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תְּפִלָּה לְדָוִד שִׁמְעָה יהוה צֶדֶק הַקְשִׁיבָה רִנָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה תְפִלָּתִי בְּלֹא שִׂפְתֵי מִרְמָה |
Tefilláh leDavid, shim’áh Adonai tsédeq, haqshívah rinnatí, ha’azínah tefillatí beló siftéi mirmáh. |
A prayer of David. Hear, O Adonai, what is just; attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit. |
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מִלְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִי יֵצֵא עֵינֶיךָ תֶּחֱזֶינָה מֵישָׁרִים |
Millefanékha mishpatí yetsé', ’einékha tekhézinah meisharím. |
Let my vindication come forth from Your presence; let Your eyes behold what is upright. |
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בָּחַנְתָּ לִבִּי פָּקַדְתָּ לַיְלָה צְרַפְתַּנִי בַל־תִּמְצָא זַמּוֹתִי בַל־יַעֲבָר־פִּי |
Bakhánta libbí, paqádta laylah, tsaraftáni bal-timtsá', zammóti bal-ya’avár-pí. |
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tested me and found nothing; I have resolved that my mouth shall not transgress. |
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לִפְעֻלּוֹת אָדָם בִּדְבַר שְׂפָתֶיךָ אֲנִי שָׁמַרְתִּי אָרְחוֹת פָּרִיץ |
Lif’ullót adám, bidvár sefatékha aní shamárti orkhót paríts. |
As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent. |
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תָּמֹךְ אֲשׁוּרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶיךָ בַּל־תִּמּוֹט אֲשׁוּרָי |
Tamókh ashúray bema’galotékha, bal-timmót ashúray. |
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. |
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אֲנִי־קְרָאתִיךָ כִּי־תַעֲנֵנִי אֵל הַט־אָזְנְךָ לִי שְׁמַע אִמְרָתִי |
Aní-qratíkha ki-ta’anéni El, hat-oznekhá li shemá’ imratí. |
I call upon You, for You answer me, O God; incline Your ear to me; hear my words. |
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הַפְלֵה חֲסָדֶיךָ מוֹשִׁיעַ חוֹסִים מִמִּתְקוֹמְמִים בִּימִינֶךָ |
Hafléh khasadékha, moshía khosím mimmitqomemím biminnékha. |
Show Your wondrous kindness, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at Your right hand. |
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שָׁמְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת־עָיִן בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵנִי |
Shomréni ke’ishón bat-’áyin, betsél kenafékha tastiréni. |
Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings, |
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מִפְּנֵי רְשָׁעִים זוּ שַׁדּוּנִי אֹיְבַי בְּנֶפֶשׁ יַקִּיפוּ עָלָי |
Mippené resha’ím zu shaddúni, oyeváy benéfesh yaqqífu ’aláy. |
from the wicked who despoil me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. |
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חֶלְבָּמוֹ סָגְרוּ פִּימוֹ דִּבְּרוּ בְגֵאוּת |
Khelbamó sagrú, pímou dibberú vegué’ut. |
They have closed their fat hearts; with their mouths they speak arrogantly. |
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אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ עַתָּה סְבָבוּנוּ עֵינֵיהֶם יָשִׁיתוּ לִנְטוֹת בָּאָרֶץ |
Ashurénu ’attáh sevavúnu, ’einéhem yashítu lintót ba’árets. |
They have now encircled our steps; they fix their eyes to cast us to the ground. |
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דִּמְיֹנוֹ כְּאַרְיֵה יִכְסוֹף לִטְרֹף וְכִכְפִיר יֹשֵׁב בְּמִסְתָּרִים |
Dimyonó ke’aryéh yikhsof litróf, vekhikhfír yoshév bammistárim. |
He is like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush. |
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קוּמָה יהוה קַדְּמָה פָנָיו הַכְרִיעֵהוּ פַּלְּטָה נַפְשִׁי מֵרָשָׁע חַרְבֶּךָ |
Kumáh Adonai, qaddemáh fanáv, hahri’éhu, palletáh nafshí merashá’ kharbékha. |
Arise, O Adonai; confront him; bring him down; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword, |
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מִמְּתִים יָדְךָ יהוה מִמְּתִים מֵחֶלֶד חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים וּצְפוּנְךָ תְמַלֵּא בִטְנָם יִשְׂבְּעוּ בָנִים וְהִנִּיחוּ יִתְרָם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶם |
Mimmetím yadkha Adonai, mimmetím mekhélled khelqám bakhayyím, utsefunkhá temallé vitnám yisbe’ú vaním, vehinníkhu yitrám le’ol-leéhem. |
from men by Your hand, O Adonai, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their belly with Your treasure; they have many children and leave their abundance to their little ones. |
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אֲנִי בְּצֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶה פָנֶיךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָה בְהָקִיץ תְּמוּנָתֶךָ |
Aní betsédeq ehézeh fanékha, esbe’áh vehaqíts temunatékha. |
As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with Your likeness. |