🔊 Audio of Psalm 85
Psalm 85
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר | La-me-nat-tsé-akh liv-néi Ko-rákh miz-mór. | To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. |
| 2 | רָצִיתָ יְהוָה אַרְצֶךָ שַׁבְתָּ שבותשבותשְׁבִית יַעֲקֹב | Ra-tzi-tá Ado-nái ar-tze-kha; shav-tá she-vut Ya-a-kóv. | LORD, You were favorable to Your land; You restored the fortunes of Jacob. |
| 3 | נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן עַמֶּךָ כִּסִּיתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָם סֶלָה | Na-sá-ta a-von am-me-kha; ki-sí-ta kál kha-ta-tám. Sé-lah. | You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah. |
| 4 | אָסַפְתָּ כָל־עֶבְרָתֶךָ הֱשִׁיבוֹתָ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ | A-saf-tá kál ev-ra-te-kha; she-v-tá me-kha-rón ap-pe-kha. | You withdrew all Your wrath; You turned from Your hot anger. |
| 5 | שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּנוּ | Shu-vé-nu E-lo-héi yish-e-nú; ve-ha-fér ka-as-e-kha im-má-nu. | Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away Your indignation toward us! |
| 6 | הַלְעוֹלָם תֶּאֱנַף־בָּנוּ תִּמְשֹׁךְ אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר | Ha-le-o-la-mím te-e-naf-bá-nu; tim-shókh ap-pe-kha le-dor va-dór. | Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? |
| 7 | הֲלֹא־אַתָּה תָּשׁוּב תְּחַיֵּנוּ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָךְ | Ha-lo at-táh ta-shúv te-kha-y-ye-nú; ve-am-me-khá yis-me-khú-vákh. | Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? |
| 8 | הַרְאֵנוּ יְהוָה חַסְדֶּךָ וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן־לָנוּ | Har-e-nú Ado-nái khas-de-kha; ve-yish-e-kha ti-tén lá-nu. | Show us Your steadfast love, O the LORD, and grant us Your salvation. |
| 9 | אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה־יְדַבֵּר הָאֵל יְהוָה כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶל־חֲסִידָיו וְאַל־יָשׁוּבוּ לְכִסְלָה | Esh-me-a mah ye-dab-bér ha-E-l Ado-nái; ki ye-dab-bér sha-lóm el am-mó ve-el kha-si-dáv; ve-al ya-shú-vu le-khis-láh. | Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly. |
| 10 | אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵנוּ | Akh ka-róv li-re-áv yish-o; li-sh-kón kha-vód be-ar-tze-nú. | Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. |
| 11 | חֶסֶד־וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם נָשָׁקוּ | Khé-sed ve-e-mét nif-ga-shú; tze-dék ve-sha-lóm na-shá-ku. | Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. |
| 12 | אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָף | E-mét me-e-rétz titz-mákh; ve-tze-dék mi-sha-má-yim nish-káf. | Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. |
| 13 | גַּם־יְהוָה יִתֵּן הַטּוֹב וְאַרְצֵנוּ תִּתֵּן יְבוּלָהּ | Gam Ado-nái yi-tén ha-tóv; ve-ar-tze-nú ti-tén ye-vu-láh. | Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. |
| 14 | צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו | Tze-dék le-fa-náv ye-ha-lékh; ve-ya-sém le-dé-rekh pe-a-máv. | Righteousness will go before Him and make His footsteps a way. |