תהלים צ״ב | Psalms 92, abridged translation by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman and Efrat Rotem

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=30020

Date: 2020-02-06

Last Updated: 2025-04-15

Categories: Ḳabbalat Shabbat, Tehilim Book 4 (Psalms 90–106), Psuqei d'Zimrah/Zemirot l'Shabbat ul'Yom Tov

Tags: Psalms 92, Saturday, שבת shabbat

Excerpt: Psalms 92, in Hebrew with an abridged translation. . . .

Content:

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת׃	A Song for the Shabbat Day.
טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוה, וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן׃ לְהַגִּיד בַּבּוֹקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ, וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת׃ עֲלֵי־עָשֹוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָבֶל, עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּוֹר׃	It is good to give thanks to YHVH, To sing to Your name, Most High! To tell of Your compassion in the morning, Your faithfulness in the nights; On strings, on the lute, on the harp and violin.
כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּנִי יהוה בְּפָעֳלֶךָ, בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן׃ מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יהוה, מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ׃	Your deeds are so great, YHVH, Your thoughts are so deep.
אִישׁ בַּעַר לֹא יֵדָע, וּכְסִיל לֹא־יָבִין אֶת זֹאת׃ בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים כְּמוֹ עֵשֶׂב, וַיָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן, לְהִשָּׁמְדָם עֲדֵי עַד׃	The fool will never learn, the dullard never grasp this: The wicked flourish like grass, all who do evil may blossom, Yet they are doomed to destruction,
וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעוֹלָם יהוה׃ כִּי־הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יהוה, כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ, יִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃	You, YHVH, are exalted for all time. See how Your enemies, YHVH, see how Your enemies shall perish, All who do evil shall be scattered.
וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵים קַרְנִי, בַּלֹּתִי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָן׃ וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּשׁוּרָי, בַּקָּמִים עָלַי מְרֵעִים תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי׃	You lift up my head in pride, I am bathed in freshening oil. I shall see the defeat of my foes, I shall hear of their fall.
צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח, כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃ שְׁתוּלִים בְּבֵית יהוה, בְּחַצְרוֹת אֱלֹהֵינוּ יַפְרִיחוּ׃ עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה, דְּשֵׁנִים וְרַעֲנַנִּים יִהְיוּ׃ לְהַגִּיד כִּי־יָשָׁר יהוה, צוּרִי וְלֹא עַוְלָתָה בּוֹ׃	The righteous shall flourish like palms, Grow tall like cedars in Lebanon. Rooted in the house of YHVH, They shall be forever fresh and green,     Proclaiming that YHVH is just, My Rock, in whom there is no wrong.

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This translation of Psalms 92 can be found in HaAvodah SheBaLev – the Service of the Heart (Kehilat Kol HaNeshama, Jerusalem, 2007). “Adonai” is used as a circumlocution for the Tetragrammaton in the English translation. I have replaced ‘Adonai’ with ‘YHVH,’ God with ‘El,’ and ‘our God’ with ‘our elo’ah.’ –Aharon Varady.

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Contributor: Efrat Rotem (translation)

Co-authors:

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  Name: Efrat Rotem (translation)
  Bio: Rabbi Efrat Rotem was ordained through the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem in 2015. She served as the rabbi of Kehilat HaLev in central Tel Aviv, a member congregation of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism. She also designed and taught courses and seminars on her rabbinical outlook, which integrates pluralist Judaism, critical feminism, and queer identity and worldview. She holds an MA in Literature from Tel Aviv University and has translated texts from English to Hebrew. She also studied Creative Writing at Haifa University.
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  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/efrat-rotem
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  Name: Levi Weiman-Kelman (translation)
  Bio: Levi Weiman-Kelman is the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Haneshama, a Reform community in Jerusalem devoted to prayer, study and social action. He is a founding member of Rabbis for Human Rights and teaches at the Hebrew Union College.
  Website: http://www.kolhaneshama.org.il
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/levi-weiman-kelman
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  Name: the Mesorah (TaNaKh)
  Bio: The Mesorah (Heb: מָסוֹרָה) a/k/a, the Masoretic text is the authoritative Hebrew and Aramaic text of the TaNaKh for Karaite and Rabbinic Judaism. It was primarily copied, edited and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries CE. The Masoretic Text defines the Jewish canon and its precise letter-text, with its vocalization and accentuation known as the Masorah.
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoretic_Text
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/mesorah
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  Name: David ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
  Bio: David ben Yishai was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, reigning ca. 1010–970 BCE. While almost half of the Psalms are headed "l'David" and tradition identifies several with specific events in David’s life (e.g., Psalms № 3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63 and 142), most scholars consider these headings to be late additions and that no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty. 1 Samuel 16:15-18 describes David as a skillful harp (lyre) player and "the sweet psalmist of Israel."
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/david-ben-yishai

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