🔊 Audio of Psalm 72
Psalm 72
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לִשְׁלֹמֹה אֱלֹהִים מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ תֵּן וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְבֶן־מֶלֶךְ | Li-Sh-lo-móh. E-lo-hím mish-pa-te-khá le-mé-lekh tén; ve-tzid-ka-te-khá le-ven mé-lekh. | Of Solomon. Give the king Your justice, O God, and Your righteousness to the royal son! |
| 2 | יָדִין עַמְּךָ בְצֶדֶק וַעֲנִיֶּיךָ בְמִשְׁפָּט | Ya-dín am-me-khá ve-tze-dék; va-a-ni-ye-khá ve-mish-pát. | May he judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice! |
| 3 | יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה | Yi-se-ú harím sha-lóm la-ám; u-ge-va-ót bi-tze-da-káh. | Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! |
| 4 | יִשְׁפֹּט עֲנִיֵּי־עָם יוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי אֶבְיוֹן וִידַכֵּא עוֹשֵׁק | Yish-pót a-ni-yéi a-mám; yo-shí-a li-ve-néi ev-yón; vi-dak-ké o-shék. | May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! |
| 5 | יִירָאוּךָ עִם־שָׁמֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ דּוֹר דּוֹרִים | Yi-ra-ú-kha im shé-mesh; ve-lif-néi yaré-akh dor do-rím. | May they fear You while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! |
| 6 | יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַל־גֵּז כִּרְבִיבִים זַרְזִיף אָרֶץ | Ye-réd ke-ma-tár al géz; ki-re-vi-vím ze-r-zíf a-rétz. | May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! |
| 7 | יִפְרַח־בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד־בְּלִי יָרֵחַ | Yi-frákh be-ya-máv tza-dík; ve-róv sha-lóm ad bli ya-ré-akh. | In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! |
| 8 | וְיֵרְדְּ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ | Ve-yérd mi-yam ad yám; u-mi-na-hár ad af-séi a-rétz. | May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! |
| 9 | לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵכוּ | Le-fa-náv yikh-re-ú tzi-yím; ve-oy-váv a-fár ye-la-khé-ku. | May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! |
| 10 | מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִיבוּ | Mal-khéi Tar-shísh ve-iy-yím min-kháh ya-shí-vu; mal-khéi She-vá va-Se-vá esh-kár yak-rí-vu. | May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! |
| 11 | וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ כָל־מְלָכִים כָּל־גּוֹיִם יַעַבְדוּהוּ | Ve-yish-ta-kha-vú-lo kál me-la-khím; kál go-yím ya-av-de-n-nú. | May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! |
| 12 | כִּי־יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְאֵין־עֹזֵר לוֹ | Ki yatz-zíl ev-yón me-sha-vé-a; ve-a-ní ve-ein o-zér ló. | For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. |
| 13 | יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִׁיעַ | Ya-khós al dal ve-ev-yón; ve-naf-shót ev-yo-ním yo-shí-a. | He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. |
| 14 | מִתּוֹךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁם וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָיו | Mi-tok ve-kha-más yig-al naf-shám; ve-yí-kar da-mám be-e-náv. | From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. |
| 15 | וִיחִי וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ מִזְּהַב שְׁבָא וְיִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדוֹ תָמִיד כָּל־הַיּוֹם יְבָרֲכֶנְהוּ | Ve-ye-khí; ve-yi-tén-lo mi-ze-hév She-vá; ve-yit-pa-l-lél ba-a-dó ta-míd; kál ha-yom ye-va-re-khe-n-nú. | Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! |
| 16 | יְהִי פִסַּת־בַּר בָּאָרֶץ בְּרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִרְעַשׁ כַּלְּבָנוֹן פִּרְיוֹ וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ | Ye-hí pis-sát bar ba-á-rets be-rósh harím; yir-ash she-rú-a ka-Le-vá-non pir-yó; ve-ya-tzi-tzú me-ír ke-e-sév ha-á-rets. | May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! |
| 17 | יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יניןיניןיִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ | Ye-hí she-mó le-o-lám; li-fe-néi shé-mesh yi-n-nón she-mó; ve-yit-ba-re-khú vo; kál go-yím ya-ash-re-n-nú. | May His name endure forever, His fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in Him, all nations call Him blessed! |
| 18 | בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּוֹ | Ba-rúkh Ado-nái E-lo-hím E-lo-héi Yis-ra-él; o-séh ni-fla-ót le-vad-dó. | Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. |
| 19 | וּבָרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּל הָאָרֶץ אָמֵן וְאָמֵן | U-va-rúkh shém ke-vo-dó le-o-lám; ve-yi-malé khe-vo-dó et kál ha-á-rets; a-mén va-a-mén. | Blessed be His glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen. |
| 20 | כָּלּוּ תְפִלּוֹת דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשָׁי | Kál-lu te-fi-lót Da-víd ben Yi-shái. | The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. |