Psalm 27/Text/MT-CBC
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| לְדָוִ֨ד | 1a | By David. |
| יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אוֹרִ֣י וְ֭יִשְׁעִי מִמִּ֣י אִירָ֑א | 1b | YHWH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? |
| יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז־חַ֝יַּ֗י מִמִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד׃ | 1c | YHWH is the refuge of my life; on what basis shall I tremble? |
| בִּקְרֹ֤ב עָלַ֨י ׀ מְרֵעִים֮ לֶאֱכֹ֪ל אֶת־בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥י | 2a | When evildoers came near against me to devour my flesh, |
| צָרַ֣י וְאֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י הֵ֖מָּה כָשְׁל֣וּ וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ | 2b | [when] my adversaries and my enemies [came near] to me, they stumbled and fell. |
| אִם־תַּחֲנֶ֬ה עָלַ֨י ׀ מַחֲנֶה֮ לֹֽא־יִירָ֪א לִ֫בִּ֥י | 3a | If an army should encamp against me, my heart will not fear. |
| אִם־תָּק֣וּם עָ֭לַי מִלְחָמָ֑ה בְּ֝זֹ֗את אֲנִ֣י בוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 3b | If war should rise against me, in this I will keep trusting. |
| אַחַ֤ת ׀ שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵֽאֵת־יְהוָה֮ אוֹתָ֪הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ | 4a | One thing I hereby ask of YHWH; I will seek it: |
| שִׁבְתִּ֣י בְּבֵית־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיַּ֑י | 4b | that I may take a seat in the house of YHWH every day of my life, |
| לַחֲז֥וֹת בְּנֹֽעַם־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃ | 4c | in order to gaze on the beauty of YHWH, and in order to contemplate in his temple. |
| כִּ֤י יִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי ׀ בְּסֻכֹּה֮ בְּי֪וֹם רָ֫עָ֥ה | 5a | [I trust] that he will shelter me in his booth in a day of trouble. |
| יַ֭סְתִּרֵנִי בְּסֵ֣תֶר אָהֳל֑וֹ בְּ֝צ֗וּר יְרוֹמְמֵֽנִי׃ | 5b | He will hide me in the hiding place of his tent. He will lift me up on a rock. |
| וְעַתָּ֨ה יָר֪וּם רֹאשִׁ֡י עַ֤ל אֹֽיְבַ֬י סְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗י | 6a | And now: my head will be exalted over my enemies around me; |
| וְאֶזְבְּחָ֣ה בְ֭אָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה | 6b | and I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices accompanied by a shout; |
| אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | 6c | and I will sing and sing praises to YHWH. |
| שְׁמַע־יְהוָ֖ה קוֹלִ֥י אֶקְרָ֗א | 7a | Hear my voice, YHWH, with which I cry out, |
| וְחָנֵּ֥נִי וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ | 7b | and be merciful to me and answer me! |
| לְךָ֤ ׀ אָמַ֣ר לִ֭בִּי בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י | 8a | My heart has said for you: “Seek my face”! |
| אֶת־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ | 8b | Your face, YHWH, I will seek. |
| אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ | 9a | Do not hide your face from me; |
| אַֽל־תַּט־בְּאַ֗ף עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ | 9b | do not turn away your servant in anger! |
| עֶזְרָתִ֥י הָיִ֑יתָ אַֽל־תִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִי | 9c | You have been my help. Do not abandon me, |
| וְאַל־תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִי אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | 9d | and do not forsake me, God of my salvation! |
| כִּי־אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֣י עֲזָב֑וּנִי | 10a | Because even if my father and my mother forsook me, |
| וַֽיהוָ֣ה יַֽאַסְפֵֽנִי׃ | 10b | nevertheless, YHWH would take me in. |
| ה֤וֹרֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָ | 11a | Teach me, YHWH, your way, |
| וּ֭נְחֵנִי בְּאֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר לְ֝מַ֗עַן שׁוֹרְרָֽי׃ | 11b | and lead me on a level path, because of my foes. |
| אַֽל־תִּ֭תְּנֵנִי בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ צָרָ֑י | 12a | Do not give me to the craving of my adversaries, |
| כִּ֥י קָֽמוּ־בִ֥י עֵֽדֵי־שֶׁ֝֗קֶר וִיפֵ֥חַ חָמָֽס׃ | 12b | for false witnesses and those who breathe out violence have risen against me. |
| לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ | 13a | Had I not believed I would look upon the goodness of YHWH in the land of the living – |
| קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְה֫וָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ | 14a | Wait for YHWH! Be courageous, and let your heart become strong! |
| וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ | 14b | Yes, wait for YHWH! |