לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
For the conductor, a song of David.
שְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּי:
Hear, O God, my voice in my prayer; from fear of the enemy You shall guard my life.
תַּסְתִּירֵנִי מִסּוֹד מְרֵעִים מֵרִגְשַׁת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן:
You shall hide me from the counsel of evildoers, from the gathering of workers of iniquity,
אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָר:
Who whetted their tongue like the sword; who aimed a bitter word like their arrow,
לִירוֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָאוּ:
To shoot at the innocent in secret places; they shoot at him suddenly and do not fear.
יְחַזְּקוּ לָמוֹ דָּבָר רָע יְסַפְּרוּ לִטְמוֹן מוֹקְשִׁים אָמְרוּ מִי יִרְאֶה לָּמוֹ:
They strengthen the evil word for themselves; they tell to hide snares. They say, "Who will see us?"
יַחְפְּשׂוּ עוֹלֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹק:
They seek pretexts; they have completed a diligent search, hidden within man and in the depths of the heart.
וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָם:
And God cast them down; their wounds were [like] a sudden arrow.
וַיַּכְשִׁילוּהוּ עָלֵימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָם יִתְנֹדֲדוּ כָּל רֹאֵה בָם:
That which they hoped would make him stumble, their tongue brought upon them; all who see them will shake their heads.
וַיִּירְאוּ כָּל אָדָם וַיַּגִּידוּ פֹּעַל אֱלֹהִים וּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ הִשְׂכִּילוּ:
Then all men feared, and they declared the work of God and understood His deed.
יִשְׂמַח צַדִּיק בַּיהוָה וְחָסָה בוֹ וְיִתְהַלְלוּ כָּל יִשְׁרֵי לֵב:
The righteous will rejoice with God and take shelter in Him, and all upright of heart will boast.