🔊 Audio of Psalm 23
Psalm 23
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד יְהוָה רֹעִי לֹא אֶחְסָר | Mizmor leDavid. Adonai ro‘i; lo ekhsar. | A Psalm of David. Adonai is my shepherd; I shall not want. |
| 2 | בִּנְאוֹת דֶּשֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵנִי עַל־מֵי מְנֻחוֹת יְנַהֲלֵנִי | Bin’ot deshe yarbitzeni; al mei menukhot yenahaleni. | He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside tranquil waters. |
| 3 | נַפְשִׁי יְשׁוֹבֵב יַנְחֵנִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶדֶק לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ | Nafshi yeshovev; yanh’eni ve-ma‘gelei tzedek lema‘an shemo. | He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. |
| 4 | גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי | Gam ki elekh be-gei tzalmavet lo ira ra; ki attah ‘immadi; shivtekha u-mish‘antekha, hemah yenakhamuni. | Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. |
| 5 | תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָן נֶגֶד צֹרְרָי דִּשַּׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן רֹאשִׁי כּוֹסִי רְוָיָה | Ta‘arokh lefanai shulkhan neged tzorerai; dishanta vashemen roshi; kosi revayah. | You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. |
| 6 | אַךְ טוֹב וָחֶסֶד יִרְדְּפוּנִי כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּי וְשַׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית־יְהוָה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים | Akh tov va-khesed yirdefuni kol yemei khayai; veshavti beveit Adonai le’orekh yamim. | Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Adonai for length of days. |