Shir Shel Yom — Psalm of the Day
שִׁיר שֶׁל יוֹם — Psalm of the Day
The daily Psalm traditionally recited with Shacharit.
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Thursday · Psalm 81
Psalm 81 · תְּהִלִּים 81Open / close
1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָף׃
1 For the Leader; upon the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.
2 הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃
2 Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.
3 שְׂאוּ־זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם־נָבֶל׃
3 Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
4 תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ׃
4 Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.
5 כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃
5 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
6 עֵדוּת בִּיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָע׃
6 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear:
7 הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹרְנָה׃
7 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.
8 בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחָנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶלָה׃
8 Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah
9 שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־תִּשְׁמַע־לִי׃
9 Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!
10 לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָר׃
10 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
11 אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ׃
11 I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
12 וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה לִי׃
12 But My people hearkened not to My voice; And Israel would none of Me.
13 וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם׃
13 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.
14 לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּכוּ׃
14 Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
15 כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִי׃
15 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
16 מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לוֹ וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָם׃
16 The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; And their punishment should endure for ever.
17 וַיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶךָ׃
17 They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'
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