Psalm 90 (Zhivyi v pomoshchi) and Psalm 50 (Miserere), Orthodox numbering

Psalm 90 (Zhivyi v pomoshchi; Psalm 91 in the Hebrew numbering)

1. 1

   יֹ֭שֵׁב בְּסֵ֣תֶר עֶלְי֑וֹן בְּצֵ֥ל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃

   He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2. 2

   אֹמַ֗ר לַֽ֭יהוָה מַחְסִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֶבְטַח־בּֽוֹ׃

   I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3. 3

   כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃

   Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4. 4

   בְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ ׀ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭ךְ וְתַֽחַת־כְּנָפָ֣יו תֶּחְסֶ֑ה צִנָּ֖ה וְֽסֹחֵרָ֣ה אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃

   He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5. 5

   לֹא־תִ֭ירָא מִפַּ֣חַד לָ֑יְלָה מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ יָע֥וּף יוֹמָֽם׃

   Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6. 6

   מִ֭דֶּבֶר בָּאֹ֣פֶל יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב יָשׁ֥וּד צָהֳרָֽיִם׃

   Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7. 7

   יִפֹּ֤ל מִצִּדְּךָ֨ ׀ אֶ֗לֶף וּרְבָבָ֥ה מִימִינֶ֑ךָ אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִגָּֽשׁ׃

   A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8. 8

   רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

   Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9. 9

   כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן שַׂ֣מְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃

   Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10. 10

    לֹֽא־תְאֻנֶּ֣ה אֵלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה וְ֝נֶ֗גַע לֹא־יִקְרַ֥ב בְּאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃

    There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11. 11

    כִּ֣י מַ֭לְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

    For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12. 12

    עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּ֖ף בָּאֶ֣בֶן רַגְלֶֽךָ׃

    They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13. 13

    עַל־שַׁ֣חַל וָפֶ֣תֶן תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ תִּרְמֹ֖ס כְּפִ֣יר וְתַנִּֽין׃

    Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14. 14

    כִּ֤י בִ֣י חָ֭שַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ אֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗הוּ כִּֽי־יָדַ֥ע שְׁמִֽי׃

    Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15. 15

    יִקְרָאֵ֨נִי ׀ וְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּ עִמּֽוֹ־אָנֹכִ֥י בְצָרָ֑ה אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּ וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16. 16

    אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃

    With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Psalm 50 (Miserere; Psalm 51 in the Hebrew numbering)

1. 1

   To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2. 2

   Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3. 3

   For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4. 4

   Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5. 5

   Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6. 6

   Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7. 7

   Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8. 8

   Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9. 9

   Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10. 10

    Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11. 11

    Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12. 12

    Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13. 13

    Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14. 14

    Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15. 15

    O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16. 16

    For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17. 17

    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18. 18

    Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19. 19

    Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Wording: The Holy Bible, King James Version, 1611 (standard text of 1769). Copied word for word from the edition named here

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