Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 65

To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.

1Praiseתְהִלָּ֓הte.hi.LahH8416waitethדֻֽמִיָּ֬הdu.mi.YahH1747for thee, O Godאֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726:and unto thee shall the vowנֶֽדֶר׃Ne.derH5088be performedיְשֻׁלַּם־ye.shu.lam-H7999.

2O thou that hearestשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085prayerתְּפִלָּ֑הte.fi.LahH8605,unto thee shall all fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320comeיָבֹֽאוּ׃ya.Vo.'uH935.

3Iniquitiesדִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֹנֹתdiv.Rei 'A.vo.notH5771 H1697prevailגָּ֣בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396against me: as forour transgressionsפְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּpe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588,thou shalt purge them awayתְכַפְּרֵֽם׃te.kha.pe.RemH3722.

4Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835is the man whomthou choosestתִּֽבְחַ֣רtiv.CharH977,and causest to approachוּתְקָרֵב֮u.te.ka.RevH7126unto thee, thathe may dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֪ןyish.KonH7931in thy courtsחֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָcha.Tze.Rei.khaH2691:we shall be satisfiedנִ֭שְׂבְּעָהNis.be.'ahH7646with the goodnessבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898of thy houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, evenof thy holyקְ֝דֹ֗שׁke.DoshH6918templeהֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃hei.kha.Le.khaH1964.

5Byterrible thingsנ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת׀no.ra.'otH3372in righteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664wilt thou answerתַּ֭עֲנֵנוּTa.'a.ne.nuH6030us, O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֑נוּyish.'E.nuH3468; who artthe confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009of all the endsקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the earthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,and of them that are afar offרְחֹקִֽים׃re.cho.KimH7350uponthe seaוְיָ֣םve.YamH3220:

6Which by his strengthבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581setteth fastמֵכִ֣יןme.KhinH3559the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022; beinggirdedנֶ֝אְזָ֗רne'.ZarH247with powerבִּגְבוּרָֽה׃big.vu.RahH1369:

7Which stillethמַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ׀mash.Bi.achH7623the noiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of the seasיַ֭מִּיםYa.mimH3220,the noiseשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of their wavesגַּלֵּיהֶ֗םga.lei.HemH1530,and the tumultוַהֲמ֥וֹןva.ha.MonH1995of the peopleלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

8They also that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in the uttermost partsH7099are afraidוַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ׀vai.Yi.re.'UH3372at thy tokensמֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָme.'o.to.Tei.khaH226:thou makest the outgoingsמ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־Mo.tza.'ei-H4161of the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242and eveningוָעֶ֣רֶבva.'E.revH6153to rejoiceתַּרְנִֽין׃tar.NinH7442.

9Thou visitestפָּקַ֥דְתָּpa.Kad.taH6485the earthהָאָ֨רֶץ׀ha.'A.retzH776,and waterestוַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָva.te.Sho.ke.Ke.haH7783it: thou greatlyרַבַּ֬תra.BatH7227enrichestתַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּהta'.she.Re.nahH6238it with the riverפֶּ֣לֶגPe.legH6388of Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430, whichis fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:thou preparestתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559them grainדְּ֝גָנָ֗םde.ga.NamH1715,when thou hast so providedתְּכִינֶֽהָ׃te.khi.Ne.haH3559for it.

10Thou waterestH7301the ridgesתְּלָמֶ֣יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525thereof abundantlyH7301:thou settlestנַחֵ֣תna.ChetH5181the furrowsגְּדוּדֶ֑יהָge.du.Dei.haH1418 H1417thereof: thou makest it softתְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּהte.mo.ge.Ge.nahH4127with showersבִּרְבִיבִ֥יםbir.vi.VimH7241:thou blessestתְּבָרֵֽךְ׃te.va.RekhH1288the springingצִמְחָ֥הּtzim.ChahH6780thereof.

11Thou crownestעִ֭טַּרְתָּ'I.tar.taH5849the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141with thy goodnessטוֹבָתֶ֑ךָtoa.Te.khaH2896;and thy pathsוּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָu.ma'.ga.Lei.khaH4570dropיִרְעֲפ֥וּןyir.'a.FunH7491fatnessדָּֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.

12They dropH7491uponthe pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057:and the little hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389rejoiceוְ֝גִ֗ילve.GilH1524on every sideתַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה׃tach.Go.re.nahH2296.

13The pasturesכָרִ֨ים׀kha.RimH3733are clothedלָבְשׁ֬וּla.ve.ShuH3847with flocksהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629;the valleysוַעֲמָקִ֥יםva.'a.ma.KimH6010also are covered overיַֽעַטְפוּ־ya.'at.fu-H5848with grainבָ֑רVarH1250;they shout for joyיִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּyit.ro.'a.'UH7321,they also singיָשִֽׁירוּ׃ya.Shi.ruH7891.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 65