Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 141

(Psalm 70:1–5)

A Psalm of David.

1I call upon Youקְ֭רָאתִיךָKe.ra.ti.chaH7121,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;come quicklyח֣וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363to me.Hearהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963when I callבְּקָרְאִי־be.ka.re.'i-H7121to You.

2May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣יte.fi.la.TiH8605be setתִּכּ֤וֹןti.KonH3559before Youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440like incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004;my upliftedמַֽשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864handsכַּ֝פַּ֗יka.PaiH3709,like the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153offeringמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503.

3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896a guardשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8108,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,over my mouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;keep watchנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341atעַל־'al-H5921the doorדַּ֥לdalH1817of my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

4Do not letאַל־'al-H408my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820be drawnתַּט־tat-H5186to any evilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697or take partלְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤לle.hit.'o.LelH5953in worksעֲלִל֨וֹת׀a.li.LotH5949of wickednessבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562withאֶת־'et-H854menאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376who doפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205;let me notוּבַל־u.val-H1077feastאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898on their delicaciesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5Let the righteous manצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662strike meיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986;let his rebukeוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198be an act of loving devotionחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617.It is oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081for my headרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218;let me notאַל־'al-H408refuse itיָנִ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑יya.Ni ro.ShiH5106 H7218.Forכִּי־ki-H3588my prayer is ever againstע֥וֹד וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יod u.te.fi.la.TiH8605 H5750the deeds of the wickedבְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.ra.'o.tei.HemH7451.

6When their rulersשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199are thrown downנִשְׁמְט֣וּnish.me.TuH8058fromבִֽידֵי־vi.dei-H3027the cliffsסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553,the people will listenוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085to my wordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they are pleasantנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

7As whenכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644one plowsפֹלֵ֣חַfo.Le.achH6398and breaks upוּבֹקֵ֣עַu.vo.Ke.a'H1234the soilבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,so our bonesעֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ'a.tza.Mei.nuH6106have been scatteredנִפְזְר֥וּnif.ze.RuH6340at the mouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310of Sheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

8Butכִּ֤יkiH3588my eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869are fixed on Youאֵלֶ֨יךָ׀'e.Lei.khaH413,O GODיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136. In YouI seek refugeחָ֝סִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;do notאַל־'al-H408leaveתְּעַ֥רte.'ArH6168my soul defenselessנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

9Keep meשָׁמְרֵ֗נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104fromמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027the snaresפַ֭חfachH6341they have laidיָ֣קְשׁוּYa.ke.shuH3369for me,and from the luresוּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹתu.mo.ke.ShotH4170of evildoersפֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Po.'a.lei 'A.venH6466 H205.

10Let the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑ים יַ֥חַדre.sha.'Im Ya.chadH7563 H3162fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307into their own netsבְמַכְמֹרָ֣יוve.makh.mo.RavH4364,whileעַֽד־'ad-H5704Iאָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595pass by in safetyאֶעֱבֽוֹר׃'e.'e.VorH5674.

(Psalm 70:1–5)

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 141