Psalm 42 תְּהִלִּים פרק מ״ב

Tehillim 42 · תהילים מ״ב. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 42 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 musicianמַשְׂכִּילmas/KILa maskilלִבְנֵי־קֹרַח׃liv/NE-KO/rachof the sons of Korah

   To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.

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   כְּאַיָּלke/ay/YALlike a deerתַּעֲרֹגta/a/ROGpantsעַל־אֲפִיקֵי־מָיִםal-a/fi/KE-MA/yimafter the water brooksכֵּןkensoנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulתַעֲרֹגta/a/ROGpantsאֵלֶיךָe/LE/khaafter Youאֱלֹהִים׃e/lo/HIMO God

   As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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   צָמְאָהtsa/me/Athirstsנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulלֵאלֹהִיםle/lo/HIMfor Godלְאֵלle/ELfor Godחָיchaythe livingמָתַיma/TAYwhenאָבוֹאa/VOshall I comeוְאֵרָאֶהve/e/ra/Eand appearפְּנֵיpe/NEbeforeאֱלֹהִים׃e/lo/HIMGod

   My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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   הָיְתָה־לִּיha/ye/TA-lihave been to meדִמְעָתִיdim/a/TImy tearsלֶחֶםLE/chembreadיוֹמָםyo/MAMby dayוָלָיְלָהva/LAY/laand nightבֶּאֱמֹרbe/e/MORwhile they sayאֵלַיe/LAYto meכׇּל־הַיּוֹםkol-hay/YOMall the dayאַיֵּהay/YEwhere isאֱלֹהֶיךָ׃e/lo/HE/khayour God

   My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

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   אֵלֶּהEL/lethese thingsאֶזְכְּרָהez/ke/RAI rememberוְאֶשְׁפְּכָהve/esh/pe/KHAI pour outעָלַיa/LAYwithin meנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulכִּיkihowאֶעֱבֹרe/e/VORI wentבַּסָּךְbas/SAKHwith the throngאֶדַּדֵּםed/dad/DEMleading them in processionעַד־בֵּית־אֱלֹהִיםad-bet-e/lo/HIMto the house of Godבְּקוֹל־רִנָּהbe/KOL-rin/NAwith the voice of joyוְתוֹדָהve/to/DAand thanksgivingהָמוֹןha/MONa multitudeחוֹגֵג׃cho/GEGkeeping holiday

   When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

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   מַה־תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיma-tish/to/cha/CHIwhy are you cast downנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHIO my soulוַתֶּהֱמִיvat/te/he/MIand why do you moanעָלָיa/LAYwithin meהוֹחִלִיho/CHI/lihopeלֵאלֹהִיםle/lo/HIMin Godכִּי־עוֹדki-odfor yetאוֹדֶנּוּo/DEN/nuI will praise Himיְשׁוּעוֹתye/shu/OTfor the salvation ofפָּנָיו׃pa/NAYVHis face

   Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

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   אֱלֹהַיe/lo/HAYmy Godעָלַיa/LAYwithin meנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulתִשְׁתּוֹחָחtish/to/CHACHis cast downעַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeאֶזְכׇּרְךָez/kor/KHAI remember Youמֵאֶרֶץme/E/retsfrom the land ofיַרְדֵּןYar/DENthe Jordanוְחֶרְמוֹנִיםve/Cher/mo/NIMand the Hermonsמֵהַרme/HARfrom the mountain ofמִצְעָר׃Mits/ARMizar

   O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

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   תְּהוֹם־אֶל־תְּהוֹםte/HOM-el-te/HOMdeep to deepקוֹרֵאko/REcallsלְקוֹלle/KOLat the noise ofצִנּוֹרֶיךָtsin/no/RE/khaYour waterfallsכׇּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָkol-mish/ba/RE/khaall Your breakersוְגַלֶּיךָve/gal/LE/khaand Your wavesעָלַיa/LAYover meעָבָרוּ׃a/VA/ruhave gone

   Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

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   יוֹמָםyo/MAMby dayיְצַוֶּהye/tsav/VEwill commandיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDחַסְדּוֹchas/DOHis kindnessוּבַלַּיְלָהu/val/LAY/laand in the nightשִׁירֹהshi/ROHis songעִמִּיim/MIwith meתְּפִלָּהte/fil/LAa prayerלְאֵלle/ELto the God ofחַיָּי׃chay/YAYmy life

   Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

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    אוֹמְרָהom/RAI will sayלְאֵלle/ELto Godסַלְעִיsal/Imy rockלָמָהla/MAwhyשְׁכַחְתָּנִיshe/khach/TA/nihave You forgotten meלָמָּה־קֹדֵרLAM/ma-ko/DERwhy in mourningאֵלֵךְe/LEKHdo I goבְּלַחַץbe/LA/chatsin the oppression ofאוֹיֵב׃o/YEVthe enemy

    I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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    בְּרֶצַחbe/RE/tsachas with a deadly woundבְּעַצְמוֹתַיbe/ats/mo/TAYin my bonesחֵרְפוּנִיcher/FU/nitaunt meצוֹרְרָיtsor/RAYmy adversariesבְּאׇמְרָםbe/om/RAMwhile they sayאֵלַיe/LAYto meכׇּל־הַיּוֹםkol-hay/YOMall the dayאַיֵּהay/YEwhere isאֱלֹהֶיךָ׃e/lo/HE/khayour God

    As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

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    מַה־תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיma-tish/to/cha/CHIwhy are you cast downנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHIO my soulוּמַה־תֶּהֱמִיu/MA-te/he/MIand why do you moanעָלָיa/LAYwithin meהוֹחִילִיho/CHI/lihopeלֵאלֹהִיםle/lo/HIMin Godכִּי־עוֹדki-odfor yetאוֹדֶנּוּo/DEN/nuI will praise Himיְשׁוּעֹתye/shu/OTthe salvation ofפָּנַיpa/NAYmy faceוֵאלֹהָי׃ve/lo/HAYand my God

    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.