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תהלים פ״ט | Psalms 89, a maskil of Eitan ha-Ezraḥi (translation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi)

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (translation) — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:16:38 +0000

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי׃	A wisdom song of Ethan the Ezraḥite
חַסְדֵי יְהֹוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי׃ כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם׃	I will sing of YaH’s enduring love as long as I can; I will proclaim Your Faithfulness to future generations. I realized that the world is built by love; Your Faithfulness You established in the very Heavens.
כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי׃ עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶלָה׃	You let us know: I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have promised David My servant— Your seed I will establish forever and build up your throne to all generations. Selah.
וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהֹוָה אַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִׁים׃ כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהֹוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהֹוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים׃ אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל־כׇּל־סְבִיבָיו׃ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת מִי־כָמוֹךָ חֲסִין יָהּ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ׃	The heavens praise Your Wonders, O YaH; holy beings publicly affirm Your Faithfulness. Who in the skies can be compared to You, YaH? Who among the angels can be likened to You, YaH? Even angels who surround You are in awe of You, God, trembling in reverence. YaH-Tseva’ot — God of Diverse Beings — who is as kind as You, O YaH, radiating faithfulness around You?
אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם׃ אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַב בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ׃ לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץ תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּם׃ צָפוֹן וְיָמִין	The sea rages, obedient to You; the waves calm down at Your command. Sea monsters cannot stand up against You; with Your strong arm, You have scattered Your enemies. The Heavens are Yours; the Earth also is Yours. You sustain the world and all in it— the north and the south.
אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ׃ לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶךָ׃ צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ׃ אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה יְהֹוָה בְּאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן׃ בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כׇּל־הַיּוֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרוּמוּ׃ כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצוֹנְךָ (תרים) [תָּרוּם] קַרְנֵינוּ׃ כִּי לַיהֹוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּנוּ׃	You have created them; Mounts Tabor and Hermon stand and sing to Your name. Your left arm is forceful: Your right hand increases kindness. You govern with righteousness and justice; love and truth precede You. Happy is the people who know the message of the Shofar; O YaH, they walk knowing Your approval. In Your Name shall they rejoice all day; and in Your righteousness they shall find dignity. For You are the splendor of their strength; and in Your favor our destiny shall succeed. For YaH is our protector; the Holy One of Israel is our king.
אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ־בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם׃ מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קׇדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו׃ אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ׃ לֹא־יַשִּׁיא אוֹיֵב בּוֹ וּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּנּוּ׃ וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף׃ וֶאֱמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנוֹ׃ וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ וּבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינוֹ׃ הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּה אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי׃ אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ׃	Then You spoke in a vision to Your pious one, and said: I have laid help upon you to be mighty; I have chosen you to a high rank of the people. I have singled you out, David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed you. My hand has enthroned you; My arm also shall strengthen you. No enemy shall prevail upon you; no villain afflict you. I will beat down your enemies before they reach you, and strike down those who hate you. But My Faithfulness and my Loving Kindness shall be with you, and in My Name you will be victorious. On the seas I will give you control; on the rivers your governance also. You will call your Father—your God and the Rock of your Salvation; also I will make you My firstborn, higher than the kings of the Earth.
לְעוֹלָם (אשמור) [אֶשְׁמׇר־]לוֹ חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לוֹ׃ וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָיִם׃ אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן׃ אִם־חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּ וּמִצְוֺתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹרוּ׃ וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֺנָם׃ וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ וְלֹא־אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי׃	I will keep My Truth with you for evermore, and My Covenant shall stand fast with you. Your seed, also, I will make to endure forever, and your throne like the days of Heaven. If your children forsake My Torah and do not walk in My judgments, if they break My statutes and do not keep My commandments— then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes. Nevertheless, My Loving Kindness I will not utterly take from you, nor suffer My Faithfulness to fail.
לֹא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּה׃ אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקׇדְשִׁי אִם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב׃ זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶה וְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּי׃ כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָם וְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶלָה׃	My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word which was issued from My lips. Once have I sworn by My Holiness that I will not lie to you, David, then your seed shall endure forever, and your throne like the Sun before Me. It shall be established forever like the Moon, and like a faithful witness in Heaven. Selah.
וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס הִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶךָ׃ נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָ חִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרוֹ׃ פָּרַצְתָּ כׇל־גְּדֵרֹתָיו שַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּה׃	But You have cast off and rejected Your anointed; You have been angry with him. You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown to the ground. You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his fortresses to ruin.
שַׁסֻּהוּ כׇּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ הָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָיו׃ הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיו הִשְׂמַחְתָּ כׇּל־אוֹיְבָיו׃	All who pass by the way plunder him; he is a taunt to his neighbors. You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
אַף־תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹ וְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָה׃ הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּרְתָּה׃ הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶלָה׃	You have turned back the edge of his sword and have not made him prevail in the battle. You have dulled his brightness and cast his throne down to the ground. The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah.
עַד־מָה יְהֹוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ׃ זְכׇר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כׇל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם׃ מִי גֶבֶר יִחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶלָה׃	How long, YaH? Will You hide Yourself forever? Shall Your wrath burn like fire? Remember how short my lifetime is; have You created people for oblivion? Who is the person who lives, and shall not see death? Shall he save his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
אַיֵּה חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲדֹנָי נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶךָ׃ זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ שְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כׇּל־רַבִּים עַמִּים׃ אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶךָ׃	YaH, what happened to Your promise of loving kindness, in which You swore loyalty to David? Take note, Adonai, of the disgrace of Your servants— how in my bosom I carry the insults of all the many peoples, with which Your enemies, O YaH, have insulted us, with which they have insulted the footsteps of Your anointed?
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן׃	[And still I say:] Blessed be YaH always—always! Amen and Amen.

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s translation of Psalms 89 was first published in Psalms in a Translation for Praying (Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Philadelphia: 2014), pp. 145-148. Reb Zalman was, in 2009, an early advocate of the Open Siddur Project and generously shared his liturgical and prayer work with the project following his vision of a common “Database Davvenen.” I have set his translation opposite the Masoretic Hebrew text of the psalm according to the phrasing he provided. Reb Zalman often provides YaH as the circumlocution for the Tetragrammaton. In the penultimate verse, where the masoretic Hebrew has “Adonai” (my Lord) rather than the Tetragrammaton, and so I have replaced ‘YaH’ with Adonai in brackets. –Aharon Varady

תהלים פ״ה | Psalms 85 for Yom Simḥat Kohen — with translations into Marathi, Arabic, and English

Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (translation) — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:49:43 +0000

In the communities of Morocco and Mumbai, the day after Yom Kippur was a holiday for priests known as Yom Simḥat Kohen. The origins of this practice can be found in Mishnah Yoma 7:4, where the high priest makes a festival for his loved ones after successfully completing the Yom Kippur rituals.

In Mumbai, the practice (as recorded in Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar’s bilingual Hebrew/Marathi siddur) was to recite Psalms №85 on Yom Simḥat Kohen. The editor has included the text of Psalms №85, Rajpurkar’s Marathi translation, a new English translation, and a vocalized version of the Arabic tafsir of Rav Saadiah Gaon.

Note: “The CAUSE” is used to translate the Divine Name YHVH, based on the philosophical idea of God as the Prime Mover and on the interpretation of the Name as a causative form of the copula – “causes to be.”

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (Marathi)	Translation (Judeo-Arabic)	Translation (English)
ביום שמחת כהן אומרים זה:	सिमहाथ कोहेनच्या-शिले सणाच्या दिवशी हे गीत बोलतात.	פי יום פרח אלכאהין יקול הדׄא	On the Day of Simḥat Kohen we say this:
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃	कोराहाच्या पुत्रासाठी मुख्य वाजंत्र्याला गीत.	מַגְׄדּ יֻסַבִּ֘ח בִּהִ אַלְמֻואָטִׄבִּין מִן בַּנִי קֹרַח׃	For the leader, of the Koraḥites, a hymn.
רָצִ֣יתָ יְהֹוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שבות שְׁבִ֣ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃ נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֺ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כׇל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃	हे परमेश्वरा, तूं आपल्या देशावर प्रसन्न होतास; त्वां याआकोबाच्या पाडावांस माघार आणिले होते. आपल्या लोकांच्या अन्यायाची क्षमा केली, त्यांचे अवघे पाप झांकिलें. सेलाह.	טָאל מָא רַצִׄיתַּ יָא רַבּ֘ עַן בַּלְאַדַּךְּ וַרַדַּדְּתַּ סַבִּי אַל יַעְקוּבְּ׃ וַאִחְתַּמַלְתַּ דַׄנְבְּ קוֹמַךְּ וַגַֿטֵּיתַּ כַׄטָאיָאהֻם סַרְמַדַּא׃	You desired, CAUSE, Your land, You returned the capture of Jacob. You forgave the sins of Your people covering all their sins. Selah.
אָסַ֥פְתָּ כׇל־עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃ שׁ֭וּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ וְהָפֵ֖ר כַּעַסְךָ֣ עִמָּֽנוּ׃	तूं आपला सर्व कोप आटोपिलास आणि आपल्या कठिण रागापासून फिरलास. आमच्या तारणाच्या देवा, आम्हांस माघार फिरीव, आणि आम्हांवरले आपले वितुष्टपण मोड.	וַצַׄמַמְתַּ עַנְהֻם כַּתִׄירָא מִן עִבְּרַתַּךְּ וַרַדַּתַּ עַנְהֻם שִׁדַּ֘ה̈ גַצַׄבַּךְּ׃ פַכַּדָׄאךְּ אִסְתַּתִּבְּנָא יָא רַבּ֘ גֿוֹתְׄנָא וַאַפְסֻךְׄ גַצַׄבַּךְּ עַנָּא׃	You exhausted all Your fury, turned away from Your burning rage. Turn back to us, God of our salvation, and turn away Your anger with us.
הַלְעוֹלָ֥ם תֶּאֱנַף־בָּ֑נוּ תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ אַ֝פְּךָ֗ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃ הֲֽלֹא־אַ֭תָּה תָּשׁ֣וּב תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ וְ֝עַמְּךָ֗ יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָֽךְ׃ הַרְאֵ֣נוּ יְהֹוָ֣ה חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝יֶשְׁעֲךָ֗ תִּתֶּן־לָֽנוּ׃	सर्वकाळपर्यंत आम्हांवर कोपून आपला राग पिढोपिढीलांबविशील की काय? तूं आम्हांस फिरून सजीव करणार नाहींत की काय? आणि तुझा लोक तुझ्याने संतुष्ट होणार नाही की काय? हे परमें श्वरा, तूं आपली दया आम्हांस दाखीब.	הַל אִלָ׳ ﭏַדַּ֘הְר תַּגִׄדַּ עַלֵינָא אוֹ תַּמֻּדְּ גַצַׄבַּךְּ אִלָ׳ גִׄיל וַאַגְׄיָאל׃ אִלָּא אַנַּךְּ וַעַדְּתַּ אַן תַּעוּדְּ פִֿתֻּחֵיִּינָא וַקוֹמַךְּ יַפְֿרַחוּן בִּךִּ׃ ﭏַלָהֻם פַאוּדִּינָא מִן פַֿצְׄלַךְּ וַאַעְטִינָא מִן גִֿיָאתַׄךְּ׃	Will You forever be enraged at us? Will your rage extend generationally? Won’t You again revive us, so Your people will rejoice in You? Show us, CAUSE, Your mercy, and give us Your salvation.
אֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה מַה־יְדַבֵּר֮ הָאֵ֢ל ׀ יְ֫הֹוָ֥ה כִּ֤י ׀ יְדַבֵּ֬ר שָׁל֗וֹם אֶל־עַמּ֥וֹ וְאֶל־חֲסִידָ֑יו וְאַל־יָשׁ֥וּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽה׃ אַ֤ךְ קָר֣וֹב לִירֵאָ֣יו יִשְׁע֑וֹ לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן כָּב֣וֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃	परमेश्वर देव काय बोलेल तें मी ऐकेन; तो तर आपल्या लोकांसी म्हणजे आपल्या भक्तांसी समाधानाने बोलेल. परंतु त्यानी मूर्खपणा कडे परतूं नये. आमच्या देशांत गौरव रहावे, म्हणून त्याकडलें तारण निश्चयें त्याच्या भिणाऱ्यांस जवळ आहे.	מָא נַסְמַע בִּהִ מָא תֻּכָׄאטִבְּנָא יָא רַבּ֘ יָא טָאִיק פַאַנַּךְּ תַּקוּל סַלָאמָא לַקוֹמַךְּ וַאַבְּדָארַךְּ וַלָא יַעוּדּוּן אִלָ׳ גַׄהְלהֻם׃ וַיַקִינָא אַן גֿוֹתַׄךְּ קַרִיבָּא מִן אִתַּקַיָּאךְּ וַכַּדָׄאךְּ מָא יַסְכֻּן כַּרַמַךְּ פִֿי בַּלַדְּנָא׃	Let me listen to what the God CAUSE says; for THEY will speak good to THEIR people and THEIR faithful but they must turn from foolishness. Yet let THEIR salvation be near those who fear THEM, that glory may dwell in our land.
חֶסֶד־וֶאֱמֶ֥ת נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ צֶ֖דֶק וְשָׁל֣וֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ׃ אֱ֭מֶת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תִּצְמָ֑ח וְ֝צֶ֗דֶק מִשָּׁמַ֥יִם נִשְׁקָֽף׃	दया व सत्यता एकत्र मिळाली आहे; नीति व शांति यांनी चुंबन करून घेतले आहे. सत्य भूमीतून उगवेल, नीति आकाशांतून डोकावती असें दिसेल.	אִדָׄא אַהְל אַלְפַֿצְׄל וַאלְמַעְרוּף ﭏַתַּ֘קוּא וַדׄוּ ﭏַנִּצְפָֿה̈ וַﭏסַּלָאמָה̈ תַּקָאבַּלוּא׃ וַכָּאן אַלְחַקְּ מִן אַלְאַרְץׄ יַנְבֻּתְּ וַאלְאִחְסָאן מִן ﭏַסַּמָּא יַטְלַע׃	Mercy and Truth are found together, Morality and Peace kiss. Truth sprouts from the earth and Morality from the heavens.
גַּם־יְ֭הֹוָה יִתֵּ֣ן הַטּ֑וֹב וְ֝אַרְצֵ֗נוּ תִּתֵּ֥ן יְבוּלָֽהּ׃ צֶ֭דֶק לְפָנָ֣יו יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ וְיָשֵׂ֖ם לְדֶ֣רֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃	आणखी परमेश्वर उत्तम देईल; आणि आमचा देश आपले उत्पन्न देईल. त्याच्या पुढें नीति चालेल आणि त्याची पावले मार्गास लावील.	פַֿאן ﭏַלָה אֵיְצָׄא יֻעְטִינָא אַלְכֵׄיר וַבַּלַדְּנָא יַכְׄרֻגׄ אַדָּאה̈׃ וַטָאלַבּוּ אַלְעַדְּל בֵּין יַדֵּיהֻ יַסִירוּן וַיַצַׄעוּן פִֿי טֻרְקָה̈ אַקְדָּאמְהֻם׃	More good will the CAUSE give; and our land will give its produce. Morality will follow behind THEM, and will set a path for THEIR feet.

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תהלים פ״ד | Psalms 84 for the children of Qoraḥ, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

the Mesorah (TaNaKh) — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:49:21 +0000

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֑ית לִבְנֵי־קֹ֥רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃	For the conductor, on the praelum, for the children of Koraḥ, a psalm.
מַה־יְּדִיד֥וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָ יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃	How beloved are Your dwelling-places, Cause of Multitudes!
נִכְסְפָ֬ה וְגַם־כָּֽלְתָ֨ה ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְחַצְר֢וֹת יְהֹ֫וָ֥ה לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל אֵֽל־חָֽי׃	We long for, my very self disappears for the courts of the Cause, my heart and my flesh sing out to the God Alive.
גַּם־צִפּ֨וֹר מָ֪צְאָה בַ֡יִת וּדְר֤וֹר ׀ קֵ֥ן לָהּ֮ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֢תָה אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ אֶֽת־מִ֭זְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת מַ֝לְכִּ֗י וֵאלֹהָֽי׃	Yes, the songbird has found a home, and the free-bird a nest for herself where she puts her chicks, by Your altars, O Cause of Multitudes, my Sovereign and my God.
אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֑ךָ ע֗֝וֹד יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃	Happy are those who dwell in Your house, forever will they praise You – Selah.
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם עֽוֹז־ל֥וֹ בָ֑ךְ מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת בִּלְבָבָֽם׃	Happy is the person who strengthens himself in You, the highways on his heart.
עֹבְרֵ֤י ׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הַ֭בָּכָא מַעְיָ֣ן יְשִׁית֑וּהוּ גַּם־בְּ֝רָכ֗וֹת יַעְטֶ֥ה מוֹרֶֽה׃	They pass in the Valley of Tears – as a spring-place they think of it, yes, blessed with the coverage of early rain.
יֵ֭לְכוּ מֵחַ֣יִל אֶל־חָ֑יִל יֵרָאֶ֖ה אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃	They go from strength to strength, to be seen to God in Ẓíōn.
יְהֹ֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְ֭בָאוֹת שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י הַאֲזִ֨ינָה אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃	O Cause God of Multitudes, please hear my prayer, give ear, God of Jacob – Selah.
מָ֭גִנֵּנוּ רְאֵ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ֝הַבֵּ֗ט פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃	Behold our shield, God, and look upon the face of Your anointed one.
כִּ֤י טֽוֹב־י֥וֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף בָּחַ֗רְתִּי הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהַ֑י מִ֝דּ֗וּר בְּאׇהֳלֵי־רֶֽשַׁע׃	For better one day in Your courts than a thousand – I would choose to stand at the door of the house of my God than dwell a while in the tents of the evil.
כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ ׀ וּמָגֵן֮ יְהֹוָ֢ה אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֣ן וְ֭כָבוֹד יִתֵּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹ֥א יִמְנַע־ט֗֝וֹב לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים בְּתָמִֽים׃	For sun and shield is the Cause God; the Cause bestows grace and glory; not withholding good from those who go purely.
יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָא֑וֹת אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י אָ֝דָ֗ם בֹּטֵ֥חַ בָּֽךְ׃	O Cause of Multitudes, happy is the person who trusts in You.

“The Cause” is used to translate the Divine Name YHVH, based on the philosophical idea of God as the Prime Mover and on the interpretation of the Name as a causative form of the copula – “causes to be.”

תהלים פ״ב | Psalms 82, the Psalm for Tuesday (translation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi)

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (translation) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:34:11 +0000

This psalm was the Tuesday song of the Levites in the Holy Temple.

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
^א מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים נִצָּ֥ב בַּעֲדַת־אֵ֑ל בְּקֶ֖רֶב אֱלֹהִ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃ ^ב עַד־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָ֑וֶל וּפְנֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃ ^ג שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃ ^ד פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃	¹ Assaph sings: God is present to the godly gathering. He presides among those Who administer judgment, (and warns them), ² “How much longer will you twist Your verdicts and favor the wicked? Selah! ³ In your judging, Consider the modest, the orphan. Find justice for the destitute And the oppressed. ⁴ Assist the poor, the down and out. Save them from the bullies’ hands.
^ה לֹ֤א יָֽדְע֨וּ ׀ וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֗ינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥ה יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּ כָּל־מ֥וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃	⁵ Not knowing, unawares you are, You walk in the dark, While the foundations of earth Are toppling.
^ו אֲ‍ֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ ^ז אָ֭כֵן כְּאָדָ֣ם תְּמוּת֑וּן וּכְאַחַ֖ד הַשָּׂרִ֣ים תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃ ^ח קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים שָׁפְטָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ	⁶ I set you to be judges, To be like angels of the Most High. ⁷ But you will die like anyone else, Topple like demoted princes. ⁸ Arise, O God! Bring justice to the world!
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה תִ֝נְחַ֗ל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃	You can bring order to all the nations.

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Monday (Psalms 82) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady

The association of particular psalms sung by Levites in the Temple for each day of the week is first attested in Mishnah Tamid 4.7.

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תהלים פ״א | Psalms 81, the psalm for Thursday (translation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi)

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (translation) — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:51:35 +0000

This psalm was the Thursday song of the Levites in the Holy Temple.

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
^א לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֬ית לְאָסָֽף׃	¹ Accompany this Assaph song with the guitar
^ב הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ^ג שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃ ^ד תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃	² Make music to God, The Source of our strength. Trumpet a fanfare to Jacob’s God: ³ Louder, Drum rolls, Sweet sounding violins And pipes. ⁴ Greet the New Moon With the Shofar, The time When the moon is hidden, And still we celebrate.
^ה כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ^ו עֵ֤דוּת ׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ ^ז הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי מִסֵּ֣בֶל שִׁכְמ֑וֹ כַּ֝פָּ֗יו מִדּ֥וּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ ^ח בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ	⁵ This is the imperative for Israel. To become prepared, For being judged by Jacob’s God. (Like that day when…) ⁶ Joseph was empowered To go out and rule Egypt, Able to understand a language He never learned. (This caused that, in the end.) ⁷ The heavy load was taken from his back No longer having to knead the clay. ⁸ You called when oppressed, And I (said God) freed you.
אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃	In the thunder You heard my secret message. Later, I tested you at Meribah’s springs. Selah!
^ט שְׁמַ֣ע עַ֭מִּי וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃ ^י לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃	⁹ Listen my people! I witness this to you! Israel, if only you would listen to Me. ¹⁰ Don’t cling to a strange god. Don’t worship an alien deity.
^יא אָנֹכִ֨י ׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ ^יב וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא־אָ֥בָה לִֽי׃ ^יג וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	¹¹ It is I, Yah, Who took you up from Egypt. I fed you and you were sated to fullness. ¹² But My people did not obey me. Israel did not desire Me close. ¹³ I let them have their hearts’ way, To pursue their own devices.
^יד ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃ ^טו כִּ֭מְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם אַכְנִ֑יעַ וְעַ֥ל צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם אָשִׁ֥יב יָדִֽי׃ ^טז מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ^יז וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵ֣לֶב חִטָּ֑ה וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר דְּבַ֣שׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃	Oy! ¹⁴ If only my people would obey Me, Israel would walk in My ways. ¹⁵ In a moment, I would subdue their foes. I would, with My own hands, repay them. ¹⁶ Those who loathe Yah, but deny it, Will have their rebuke forever. (But you who obey…) ¹⁷ I will feed with the fat of grain. And satisfy With honey from the rock.

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Thursday (Psalms 81) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady

The association of particular psalms sung by Levites in the Temple for each day of the week is first attested in Mishnah Tamid 4.7.

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תהלים ע״ט | Psalms 79, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

the Mesorah (TaNaKh) — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:17:40 +0000

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים בָּ֤אוּ גוֹיִ֨ם ׀ בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ טִ֭מְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַ֣ל קׇדְשֶׁ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֣͏ִם לְעִיִּֽים׃	A psalm, asaphiendo. God, gentiles have entered Your inheritance, defiled Your holy Temple, turned Jerusalem over to the jackals.
נָתְנ֡וּ אֶת־נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץ׃	They have given Your servants’ corpses as food for the birds of heaven, the flesh of Your faithful for the wild beasts.
שָׁפְכ֬וּ דָמָ֨ם ׀ כַּמַּ֗יִם סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם וְאֵ֣ין קוֹבֵֽר׃	They spilled their blood like water around Jerusalem, with none to bury.
הָיִ֣ינוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃	We are an embarrassment to our neighbors; Mockery and derision for those around us.
עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֗֝שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃	Until what, CAUSE, will your anger be eternal; your jealousy burning like fire?
שְׁפֹ֤ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֗ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֢ר לֹא־יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ וְעַ֥ל מַמְלָכ֑וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃	Pour out Your rage upon the gentiles who do not know You, and upon the regimes that do not call by Your name.
כִּ֭י אָכַ֣ל אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְֽאֶת־נָוֵ֥הוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃	For they have eaten Jacob, and ruined his abode.
אַֽל־תִּזְכׇּר־לָנוּ֮ עֲוֺנֹ֢ת רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים מַ֭הֵר יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י דַלּ֣וֹנוּ מְאֹֽד׃	Do not bring to mind our ancestral iniquities! Quick, let Your compassion come before us, for we are very desperate.
עׇזְרֵ֤נוּ ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַֽל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃	Help us, God of our rescue, for the matter of honoring Your name, and save us and atone for our sins for Your name.
לָ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֢ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בגיים [בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם] לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃	Why may the Gentiles say “Where is their god?” Let it be known to those prideful nations before our eyes that the spilt blood of Your servants is avenged.
תָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ אֶנְקַ֢ת אָ֫סִ֥יר כְּגֹ֥דֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ֑ ה֝וֹתֵ֗ר בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה׃	Let the moan of the hostages come before You; Per Your great arm, Liberate those condemned to death.
וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָ֑ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי׃	And return sevenfold upon our neighbors’ laps The shame with which they shamed us, Master.
וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְד֥וֹר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃	For we are Your people and the flock You shepherd. We always acknowledge You. From generation to generation, we tell Your praise.

תהלים ע״ט | Psalms 79, a new translation for 17 Tamuz by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

the Mesorah (TaNaKh) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:02:32 +0000

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
^א מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים בָּ֤אוּ גוֹיִ֨ם ׀ בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ טִ֭מְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם לְעִיִּֽים׃ ^ב נָֽתְנ֡וּ אֶת־נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץ׃ ^ג שָׁפְכ֬וּ דָמָ֨ם ׀ כַּמַּ֗יִם סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם וְאֵ֣ין קוֹבֵֽר׃	¹ A psalm of Asaph. God, nations have come in Your inheritance; defiled Your holy Palace; put Yerushalayim to the jackals. ² They have given Your servants’ corpses as food to the carrion-birds; the flesh of Your pious ones to the earth’s beasts. ³ They have spilled their blood like water; all around Yerushalayim, unburied.
^ד הָיִ֣ינוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ ^ה עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃ ^ו שְׁפֹ֤ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֨ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֪ר לֹא־יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ וְעַ֥ל מַמְלָכ֑וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃ ^ז כִּ֭י אָכַ֣ל אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְֽאֶת־נָוֵ֥הוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃	⁴ We have become shameful to our neighbors; a laughingstock and punchline to those around us. ⁵ How much longer, CAUSE, will You abandon us always!? Your zeal burns like fire. ⁶ Spill Your wrath on the nations that do not know You; and on the kingdoms that do not call Your Name. ⁷ For they have consumed Ya’aqov, and made desolate his abode.
^ח אַֽל־תִּזְכָּר־לָנוּ֮ עֲוֺנֹ֪ת רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים מַ֭הֵר יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י דַלּ֣וֹנוּ מְאֹֽד׃ ^ט עָזְרֵ֤נוּ ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃	⁸ Don’t remember us for our old iniquities; quickly bring Your compassion to us for we are very low. ⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, on account of the glory of Your name, and save us and atone our sins for Your name’s sake.
^י לָ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֪ה אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בגיים [בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם] לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃ ^יא תָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ אֶנְקַ֪ת אָ֫סִ֥יר כְּגֹ֥דֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ֑ ה֝וֹתֵ֗ר בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה׃ ^יב וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָ֑ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי׃	¹⁰ Why do the nations say “Where is their god?” Let it be known among the nations before Your eyes that the spilled blood of Your servants is avenged. ¹⁰ May the prisoners’ groans come before You; as per Your mighty arm redeem the death-bound. ¹² And return upon our neighbors’ laps seven times the shame with which they shamed the Lord.
^יג וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃	¹³ And as for us, Your people and the flock You shepherd, we will thank You forever, from generation to generation we will tell Your praise.