לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתִי אַל תֶּחֱרַשׁ:
For the conductor. Of David, a song. O God of my praise, be not silent.
כִּי פִי רָשָׁע וּפִי מִרְמָה עָלַי פָּתָחוּ דִּבְּרוּ אִתִּי לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר:
For the mouth of a wicked man and the mouth of a deceitful man have opened upon me; they spoke with me with a lying tongue.
וְדִבְרֵי שִׂנְאָה סְבָבוּנִי וַיִּלָּחֲמוּנִי חִנָּם:
And with words of hatred they have surrounded me, and they have fought with me without cause.
תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִי יִשְׂטְנוּנִי וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּה:
Instead of my love, they persecute me, but I am at prayer.
וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלַי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה וְשִׂנְאָה תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִי:
They have imposed upon me evil instead of good and hatred instead of my love.
הַפְקֵד עָלָיו רָשָׁע וְשָׂטָן יַעֲמֹד עַל יְמִינוֹ:
Set a wicked man over him, and let an adversary stand at his right hand.
בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ יֵצֵא רָשָׁע וּתְפִלָּתוֹ תִּהְיֶה לַחֲטָאָה:
When he is judged, let him emerge guilty, and let his prayer be accounted as a sin.
יִהְיוּ יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵר:
May his days be few, and may someone else take his office of dignity.
יִהְיוּ בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָה:
May his sons be orphans and his wife a widow.
וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶם:
May his sons wander, and [people] should ask and search from their ruins.
יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וְיָבֹזּוּ זָרִים יְגִיעוֹ:
May a creditor search out all he has, and may strangers despoil his labor.
אַל יְהִי לוֹ מֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְאַל יְהִי חוֹנֵן לִיתוֹמָיו:
May he have none who extends kindness, and may no one be gracious to his orphans.
יְהִי אַחֲרִיתוֹ לְהַכְרִית בְּדוֹר אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָם:
May his end be to be cut off; in another generation may their name be blotted out.
יִזָּכֵר עֲוֹן אֲבֹתָיו אֶל יְהוָה וְחַטַּאת אִמּוֹ אַל תִּמָּח:
May the iniquity against his forefathers be remembered by the Lord, and may the sin against his mother not be erased.
יִהְיוּ נֶגֶד יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְיַכְרֵת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם:
May they be before the Lord constantly, and may He cut off their remembrance from the earth.
יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵת:
Because he did not remember to do kindness, and he pursued a poor and needy man, and a broken-hearted one, to kill [him].
וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְלֹא חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּנּוּ:
And he loved a curse, and it came upon him; and he did not desire a blessing, and it distanced itself from him.
וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו:
And he donned a curse like his garment, and it came into his midst like water and into his bones like oil.
תְּהִי לוֹ כְּבֶגֶד יַעְטֶה וּלְמֵזַח תָּמִיד יַחְגְּרֶהָ:
May it be to him as a garment with which he envelops himself and as a girdle with which he constantly girds himself.
זֹאת פְּעֻלַּת שֹׂטְנַי מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְהַדֹּבְרִים רָע עַל נַפְשִׁי:
This is the recompense of my adversaries from the Lord, and those who speak evil upon my soul.
וְאַתָּה יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֲשֵׂה אִתִּי לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ כִּי טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ הַצִּילֵנִי:
But You, O God, my Lord, do with me for Your name's sake, for Your kindness is good; save me.
כִּי עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָנֹכִי וְלִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּי:
For I am poor and needy, and my heart has died within me.
כְּצֵל כִּנְטוֹתוֹ נֶהֱלָכְתִּי נִנְעַרְתִּי כָּאַרְבֶּה:
Like a shadow when it lengthens, I was driven about; I was stirred up like a locust.
בִּרְכַּי כָּשְׁלוּ מִצּוֹם וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁמֶן:
My knees stumbled from fasting, and my flesh became emaciated from fat.
וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָׁם:
And I was a disgrace to them; they would see me, they would shake their head.
עָזְרֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְחַסְדֶּךָ:
Help me, O Lord, my God; save me according to Your kindness.
וְיֵדְעוּ כִּי יָדְךָ זֹּאת אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲשִׂיתָהּ:
And they should know that this is Your hand; You, O Lord, have done it.
יְקַלְלוּ הֵמָּה וְאַתָּה תְבָרֵךְ קָמוּ וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ וְעַבְדְּךָ יִשְׂמָח:
Let them curse and You will bless; they rose up and were ashamed, but Your servant will rejoice.
יִלְבְּשׁוּ שׂוֹטְנַי כְּלִמָּה וְיַעֲטוּ כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּם:
May my adversaries don disgrace and enwrap themselves with their shame like a cloak.
אוֹדֶה יְהוָה מְאֹד בְּפִי וּבְתוֹךְ רַבִּים אֲהַלְלֶנּוּ:
I shall thank the Lord exceedingly with my mouth, and among many people I shall praise Him.
כִּי יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשׁוֹ:
For He will stand to the right of the needy to save [him] from those who judge his soul.