Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 5:1-7

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.

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