🔊 Audio of Psalm 70
Psalm 70
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּיר | La-me-nat-tsé-akh le-Da-víd le-ha-zkír. | To the Chief Musician. Of David, for the memorial offering. |
| 2 | אֱלֹהִים לְהַצִּילֵנִי יְהוָה לְעֶזְרָתִי חוּשָׁה | E-lo-hím le-hatz-tzi-lé-ni; Ado-nái le-ez-ra-tí khú-shah. | Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O the LORD, make haste to help me! |
| 3 | יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּ חֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִי | Ye-vo-shú ve-yikh-ka-le-mú me-vak-she-í naf-shí; yi-sa-gú a-khór ve-yi-ka-le-mú kha-fe-tzéi ra-a-tí. | Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! |
| 4 | יָשׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵקֶב בָּשְׁתָּם הָאֹמְרִים הֶאָח הֶאָח | Ya-shú-vu al e-kév bosh-tám ha-om-rím he-ákh he-ákh. | Let them turn back because of their shame who say, ‘Aha, Aha!’ |
| 5 | יָשִׂישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ בְּךָ כָּל־מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל אֱלֹהִים אֹהֲבֵי יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ | Ya-sí-su ve-yis-me-khú ve-khá kál me-vak-she-khá; ve-yo-me-rú ta-míd yig-dal E-lo-hím o-ha-véi ye-shu-a-te-khá. | May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You! May those who love Your salvation say evermore, ‘God is great!’ |
| 6 | וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אֱלֹהִים חוּשָׁה־לִּי עֶזְרִי וּמְפַלְטִי אַתָּה יְהוָה אַל־תְּאַחַר | Va-a-ní a-ní ve-ev-yón; E-lo-hím khú-shah lí; ez-rá-ti u-me-pal-tí at-táh; Ado-nái al te-a-khaár. | But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O the LORD, do not delay! |