Psalms 17 תְּהִלִּים פרק י״ז
Masoretic Text, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalms 17 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.
- 1
תְּפִלָּהa prayerלְדָוִדof DavidשִׁמְעָהhearיְהֹוָהO LORDצֶדֶקa just causeהַקְשִׁיבָהattendרִנָּתִיto my cryהַאֲזִינָהgive earתְפִלָּתִיto my prayerבְּלֹאwithoutשִׂפְתֵיthe lips ofמִרְמָה׃deceit
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
- 2
מִלְּפָנֶיךָfrom Your presenceמִשְׁפָּטִיmy vindicationיֵצֵאlet go forthעֵינֶיךָYour eyesתֶּחֱזֶינָהlet them beholdמֵישָׁרִים׃equity
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
- 3
בָּחַנְתָּYou have testedלִבִּיmy heartפָּקַדְתָּYou have visitedלַּיְלָהin the nightצְרַפְתַּנִיYou have tried meבַל־תִּמְצָאYou find nothingזַמֹּתִיI have purposedבַּל־יַעֲבׇר־פִּי׃that my mouth shall not transgress
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
- 4
לִפְעֻלּוֹתconcerning the works ofאָדָםmanבִּדְבַרby the word ofשְׂפָתֶיךָYour lipsאֲנִיIשָׁמַרְתִּיI have kept fromאׇרְחוֹתthe paths ofפָּרִיץ׃the violent one
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
- 5
תָּמֹךְupholdאֲשֻׁרַיmy stepsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶיךָin Your pathsבַּל־נָמוֹטּוּthey have not slippedפְעָמָי׃my footsteps
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
- 6
אֲנִי־קְרָאתִיךָI have called upon Youכִי־תַעֲנֵנִיfor You will hear meאֵלO Godהַט־אׇזְנְךָincline Your earלִיto meשְׁמַעhearאִמְרָתִי׃my speech
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
- 7
הַפְלֵהshow marvelouslyחֲסָדֶיךָYour lovingkindnessesמוֹשִׁיעַwho savesחוֹסִיםthose who take refugeמִמִּתְקוֹמְמִיםfrom those who rise upבִּימִינֶךָ׃by Your right hand
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
- 8
שׇׁמְרֵנִיpreserve meכְּאִישׁוֹןas the apple ofבַּת־עָיִןthe eyeבְּצֵלunder the shadow ofכְּנָפֶיךָYour wingsתַּסְתִּירֵנִי׃hide me
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- 9
מִפְּנֵיbecause ofרְשָׁעִיםthe wickedזוּwhichשַׁדּוּנִיoppress meאֹיְבַיmy enemiesבְּנֶפֶשׁdeadlyיַקִּיפוּsurroundעָלָי׃against me
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
- 10
חֶלְבָּמוֹtheir fatסָּגְרוּthey have closed upפִּימוֹwith their mouthדִּבְּרוּthey speakבְגֵאוּת׃proudly
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
- 11
אַשֻּׁרֵינוּin our stepsעַתָּהnow(סבבוני)[סְבָבוּנוּ]they have surrounded usעֵינֵיהֶםtheir eyesיָשִׁיתוּthey have setלִנְטוֹתto cast downבָּאָרֶץ׃to the earth
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
- 12
דִּמְיֹנוֹhis likenessכְּאַרְיֵהas a lionיִכְסוֹףwho longsלִטְרֹףto tear his preyוְכִכְפִירand like a young lionיֹשֵׁבlurkingבְּמִסְתָּרִים׃in secret places
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
- 13
קוּמָהariseיְהֹוָהO LORDקַדְּמָהconfrontפָנָיוhis faceהַכְרִיעֵהוּcast him downפַּלְּטָהdeliverנַפְשִׁיmy soulמֵרָשָׁעfrom the wickedחַרְבֶּךָ׃with Your sword
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
- 14
מִמְתִים־יָדְךָfrom men with Your handיְהֹוָהO LORDמִמְתִיםfrom menמֵחֶלֶדof the worldחֶלְקָםwhose portionבַּחַיִּיםis in life[וּצְפוּנְךָ]and Your treasureתְּמַלֵּאYou fillבִטְנָםtheir bellyיִשְׂבְּעוּthey are satisfiedבָנִיםwith sonsוְהִנִּיחוּand leaveיִתְרָםtheir abundanceלְעוֹלְלֵיהֶם׃for their babes
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
- 15
אֲנִיIבְּצֶדֶקin righteousnessאֶחֱזֶהI shall seeפָנֶיךָYour faceאֶשְׂבְּעָהI shall be satisfiedבְהָקִיץwhen I awakeתְּמוּנָתֶךָ׃with Your likeness
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.