תהילים י״ז
Psalms 17
Hebrew
תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃ מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י יֵצֵ֑א עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבׇר־פִּֽי׃ לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אׇרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃ תָּמֹ֣ךְ אֲ֭שֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃ אֲנִֽי־קְרָאתִ֣יךָ כִֽי־תַעֲנֵ֣נִי אֵ֑ל הַֽט־אׇזְנְךָ֥ לִ֝֗י שְׁמַ֣ע אִמְרָתִֽי׃ הַפְלֵ֣ה חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ חוֹסִ֑ים מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ שׇׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ מִפְּנֵ֣י רְ֭שָׁעִים ז֣וּ שַׁדּ֑וּנִי אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ יַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃ חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ סָּגְר֑וּ פִּ֝֗ימוֹ דִּבְּר֥וּ בְגֵאֽוּת׃ אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ עַתָּ֣ה (סבבוני) [סְבָב֑וּנוּ] עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ כְּ֭אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִטְרֹ֑ף וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ קוּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃ מִ֥מְתִֽים־יָדְךָ֨ ׀ יְהֹוָ֡ה מִֽמְתִ֬ים מֵחֶ֗לֶד חֶלְקָ֥ם בַּֽחַיִּים֮ (וצפינך) [וּֽצְפוּנְךָ֮] תְּמַלֵּ֢א בִ֫טְנָ֥ם יִשְׂבְּע֥וּ בָנִ֑ים וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ יִ֝תְרָ֗ם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
English Translation
A prayer of David.
Hear, O ETERNAL One, what is just;
heed my cry, give ear to my prayer,
uttered without guile. My vindication will come from You;
Your eyes will behold what is right. You have visited me at night, probed my mind,
You have tested me and found nothing amiss;
I determined that my mouth should not transgress. As for mortals’ dealings,
in accord with the command of Your lips,aI determined … lips Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
I have kept in view the fatebfate Cf. Prov. 1.19; lit. “paths.” of the lawless. My feet have held to Your paths;
my legs have not given way. I call on You;
You will answer me, God;
turn Your ear to me,
hear what I say. Display Your faithfulness in wondrous deeds,
You who deliver with Your right hand
those who seek refuge from assailants. Guard me like the apple of Your eye;
hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who despoil me,
my mortal enemies whocmy mortal enemies who Or “from my enemies who avidly.” encircle me. Their hearts are closed to pity;dTheir hearts are closed to pity Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
they mouth arrogance; now they hem in our feet on every side;
they set their eyes roaming over the land. They areeThey are Heb. “He is.” like a lion eager for prey,
a king of beasts lying in wait. Rise, O ETERNAL One! Go forth to meet my enemies.fmy enemies Heb. “him.”
Bring them down;
rescue me from the wicked with Your sword, from mortals, O ETERNAL One, with Your hand,
from mortals whose share in life is fleeting.
But as to Your treasured ones,
fill their bellies.gfrom mortals, O ETERNAL ONE, … fill their bellies Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Their children too shall be satisfied,
and have something to leave over for their young. Then I, justified, will behold Your face;
awake, I am filled with the vision of You.
Hear, O ETERNAL One, what is just;
heed my cry, give ear to my prayer,
uttered without guile. My vindication will come from You;
Your eyes will behold what is right. You have visited me at night, probed my mind,
You have tested me and found nothing amiss;
I determined that my mouth should not transgress. As for mortals’ dealings,
in accord with the command of Your lips,aI determined … lips Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
I have kept in view the fatebfate Cf. Prov. 1.19; lit. “paths.” of the lawless. My feet have held to Your paths;
my legs have not given way. I call on You;
You will answer me, God;
turn Your ear to me,
hear what I say. Display Your faithfulness in wondrous deeds,
You who deliver with Your right hand
those who seek refuge from assailants. Guard me like the apple of Your eye;
hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who despoil me,
my mortal enemies whocmy mortal enemies who Or “from my enemies who avidly.” encircle me. Their hearts are closed to pity;dTheir hearts are closed to pity Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
they mouth arrogance; now they hem in our feet on every side;
they set their eyes roaming over the land. They areeThey are Heb. “He is.” like a lion eager for prey,
a king of beasts lying in wait. Rise, O ETERNAL One! Go forth to meet my enemies.fmy enemies Heb. “him.”
Bring them down;
rescue me from the wicked with Your sword, from mortals, O ETERNAL One, with Your hand,
from mortals whose share in life is fleeting.
But as to Your treasured ones,
fill their bellies.gfrom mortals, O ETERNAL ONE, … fill their bellies Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Their children too shall be satisfied,
and have something to leave over for their young. Then I, justified, will behold Your face;
awake, I am filled with the vision of You.
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Source
Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 17
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