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Psalm 108 in Hebrew and English

14 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

A Song, a Psalm of David.

נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה אַף־כְּבוֹדִֽי׃

My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

עוּרָה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃

Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים יְהוָה וַאֲזַמֶּרְךָ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃

I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.

כִּי־גָדוֹל מֵעַל־שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ וְעַד־שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃

For Thy mercy is great above the heavens, And Thy truth reacheth unto the skies.

רוּמָה עַל־שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים וְעַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; And Thy glory be above all the earth.

לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃

That Thy beloved may be delivered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer me.

אֱלֹהִים דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃

God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; That I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

לִי גִלְעָד לִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃

Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עֲלֵי־פְלֶשֶׁת אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃

Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Over Philistia do I cry aloud.

מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מִבְצָר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

הֲלֹא־אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאֹתֵֽינוּ׃

Hast not Thou cast us off, O God? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts?

הָבָה־לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָֽם׃

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

בֵּאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃

Through God we shall do valiantly; For He it is that will tread down our adversaries.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 23 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Friday
  • Its heading names David
  • 14 verses, 99 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 108 have?

Psalm 108 has 14 verses and 99 words.

On which day is Psalm 108 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 23 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Friday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 108?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 108?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.