָי.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Mah tishtokhakhi nafshi umah tehemi alay hokhili le'Elohim ki od odenu yeshu'ot panay ve'Elohay.

לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל תַּשְׁחֵת לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בִּשְׁלֹחַ שָׁאוּל וַיִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת הַבַּיִת לַהֲמִיתוֹ.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

Lamnatze'akh al tashkhet leDavid mikhtam bishlo'akh Sha'ul vayishmeru et habayit lahamito.

הַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבַי אֱלֹהָי מִמִּתְקוֹמְמַי תְּשַׂגְּבֵנִי.

Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

Hatzileni me'oyevay Elohay mimitkomemay tesageveni.

הַצִּילֵנִי מִפֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וּמֵאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

Hatzileni mipo'alei aven ume'anshei damim hoshi'eni.

כִּי הִנֵּה אָרְבוּ לְנַפְשִׁי יָגוּרוּ עָלַי עַזִּים לֹא פִשְׁעִי וְלֹא חַטָּאתִי יְהֹוָה.

For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, the Lord.

Ki hineh arvu lenafshi yaguru alay azim lo fish'i velo khatati Adonai.

בְּלִי עָוֺן יְרֻצוּן וְיִכּוֹנָנוּ עוּרָה לִקְרָאתִי וּרְאֵה.

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

Beli avon yerutzun veyikonanu urah likrati ure'eh.

וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָקִיצָה לִפְקֹד כׇּל הַגּוֹיִם אַל תָּחֹן כׇּל בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן סֶלָה.

You, the Lord God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors.

Ve'atah Adonai Elohim Tzeva'ot Elohei Yisrael hakitzah lifkod kol hagoyim al takhon kol bogdei aven selah.

יָשׁוּבוּ לָעֶרֶב יֶהֱמוּ כַכָּלֶב וִיסוֹבְבוּ עִיר.

They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.

Yashuvu la'erev yehemu khakhalev visovevu ir.

הִנֵּה יַבִּיעוּן בְּפִיהֶם חֲרָבוֹת בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶם כִּי מִי שֹׁמֵעַ.

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

Hineh yabi'un befihem kharavot besiftoteihem ki mi shome'a.

וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה תִּשְׂחַק לָמוֹ תִּלְעַג לְכׇל גּוֹיִם.

But you, the Lord, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

Ve'atah Adonai tiskhak lamo til'ag lekhol goyim.

עֻזּוֹ אֵלֶיךָ אֶשְׁמֹרָה כִּי אֱלֹהִים מִשְׂגַּבִּי.

Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

Uzo elekha eshmorah ki Elohim misgabi.

אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי יְקַדְּמֵנִי אֱלֹהִים יַרְאֵנִי בְשֹׁרְרָי.

My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.

Elohei khasdi yekadmeni Elohim yar'eni veshoreray.

אַל תַּהַרְגֵם פֶּן יִשְׁכְּחוּ עַמִּי הֲנִיעֵמוֹ בְחֵילְךָ וְהוֹרִידֵמוֹ מָגִנֵּנוּ אֲדֹנָי.

Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

Al tahargem pen yishkekhu ami hani’emo vekheilkha vehoridemo maginenu Adonai.

חַטַּאת פִּימוֹ דְּבַר שְׂפָתֵימוֹ וְיִלָּכְדוּ בִגְאוֹנָם וּמֵאָלָה וּמִכַּחַשׁ יְסַפֵּרוּ.

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

Khatat pimo devar sefateimo veyilakhedu viga'onam ume'alah umikakhash yesaperu.

כַּלֵּה בְחֵמָה כַּלֵּה וְאֵינֵמוֹ וְיֵדְעוּ כִּי אֱלֹהִים מֹשֵׁל בְּיַעֲקֹב לְאַפְסֵי הָאָרֶץ סֶלָה.

Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth.

Kaleh vekhemah kaleh ve'einemo veyed'u ki Elohim moshel beYa'akov le'afsei ha'aretz selah.

וְיָשֻׁבוּ לָעֶרֶב יֶהֱמוּ כַכָּלֶב וִיסוֹבְבוּ עִיר.

At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

Veyashuvu la'erev yehemu khakhalev visovevu ir.

הֵמָּה יְנִיעוּן לֶאֱכֹל אִם לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ וַיָּלִינוּ.

They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

Hemah yeni'un le'ekhol im lo yisbe'u vayalinu.

וַאֲנִי אָשִׁיר עֻזֶּךָ וַאֲרַנֵּן לַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ כִּי הָיִיתָ מִשְׂגָּב לִי וּמָנוֹס בְּיוֹם צַר לִי.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

Va'ani ashir uzekha va'aranen laboker khasdekha ki hayita misgav li umanos beyom tzar li.

עֻזִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֲזַמֵּרָה כִּי אֱלֹהִים מִשְׂגַּבִּי אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי.

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Uzi elekha azamerah ki Elohim misgabi Elohei khasdi.

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל יְדוּתוּן לְאָסָף מִזְמוֹר.

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.

Lamnatze'akh al Yedutun le'Asaf mizmor.

קוֹלִי אֶל אֱלֹהִים וְאֶצְעָקָה קוֹלִי אֶל אֱלֹהִים וְהַאֲזִין אֵלָי.

My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.

Koli el Elohim ve'etz'akah koli el Elohim veha'azin elay.

בְּיוֹם צָרָתִי אֲדֹנָי דָּרָשְׁתִּי יָדִי לַיְלָה נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תָפוּג מֵאֲנָה הִנָּחֵם נַפְשִׁי.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.

Beyom tzarati Adonai darashti yadi laylah nigerah velo tafug me'anah hinakhem nafshi.

אֶזְכְּרָה אֱלֹהִים וְאֶהֱמָיָה אָשִׂיחָה וְתִתְעַטֵּף רוּחִי סֶלָה.

I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.

Ezkerah Elohim ve'ehemayah asikhah vetit'atef rukhi selah.

אָחַזְתָּ שְׁמֻרוֹת עֵינָי נִפְעַמְתִּי וְלֹא אֲדַבֵּר.

You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can’t speak.

Akhazta shemurot einay nif'amti velo adaber.

חִשַּׁבְתִּי יָמִים מִקֶּדֶם שְׁנוֹת עוֹלָמִים.

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

Khishavti yamim mikedem shenot olamim.

אֶזְכְּרָה נְגִינָתִי בַּלָּיְלָה עִם לְבָבִי אָשִׂיחָה וַיְחַפֵּשׂ רוּחִי.

I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:

Ezkerah neginati balaylah im levavi asikhah vayekhapes rukhi.

הַלְעוֹלָמִים יִזְנַח אֲדֹנָי וְלֹא יֹסִיף לִרְצוֹת עוֹד.

“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?

Hale'olamim yiznakh Adonai velo yosif lirtzot od.

הֶאָפֵס לָנֶצַח חַסְדּוֹ גָּמַר אֹמֶר לְדֹר וָדֹר.

Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?

He'afes lanetzakh khasdo gamar omer ledor vador.

הֲשָׁכַח חַנּוֹת אֵל אִם קָפַץ בְּאַף רַחֲמָיו סֶלָה.

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?”

Hashakhakh khanot El im kafatz be'af rakhamav selah.

וָאֹמַר חַלּוֹתִי הִיא שְׁנוֹת יְמִין עֶלְיוֹן.

Then I thought, “I will appeal to this: the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

Va'omar khaloti hi shenot yemin Elyon.

אֶזְכּוֹר מַעַלְלֵי יָהּ כִּי אֶזְכְּרָה מִקֶּדֶם פִּלְאֶךָ.

I will remember Yah’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.

Ezkor ma'al'lei Yah ki ezkerah mikedem pil'ekha.

וְהָגִיתִי בְכׇל פׇּעֳלֶךָ וּבַעֲלִילוֹתֶיךָ אָשִׂיחָה.

I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.

Vehagiti vekhol po'olekha uva'aliloteikha asikhah.

אֱלֹהִים בַּקֹּדֶשׁ דַּרְכֶּךָ מִי אֵל גָּדוֹל כֵּאלֹהִים.

Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God?

Elohim bakodesh darkekha mi El gadol ke'Elohim.

אַתָּה הָאֵל עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא הוֹדַעְתָּ בָעַמִּים עֻזֶּךָ.

You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.

Atah ha'El oseh fele hoda'ta va'amim uzekha.

גָּאַלְתָּ בִּזְרוֹעַ עַמֶּךָ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְיוֹסֵף סֶלָה.

You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Ga'alta bizro'a amekha benei Ya'akov veYosef selah.

רָאוּךָ מַּיִם אֱלֹהִים רָאוּךָ מַּיִם יָחִילוּ אַף יִרְגְּזוּ תְהֹמוֹת.

The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.

Ra'ukha mayim Elohim ra'ukha mayim yakhilu af yirgezu tehomot.

זֹרְמוּ מַיִם עָבוֹת קוֹל נָתְנוּ שְׁחָקִים אַף חֲצָצֶיךָ יִתְהַלָּכוּ.

The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around.

Zoremu mayim avot kol natenu shekhakim af khatzatzekha yithalakhu.

קוֹל רַעַמְךָ בַּגַּלְגַּל הֵאִירוּ בְרָקִים תֵּבֵל רָגְזָה וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ.

The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.

Kol ra'amkha bagalgal he'iru verakim tevel rogzah vatir'ash ha'aretz.

בַּיָּם דַּרְכֶּךָ וּשְׁבִילְךָ בְּמַיִם רַבִּים וְעִקְּבוֹתֶיךָ לֹא נֹדָעוּ.

Your way was through the sea, your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.

Bayam darkekha ushevilkha bemayim rabim ve'ikvotekha lo noda'u.

נָחִיתָ כַצֹּאן עַמֶּךָ בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן.

You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Nakhita khatzon amekha beyad Mosheh ve'Aharon.

תְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲדֹנָי מָעוֹן אַתָּה הָיִיתָ לָּנוּ בְּדֹר וָדֹר.

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

Tefilah leMosheh ish ha'Elohim Adonai ma'on atah hayita lanu bedor vador.

בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים יֻלָּדוּ וַתְּחוֹלֵל אֶרֶץ וְתֵבֵל וּמֵעוֹלָם עַד עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל.

Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

Beterem harim yuladu vatekholel eretz vetevel ume'olam ad olam atah El.

תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי אָדָם.

You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

Tashev enosh ad daka vatomer shuvu venei adam.

כִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּיְלָה.

For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

Ki elef shanim be'einekha keyom etmol ki ya'avor ve'ashmurah valaylah.

זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹף.

You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

Zeramtam shenah yihyu baboker kekhatzir yakhalof.

בַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵשׁ.

In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

Baboker yatzitz vekhalaf la'erev yemolel veyavesh.

כִּי כָלִינוּ בְאַפֶּךָ וּבַחֲמָתְךָ נִבְהָלְנוּ.

For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

Ki khalinu ve'apekha uvakhamatkha nivhalnu.

שַׁתָּ עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּךָ עֲלֻמֵנוּ לִמְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

Shata avonoteinu lenegdekha alumenu lim'or panekha.

כִּי כׇל יָמֵינוּ פָּנוּ בְעֶבְרָתֶךָ כִּלִּינוּ שָׁנֵינוּ כְמוֹ הֶגֶה.

For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Ki khol yameinu panu ve'evratekha kilinu shaneinu khemo hegeh.

יְמֵי שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרׇהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן כִּי גָז חִישׁ וַנָּעֻפָה.

The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

Yemei shenoteinu vahem shiv'im shanah ve'im bigvurot shemonim shanah verohbam amal va'aven ki gaz khish vana'ufah.

מִי יוֹדֵעַ עֹז אַפֶּךָ וּכְיִרְאָתְךָ עֶבְרָתֶךָ.

Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

Mi yode'a oz apekha ukheyir'atkha evratekha.

לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה.

So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Limnot yameinu ken hoda venavi levav khokhmah.

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה עַד מָתָי וְהִנָּחֵם עַל עֲבָדֶיךָ.

Relent, the Lord! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Shuvah Adonai ad matay vehinakhem al avadekha.

שַׂבְּעֵנוּ בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וּנְרַנְּנָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בְּכׇל יָמֵינוּ.

Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Sabe'enu vaboker khasdekha uneranenah venismekhah bekhol yameinu.

שַׂמְּחֵנוּ כִּימוֹת עִנִּיתָנוּ שְׁנוֹת רָאִינוּ רָעָה.

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Samekhenu kimot initanu shenot ra'inu ra'ah.

יֵרָאֶה אֶל עֲבָדֶיךָ פׇעֳלֶךָ וַהֲדָרְךָ עַל בְּנֵיהֶם.

Let your work appear to your servants, your glory to their children.

Yera'eh el avadekha fo'olekha vahadarkha al beneihem.

וִיהִי נֹעַם אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.

Vihi no'am Adonai Eloheinu aleinu uma'aseh yadeinu konenah aleinu uma'aseh yadeinu konenehu.

הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹ הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילוֹתָיו.

Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

Hodu la-Adonai kir'u vishmo hodi'u va'amim alilotav.

שִׁירוּ לוֹ זַמְּרוּ לוֹ שִׂיחוּ בְּכׇל נִפְלְאוֹתָיו.

Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.

Shiru lo zameru lo sikhu bekhol nifle'otav.

הִתְהַלְלוּ בְּשֵׁם קׇדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂמַח לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהֹוָה.

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

Hithalelu beshem kodsho yismakh lev mevakshei Adonai.

דִּרְשׁוּ יְהֹוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִיד.

Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Dirshu Adonai ve'uzo bakeshu fanav tamid.

זִכְרוּ נִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹפְתָיו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי פִיו.

Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Zikhru nifle'otav asher asah mofetav umishpetei fiv.

זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּוֹ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בְּחִירָיו.

you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Zera Avraham avdo benei Ya'akov bekhirav.

הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּכׇל הָאָרֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָיו.

He is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.

Hu Adonai Eloheinu bekhol ha'aretz mishpatav.

זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר.

He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

Zakhar le'olam berito davar tzivah le'elef dor.

אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת אַבְרָהָם וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִשְׂחָק.

the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

Asher karat et Avraham ushevu'ato leYiskhak.

וַיַּעֲמִידֶהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרִית עוֹלָם.

and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

Vaya'amideha leYa'akov lekhok leYisrael berit olam.

לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן חֶבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶם.

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”

Lemor lekha eten et eretz Kena'an khevel nakhalatkhem.

בִּהְיוֹתָם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגָרִים בָּהּ.

when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

Bihyotam metei mispar kim'at vegarim bah.

וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ מִגּוֹי אֶל גּוֹי מִמַּמְלָכָה אֶל עַם אַחֵר.

They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

Vayithalekhu migoy el goy mimamlakhah el am akher.

לֹא הִנִּיחַ אָדָם לְעׇשְׁקָם וַיּוֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶם מְלָכִים.

He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Lo hini'akh adam le'oshkam vayokhakh aleihem melakhim.

אַל תִּגְּעוּ בִמְשִׁיחָי וְלִנְבִיאַי אַל תָּרֵעוּ.

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

Al tig'u vimshikhay velinvi'ay al tare'u.

וַיִּקְרָא רָעָב עַל הָאָרֶץ כׇּל מַטֵּה לֶחֶם שָׁבָר.

He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

Vayikra ra'av al ha'aretz kol mateh lekhem shavar.

שָׁלַח לִפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ לְעֶבֶד נִמְכַּר יוֹסֵף.

He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

Shalakh lifneihem ish le'eved nimkar Yosef.

עִנּוּ בַכֶּבֶל רַגְלוֹ בַּרְזֶל בָּאָה נַפְשׁוֹ.

They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

Inu vakevel raglo barzel ba'ah nafsho.

עַד עֵת בֹּא דְבָרוֹ אִמְרַת יְהֹוָה צְרָפָתְהוּ.

until the time that his word happened, and the Lord’s word proved him true.

Ad et bo devaro imrat Adonai tzerafathu.

שָׁלַח מֶלֶךְ וַיַּתִּירֵהוּ מֹשֵׁל עַמִּים וַיְפַתְּחֵהוּ.

The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Shalakh melekh vayatirehu moshel amim vayefatkhehu.

שָׂמוֹ אָדוֹן לְבֵיתוֹ וּמֹשֵׁל בְּכׇל קִנְיָנוֹ.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,

Samo adon leveito umoshel bekhol kinyano.

לֶאְסֹר שָׂרָיו בְּנַפְשׁוֹ וּזְקֵנָיו יְחַכֵּם.

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

Le'sor sarav benafsho uzkenav yekhakem.

וַיָּבֹא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִצְרָיִם וְיַעֲקֹב גָּר בְּאֶרֶץ חָם.

Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

Vayavo Yisrael Mitzrayim veYa'akov gar be'eretz Kham.

וַיֶּפֶר אֶת עַמּוֹ מְאֹד וַיַּעֲצִמֵהוּ מִצָּרָיו.

He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

Vayefer et amo me'od vaya'atzimehu mitzarav.

הָפַךְ לִבָּם לִשְׂנֹא עַמּוֹ לְהִתְנַכֵּל בַּעֲבָדָיו.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

Hafakh libam lisno amo lehitnakel ba'avadav.

שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ אַהֲרֹן אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בּוֹ.

He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

Shalakh Mosheh avdo Aharon asher bakhar bo.

שָׂמוּ בָם דִּבְרֵי אֹתוֹתָיו וּמֹפְתִים בְּאֶרֶץ חָם.

They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Samu vam divrei ototav umofetim be'eretz Kham.

שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְ וְלֹא מָרוּ אֶת דְּבָרוֹ.

He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

Shalakh khoshekh vayakhshikh velo maru et devaro.

הָפַךְ אֶת מֵימֵיהֶם לְדָם וַיָּמֶת אֶת דְּגָתָם.

He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

Hafakh et meimeihem ledam vayamet et degatam.

שָׁרַץ אַרְצָם צְפַרְדְּעִים בְּחַדְרֵי מַלְכֵיהֶם.

Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.

Sharatz artzam tzefarde'im bekhadrei malkheihem.

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא עָרֹב כִּנִּים בְּכׇל גְּבוּלָם.

He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

Amar vayavo arov kinim bekhol gevulam.

נָתַן גִּשְׁמֵיהֶם בָּרָד אֵשׁ לֶהָבוֹת בְּאַרְצָם.

He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

Natan gishmeihem barad esh lehavot be'artzam.

וַיַּךְ גַּפְנָם וּתְאֵנָתָם וַיְשַׁבֵּר עֵץ גְּבוּלָם.

He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

Vayakh gafnam ute'enatam vayeshaber etz gevulam.

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא אַרְבֶּה וְיֶלֶק וְאֵין מִסְפָּר.

He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.

Amar vayavo arbeh veyelek ve'ein mispar.

וַיֹּאכַל כׇּל עֵשֶׂב בְּאַרְצָם וַיֹּאכַל פְּרִי אַדְמָתָם.

They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

Vayokhal kol esev be'artzam vayokhal peri admatam.

וַיַּךְ כׇּל בְּכוֹר בְּאַרְצָם רֵאשִׁית לְכׇל אוֹנָם.

He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

Vayakh kol bekhor be'artzam reshit lekhol onam.

וַיּוֹצִיאֵם בְּכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וְאֵין בִּשְׁבָטָיו כּוֹשֵׁל.

He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

Vayotzi’em bekhesef vezahav ve'ein bishvatav koshel.

שָׂמַח מִצְרַיִם בְּצֵאתָם כִּי נָפַל פַּחְדָּם עֲלֵיהֶם.

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

Samakh Mitzrayim betzetam ki nafal pakhdam aleihem.

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה.

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

Paras anan lemasakh ve'esh leha'ir laylah.

שָׁאַל וַיָּבֵא שְׂלָו וְלֶחֶם שָׁמַיִם יַשְׂבִּיעֵם.

They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

Sha'al vayave selav velekhem shamayim yasbi’em.

פָּתַח צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מָיִם הָלְכוּ בַּצִּיּוֹת נָהָר.

He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.

Patakh tzur vayazuvu mayim halekhu batziyot nahar.

כִּי זָכַר אֶת דְּבַר קׇדְשׁוֹ אֶת אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּוֹ.

For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

Ki zakhar et devar kodsho et Avraham avdo.

וַיּוֹצִא עַמּוֹ בְשָׂשׂוֹן בְּרִנָּה אֶת בְּחִירָיו.

He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.

Vayotzi amo vesason berinah et bekhirav.

וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְצוֹת גּוֹיִם וַעֲמַל לְאֻמִּים יִירָשׁוּ.

He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

Vayiten lahem artzot goyim va'amal le'umim yirashu.

בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמְרוּ חֻקָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ הַלְלוּ יָהּ.

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!

Ba'avur yishmeru khukav vetorotav yintzoru halelu Yah.

עַל נַהֲרוֹת בָּבֶל שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ גַּם בָּכִינוּ בְּזׇכְרֵנוּ אֶת צִיּוֹן.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Al naharot Bavel sham yashavnu gam bakhinu bezokhrenu et Tziyon.

עַל עֲרָבִים בְּתוֹכָהּ תָּלִינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵינוּ.

On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.

Al aravim betokhah talinu kinoroteinu.

כִּי שָׁם שְׁאֵלוּנוּ שׁוֹבֵינוּ דִּבְרֵי שִׁיר וְתוֹלָלֵינוּ שִׂמְחָה שִׁירוּ לָנוּ מִשִּׁיר צִיּוֹן.

For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Ki sham she'elunu shoveinu divrei shir vetolaleinu simkhah shiru lanu mishir Tziyon.

אֵיךְ נָשִׁיר אֶת שִׁיר יְהֹוָה עַל אַדְמַת נֵכָר.

How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?

Eikh nashir et shir Adonai al admat nekhar.

אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם תִּשְׁכַּח יְמִינִי.

If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

Im eshkakhekh Yerushalayim tishkakh yemini.

תִּדְבַּק לְשׁוֹנִי לְחִכִּי אִם לֹא אֶזְכְּרֵכִי אִם לֹא אַעֲלֶה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם עַל רֹאשׁ שִׂמְחָתִי.

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Tidbak leshoni lekhiki im lo ezkrekhi im lo a'aleh et Yerushalayim al rosh simkhati.

זְכֹר יְהֹוָה לִבְנֵי אֱדוֹם אֵת יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם הָאֹמְרִים עָרוּ עָרוּ עַד הַיְסוֹד בָּהּ.

Remember, the Lord, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”

Zekhor Adonai livnei Edom et yom Yerushalayim ha'omrim aru aru ad hayesod bah.

בַּת בָּבֶל הַשְּׁדוּדָה אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ אֶת גְּמוּלֵךְ שֶׁגָּמַלְתְּ לָנוּ.

Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

Bat Bavel hashedudah ashrei sheyeshalem lakh et gemulekh shegamalt lanu.

אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁיֹּאחֵז וְנִפֵּץ אֶת עֹלָלַיִךְ אֶל הַסָּלַע.

Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

Ashrei sheyokhez venipetz et olalayikh el hasala.

הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ אֵל בְּקׇדְשׁוֹ הַלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ.

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

Halelu Yah halelu El bekodsho haleluhu birki'a uzo.

הַלְלוּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָיו הַלְלוּהוּ כְּרֹב גֻּדְלוֹ.

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Haleluhu vigvurotav haleluhu kerov gudlo.

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר הַלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּוֹר.

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!

Haleluhu beteka shofar haleluhu benevel vekhinor.

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֹף וּמָחוֹל הַלְלוּהוּ בְּמִנִּים וְעֻגָב.

Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!

Haleluhu betof umakhol haleluhu beminim ve'ugav.

הַלְלוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי שָׁמַע הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָה.

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!

Haleluhu vetziltzelei shama haleluhu betziltzelei teru'ah.

כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַלְלוּ יָהּ.

Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!

Kol haneshamah tehalel Yah halelu Yah.