Yosef Karduner

Lyrics

מִכְתָּ֣ם לְדָוִ֑ד שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֜֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ:
A sweet song of David, a crown for his head. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.

אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֖יהֹוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֜וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ:
Community of Israel, say to God:
"You are my Lord, the goodness that you show me is not my due from You, it is because of Your love.

לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ הֵ֑מָּה וְ֜אַדִּירֵ֗י כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם:
Because of the holy ones who rest in the earth, and those who were firm in their fear of God - All my desires are fulfilled through their merit.

יִרְבּ֥וּ עַצְּבוֹתָם֘ אַחֵ֪ר מָ֫הָ֥רוּ בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם וּבַל־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁ֜מוֹתָ֗ם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי:
But as for those who hurry after other gods, their afflictions will be multiplied.
I will not pour out libations of blood like theirs, I will not bear the names of their gods upon my lips.

יְֽהֹוָ֗ה מְנָ֣ת חֶלְקִ֣י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֜תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי:
God, my lot and my portion, cup of my abundance, You have guided me to choose a goodly portion: faith in God.

חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ־לִ֖י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־נַֽ֜חֲלָ֗ת שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה עָלָֽי:
My lot has fallen in places of pleasantness, mine is an inheritance of grace and beauty."

אֲבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יְ֖הֹוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־לֵ֜יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי:
As for me, I will bless God, for He guides me to choose life and follow His ways.
Even in the night-time my reigns give me counsel in the fear and love of God.

שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהֹוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִ֜ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט:
I have placed God before me always, He is always at my right hand, I will not stumble

לָכֵ֚ן | שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֖בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֜שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח:
Therefore, my heart is joyous, my soul, glory of my being, exults. My very flesh will dwell secure

כִּ֚י | לֹא־תַֽעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֜סִֽידְךָ֗ (כתיב חֲ֜סִֽידְיךָ֗) לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת:
For You shall not cast my soul into hell, You will not allow Your devoted one to see destruction.

תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֘ אֹ֪רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שׂ֣בַע שְׂ֖מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִֽינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח:
You will teach me the path of life and grant me the ultimate contentment and joy - the joy of Your countenance, the eternal bliss at Your right hand.