Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 144

A Psalm of David.

1Blessedבָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068my strengthצוּרִ֗יtzu.RiH6697,which teachethהַֽמְלַמֵּ֣דham.la.MedH3925my handsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027to warלַקְרָ֑בlak.RavH7128, andmy fingersאֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י'etz.be.'o.TaiH676to fightלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421:

2My goodnessחַסְדִּ֥יchas.DiH2617,and my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִי֮u.me.tzu.da.TiH4686;my high towerמִשְׂגַּבִּ֪יmis.ga.BiH4869,and my delivererוּֽמְפַלְטִ֫יu.me.fal.TiH6403;my shieldמָ֭גִנִּיMa.gi.niH4043, and hein whom I trustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;who subduethהָרוֹדֵ֖דha.ro.DedH7286my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971under me.

3Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, what ismanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,that thou takest knowledgeוַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּva.te.da.'E.huH3045of him! orthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,that thou makest accountוַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.cha.she.Ve.huH2803of him!

4Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is likeדָּמָ֑הda.MahH1819to vanityלַהֶ֣בֶלla.He.velH1892:his daysיָ֝מָ֗יוya.MavH3117areas a shadowכְּצֵ֣לke.TzelH6738that passeth awayעוֹבֵֽר׃o.VerH5674.

5Bowהַט־hat-H5186thy heavensשָׁמֶ֣יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and come downוְתֵרֵ֑דve.te.RedH3381:touchגַּ֖עga'H5060the mountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and they shall smokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.

6Cast forthבְּר֣וֹקbe.RokH1299lightningבָּ֭רָקBa.rokH1300,and scatterוּתְפִיצֵ֑םu.te.fi.TzemH6327them: shoot outשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971thine arrowsחִ֝צֶּ֗יךָchi.Tzei.khaH2671,and destroyוּתְהֻמֵּֽם׃u.te.hu.MemH2000them.

7Sendשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971thine handיָדֶ֗יךָya.Dei.khaH3027from aboveמִמָּ֫ר֥וֹםmi.Ma.RomH4791;ridפְּצֵ֣נִיpe.Tze.niH6475me, and deliverוְ֭הַצִּילֵנִיVe.ha.tzi.le.niH5337me out of greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֣יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325,from the handמִ֝יַּ֗דmi.YadH3027of strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121;

8Whose mouthפִּ֭יהֶםPi.hemH6310speakethדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,and their right handוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225isa right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

9I will singאָשִׁ֣ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891a newחָ֭דָשׁCha.doshH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892unto thee, O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430:upon a psalteryבְּנֵ֥בֶלbe.Ne.velH5035andan instrument of ten stringsעָ֝שׂ֗וֹרa.SorH6218will I sing praisesאֲזַמְּרָה־'a.za.me.rah-H2167unto thee.

10It is hethat givethהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֗הte.shu.'AhH8668unto kingsלַמְּלָ֫כִ֥יםla.me.La.KhimH4428:who deliverethהַ֭פּוֹצֶהHa.po.tzehH6475Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his servantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650from the hurtfulרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719.

11Ridפְּצֵ֥נִיpe.Tze.niH6475me, and deliverוְהַצִּילֵנִי֮ve.ha.tzi.le.NiH5337me from the handמִיַּ֪דmi.YadH3027of strangeנֵ֫כָ֥רne.KharH5236childrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121,whose mouthפִּ֭יהֶםPi.hemH6310speakethדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,and their right handוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225isa right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267:

12That our sonsבָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ba.Nei.nuH1121may beas plantsכִּנְטִעִים֮kin.ti.'ImH5195grown upמְגֻדָּלִ֪יםme.gu.da.LimH1431in their youthבִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥םbin.'u.Rei.HemH5271; thatour daughtersבְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323may beas corner stonesכְזָוִיֹּ֑תkhe.za.vi.YotH2106,polishedמְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹתme.chu.ta.VotH2404afterthe similitudeתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of a palaceהֵיכָֽל׃hei.KhalH1964:

13Thatour garnersמְזָוֵ֣ינוּme.za.Vei.nuH4200may befullמְלֵאִים֮me.le.'ImH4392,affordingמְפִיקִ֥יםme.fi.KimH6329all manner of storeH2177: thatour sheepצֹאונֵ֣נוּtzo.Ne.nuH6629may bring forth thousandsמַ֭אֲלִיפוֹתMa.'a.li.fotH503and ten thousandsמְרֻבָּב֗וֹתme.ru.ba.VotH7231in our streetsבְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.chu.tzo.Tei.nuH2351:

14Thatour oxenאַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ'a.lu.Fei.nuH441may bestrong to labourמְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥יםme.su.Ba.LimH5445; that there beno breaking inפֶּ֭רֶץPe.retzH6556,nor going outיוֹצֵ֑אתyo.TzetH3318; that there beno complainingצְ֝וָחָ֗הtze.va.ChahH6682in our streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃bir.cho.Tei.nuH7339.

15Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is thatpeopleהָ֭עָםHa.'omH5971,that is in such a caseשֶׁכָּ֣כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602: yea,happyאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is thatpeopleהָ֝עָ֗םha.'AmH5971,whose Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430isYhwhשֶׁיֲהוָ֥הshe.Yah.wehH3068.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 144