Tehilim
Chapter 13
A prayer for
an end to the long exile. One in distress should offer this prayer for his
troubles and for the length of the exile.
1. For
the Conductor, a psalm by David. 2. How long, O Lord, will You forget
me, forever? How long will You hide Your countenance from me? 3. How
long must I seek counsel within my soul, [to escape] the grief in my heart all
day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? 4. Look! Answer me, O
Lord, my G-d; give light to my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of
death. 5. Lest my enemy say, "I have overcome him," [and]
my oppressors rejoice when I falter.6. I have placed my trust in Your
kindness, my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the Lord,
for He has dealt kindly with me.
Chapter 14
This psalm
speaks of the destruction of the two Holy Temples-the first by Nebuchadnezzar,
and the second by Titus.
1. For
the Conductor, by David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no
G-d!" [Man's] deeds have become corrupt and abominable, no one does
good. 2. The Lord looked down from heaven upon mankind, to see if
there was any wise man who searches for G-d. 3. They have all gone
astray together, they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not
even one. 4. Indeed, all the evildoers, who devour My people as they
devour bread, who do not call upon the Lord, will [ultimately] come to know
[the consequences of their actions]. 5. There they will be seized
with fright, for G-d is with the righteous generation. 6. You scorn
the counsel of the lowly, that he puts his trust in the Lord. 7. O
that out of Zion would come Israel's deliverance! When the Lord returns the
captivity of His people, Jacob will exult, Israel will rejoice.
Chapter 15
This psalm
speaks of several virtues and attributes with which one should conduct oneself.
He is then assured that his soul will rest in Gan Eden.
1. A
psalm by David. Who may abide in Your tent, O Lord? Who may dwell on Your holy
Mountain? 2. He who walks blamelessly, acts justly, and speaks truth
in his heart; 3. who has no slander on his tongue, who has done his
fellowman no evil, and who has brought no disgrace upon his relative; 4. in
whose eyes a despicable person is abhorrent, but who honors those who are
G-d-fearing; who does not change his oath even if it is to his own
detriment; 5. who does not lend his money at interest, nor accept a
bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never falter.
Tikun HaKlali
Chapter 32
4. For day
and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my marrow became [dry] as the droughts
of summer, Selah.
5. My sin I made known to You, my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I
will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You have forgiven the
iniquity of my transgression forever.
6. For this let every pious man pray to You, at a time when You may be found;
indeed, the flood of many waters will not reach him.
Chapter 89
6. Then the
heavens will extol Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness, too, in the
congregation of the holy ones.
5. My sin I made known to You, my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You have forgiven the iniquity of my transgression forever.
6. For this let every pious man pray to You, at a time when You may be found; indeed, the flood of many waters will not reach him.
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