Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 5

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

1Give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָה׀ha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my wordsאֲמָרַ֖י'a.ma.RaiH561,O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,considerבִּ֣ינָהBi.nahH995my meditationהֲגִֽיגִי׃ha.Gi.giH1901.

2Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀hak.Shi.vahH7181unto the voiceלְק֬וֹלle.KolH6963of my cryשַׁוְעִ֗יshav.'IH7773,my Kingמַלְכִּ֥יmal.KiH4428,and my Godוֵאלֹהָ֑יve.lo.HaiH430:for unto thee will I prayאֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃'et.pa.LalH6419.

3My voiceH6963shalt thou hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085in the morningבֹּ֭קֶרBo.kerH1242,O Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;in the morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242will I directאֶֽעֱרָךְ־'e.'e.rokh-H6186my prayerunto thee, and will look upוַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃va.'a.tza.PehH6822.

4For thou artnot a Godאֵֽל־'el-H410that hath pleasureחָפֵ֘ץcha.FetzH2655in wickednessרֶ֥שַׁע׀Re.sha'H7562:neither shall evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451dwellיְגֻרְךָ֣ye.gur.KhaH1481with thee.

5The foolishהֽ֭וֹלְלִיםHo.limH1984shall not standיִתְיַצְּב֣וּyit.ya.tze.VuH3320in thy sightעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869:thou hatestשָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָSa.Ne.taH8130all workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

6Thou shalt destroyתְּאַבֵּד֮te.'a.BedH6them that speakדֹּבְרֵ֪יdoe.ReiH1696liesכָ֫זָ֥בkha.ZavH3577:Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will abhorיְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀ye.Ta.'EvH8581the bloodyדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818and deceitfulוּמִרְמָ֗הu.mir.MahH4820manאִישׁ־'ish-H376.

7But as for me, I will comeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935intothy houseבֵיתֶ֑ךָvei.Te.khaH1004in the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy mercyחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617: andin thy fearבְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃be.yir.'a.Te.khaH3374will I worshipאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812toward thy holyקָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaH6944templeהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964.

8Leadנְחֵ֬נִיne.Che.niH5148me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,in thy righteousnessבְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָve.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666because of mine enemiesשׁוֹרְרָ֑יsho.RaiH8324;make thy wayדַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃dar.Ke.khaH1870straightהַיְשַׁ֖רho.sharH3474before my faceלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440.

9For there isno faithfulnessנְכוֹנָה֮ne.kho.NahH3559in their mouthבְּפִ֡יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310;their inwardקִרְבָּ֪םkir.BamH7130part isvery wickednessהַ֫וּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942;their throatגְּרוֹנָ֑םge.ro.NamH1627isan openפָּת֥וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchreקֶֽבֶר־ke.ver-H6913;they flatterיַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃ya.cha.Li.kunH2505with their tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םle.sho.NamH3956.

10Destroyהַֽאֲשִׁימֵ֨ם׀ha.'a.shi.MemH816thou them, O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430;let them fallיִפְּלוּ֮yi.pe.LuH5307by their own counselsמִֽמֹּעֲצ֪וֹתֵ֫יהֶ֥םmi.mo.'a.Tzo.Tei.HemH4156;cast them outהַדִּיחֵ֑מוֹha.di.Che.movH5080in the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of their transgressionsפִּ֭שְׁעֵיהֶםPish.'ei.hemH6588;for they have rebelledמָ֥רוּMa.ruH4784against thee.

11But let all those that put their trustח֪וֹסֵיCho.seiH2620in thee rejoiceוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055:let them everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769shout for joyיְ֭רַנֵּנוּYe.ra.ne.nuH7442,because thou defendestוְתָסֵ֣ךְve.ta.SekhH5526them: let them also that loveאֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiH157thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034be joyfulוְֽיַעְלְצ֥וּve.ya'.le.TzuH5970in thee.

12For thou, Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,wilt blessתְּבָרֵ֪ךְte.va.RekhH1288the righteousצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;with favourרָצ֥וֹןra.TzonH7522wilt thou compassתַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃ta'.te.Re.nuH5849him as witha shieldכַּ֝צִּנָּ֗הka.tzi.NahH6793.

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 5