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Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 5

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לְשַׁבָּחָא עַל חִנְגִין תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא לְדָוִד:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For praise, with dancing. A hymn of David.

מֵימְרִי אַצִית יְיָ אִתְבֵּין רִגוּגִי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Hear my utterance, O LORD, consider my murmuring.

צֵית לְקָל בָּעוּתִי מַלְכִּי וֵאלָהִי אֲרוּם קֳדָמָךְ אֲצַלִי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Hear the sound of my petition, my king and God, for I will pray in your presence.

יְיָ בְּצַפְרָא שְׁמַע קָלִי בְּצַפְרָא אֲסַדֵר קֲדָמָךְ וְאֶסְתְּכֵי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

O LORD, in the morning hear my voice; in the morning I set myself before you and keep watch.

מְטוּל דְלָא אֱלָהָא רָעֵי רִשְׁעָא אַנְתְּ לָא אִתּוֹתַב עִמָךְ בִּישָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Because you are not a God who takes pleasure in¹³ wickedness; evil did not abide with you.

footnotes: ¹³ does not desire

לָא יִתְעַתְּדוּן מְתַלְעֲבִין קֳבֵל עַיְנָךְ סְנֵיתָא כָּל עוֹבְדֵי שְׁקָר:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Scoffers shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all deeds¹⁴ of falsehood.

footnotes: ¹⁴ doers

תְּאַבֵּד מְמַלְלֵי כַדְבוּתָא אֱנָשׁ שָׁדֵי דַם זַכַּי וְנִכְלָא יְרַחֵק יְיָ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You will destroy tellers of lies; the Lord will loath the man who sheds innocent blood and the deceiver.

וַאֲנָא בִּסְגִיאֵי טוּבָךְ אֵעוּל לְבֵיתָךְ אֶסְגוֹד לְהֵיכְלָא דְקוּדְשָׁךְ בִּדְחַלְתָּךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

And I, through your great goodness, will enter your house; I will bow down to your holy temple in awe of you.

יְיָ דַבֵּר יָתִי בְּצִדְקְתָךְ מִן בִּגְלַל תּוּשְׁבְּחִי תַּקִין קֳדָמַי אוֹרְחֲתָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

O LORD, guide me by your righteousness; because of my hymn, make firm your paths before me.

מְטוּל דְלֵית בְּפוּמְהוֹן דְרַשִׁיעֵי כֵיוַנְתָּא גוּפֵיהוֹן מַלְיָן אִתְרְגוּשְׁתָּא הֵיךְ שְׁיוֹל פְתִיחַ גְרוֹנְהוֹן לִישַׁנְהוֹן מְשָׁעֲעִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Because there is no reliability in the mouths of the wicked; their bodies are full of tumult; like Sheol, their throat is open; their tongues flatter.

חַיֵב לְהוֹן אֱלָהָא יִתְבַּטְלוּן מִמִלְכָּתְהוֹן בְּסִגְעָא מְרָדֵהוֹן אַתְקַל לְהוֹן אֲרוּם מְרַדוּ בְמֵימְרָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

God has accused them; they will be done away with by their counsel; for their great sin he overturned them, for they rebelled against your command.

וְיֶחְדוּן כָּל מְסַבְּרוּן בְמֵימְרָךְ לַעֲלַם יְשַׁבְּחוּן וְתַטֵל עֲלַוֵיוֹן וְיִבְדְחוּן בָךְ רַחֲמֵי שְׁמָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

And all who trust in your word will rejoice forever; they will give praise and you will protect them; and those who love your name will rejoice in you.¹⁵

footnotes: ¹⁵ in your word

מְטוּל דִי אַנְתְּ תְּבָרֵךְ לְצַדִיקַיָא יְיָ הֵיךְ תְּרֵיסָא רַעֲוָא טָבָא תְּכַלְלִנֵיהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Because you will bless the righteous, O LORD; as with a shield, you will crown him with good will.

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