Psalm 4 תְּהִלִּים פרק ד׳

Tehillim 4 · תהילים ד׳. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 4 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   לַמְנַצֵּחַlam/nats/TSE/achto the chief musicianבִּנְגִינוֹתbin/gi/NOTwith stringed instrumentsמִזְמוֹרmiz/MORa psalmלְדָוִד׃le/Da/VIDof David

   To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

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   בְּקׇרְאִיbe/kor/Iwhen I callעֲנֵנִיa/NE/nihear meאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEO God ofצִדְקִיtsid/KImy righteousnessבַּצָּרbats/TSARin distressהִרְחַבְתָּhir/CHAV/taYou have enlargedלִּיlimeחׇנֵּנִיchon/NE/nibe gracious to meוּשְׁמַעu/she/MAand hearתְּפִלָּתִי׃te/fil/la/TImy prayer

   Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

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   בְּנֵיbe/NEO sons ofאִישׁishmenעַד־מֶהad-mehow longכְבוֹדִיkhe/vo/DIwill my gloryלִכְלִמָּהlikh/lim/MAbe turned to shameתֶּאֱהָבוּןte/e/ha/VUNwill you loveרִיקrikvanityתְּבַקְשׁוּte/vak/SHUand seekכָזָבkha/ZAVfalsehoodסֶלָה׃SE/laSelah

   O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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   וּדְעוּu/de/Ubut knowכִּי־הִפְלָהki-hif/LAthat has set apartיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDחָסִידcha/SIDthe godlyלוֹlofor HimselfיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDיִשְׁמַעyish/MAwill hearבְּקׇרְאִיbe/kor/Iwhen I callאֵלָיו׃e/LAYVto Him

   But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

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   רִגְזוּrig/ZUtrembleוְאַל־תֶּחֱטָאוּve/AL-te/che/TA/uand do not sinאִמְרוּim/RUspeakבִלְבַבְכֶםvil/vav/KHEMin your heartעַל־מִשְׁכַּבְכֶםal-mish/kav/KHEMupon your bedוְדֹמּוּve/DOM/muand be stillסֶלָה׃SE/laSelah

   Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

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   זִבְחוּziv/CHUofferזִבְחֵי־צֶדֶקziv/CHE-TSE/dekthe sacrifices of righteousnessוּבִטְחוּu/vit/CHUand put your trustאֶל־יְהֹוָה׃el-Adonaiin the LORD

   Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

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   רַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאֹמְרִיםom/RIMare sayingמִי־יַרְאֵנוּmi-yar/E/nuwho will show usטוֹבtovgoodנְסָה־עָלֵינוּne/SA-a/LE/nulift up upon usאוֹרorthe light ofפָּנֶיךָpa/NE/khaYour faceיְהֹוָה׃AdonaiO LORD

   There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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   נָתַתָּהna/TAT/taYou have putשִׂמְחָהsim/CHAjoyבְלִבִּיve/lib/BIin my heartמֵעֵתme/ETmore than whenדְּגָנָםde/ga/NAMtheir grainוְתִירוֹשָׁםve/ti/ro/SHAMand their wineרָבּוּ׃RAB/buincreased

   Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

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   בְּשָׁלוֹםbe/sha/LOMin peaceיַחְדָּוyach/DAVbothאֶשְׁכְּבָהesh/ke/VAI will lie downוְאִישָׁןve/i/SHANand sleepכִּי־אַתָּהki-at/TAfor YouיְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDלְבָדָדle/va/DADaloneלָבֶטַחla/VE/tachin safetyתּוֹשִׁיבֵנִי׃to/shi/VE/nimake me dwell

   I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.