Tehillim
Language: Hebrew (עברית)
Ha-sha-mý-im meh-sa-peh-rím ka-vóhd Káil, U-mah-ah-sáy ya díve mah-gíd ha-ra-kí-ah. Yóm-le-yóm ya bée-ah óh-mer, Va-lý-la le-lý-la ya-chah-véy dá-aht. Ain-óh-mer va-áin deh-va-rím, Beh-lí nish-máh ko-láhm. Beh-kawl-ha-áh-retz ya-tzáh ka-váhm, U-vik-tzáy tay-váil me-ley-hém. Mi-ha-ísh hey-chah-fáytz chah-yím, Oh-háyv yah-mím li-róte tov ? Neh-tzór le-shon-cháh may-ráh, Uus-fah-táy-chah mi-dah-báyr mir-máh. Súr may-ráh va-ah-say-tóv, Ba-káysh sha-lóm va-rad-fáy-hu. Im-chah-síd, tit-chah-sáhd, Im-ga-vár ta-mím, ti-ta-máhm. Im-na-vár, tit-bah-rár, Va-im-ee-káysh, tit-pah-tál. Hal-le-lú-hu ba-tóf u-ma-chól, Hal-le-lú-hu ba-mi-ním va-u-gáv. Hal-le-lú-hu ba-tzil-tz-láy sha-máh, Hal-le-lú-hu ba-tzil-tz-láy ta-ru-áh. Kol han-sha-má ta-ha-láil Yah, Hal-le-yu-yáh.
Sources: Psalms 19:2-5 (19:1-4 in Christian translations), 34:13-15 (34:12-14), 18:26-27 (18:25-26) and 150:4-6.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Steve Reich (b. 1936), "Tehillim", 1981. [4 sopranos and instrumental ensemble] [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 75