1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְעֶבֶד־יְהֹוָה לְדָוִד׃

For the leader. Of the servant of GOD, of David.

2

נְאֻם־פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי אֵין־פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו׃

I know what Transgression says to the wicked; they have no sense of the dread of God,

3

כִּי־הֶחֱלִיק אֵלָיו בְּעֵינָיו לִמְצֹא עֲוֺנוֹ לִשְׂנֹא׃

because its speech is seductive to them till their iniquity be found out and they be hated.

4

דִּבְרֵי־פִיו אָוֶן וּמִרְמָה חָדַל לְהַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵיטִיב׃

Their words are evil and deceitful; they will not consider doing good.

5

אָוֶן יַחְשֹׁב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ יִתְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּרֶךְ לֹא־טוֹב רָע לֹא יִמְאָס׃

In bed they plot mischief; they are set on a path of no good, they do not reject evil.

6

יְהֹוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמוּנָתְךָ עַד־שְׁחָקִים׃

O ETERNAL One, Your faithfulness reaches to heaven; Your steadfastness to the sky;

7

צִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי־אֵל מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה אָדָם־וּבְהֵמָה תוֹשִׁיעַ יְהֹוָה׃

Your beneficence is like the high mountains; Your justice like the great deep; human and animal You deliver, O ETERNAL One.

8

מַה־יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים וּבְנֵי אָדָם בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ יֶחֱסָיוּן׃

How precious is Your faithful care, O God! Humankind shelters in the shadow of Your wings.

9

יִרְוְיֻן מִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתֶךָ וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם׃

They feast on the rich fare of Your house; You let them drink at Your refreshing stream.

10

כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר׃

With You is the fountain of life; by Your light do we see light.

11

מְשֹׁךְ חַסְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶיךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃

Bestow Your faithful care on those devoted to You, and Your beneficence on the upright.

12

אַל־תְּבוֹאֵנִי רֶגֶל גַּאֲוָה וְיַד־רְשָׁעִים אַל־תְּנִדֵנִי׃

Let not the foot of the arrogant tread on me, or the hand of the wicked drive me away.

13

שָׁם נָפְלוּ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן דֹּחוּ וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ קוּם׃ {פ}

There lie the evildoers, fallen, thrust down, unable to rise.