Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 141

A Psalm of David.

1Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I cryקְ֭רָאתִיךָKe.ra.ti.chaH7121unto thee: make hasteח֣וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363unto me; give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238unto my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963,when I cryבְּקָרְאִי־be.ka.re.'i-H7121unto thee.

2Let my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣יte.fi.la.TiH8605be set forthתִּכּ֤וֹןti.KonH3559beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee asincenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004; andthe lifting upמַֽשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864of my handsכַּ֝פַּ֗יka.PaiH3709asthe eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153sacrificeמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503.

3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896a watchשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8108,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,before my mouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;keepנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341the doorדַּ֥לdalH1817of my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

4Inclineתַּט־tat-H5186not my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820to anyevilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697,to practiseלְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤לle.hit.'o.LelH5953wickedבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562worksעֲלִל֨וֹת׀a.li.LotH5949with menאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376that workפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:and let me not eatאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898of their daintiesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5Let the righteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662smiteיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986me; it shall bea kindnessחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617:and let him reproveוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198me; it shall bean excellentרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081, whichshall not breakיָנִ֣יya.NiH5106my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218:for yet my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605also shall bein their calamitiesבְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.ra.'o.tei.HemH7451.

6When their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199are overthrownנִשְׁמְט֣וּnish.me.TuH8058in stonyסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553placesבִֽידֵי־vi.dei-H3027,they shall hearוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085my wordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561;for they are sweetנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

7Our bonesעֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ'a.tza.Mei.nuH6106are scatteredנִפְזְר֥וּnif.ze.RuH6340at the grave’sשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585mouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310,as when one cuttethפֹלֵ֣חַfo.Le.achH6398and cleavethוּבֹקֵ֣עַu.vo.Ke.a'H1234woodupon the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

8But mine eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869areunto thee, O Yhwhיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136:in thee is my trustחָ֝סִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;leaveH6168not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315destituteH6168.

9Keepשָׁמְרֵ֗נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me from the snaresמִ֣ידֵי פַ֭חMi.dei fachH6341 H3027whichthey have laidיָ֣קְשׁוּYa.ke.shuH3369for me, and the ginsוּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹתu.mo.ke.ShotH4170of the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

10Let the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307into their own netsבְמַכְמֹרָ֣יוve.makh.mo.RavH4364,whilst that I withalיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162escapeאֶעֱבֽוֹר׃'e.'e.VorH5674.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 141