1 <Of David.> O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

1 לְדָוִ֨ד׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃

2 Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.

2 הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

3 Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

3 וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃

4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

4 יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָחֹ֣ור וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

5 Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.

5 יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דֹּוחֶֽה׃

6 Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.

6 יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּ֑ות וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃

7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

7 כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

8 תְּבֹואֵ֣הוּ שֹׁואָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתֹּ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּדֹ֑ו בְּ֝שֹׁואָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃

9 And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.

9 וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֹֽו׃

10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

10 כָּ֥ל עַצְמֹותַ֨י׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מֹ֥וךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְיֹ֗ון מִגֹּזְלֹֽו׃

11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

11 יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃

12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

12 יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָ֗ה שְׁכֹ֣ול לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

13 But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.

13 וַאֲנִ֤י׀ בַּחֲלֹותָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצֹּ֣ום נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃

14 My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.

14 כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֹֽותִי׃

15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

15 וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ³ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃

16 Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

16 בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָעֹ֑וג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימֹו׃

17 Lord, how long will you be looking on? take my soul from their destruction, my life from the lions.

17 אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃

18 I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.

18 אֹ֭ודְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃

19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

19 אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃

20 For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

20 כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁלֹ֗ום יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמֹות יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃

21 Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

21 וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

22 You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.

22 רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.

23 הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃

24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

24 שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃

25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

25 אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃

26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

26 יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃

27 Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

27 יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁלֹ֣ום עַבְדֹּֽו׃

28 And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.

28 וּ֭לְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יֹּום תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃