Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 61

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

1Hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my cryרִנָּתִ֑יri.na.TiH7440,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;attendהַ֝קְשִׁ֗יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181unto my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

2From the endמִקְצֵ֤הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֨רֶץ׀ha.'A.retzH776will I cryאֶ֭קְרָא'Ek.ra'H7121unto thee, when my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820is overwhelmedבַּעֲטֹ֣ףba.'a.TofH5848:leadתַנְחֵֽנִי׃tan.Che.niH5148me to the rockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697thatis higherיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311than I.

3For thou hast been a shelterמַחְסֶ֣הmach.SehH4268for me, anda strongעֹ֝֗ז'OzH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

4I will abideאָג֣וּרָה'a.Gu.rahH1481in thy tabernacleבְ֭אָהָלְךָVe.'a.hal.khaH168for everעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769:I will trustאֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה'e.che.SehH2620in the covertבְסֵ֖תֶרve.Se.terH5643of thy wingsכְּנָפֶ֣יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5For thou, O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,hast heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my vowsלִנְדָרָ֑יlin.da.RaiH5088:thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414methe heritageיְ֝רֻשַּׁ֗תye.ru.ShatH3425of those that fearיִרְאֵ֥יyir.'EiH3373thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

6Thou wilt prolongתּוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254the king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428lifeH3117: andhis yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗יוShe.no.TavH8141as manyדֹ֥רdorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.

7He shall abideיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430for everע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769:O prepareמַ֣ןmanH4487mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571, whichmay preserveיִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃yin.tze.Ru.huH5341him.

8So will I singאֲזַמְּרָ֣ה'a.za.me.RahH2167praise unto thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034for everלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703,that I may dailyH3117performלְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥יle.sha.le.MiH7999my vowsנְדָרַ֗יne.da.RaiH5088.

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

Commentaries on Psalms 61