Corpus Psalterium · Vol. II
Psalm XXXVI (36)
Cantillated — Lament Turning
Paul Whitehorn
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Psalm 36 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.
For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃
A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.
כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֺנ֣וֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא׃
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
דִּבְרֵי־פִ֭יו אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל לְהֵיטִֽיב׃
He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.
אָ֤וֶן ׀ יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל־מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ יִ֭תְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֑וֹב רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א יִמְאָֽס׃
Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
יְ֭הוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃
For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.
כִּֽי־עִ֭מְּךָ מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר׃
Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃
There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
שָׁ֣ם נָ֭פְלוּ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן דֹּ֝ח֗וּ וְלֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ קֽוּם׃
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.
Transgression speaks
to the wicked
deep in his heart
There is no fear
of God
before his eyes
He flatters himself
too much
to hate
his guilt
The words of his mouth
are trouble
and deceit
He has stopped
being wise
and tdoing good
Even on his bed
he heplans y evil
cannot He sets himself
on a crooked path
He does not reject
what is wrong
But rise
Your Your love
lO LORD
reaches
ove
to the heavens
Your faithfulness
to the clouds
Your righteousness
is like mighty mountains
Your judgments
like the great deep
O O LORD
LORD
You resave
man and beast
How precious
is Your steadfast love
O aGod
chThe children of men
take refuge
in the shadow
of Your wings
They feast
on the abundance
of Your house
You give them drink
from the river
of Your delights
For with You
is the fountain
of life
In Your elight
s
we see light
Continue Your love
to those who know You
Your righteousness
to the upright
in heart
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the foot of pride
come to against tme
he Do not let
the hand heavens
of the wicked
In Your light
drive me away
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the workers of evil
have fallen
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they cannot rise
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see light
O LORD
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to the heavens
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we see light
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Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn: a singable English rendering of the Hebrew, as sung on this recording.
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