🔊 Audio of Psalm 66
Psalm 66
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַמְנַצֵּחַ שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהִים כָּל־הָאָרֶץ | La-me-nat-tsé-akh shír miz-mór. Ha-rí-u le-E-lo-hím kál ha-á-rets. | To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm. Shout for joy to God, all the earth! |
| 2 | זַמְּרוּ כְבוֹד־שְׁמוֹ שִׂימוּ כָבוֹד תְּהִלָּתוֹ | Zam-me-rú khvód she-mó; sí-mu kha-vód te-hil-la-tó. | Sing the glory of His name; give to Him glorious praise! |
| 3 | אִמְרוּ לֵאלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָא מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּרֹב עֻזְּךָ יְכַחֲשׁוּ לְךָ אֹיְבֶיךָ | Im-rú le-E-lo-hím mah no-rá ma-a-se-khá; be-róv u-ze-khá ye-kha-kha-shú-lu oy-ye-khá. | Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies come cringing to You. |
| 4 | כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ וִיזַמְּרוּ־לָךְ יְזַמְּרוּ שִׁמְךָ סֶלָה | Kál ha-á-rets yish-ta-kha-vú le-khá ve-ya-zam-me-rú-lákh; ye-zam-me-rú shim-khá. Sé-lah. | All the earth worships You and sings praises to You; they sing praises to Your name.’ Selah. |
| 5 | לְכוּ וּרְאוּ מִפְעֲלוֹת אֱלֹהִים נוֹרָא עֲלִילָה עַל־בְּנֵי אָדָם | Le-khú u-re-ú mif-a-lót E-lo-hím; no-rá a-li-láh al be-néi a-dám. | Come and see what God has done: He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of man. |
| 6 | הָפַךְ יָם לְיַבָּשָׁה בַּנָּהָר יַעַבְרוּ בְרָגֶל שָׁם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּוֹ | Ha-fákh yam le-ya-ba-sháh; ba-na-hár ya-a-ve-rú ve-rá-gel; shám nis-me-kháh bó. | He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in Him. |
| 7 | מֹשֵׁל בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ עוֹלָם עֵינָיו בַּגּוֹיִם תִּצְפֶּינָה הַסּוֹרְרִים אַל־ירימוירימויָרוּמוּ לָמוֹ סֶלָה | Mo-shél big-vu-ra-tó o-lám; e-náv ba-go-yím titz-pe-náh; ha-so-re-rím al ya-rú-mu la-m-o. Sé-lah. | Who rules by His might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations — let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. |
| 8 | בָּרְכוּ עַמִּים אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַשְׁמִיעוּ קוֹל תְּהִלָּתוֹ | Ba-re-khú am-mím E-lo-hé-nu; ve-hash-mí-u kol te-hil-la-tó. | Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. |
| 9 | הַשָּׂם נַפְשֵׁנוּ בַּחַיִּים וְלֹא־נָתַן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֵנוּ | Ha-sím naf-shé-nu ba-kha-y-yím; ve-lo na-tán la-mót rag-lé-nu. | Who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. |
| 10 | כִּי־בְחַנְתָּנוּ אֱלֹהִים צְרַפְתָּנוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּסֶף | Ki ve-khan-tá-nu E-lo-hím; tze-raf-tá-nu ki-tze-róf ka-séf. | For You, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried. |
| 11 | הֲבֵאתָנוּ בַמְּצוּדָה שַׂמְתָּ מוּעָקָה בְמָתְנֵינוּ | He-ve-a-tá-nu va-me-tzu-dáh; sam-tá mu-e-káh be-mot-ne-nú. | You brought us into the net; You laid a crushing burden on our backs. |
| 12 | הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ בָּאנוּ־בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם וַתּוֹצִיאֵנוּ לָרְוָיָה | Hir-kab-tá e-nósh le-ro-she-nú; bá-nu ve-e-sh u-va-má-yim; va-to-tzi-e-nú la-re-va-yáh. | You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet You have brought us out to a place of abundance. |
| 13 | אָבוֹא בֵיתְךָ בְעוֹלוֹת אֲשַׁלֵּם לְךָ נְדָרָי | Avó véi-te-kha ve-o-lót; a-shal-lém le-khá ne-da-rái. | I will come into Your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to You. |
| 14 | אֲשֶׁר־פָּצוּ שְׂפָתָי וְדִבֶּר־פִּי בַּצַּר־לִי | A-shér pa-tzú se-fa-tái; u-di-b-bér pí ba-tza-r-lí. | That which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. |
| 15 | עֹלוֹת מֵחִים אַעֲלֶה־לָּךְ עִם־קְטֹרֶת אֵילִים אֶעֱשֶׂה בָקָר עִם־עַתּוּדִים סֶלָה | O-lót me-i-m im a-a-léh lákh im ke-tó-ret e-i-lím; a-e-séh va-kár im at-tu-dím. Sé-lah. | I will offer to You burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah. |
| 16 | לְכוּ־שִׁמְעוּ וַאֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְנַפְשִׁי | Le-khú shim-ú va-a-sap-pe-ráh kál yi-re-éi E-lo-hím; a-shér a-sáh le-naf-shí. | Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul. |
| 17 | אֵלָיו פִּי־קָרָאתִי וְרוֹמַם תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנִי | E-láv pi ka-rá-ti; ve-ro-mám ta-khaát le-sho-ní. | I cried to Him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
| 18 | אָוֶן אִם־רָאִיתִי בְלִבִּי לֹא יִשְׁמַע אֲדֹנָי | A-vén im ra-í-ti be-lib-bí; lo yish-máa Ado-nái. | If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the LORD would not have listened. |
| 19 | אָכֵן שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים הִקְשִׁיב בְּקוֹל תְּפִלָּתִי | A-khén sha-má‘ E-lo-hím; hik-shív be-kól te-fil-la-tí. | But truly God has listened; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. |
| 20 | בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הֵסִיר תְּפִלָּתִי וְחַסְדּוֹ מֵאִתִּי | Ba-rúkh E-lo-hím a-shér lo hé-sir te-fil-la-tí ve-khas-dó me-it-tí. | Blessed be God, because He has not rejected my prayer or removed His steadfast love from me! |