🔊 Audio of Psalm 63
Psalm 63
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה | Miz-mór le-Da-víd be-he-yó-to be-mid-bár Ye-hu-dáh. | A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. |
| 2 | אֱלֹהִים אֵלִי אַתָּה אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ צָמְאָה לְךָ נַפְשִׁי כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי בְּאֶרֶץ־צִיָּה וְעָיֵף בְּלִי־מָיִם | E-lo-hím E-lí at-táh; a-sha-kha-ré-ka; tza-me-áh le-khá naf-shí; ka-máh le-khá ve-sa-rí; be-e-rétz tzi-yáh ve-a-yéf bli ma-yím. | O God, You are my God; earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh faints for You, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| 3 | כֵּן בַּקֹּדֶשׁ חֲזִיתִיךָ לִרְאוֹת עֻזְּךָ וּכְבוֹדֶךָ | Kén be-kod-sh be-kha-zí-ti-kha; lir-oót u-ze-khá u-khe-vo-de-khá. | So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary, beholding Your power and glory. |
| 4 | כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ מֵחַיִּים שְׂפָתַי יְשַׁבְּחוּנְךָ | Ki tóv khas-de-khá mi-kha-y-yím; se-fa-tái ye-sha-be-khu-nékha. | Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. |
| 5 | כֵּן אֲבָרֶכְךָ בְחַיָּי בְּשִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂא כַפָּי | Kén a-va-re-khé-kha ve-kha-y-yái; be-shim-khá es-sá ka-p-pái. | So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift up my hands. |
| 6 | כְּמוֹ חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּע נַפְשִׁי וְשִׂפְתֵי רְנָנוֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּי | Ke-mo khé-lev va-dé-shen tis-ba-áh naf-shí; ve-sif-téi re-na-nót ye-hal-lél pi. | My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips. |
| 7 | אִם־זְכַרְתִּיךָ עַל־יְצוּעָי בְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹת אֶהְגֶּה־בָּךְ | Im ze-khar-tí-kha al yo-tzu-ái; be-ash-mu-rót e-he-géh bákh. | When I remember You upon my bed, and meditate on You in the watches of the night. |
| 8 | כִּי־הָיִיתָ עֶזְרָתָה לִּי וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן | Ki ha-yí-ta ez-rá-tah lí; u-ve-tzel ke-na-fé-kha a-ra-nén. | For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy. |
| 9 | דָּבְקָה נַפְשִׁי אַחֲרֶיךָ בִּי תָּמְכָה יְמִינֶךָ | Dav-kháh naf-shí a-kha-ré-kha; bí tam-kháh ye-mi-ne-khá. | My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. |
| 10 | וְהֵמָּה לְשׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי יָבֹאוּ בְּתַחְתִּיּוֹת הָאָרֶץ | Ve-hé-mah le-shaw-váh ye-vak-ke-shú naf-shí; ya-vo-ú be-takh-ti-yót ha-á-rets. | But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth. |
| 11 | יַגִּירֻהוּ עַל־יְדֵי־חָרֶב מְנָת שֻׁעָלִים יִהְיוּ | Yag-gi-rú-hu al ye-dót khé-rev; me-nát shu-a-lím yi-he-yú. | They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. |
| 12 | וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יִשְׂמַח בֵּאלֹהִים יִתְהַלֵּל כָּל־הַנִּשְׁבָּע בּוֹ כִּי יִסָּכֵר פִּי דוֹבְרֵי־שָׁקֶר | Ve-ha-mé-lekh yis-mákh be-E-lo-hím; yit-hal-lél kál ha-nish-bá‘ bo; ki yi-sak-kér pi do-ve-réi shá-ker. | But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by Him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. |