🔊 Audio of Psalm 142
Psalm 142
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַמְּעָרָה תְפִלָּה | Mas-kíl le-Da-víd; bi-he-yó-to va-me-a-ráh te-fi-láh. | A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. |
| 2 | קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶזְעָק קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּן | Ko-lí el Ado-nái ez-a‘k; ko-lí el Ado-nái et-khan-nán. | With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. |
| 3 | אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי צָרָתִי לְפָנָיו אַגִּיד | Esh-pókh le-fa-náv si-khí; tza-ra-tí le-fa-náv ag-gíd. | I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell my trouble before Him. |
| 4 | בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי רוּחִי וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ נְתִיבָתִי בְּאֹרַח־זוּ אֲהַלֵּךְ טָמְנוּ פַח לִי | Be-hit-a-t-téf a-lái ru-khí; ve-at-táh ya-dá‘-ta ne-ti-ví; be-o-rá-akh zu a-ha-lékh; tez-me-nú-li fákh. | When my spirit faints within me, You know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. |
| 5 | הַבֵּיט יָמִין וּרְאֵה וְאֵין־לִי מַכִּיר אָבַד מָנוֹס מִמֶּנִּי אֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ לְנַפְשִׁי | Ha-bét ya-mín u-re-éh; ve-ein lí ma-k-kír; a-vád má-nos mim-mé-ni; ein do-résh le-naf-shí. | Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. |
| 6 | זָעַקְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה אָמַרְתִּי אַתָּה מַחְסִי חֶלְקִי בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים | Za-a-k-tí e-lé-kha Ado-nái; a-mar-tí at-táh makh-sí; khel-kí be-e-rétz ha-kha-y-yím. | I cry to You, O the LORD; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’ |
| 7 | הַקְשִׁיבָה אֶל־רִנָּתִי כִּי־דַלּוֹתִי מְאֹד הַצִּילֵנִי מֵרֹדְפַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּנִּי | Hak-shí-vah el rin-na-tí; ki dal-ló-ti me-od; hatz-tzi-lé-ni mi-ro-de-f-ái; ki a-me-tzú mim-mé-ni. | Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! |
| 8 | הוֹצִיאָה מִמַּסְגֵּר נַפְשִׁי לְהוֹדוֹת אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ בִּי יַכְתִּרוּ צַדִּיקִים כִּי תִגְמֹל עָלָי | Ho-tzi-áh mi-mas-gér naf-shí; le-ho-dót et shím-kha; bí yak-tí-ru tzad-dí-kim; ki tig-mól a-lái. | Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to Your name! The righteous will surround me, for You will deal bountifully with me. |