Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 4

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.chief…: or, overseer.

1Hearעֲנֵ֤נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me when I callבְּקָרְאִ֡יbe.ka.re.'IH7121,O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of my righteousnessצִדְקִ֗יtzid.KiH6664:thou hast enlargedהִרְחַ֣בְתָּhir.Chav.taH7337me when I wasin distressבַּ֭צָּרBa.tzorH6862;have mercyחָ֝נֵּ֗נִיcho.ne.niH2603upon me, and hearוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

2O ye sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאִ֡ישׁ'ishH376,how longעַד־'ad-H5704will ye turnmy gloryכְבוֹדִ֣יkhe.vo.DiH3519into shameלִ֭כְלִמָּהLikh.li.mahH3639? how longwill ye loveתֶּאֱהָב֣וּןte.'e.ha.VunH157vanityרִ֑יקRikH7385, andseekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245after a lieכָזָ֣בkha.ZavH3577?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3But knowוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045that Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hath set apartהִפְלָ֣הhif.LahH6395him that is godlyחָסִ֣ידcha.SidH2623for himself: Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will hearיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085when I callבְּקָרְאִ֥יbe.ka.re.'IH7121unto him.

4Stand in aweרִגְז֗וּrig.ZuH7264,and sinתֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּte.che.Ta.'uH2398not: communeאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559with your own heartבִ֭לְבַבְכֶםVil.vav.khemH3824upon your bedמִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗םmish.kav.KhemH4904,and be stillוְדֹ֣מּוּve.Do.muH1826.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5Offerזִבְח֥וּziv.ChuH2076the sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077of righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664,and put your trustוּ֝בִטְח֗וּu.vit.ChuH982in Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6There bemanyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227that sayאֹמְרִים֮'o.me.RimH559,Who will shewיַרְאֵ֪נ֫וּyar.'E.nuH7200us anygoodט֥וֹבTovH2896?YhwhH3068,lift thou upנְֽסָה־ne.sah-H5375the lightא֨וֹר'orH216of thy countenanceפָּנֶ֬יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440upon us.

7Thou hast putנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414gladnessשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057in my heartבְלִבִּ֑יve.li.BiH3820,more than in the timeמֵעֵ֬תme.'EtH6256thattheir grainדְּגָנָ֖םde.ga.NamH1715and their wineוְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣םve.ti.ro.ShamH8492increasedרָֽבּוּ׃Ra.buH7231.

8I will bothיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162lay me downאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahH7901in peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,and sleepוְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ןve.'I.ShanH3462:for thou, Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,onlyלְבָדָ֑דle.va.DadH910makest me dwellתּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃to.shi.Ve.niH3427in safetyלָ֝בֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.chief…: or, overseer.

Commentaries on Psalms 4