🔊 Audio of Psalm 102
Psalm 102
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי־יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחוֹ | Te-fi-láh le-a-ní khi ya-a-lóf ve-lif-néi Ado-nái yish-pókh si-khó. | A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD. |
| 2 | יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבוֹא | Ado-nái shim-áh te-fi-la-tí; ve-sha-va-tí e-lé-kha ta-vó. | Hear my prayer, O the LORD; let my cry come to You! |
| 3 | אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר לִי הַטֵּה־אֵלַי אָזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי | Al tas-tér pa-ne-kha mim-mé-ni be-yom tza-r-lí; hat-téh e-lái oz-ne-kha; be-yom ek-rá ma-hér a-né-ni. | Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline Your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! |
| 4 | כִּי־כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ־קֵד נִחָרוּ | Ki kha-lú ve-a-shán ya-m-ái; ve-a-tza-m-ái ke-mo-kéd ni-kha-rú. | For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. |
| 5 | הוּכָּה־כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּי־שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִי | Hu-k-káh kha-tziár lib-bí; ki sha-khaákh-ti me-a-khól lakh-mí. | My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread. |
| 6 | מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִי | Mi-kól a-na-kha-tí da-v-káh at-tza-m-í li-ve-sa-rí. | Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my flesh. |
| 7 | דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבוֹת | Da-mí-ti lik-át mid-bár; ha-yí-ti ke-khos ha-ra-vót. | I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places. |
| 8 | שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל־גָּג | Sha-kad-tí va-e-h-yéh ke-tzif-pór bo-déd al gág. | I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop. |
| 9 | כָּל־הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּעוּ | Kál ha-yom khe-re-fú-ni oy-e-vái; me-hol-le-lái bi nish-be-ú. | All the day my enemies taunt me; those who deride me use my name for a curse. |
| 10 | כִּי־אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָכְתִּי | Ki e-fér ka-lé-khem a-khál-ti; ve-shik-u-ví be-ve-khí ma-sákh-ti. | For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink. |
| 11 | מִפְּנֵי־זַעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי | Mi-pe-néi za-am-kha ve-kit-ze-pe-kha; ki ne-sa-tá va-tash-li-khé-ni. | Because of Your indignation and anger; for You have taken me up and thrown me down. |
| 12 | יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָשׁ | Ya-m-ái ke-tzel no-túi; va-a-ní ka-e-sév i-vásh. | My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass. |
| 13 | וְאַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר | Ve-at-táh Ado-nái le-o-lám te-shév; ve-zikh-re-kha le-dor va-dór. | But You, O the LORD, are enthroned forever; You are remembered throughout all generations. |
| 14 | אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי־עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי־בָא מוֹעֵד | At-táh ta-kúm te-ra-khaám Tzi-yón; ki et le-kha-ne-náh ki vá mo-eéd. | You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. |
| 15 | כִּי־רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶיהָ וְאֶת־עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵנוּ | Ki ra-tzú a-va-de-kha et a-va-ne-há; ve-et a-fa-ráh ye-kho-né-nu. | For Your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust. |
| 16 | וְיִירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה וְכָל־מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶךָ | Ve-yi-re-ú go-yím et shém Ado-nái; ve-khál mal-khéi ha-a-rétz et ke-vo-de-kha. | Nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory. |
| 17 | כִּי־בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדוֹ | Ki va-náh Ado-nái Tzi-yón; nir-áh be-khe-vo-dó. | For the LORD builds up Zion; He appears in His glory. |
| 18 | פָּנָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹא־בָזָה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָם | Pa-náh el te-fi-lát ha-ar-a-r; ve-lo va-záh et te-fi-la-tám. | He regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer. |
| 19 | תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל־יָהּ | Ti-ka-tév zo’t le-dor a-kha-rón; ve-am niv-rá ye-ha-lél Yáh. | Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. |
| 20 | כִּי־הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ יְהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־אֶרֶץ הִבִּיט | Ki hish-kíf mi-me-róm kod-shó; Ado-nái mi-sha-má-yim el e-rétz hi-bít. | That He looked down from His holy height; from heaven the LORD looked at the earth. |
| 21 | לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה | Lish-mó-a an-kaát a-sír; le-fat-té-akh be-néi te-mu-táh. | To hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die. |
| 22 | לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם | Le-sap-pér be-Tzi-yón shém Ado-nái; u-te-hil-la-tó bi-Ye-ru-sha-lá-yim. | That they may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, and in Jerusalem His praise. |
| 23 | בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָה | Be-hi-kka-vétz am-mím yakh-dáv; u-mam-la-khót la-a-vód et Ado-nái. | When peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the LORD. |
| 24 | עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ כחוכחוכֹּחִי קִצַּר יָמָי | In-náh va-dé-rekh kho-khí; ki-tzaár ya-m-ái. | He has broken my strength in midcourse; He has shortened my days. |
| 25 | אֹמַר אֵלִי אַל־תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ | O-már-tah El E-lo-h-ái; al ta-a-le-ní ba-kha-tzí ya-m-ái; be-dor do-rím she-no-te-kha. | I say: O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days — You whose years endure throughout all generations! |
| 26 | לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָיִם | Le-fa-ním ha-a-rétz ya-sa-d-tá; u-ma-a-séh ya-de-kha sha-má-yim. | Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. |
| 27 | הֵמָּה יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְיַחֲלֹפוּ | Hé-mah yo-ve-dú ve-at-táh ta-a-mód; ve-khu-l-lám ka-b-e-géd yiv-lú; ke-le-vúsh ta-kha-li-fém va-ya-kha-ló-fu. | They will perish, but You will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away. |
| 28 | וְאַתָּה־הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּמּוּ | Ve-at-táh hu; ve-she-no-te-kha lo yi-ta-m-mú. | But You are the same, and Your years have no end. |
| 29 | בְּנֵי־עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּוֹן | Be-néi a-va-de-kha yish-kó-nu; ve-zar-ám le-fa-ne-kha yi-kón. | The children of Your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before You. |