Psalms 16:1

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד שׇֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃ Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.

2 אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭יהֹוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃ I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';

3 לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ הֵ֑מָּה וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י כׇּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם׃ As for the holy that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

4 יִרְבּ֥וּ עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ אַחֵ֢ר מָ֫הָ֥רוּ בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם וּֽבַל־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃ Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

5 יְֽהֹוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.

6 חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ־לִ֭י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה עָלָֽי׃ The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

7 אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־יְ֭הֹוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; Yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.

8 שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהֹוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃ I have set the LORD always before me; Surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;

10 כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת׃ For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; Neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.

11 תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃ {פ}
Thou makest me to know the path of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy, In Thy right hand bliss for evermore.

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

מִכְתָּ֥םmiktâman engraving
לְדָוִ֑דDâvidDavid
שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִיshâmarto hedge about
אֵ֝֗לʼêlstrength
כִּֽיkîyvery widely used as a relative conjuncti
חָסִ֥יתִיchâçâhto flee for protection
בָֽךְ

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Psalms 16:1 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד שׇֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

מכתם לדוד שמרני אל כי חסיתי בך

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד שָׁמְרֵנִי אֵל כִּי־חָסִיתִי בָךְ׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

A michtam [(a type of melody)] of David. Heed me, O L rd, for I have taken refuge in You.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Mikhtam de David. Protège-moi, ô Dieu, car je m’abrite en toi;

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Michtam von David. Behüte mich, Gott, denn bei dir berge ich mich.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Klejnot Dawida. - Ochroń mnie Boże, gdyż ufam Ci.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

אַ מִכתָּם פֿון דָוִדן. באַהיט מיך, גאָט, װאָרום איך האָב מיך באַשיצט אין דיר.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Verko de David. Gardu min, ho Dio, ĉar mi rifuĝas ĉe Vi.

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Commentary on Psalms 16:1

Rashi

English

A michtam of David Our Sages said (Sotah 10b, Mid. Ps. 16:1): Of David, who was poor (מך) and perfect (ותם), whose wound (מכתו) was perfect (תמה), for he was born circumcised. However, the sequence of the verse here does not lend itself to be interpreted according to the Midrash. There are psalms prefaced by the title לדוד מכתם, which may be interpreted: This song is David’s, who was poor and perfect, but here, where it is stated מכתם לדוד, it cannot be interpreted in this manner. I therefore say that it is one of the names of the various types of melodies and the variations in the music. Another explanation: מכתם is an expression of a crown, like כתם, meaning that David was accustomed to say, “O God, guard me for I have taken refuge in You.” And this was to him as a crown, as it is stated (5:13): “You shall crown him with will.”

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · ፈቃድ: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

מכתם - מזמור נכבד, כמו: כתם פז, או נועם פיוט שתחלתו מכתם.

שמרני אל - וטעם שמרני כי חסיתי בך שמרני כי אתה ה' והטעם: גבור שתוכל להושיעני.

Ibn Ezra on Psalms -- Daat · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria

Radak (David Kimhi)

English

A Mikhtam of David: – We have already written in the Psalm “Hear me when I call” (iv.) of the meaning of the word Mikhtam.

Preserve me: – The שׁ (of שָֽׁמְרֵנִי) is lengthened with ga'ya.

O Almighty: – Thou, Lord, art mighty and potent, therefore I call unto Thee to preserve me.

for I put my trust in Thee: – and in no other beside Thee.

R. David Kimhi on the first book of Psalms, Translated by R.G. Finch, London, 1919 · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria