| א מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד; בִּהְיוֹתוֹ, בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה. |
1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. |
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ב אֱלֹהִים, אֵלִי אַתָּה-- אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ: צָמְאָה לְךָ, נַפְשִׁי-- כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי; בְּאֶרֶץ-צִיָּה וְעָיֵף בְּלִי-מָיִם. |
2 O God, Thou art my God, earnestly will I seek Thee; {N} my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee, {N} in a dry and weary land, where no water is. |
| ג כֵּן, בַּקֹּדֶשׁ חֲזִיתִךָ-- לִרְאוֹת עֻזְּךָ, וּכְבוֹדֶךָ. |
3 So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory. |
| ד כִּי-טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ, מֵחַיִּים; שְׂפָתַי יְשַׁבְּחוּנְךָ. |
4 For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee. |
| ה כֵּן אֲבָרֶכְךָ בְחַיָּי; בְּשִׁמְךָ, אֶשָּׂא כַפָּי. |
5 So will I bless Thee as long as I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands. |
| ו כְּמוֹ חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן, תִּשְׂבַּע נַפְשִׁי; וְשִׂפְתֵי רְנָנוֹת, יְהַלֶּל-פִּי. |
6 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips; |
| ז אִם-זְכַרְתִּיךָ עַל-יְצוּעָי-- בְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹת, אֶהְגֶּה-בָּךְ. |
7 When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches. |
| ח כִּי-הָיִיתָ עֶזְרָתָה לִּי; וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן. |
8 For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice. |
| ט דָּבְקָה נַפְשִׁי אַחֲרֶיךָ; בִּי, תָּמְכָה יְמִינֶךָ. |
9 My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast. |
| י וְהֵמָּה--לְשׁוֹאָה, יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי; יָבֹאוּ, בְּתַחְתִּיּוֹת הָאָרֶץ. |
10 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth. |
| יא יַגִּירֻהוּ, עַל-יְדֵי-חָרֶב; מְנָת שֻׁעָלִים יִהְיוּ. |
11 They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes. |
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יב וְהַמֶּלֶךְ, יִשְׂמַח בֵּאלֹהִים: יִתְהַלֵּל, כָּל-הַנִּשְׁבָּע בּוֹ-- כִּי יִסָּכֵר, פִּי דוֹבְרֵי-שָׁקֶר. |
12 But the king shall rejoice in God; {N} every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. {P} |