Psalm 17/Text/Clauses
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1.1 | A prayer. By David. |
| שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ צֶ֗דֶק | 1.2 | YHWH, hear a righteous case! |
| הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י | 1.3 | Pay attention to my cry! |
| הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃ | 1.4 | Listen to my prayer which is made without deceitful lips! |
| מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י יֵצֵ֑א | 2.1 | May my judgment come from you. |
| עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | 2.2 | May your eyes see uprightness. |
| בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ | 3.1 | You have examined my heart; |
| פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה | 3.2 | you have inspected [my heart] at night; |
| צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי | 3.3 | you have tested me; |
| בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א | 3.4 | yet, you find nothing. |
| זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃ | 3.5 | What I say is not different from what I think. |
| לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃ תָּמֹ֣ךְ אֲ֭שֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ | 4.1 | As for what people do, I have restrained violent behavior by the word of your lips, my steps persisting in your ways. |
| בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃ | 4.2 | My feet have not slipped. |
| אֲנִֽי־קְרָאתִ֣יךָ | 6.1 | I have called out to you, |
| כִֽי־תַעֲנֵ֣נִי אֵ֑ל | 6.2 | for you answer me, God. |
| הַֽט־אָזְנְךָ֥ לִ֝֗י | 6.3 | Incline your ear to me! |
| שְׁמַ֣ע אִמְרָתִֽי׃ | 6.4 | Hear what I am saying! |
| הַפְלֵ֣ה חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ חוֹסִ֑ים מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ | 7.1 | Carry out your covenant acts wondrously, deliverer of those who take refuge at your right hand from their adversaries. |
| שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן | 8.1 | Guard me like the apple of your eye! |
| בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ | 8.2 | You must hide me in the shade of your wings |
| מִפְּנֵ֣י רְ֭שָׁעִים ז֣וּ שַׁדּ֑וּנִי | 9.1 | from wicked people who have been violent toward me, |
| אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ יַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃ | 9.2 | [from] my ravenous enemies who gather around against me! |
| חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ סָּגְר֑וּ | 10.1 | They have enclosed their [heart with] fat; |
| פִּ֝֗ימוֹ דִּבְּר֥וּ בְגֵאֽוּת׃ | 10.2 | they have spoken arrogantly with their mouths. |
| *אִשְּׁרֻנִי* | 11.1 | They have tracked me down; |
| עַתָּ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנׅי | 11.2 | now they surround me. |
| עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | 11.3 | They fix their eyes to scan over the land. |
| דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ כְּ֭אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִטְר֑וֹף | 12.1 | He is like a lion eager to maul; |
| וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ | 12.2 | And like a young lion lurking in hiding places. |
| קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה | 13.1 | Arise, YHWH! |
| קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו | 13.2 | Confront his face! |
| הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ | 13.3 | Cause him to bow down! |
| פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ | 13.4 | Deliver my life from wicked people by your sword, |
| מִֽמְתִ֥ים יָדְךָ֨ ׀ יְהוָ֡ה מִֽמְתִ֬ים מֵחֶ֗לֶד | 14.1 | from mortal men, by your hand, YHWH, from worldly people. |
| חֶלְקָ֥ם בַּֽחַיִּים֮ | 14.2 | whose portion is in this life |
| *וּֽצְפוּנְךָ֮* תְּמַלֵּ֪א בִ֫טְנָ֥ם | 14.3 | May you fill their belly with what you have stored up for them! |
| יִשְׂבְּע֥וּ בָנִ֑ים | 14.4 | May the children eat their fill |
| וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ יִ֝תְרָ֗ם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 14.5 | and have some left over for their little ones! |
| אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ | 15.1 | After being vindicated, may I see your face. |
| אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 15.2 | May I be satisfied with (seeing) your likeness when I awake. |