תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחוֹ:
A prayer for a poor man when he enwraps himself and pours out his speech before the Lord.
יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבוֹא:
O Lord, hearken to my prayer, and may my cry come to You.
אַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר לִי הַטֵּה אֵלַי אָזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי:
Do not hide Your countenance from me; on the day of my distress extend Your ear to me; on the day I call, answer me quickly.
כִּי כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹקֵד נִחָרוּ:
For my days have ended in smoke, and as a hearth my bones are dried up.
הוּכָּה כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּי שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִי:
Beaten like grass and withered is my heart, for I have forgotten to eat my bread.
מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִי:
From the sound of my sigh my bones clung to my flesh.
דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבוֹת:
I was like a bird of the wilderness; I was like an owl of the wasteland.
שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל גָּג:
I pondered, and I am like a lonely bird on a roof.
כָּל הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּעוּ:
All day long my enemies revile me; those who scorn me swear by me.
כִּי אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָכְתִּי:
For ashes I ate like bread, and my drinks I mixed with weeping.
מִפְּנֵי זַעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי:
Because of Your fury and Your anger, for You picked me up and cast me down.
יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָשׁ:
My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I dry out like grass.
וְאַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר:
But You, O Lord, will be enthroned forever, and Your mention is to all generations.
אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד:
You will rise, You will have mercy on Zion for there is a time to favor it, for the appointed season has arrived.
כִּי רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת אֲבָנֶיהָ וְאֶת עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵנוּ:
For Your servants desired its stones and favored its dust.
וְיִירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת שֵׁם יְהוָה וְכָל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת כְּבוֹדֶךָ:
And the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory.
כִּי בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדוֹ:
For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
פָּנָה אֶל תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹא בָזָה אֶת תְּפִלָּתָם:
He has turned to the prayer of those who cried out, and He did not despise their prayer.
תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל יָהּ:
Let this be inscribed for the latest generation, and a [newly] created people will praise Yah.
כִּי הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ יְהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם אֶל אֶרֶץ הִבִּיט:
For He has looked down from His holy height; the Lord looked from heaven to Earth,
לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה:
To hear the cry of the prisoner, to loose the sons of the dying nation;
לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם:
To proclaim in Zion the name of the Lord and His praise in Jerusalem.
בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת יְהוָה:
When peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ (כחו) כֹּחִי קִצַּר יָמָי:
He has afflicted my strength on the way; He has shortened my days.
אֹמַר אֵלִי אַל תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ:
I say, "My God, do not take me away in the middle of my days, You Whose years endure throughout all generations.
לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָיִם:
In the beginning You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
הֵמָּה יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְיַחֲלֹפוּ:
They will perish but You will endure, and all of them will rot away like a garment; like raiment You will turn them over and they will pass away.
וְאַתָּה הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּמּוּ:
But You are He, and Your years will not end.
בְּנֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּוֹן:
The children of Your servants will dwell, and their seed will be established before You."