🔊 Audio of Psalm 126
Psalm 126
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת בְּשׁוּב יְהוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַת צִיּוֹן הָיִינוּ כְּחֹלְמִים | Shír ha-ma-a-lót. Be-shúv Ado-nái et shi-vát Tzi-yón; ha-yí-nu ke-kho-le-mím. | A Song of Ascents. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. |
| 2 | אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם־אֵלֶּה | Az yi-ma-lé se-khok pi-nú; u-le-sho-né-nu ri-n-náh; az yo-me-rú va-go-yím; hig-díl Ado-nái la-a-sót im e-l-léh. | Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, ‘The LORD has done great things for them.’ |
| 3 | הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּנוּ הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים | Hig-díl Ado-nái la-a-sót im-má-nu; ha-yí-nu se-me-khím. | The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad. |
| 4 | שׁוּבָה יְהוָה אֶת־שבותנושבותנושְׁבִיתֵנוּ כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב | Shu-váh Ado-nái et she-vi-té-nu; ka-a-fi-kím ba-né-gev. | Restore our fortunes, O the LORD, like streams in the Negeb! |
| 5 | הַזֹּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹרוּ | Ha-zo-re-ím be-dim-áh; be-ri-n-náh yik-tzó-ru. | Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! |
| 6 | הָלוֹךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא מֶשֶׁךְ־הַזָּרַע בֹּא־יָבוֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא אֲלֻמֹּתָיו | Ha-lókh ye-lékh u-va-khóh; no-sé me-shékh ha-zá-ra; bo ya-vó ve-ri-n-náh; no-sé a-lu-mo-táv. | He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. |