| א לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל. |
1 For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. |
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ב אֱלֹהִים, בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ-- אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ-לָנוּ: פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם, בִּימֵי קֶדֶם. |
2 O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; {N} a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old. |
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ג אַתָּה, יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ-- וַתִּטָּעֵם; תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים, וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם. |
3 Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; {N} Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad. |
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ד כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם, יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ, וּזְרוֹעָם, לֹא-הוֹשִׁיעָה-לָּמוֹ: כִּי-יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ, וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ-- כִּי רְצִיתָם. |
4 For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, neither did their own arm save them; {N} but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them. |
| ה אַתָּה-הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים; צַוֵּה, יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב. |
5 Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob. |
| ו בְּךָ, צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ; בְּשִׁמְךָ, נָבוּס קָמֵינוּ. |
6 Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us. |
| ז כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח; וְחַרְבִּי, לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵנִי. |
7 For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me. |
| ח כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ, מִצָּרֵינוּ; וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישׁוֹתָ. |
8 But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us. |
| ט בֵּאלֹהִים, הִלַּלְנוּ כָל-הַיּוֹם; וְשִׁמְךָ, לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶלָה. |
9 In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. Selah |
| י אַף-זָנַחְתָּ, וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ; וְלֹא-תֵצֵא, בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ. |
10 Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts. |
| יא תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר, מִנִּי-צָר; וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ, שָׁסוּ לָמוֹ. |
11 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will. |
| יב תִּתְּנֵנוּ, כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל; וּבַגּוֹיִם, זֵרִיתָנוּ. |
12 Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations. |
| יג תִּמְכֹּר-עַמְּךָ בְלֹא-הוֹן; וְלֹא-רִבִּיתָ, בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם. |
13 Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high. |
| יד תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה, לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ; לַעַג וָקֶלֶס, לִסְבִיבוֹתֵינוּ. |
14 Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. |
| טו תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל, בַּגּוֹיִם; מְנוֹד-רֹאשׁ, בַּלְאֻמִּים. |
15 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. |
| טז כָּל-הַיּוֹם, כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי; וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּתְנִי. |
16 All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, |
| יז מִקּוֹל, מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף; מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב, וּמִתְנַקֵּם. |
17 For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful. |
| יח כָּל-זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ, וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ; וְלֹא-שִׁקַּרְנוּ, בִּבְרִיתֶךָ. |
18 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant. |
| יט לֹא-נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ; וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ, מִנִּי אָרְחֶךָ. |
19 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path; |
| כ כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ, בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים; וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָוֶת. |
20 Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. |
| כא אִם-שָׁכַחְנוּ, שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ; וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ, לְאֵל זָר. |
21 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god; |
| כב הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים, יַחֲקָר-זֹאת: כִּי-הוּא יֹדֵעַ, תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵב. |
22 Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart. |
| כג כִּי-עָלֶיךָ, הֹרַגְנוּ כָל-הַיּוֹם; נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ, כְּצֹאן טִבְחָה. |
23 Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. |
| כד עוּרָה, לָמָּה תִישַׁן אֲדֹנָי; הָקִיצָה, אַל-תִּזְנַח לָנֶצַח. |
24 Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever. |
| כה לָמָּה-פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר; תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְלַחֲצֵנוּ. |
25 Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? |
| כו כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ; דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ. |
26 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth. |
| כז קוּמָה, עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ; וּפְדֵנוּ, לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ. | 27 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake. {P} |