Psalms 17:8

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

17

1 תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃ A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.

2 מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י יֵצֵ֑א עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; Let Thine eyes behold equity.

3 בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבׇר־פִּֽי׃ Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not That I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.

4 לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אׇרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃ As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

5 תָּמֹ֣ךְ אֲ֭שֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃ My steps have held fast to Thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

6 אֲנִֽי־קְרָאתִ֣יךָ כִֽי־תַעֲנֵ֣נִי אֵ֑ל הַֽט־אׇזְנְךָ֥ לִ֝֗י שְׁמַ֣ע אִמְרָתִֽי׃ As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

7 הַפְלֵ֣ה חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ חוֹסִ֑ים מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand From assailants them that take refuge in Thee.

8 שׇׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ Keep me as the apple of the eye, Hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,

9 מִפְּנֵ֣י רְ֭שָׁעִים ז֣וּ שַׁדּ֑וּנִי אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ יַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃ From the wicked that oppress, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

10 חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ סָּגְר֑וּ פִּ֝֗ימוֹ דִּבְּר֥וּ בְגֵאֽוּת׃ Their gross heart they have shut tight, With their mouth they speak proudly.

11 אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ עַתָּ֣ה (סבבוני) [סְבָב֑וּנוּ] עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ At our every step they have now encompassed us; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

12 דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ כְּ֭אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִטְרֹ֑ף וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 קוּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃ Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;

14 מִ֥מְתִֽים־יָדְךָ֨ ׀ יְהֹוָ֡ה מִֽמְתִ֬ים מֵחֶ֗לֶד חֶלְקָ֥ם בַּֽחַיִּים֮ (וצפינך) [וּֽצְפוּנְךָ֮] תְּמַלֵּ֢א בִ֫טְנָ֥ם יִשְׂבְּע֥וּ בָנִ֑ים וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ יִ֝תְרָ֗ם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ From men, by Thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; Who have children in plenty, And leave their abundance to their babes.

15 אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.

Miqra according to the Masorah · ፈቃድ: CC BY-SA · ምንጭ
The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917) · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · ምንጭ

ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

שָׁ֭מְרֵנִיshâmarto hedge about
כְּאִישׁ֣וֹןʼîyshôwnthe little man of the eye
בַּתbatha daughter (used in the same wide sense
עָ֑יִןʻayinan eye
בְּצֵ֥לtsêlshade
כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָkânâphan edge or extremity
תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִיçâtharto hide

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (CC BY 4.0); Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (CC BY-SA).

Psalms 17:8 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

שׇׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃

ፈቃድ: CC BY-SA

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

Keep me as the apple of the eye, Hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

English · Sefaria Community Translation

Protect me as the apple of your eye, under the shadow of your wings, cover me up.

ፈቃድ: CC0

עברית · Tanach with Text Only

שמרני כאישון בת עין בצל כנפיך תסתירני

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

שָׁמְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת־עָיִן בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵנִי׃

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Guard me as the apple of the eye [(the pupil, which is guarded by the lids)]; conceal me in the shadow of Your wings.

ፈቃድ: CC BY

Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Garde-moi comme la prunelle des yeux, abrite-moi à l’ombre de tes ailes,

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

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

Bewahre mich wie die Pupille im Auge, im Schatten deiner Fittiche birg mich.

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

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

Strzeż mnie jako źrenicę oka, w cieniu skrzydeł Twoich ukryj mnie.

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

היט מיך װי אַ שװאַרצאַפּל פֿון אױג, אין שאָטן פֿון דײַנע פֿליגלען זאָלסטו מיך פֿאַרבאָרגן

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

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

Gardu min kiel la pupilon de la okulo, Per la ombro de Viaj flugiloj kaŝu min

ፈቃድ: Public Domain

Commentary on Psalms 17:8

Rashi

English

as the apple Heb. (כאישון). That is the pupil (lit. the black) of the eye, on which the vision depends. Because it is black, it is called אישון, an expression of darkness, and the Holy One, blessed be He, prepared a guard for it, viz. the eyelids, which constantly cover it.

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

Radak (David Kimhi)

English

Keep me as the pupil (אישׁון) of the ball of the eye: – as a man guards the pupil of his eye – that is, the black part through which the light (passes). It is called the אישׁון (lit. little man), because the image of a man is seen in it; and the waw and nun mark the diminutive, because the image is diminutive; so also the ון of שׁבתון (sabbath keeping), with the idea of emphasising its holiness. So also, with the addition of yodh, אמינון in 2 Sam. 13:20. אישון is in the construct before בת, and (with it) forms one expression; בת (lit. daughter) is a substantive, (denoting) the eyeball through which the light (passes), while pupil is a descriptive term because the image of a man is seen in it.

And hide me in the shadow of Thy wings, –

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