🔊 Audio of Psalm 89
Psalm 89
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
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| 1 | מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי | Maskíl le-Ei-tán ha-Ez-ra-khí. | A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. |
| 2 | חַסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי | Khas-déi Ado-nái o-la-mím a-shí-rah; le-dor va-dór o-dí-a e-mu-na-te-kha be-fi. | I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations. |
| 3 | כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם | Ki a-mar-tí o-lám khé-sed yi-ba-néh; sha-má-yim ta-khín e-mu-na-te-kha vám. | For I said, ‘Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.’ |
| 4 | כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי | Ka-rá-ti ve-rít li-v-khi-rí; nish-ba-at-ti le-Da-víd av-dí. | ‘I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to David My servant. |
| 5 | עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶלָה | Ad o-lám a-khín zar-e-kha; u-va-ní-ti le-dor va-dór kis-e-kha. Sé-lah. | I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.’ Selah. |
| 6 | וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהוָה אַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִׁים | Ve-yo-dú sha-má-yim pil-e-kha Ado-nái; af e-mu-na-te-kha bik-hal ke-do-shím. | Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O the LORD, Your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! |
| 7 | כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים | Ki mi ba-sh-khaák ya-a-rókh la-Ado-nái; yid-méh la-Ado-nái bi-ve-néi e-lím. | For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 8 | אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָיו | E-l na-a-rátz be-sod ke-do-shím ra-b-báh; ve-no-rá al kál se-vi-váv. | A God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around Him. |
| 9 | יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת מִי־כָמוֹךָ חֲסִין יָהּ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ | Ado-nái E-lo-héi tze-va-ót mi kha-mó-kha kha-sin Yáh; ve-e-mu-na-te-kha se-vi-vó-te-kha. | O the LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as You are, O the LORD, with Your faithfulness all around You? |
| 10 | אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם | At-táh mo-shél be-ge-út ha-yám; be-shó-a ga-láv at-táh te-sha-be-khém. | You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them. |
| 11 | אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַב בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ | At-táh dik-kí-ta ke-kha-lál Ra-háv; be-ze-ro-a u-ze-kha pi-z-zar-tá oy-ve-kha. | You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. |
| 12 | לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץ תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּם | Le-kha sha-má-yim af le-kha a-rétz; té-vel u-me-lo-áh at-táh ye-sa-d-tám. | The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours; the world and all that is in it, You have founded them. |
| 13 | צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ | Tza-fón ve-ya-mín at-táh ve-ra-tám; Ta-vór ve-Kher-món be-shim-kha ye-ra-ne-nú. | The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise Your name. |
| 14 | לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶךָ | Le-kha ze-ró-a im ge-vu-ráh; ta-oz ya-de-kha ta-rúm ye-mi-ne-kha. | You have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand, high Your right hand. |
| 15 | צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ | Tze-dék u-mish-pát me-khón kis-e-kha; khé-sed ve-e-mét ye-kad-de-mú fa-ne-kha. | Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before You. |
| 16 | אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יוֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה יְהוָה בְּאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן | Ash-réi ha-am yo-de-éi te-ru-a-h; Ado-nái be-or pa-ne-kha ye-ha-le-khún. | Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O the LORD, in the light of Your face. |
| 17 | בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כָּל־הַיּוֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרוּמוּ | Be-shim-kha ye-gi-lún kál ha-yom; u-ve-tzid-ka-te-kha ya-rú-mu. | Who exult in Your name all the day and in Your righteousness are exalted. |
| 18 | כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצֹנְךָ תריםתריםתָּרוּם קַרְנֵנוּ | Ki tif-e-rét u-zá-mo at-táh; u-ve-ritz-o-ne-kha ta-rúm kar-né-nu. | For You are the glory of their strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 19 | כִּי לַיהוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּנוּ | Ki la-Ado-nái ma-gi-né-nu; ve-lik-dosh Yis-ra-él mal-ké-nu. | For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 20 | אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ־בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם | Az di-bar-tá ve-kha-zón el kha-si-de-kha; va-to-mér sha-ví-ti é-zer al gi-bór; ha-ri-mó-ti va-khúr me-am. | Of old You spoke in a vision to Your godly one, and said: ‘I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
| 21 | מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו | Ma-tzá-ti Da-víd av-dí; be-shé-men kod-shí me-sakh-tí-hu. | I have found David, My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him. |
| 22 | אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ | A-shér ya-dí ti-k-kón im-mó; af ze-ro-aí te-am-me-tsé-nu. | So that My hand shall be established with him; My arm also shall strengthen him. |
| 23 | לֹא־יַשִּׁא אוֹיֵב בּוֹ וּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּנּוּ | Lo yash-shí-a o-yév bo; u-ven av-láh lo ye-an-né-nu. | The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. |
| 24 | וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף | Ve-kha-tot-tí mi-pá-nav tza-ráv; u-me-san-e-áv a-g-góf. | I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. |
| 25 | וֶאֶמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנוֹ | Ve-e-mu-na-tí ve-khas-dí im-mó; u-ve-shim-í ta-rúm kar-nó. | My faithfulness and My steadfast love shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted. |
| 26 | וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ וּבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינוֹ | Ve-sam-tí ba-yam ya-dó; u-vi-ne-ha-rót ye-mi-nó. | I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. |
| 27 | הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּה אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי | Hu yik-ra-e-ní a-ví at-táh; E-lo-h-ái ve-tzur ye-shu-a-tí. | He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ |
| 28 | אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ | Af a-ní be-khór et-te-né-hu; el-yón le-mal-khéi a-rétz. | And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. |
| 29 | לְעוֹלָם אשמוראשמוראֶשְׁמָר־לוֹ חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לוֹ | Le-o-lám esh-mor-lo khas-dí; u-ve-ri-tí ne-e-mé-net lo. | My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and My covenant will stand firm for him. |
| 30 | וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָיִם | Ve-sam-tí la-ád zar-o; ve-khis-o ke-y-méi sha-má-yim. | I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. |
| 31 | אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן | Im ya-az-vú va-náv to-ra-tí; u-ve-mish-pa-t-ái lo ye-le-khún. | If his children forsake My law and do not walk according to My rules. |
| 32 | אִם־חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּ וּמִצְוֺתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹרוּ | Im khu-ko-t-ái ye-kha-le-lú; u-mitz-vo-t-ái lo yish-me-rú. | If they violate My statutes and do not keep My commandments. |
| 33 | וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֺנָם | Ve-fa-kad-tí be-shé-vet pish-a-m; u-ving-a-im a-vo-nám. | Then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes. |
| 34 | וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ וְלֹא־אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי | Ve-khas-dí lo a-fír mim-mé-nu; ve-lo ash-kér be-e-mu-na-tí. | But I will not remove from him My steadfast love or be false to My faithfulness. |
| 35 | לֹא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּה | Lo a-kha-lél be-ri-tí; u-mo-tzá se-fa-t-ái lo a-sha-néh. | I will not violate My covenant or alter the word that went forth from My lips. |
| 36 | אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי אִם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב | A-khaát nish-ba-a-tí ve-kod-shí; im le-Da-víd a-kha-zéb. | Once for all I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 37 | זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶה וְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּי | Zar-o le-o-lám yi-he-yéh; ve-khis-o ka-shé-mesh ne-g-dí. | His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before Me. |
| 38 | כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָם וְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶלָה | Ke-ya-ré-akh yi-kón o-lám; ve-ed ba-sh-khaák ne-e-mán. Sé-lah. | Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.’ Selah. |
| 39 | וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס הִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶךָ | Ve-at-táh za-nákh-ta va-tim-as; hit-ab-bar-tá im me-shi-khe-kha. | But now You have cast off and rejected; You are full of wrath against Your anointed. |
| 40 | נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָ חִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרוֹ | Ni-ar-tá be-rít av-de-kha; khi-lal-tá la-a-rétz niz-ró. | You have renounced the covenant with Your servant; You have defiled his crown in the dust. |
| 41 | פָּרַצְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָיו שַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּה | Pa-ratz-tá kál ge-de-ró-tav; sam-tá miv-tza-ráv me-khu-t-táh. | You have breached all his walls; You have laid his strongholds in ruins. |
| 42 | שַׁסֻּהוּ כָּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ הָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָיו | Sha-se-hú kál o-ve-réi dé-rekh; ha-yáh kher-páh lish-khe-náv. | All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. |
| 43 | הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיו הִשְׂמַחְתָּ כָּל־אוֹיְבָיו | Ha-ri-mó-ta ye-mín tza-ráv; his-am-ta kál oy-váv. | You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. |
| 44 | אַף־תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹ וְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָה | Af ta-shív tzur khar-bó; ve-lo ha-ki-mó-to ba-mil-kha-máh. | You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and You have not made him stand in battle. |
| 45 | הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּרְתָּה | Hish-bat-tá mi-te-ha-ró; ve-kis-e-ó la-a-rétz mi-gar-táh. | You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground. |
| 46 | הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶלָה | Hik-tza-r-tá ye-méi a-lu-máv; he-e-tí-ta a-láv bó-shet. Sé-lah. | You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah. |
| 47 | עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ | Ad ma-tái Ado-nái tis-sa-tér la-né-tzakh; tiv-ar ke-ésh kha-ma-te-kha. | How long, O the LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? How long will Your wrath burn like fire? |
| 48 | זְכָר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם | Ze-khór a-ní ma-dí; al she-a-v ke-ra-tá kál be-néi a-dám. | Remember how short my time is! For what vanity You have created all the children of man! |
| 49 | מִי גֶבֶר יִחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶלָה | Mi gé-ver yikh-yéh ve-lo yir-eéh ma-vét; ye-mal-lét naf-shó mi-yad she-o-l. Sé-lah. | What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. |
| 50 | אַיֵּה חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲדֹנָי נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶךָ | Ay-yéh kha-sa-de-kha ha-ri-sho-ním Ado-nái; nish-ba-a-tá le-Da-víd be-e-mu-na-te-kha. | LORD, where is Your steadfast love of old, which by Your faithfulness You swore to David? |
| 51 | זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ שְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כָּל־רַבִּים עַמִּים | Ze-khór Ado-nái kher-paát a-va-de-kha; se-e-tí be-khe-ikí kál ra-bím am-mím. | Remember, O the LORD, how Your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations. |
| 52 | אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶךָ | A-shér khe-re-fú oy-ve-kha Ado-nái; a-shér khe-re-fú i-kh-vót me-shi-khe-kha. | With which Your enemies mock, O the LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of Your anointed. |
| 53 | בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן | Ba-rúkh Ado-nái le-o-lám; a-mén va-a-mén. | Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. |