For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA maskilמַשְׂכִּילof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Korah.קֹרַחAs the deerכְּאַיָּלlongsתַּעֲרֹגfor channelsעַל אֲפִיקֵיof water,מָיִםsoכֵּןmy soulנַפְשִׁיlongsתַעֲרֹגfor you,אֵלֶיךָElohim.אֱלֹהִים
My soulנַפְשִׁיthirstsצָמְאָהfor Elohim,לֵאלֹהִיםfor the livingחָיEl;לְאֵלwhenמָתַיshall I comeאָבוֹאand appearוְאֵרָאֶהbefore the faceפְּנֵיof Elohim?אֱלֹהִים
My tearsדִמְעָתִיhave beenהָיְתָהbreadלֶחֶםfor meלִּיdayיוֹמָםand night,וָלָיְלָהwhile they sayבֶּאֱמֹרto meאֵלַיallכָּלthe day,הַיּוֹם“Where isאַיֵּהyour Elohim?”אֱלֹהֶיךָ
These thingsאֵלֶּהI remember,אֶזְכְּרָהand I pour outוְאֶשְׁפְּכָהwithin meעָלַיmy soul:נַפְשִׁיhowכִּיI would pass alongאֶעֱבֹרwith the throng;בַּסָּךְI would walkאֶדַּדֵּwith themםtoעַדthe houseבֵּיתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםwith the voiceבְּקוֹלof shouts of joyרִנָּהand thanksgiving,וְתוֹדָהa multitudeהָמוֹןkeeping festival.חוֹגֵג
Whyמַהare you cast down,תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיmy soul,נַפְשִׁיand agitatedוַתֶּהֱמִיwithin me?עָלָיAwaitהוֹחִילִיElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםforכִּיI will yetעוֹדgive him thanks,אוֹדֶנּוּthe salvationsיְשׁוּעוֹתof his face.פָּנָיו
My Elohim,אֱלֹהַיwithin meעָלַיmy soulנַפְשִׁיis cast down;תִשְׁתּוֹחָחthereforeעַל כֵּןI remember youאֶזְכָּרְךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the Jordanיַרְדֵּןand of the Hermons,וְחֶרְמוֹנִיםfrom MountמֵהַרMizar.מִצְעָר
Deepתְּהוֹםcallsקוֹרֵאto deepאֶל תְּהוֹםat the voiceלְקוֹלof your waterfalls;צִנּוֹרֶיךָallכָּלyour breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶיךָand your wavesוְגַלֶּיךָover meעָלַיhave passed.עָבָרוּ
By dayיוֹמָםYHWHיְהוָהwill commandיְצַוֶּהhis loyal love,חַסְדּוֹand in the nightוּבַלַּיְלָהhis songשִׁירוֹis with me,עִמִּיa prayerתְּפִלָּהto the Elלְאֵלof my life.חַיָּי
I will sayאוֹמְרָהto Elלְאֵלmy crag,סַלְעִי“Whyלָמָהhave you forgotten me?שְׁכַחְתָּנִיWhyלָמָּהdo I go aboutאֵלֵךְin mourningקֹדֵרbecause of the oppressionבְּלַחַץof the enemy?”אוֹיֵב
With murderבְּרֶצַחin my bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתַיmy adversariesצוֹרְרָיreproach me,חֵרְפוּנִיwhen they sayבְּאָמְרָםto meאֵלַיallכָּלthe day,הַיּוֹם“Where isאַיֵּהyour Elohim?”אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Whyמַהare you cast down,תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיmy soul,נַפְשִׁיand whyוּמַהare you agitatedתֶּהֱמִיwithin me?עָלָיAwaitהוֹחִילִיElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםforכִּיI will yetעוֹדgive him thanks,אוֹדֶנּוּthe salvationsיְשׁוּעֹתof my faceפָּנַיand my Elohim.וֵאלֹהָי