🔊 Audio of Psalm 109
Psalm 109
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתִי אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ | La-me-nat-tsé-akh le-Da-víd miz-mór. E-lo-héi te-hil-la-tí al te-khe-rásh. | To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my praise! |
| 2 | כִּי פִי רָשָׁע וּפִי־מִרְמָה עָלַי פָּתָחוּ דִּבְּרוּ אִתִּי לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר | Ki fi ra-shá u-fi mir-máh a-lái pa-tá-khu; di-be-rú it-tí le-shón shá-ker. | For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. |
| 3 | וְדִבְרֵי שִׂנְאָה סְבָבוּנִי וַיִּלָּחֲמוּנִי חִנָּם | Ve-div-réi sin-áh se-va-vú-ni; va-yi-la-kha-mú-ni khi-n-nám. | They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. |
| 4 | תַּחַת־אַהֲבָתִי יִשְׂטְנוּנִי וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּה | Ta-khaát a-ha-va-tí yis-te-nú-ni; va-a-ní te-fi-láh. | In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. |
| 5 | וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלַי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה וְשִׂנְאָה תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִי | Va-ya-si-mú a-lái ra-áh ta-khaát to-váh; ve-sin-áh ta-khaát a-ha-va-tí. | So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. |
| 6 | הַפְקֵד עָלָיו רָשָׁע וְשָׂטָן יַעֲמֹד עַל־יְמִינוֹ | Haf-kéd a-láv ra-shá; ve-sa-tán ya-a-mód al ye-mi-nó. | Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. |
| 7 | בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ יֵצֵא רָשָׁע וּתְפִלָּתוֹ תִּהְיֶה לַחֲטָאָה | Be-hi-sha-fe-tó ye-tzé ra-shá; u-te-fi-la-tó tih-yéh la-kha-ta-áh. | When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! |
| 8 | יִהְיוּ־יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵר | Yih-yú ya-máv me-a-tím; pe-ku-da-tó yi-kákh a-khér. | May his days be few; may another take his office! |
| 9 | יִהְיוּ־בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָה | Yih-yú va-náv ye-to-mím; ve-ish-tó al-ma-náh. | May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! |
| 10 | וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶם | Ve-no-a ya-nu-ú-u va-náv u-she-e-lú; ve-dik-shú me-kha-r-be-so-té-hem. | May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! |
| 11 | יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְיָבֹזּוּ זָרִים יְגִיעוֹ | Ye-nak-késh no-shéh le-khál a-shér-lo; va-ya-vozú za-rím ye-gi-e-o. | May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! |
| 12 | אַל־יְהִי־לוֹ מֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְאַל־יְהִי חוֹנֵן לִיתוֹמָיו | Al ye-hí-lo mo-shékh khé-sed; ve-al ye-hí kho-nén li-ye-to-máv. | Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! |
| 13 | יְהִי־אַחֲרִיתוֹ לְהַכְרִית בְּדוֹר אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָם | Ye-hí a-kha-ri-tó le-hakh-rít; be-dor a-khér yi-m-akh she-mám. | May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! |
| 14 | יִזָּכֵר עֲוֺן אֲבֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָה וְחַטַּאת אִמּוֹ אַל־תִּמָּח | Yi-za-kér a-vón a-vo-táv el Ado-nái; ve-kha-taát im-mó al ti-ma-kh. | May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! |
| 15 | יִהְיוּ נֶגֶד־יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְיַכְרֵת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם | Yih-yú ne-géd Ado-nái ta-míd; ve-yakh-rét me-e-rétz zikh-rám. | Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth! |
| 16 | יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵת | Ya-aán a-shér lo za-khár a-so’t khé-sed; va-yir-dóf ísh a-ní ve-ev-yón; ve-nik-e-h lev le-mo-tét. | For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. |
| 17 | וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְלֹא־חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּנּוּ | Va-ye-a-hév ke-la-láh va-te-vo-e-hú-lo; ve-lo kha-fétz be-ve-ra-kháh va-tir-khaák mim-mé-nu. | He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! |
| 18 | וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו | Va-yil-ba’sh ke-la-láh ke-mad-dó; va-ta-vó kha-ma-yím be-kir-bó; ve-cha-shé-men be-a-tza-mo-táv. | He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! |
| 19 | תְּהִי־לוֹ כְּבֶגֶד יַעְטֶה וּלְמֵזַח תָּמִיד יַחְגְּרֶהָ | Te-hí-lo ke-bé-ged ya-at-téh; u-le-ma-zeákh ta-míd yakh-ge-ré-ha. | May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! |
| 20 | זֹאת פְּעֻלַּת שֹׂטְנַי מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְהַדֹּבְרִים רָע עַל־נַפְשִׁי | Ze pe-u-lát sor-r-ái me-et Ado-nái; ve-ha-do-ve-rím ra’-a al naf-shí. | May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life! |
| 21 | וְאַתָּה יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֲשֵׂה־אִתִּי לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ הַצִּילֵנִי | Ve-at-táh Ado-nái E-lo-h-ái a-séh it-tí le-ma-an she-me-kha; ki tóv khas-de-kha hatz-tzi-lé-ni. | But You, O the LORD my God, deal on my behalf for Your name’s sake; because Your steadfast love is good, deliver me! |
| 22 | כִּי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָנֹכִי וְלִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּי | Ki a-ní a-ní ve-ev-yón a-ní; ve-lib-bí kha-lál be-kir-bí. | For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. |
| 23 | כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹתוֹ נֶהֱלָכְתִּי נִנְעַרְתִּי כָּאַרְבֶּה | Ke-tzel bin-to-tó ne-he-lékh-ti; nin-ar-tí ka-ar-béh. | I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. |
| 24 | בִּרְכַּי כָּשְׁלוּ מִצּוֹם וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁמֶן | Bir-k-ái ka-she-lú mi-tzom; u-ve-sa-rí ka-khash me-shé-men. | My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. |
| 25 | וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָׁם | Va-a-ní ha-yí-ti kher-páh la-hém; yir-ú-ni ya-ni-ú-un ro-shám. | I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. |
| 26 | עָזְרֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְחַסְדֶּךָ | Ez-ré-ni Ado-nái E-lo-h-ái; ho-shi-e-ní ke-khas-de-kha. | Help me, O the LORD my God! Save me according to Your steadfast love! |
| 27 | וְיֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָדְךָ זֹּאת אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲשִׂיתָהּ | Ve-ye-de-ú ki ya-de-kha zo’t; at-táh Ado-nái a-si-táh. | Let them know that this is Your hand; You, O the LORD, have done it! |
| 28 | יְקַלְלוּ־הֵמָּה וְאַתָּה תְבָרֵךְ קָמוּ וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ וְעַבְדְּךָ יִשְׂמָח | Ye-ka-le-lú-hem ve-at-táh te-va-rékh; ka-mú va-ye-vo-shú; ve-av-de-kha yis-mákh. | Let them curse, but You will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but Your servant will be glad! |
| 29 | יִלְבְּשׁוּ שׂוֹטְנַי כְּלִמָּה וְיַעֲטוּ כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּם | Yil-be-shú sor-r-ái ke-lim-máh; ve-ya-atú-hu va-mé-il bosh-tám. | May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! |
| 30 | אוֹדֶה יְהוָה מְאֹד בְּפִי וּבְתוֹךְ רַבִּים אֲהַלְלֶנּוּ | O-déh Ado-nái me-od be-fi; u-ve-tókh ra-bím a-ha-le-lé-nu. | With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise Him in the midst of the throng. |
| 31 | כִּי־יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשׁוֹ | Ki ya-a-mód li-y-min ev-yón; le-ho-shí-a mi-shof-te-í naf-shí. | For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. |