PSALMS:
Chapter 7
1. A
shigayon by David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Kush the Benjaminite.
2. I put my trust in You, Lord, my G-d; deliver me from all my pursuers and
save me. 3. Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing me with none to rescue.
4. Lord, my G-d, if I have done this, if there is wrongdoing in my hands; 5. if
I have rewarded my friends with evil or oppressed those who hate me without
reason— 6. then let the enemy pursue and overtake my soul, let him trample my
life to the ground, and lay my glory in the dust forever. 7. Arise, O Lord, in
Your anger, lift Yourself up in fury against my foes. Stir me [to mete out] the
retribution which You commanded. 8. When the assembly of nations surrounds You,
remove Yourself from it and return to the heavens. 9. The Lord will mete out
retribution upon the nations; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and my integrity. 10. Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish
the righteous—O righteous G-d, Searcher of hearts and minds. 11. [I rely] on G-d
to be my shield, He Who saves the upright of heart. 12. G-d is the righteous
judge, and the Almighty is angered every day. 13. Because he does not repent,
He sharpens His sword, bends His bow and makes it ready. 14. He has prepared
instruments of death for him; His arrows will be used on the pursuers. 15.
Indeed, he conceives iniquity, is pregnant with evil schemes, and gives birth
to falsehood. 16. He digs a pit, digs it deep, only to fall into the trap he
laid. 17. His mischief will return upon his own head, his violence will come
down upon his own skull. 18. I will praise the Lord according to His
righteousness, and sing to the Name of the Lord Most High.
Chapter 8
1. For the
Conductor, on the gittit, a psalm by David. 2. Lord, our Master, how mighty is
Your Name throughout the earth, You Who has set Your majesty upon the heavens!
3. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings You have established might, to
counter Your enemies, to silence foe and avenger. 4. When I behold Your
heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have set in
place— 5. what is man that You should remember him, son of man that You should
be mindful of him? 6. Yet, You have made him but a little less than the angels,
and crowned him with honor and glory. 7. You made him ruler over Your
handiwork, You placed everything under his feet. 8. Sheep and cattle—all of
them, also the beasts of the field; 9. the birds of the sky and the fish of the
sea; all that traverses the paths of the seas. 10. Lord, our Master, how mighty
is Your Name throughout the earth.
Chapter 9
1. For the
Conductor, upon the death of Labben, a psalm by David. 2. I will thank the Lord
with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders. 3. I will rejoice and exult
in You; I will sing to Your Name, O Most High. 4. When my enemies retreat, they
will stumble and perish from before You. 5. You have rendered my judgment and
[defended] my cause; You sat on the throne, O righteous Judge. 6. You destroyed
nations, doomed the wicked, erased their name for all eternity. 7. O enemy,
your ruins are gone forever, and the cities you have uprooted—their very
remembrance is lost. 8. But the Lord is enthroned forever, He established His
throne for judgment. 9. And He will judge the world with justice, He will render
judgment to the nations with righteousness. 10. The Lord will be a stronghold
for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 11. Those who know Your
Name put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek
You. 12. Sing to the Lord Who dwells in Zion, recount His deeds among the
nations. 13. For the Avenger of bloodshed is mindful of them; He does not
forget the cry of the downtrodden. 14. Be gracious to me, O Lord; behold my
affliction at the hands of my enemies, You Who raises me from the gates of
death, 15. so that I may relate all Your praises in the gates of the daughter
of Zion, that I may exult in Your deliverance. 16. The nations sank into the
pit that they made; in the net they concealed their foot was caught. 17. The Lord
became known through the judgment He executed; the wicked one is snared in the
work of his own hands; reflect on this always. 18. The wicked will return to
the grave, all the nations that forget G-d. 19. For not for eternity will the
needy be forgotten, nor will the hope of the poor perish forever. 20. Arise, O
Lord, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 21. Set
Your mastery over them, O Lord; let the nations know that they are but frail
men, Selah.
TIKKUN
HAKLALI:
Chapter 16
8. I have
set the Lord before me at all times; because He is at my right hand, I shall
not falter. 9. Therefore my heart rejoices and my soul exults; my flesh, too,
rests secure. 10. For You will not abandon my soul to the grave, You will not
allow Your pious one to see purgatory.
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4. I have
made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to David, My servant:
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