לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל שׁוֹשַׁנִּים לְדָוִד:
For the conductor, on shoshannim, of David.
הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּי בָאוּ מַיִם עַד נָפֶשׁ:
Save me, O God, for water has come up to my soul.
טָבַעְתִּי בִּיוֵן מְצוּלָה וְאֵין מָעֳמָד בָּאתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי מַיִם וְשִׁבֹּלֶת שְׁטָפָתְנִי:
I have sunk in muddy depths and there is no place to stand; I have come into the deep water, and the current has swept me away.
יָגַעְתִּי בְקָרְאִי נִחַר גְּרוֹנִי כָּלוּ עֵינַי מְיַחֵל לֵאלֹהָי:
I have become weary from calling out; my throat has become parched; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
רַבּוּ מִשַּׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשִׁי שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם עָצְמוּ מַצְמִיתַי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא גָזַלְתִּי אָז אָשִׁיב:
Those who hate me for nothing are more numerous than the hairs of my head; mighty are those who would cut me off, who are my enemies because of lies; what I did not steal, I will then return.
אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּי וְאַשְׁמוֹתַי מִמְּךָ לֹא נִכְחָדוּ:
O God, You know my folly, and my acts of guilt are not concealed from You.
אַל יֵבֹשׁוּ בִי קוֶֹיךָ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת אַל יִכָּלְמוּ בִי מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Do not let those who hope for You be shamed through me, O Lord God of Hosts; let those who seek You not be disgraced through me, O God of Israel.
כִּי עָלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי חֶרְפָּה כִּסְּתָה כְלִמָּה פָנָי:
For I have borne humiliation because of You; disgrace has covered my face.
מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָי וְנָכְרִי לִבְנֵי אִמִּי:
I was strange to my brothers, and alien to the sons of my mother.
כִּי קִנְאַת בֵּיתְךָ אֲכָלָתְנִי וְחֶרְפּוֹת חוֹרְפֶיךָ נָפְלוּ עָלָי:
For the envy of Your house has consumed me, and the humiliations of those who blaspheme You have fallen upon me.
וָאֶבְכֶּה בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וַתְּהִי לַחֲרָפוֹת לִי:
And I bewailed my soul in fast, and it was a disgrace for me.
וָאֶתְּנָה לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמָשָׁל:
And I made sackcloth my raiment, and I became a byword to them.
יָשִׂיחוּ בִי יֹשְׁבֵי שָׁעַר וּנְגִינוֹת שׁוֹתֵי שֵׁכָר:
They talk about me, those who sit in the gate, and [they make] melodies [about me] for those who imbibe strong drink.
וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי לְךָ יְהוָה עֵת רָצוֹן אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ:
But, as for me, may my prayer to You, O Lord, be in an acceptable time. O God, with Your abundant kindness, answer me with the truth of Your salvation.
הַצִּילֵנִי מִטִּיט וְאַל אֶטְבָּעָה אִנָּצְלָה מִשֹּׂנְאַי וּמִמַּעֲמַקֵּי מָיִם:
Save me from mud that I not sink, that I be saved from my enemies and from the depths of water.
אַל תִּשְׁטְפֵנִי שִׁבֹּלֶת מַיִם וְאַל תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל תֶּאְטַר עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ:
Let neither the current of water sweep me away, nor the deep swallow me, and let a well not close its mouth over me.
עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי טוֹב חַסְדֶּךָ כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ פְּנֵה אֵלָי:
Answer me, O Lord, for Your kindness is good; according to Your abundant mercies, turn to me.
וְאַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מֵעַבְדֶּךָ כִּי צַר לִי מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי:
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, because I am distressed, hasten to answer me.
קָרְבָה אֶל נַפְשִׁי גְאָלָהּ לְמַעַן אֹיְבַי פְּדֵנִי:
Come close to my soul, redeem it; because of my enemies, redeem me.
אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִי וּבָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִי נֶגְדְּךָ כָּל צוֹרְרָי:
You know my humiliation, my shame, and my disgrace; all my oppressors are before You.
חֶרְפָּה שָׁבְרָה לִבִּי וָאָנוּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּה לָנוּד וָאַיִן וְלַמְנַחֲמִים וְלֹא מָצָאתִי:
Humiliation has broken my heart and I have become ill; I hoped for sympathy but there was none, and for comforters but I found none.
וַיִּתְּנוּ בְּבָרוּתִי רֹאשׁ וְלִצְמָאִי יַשְׁקוּנִי חֹמֶץ:
They put gall into my food and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
יְהִי שֻׁלְחָנָם לִפְנֵיהֶם לְפָח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִים לְמוֹקֵשׁ:
May their table before them become a trap, and [their hope] for peace become a snare.
תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה עֵינֵיהֶם מֵרְאוֹת וּמָתְנֵיהֶם תָּמִיד הַמְעַד:
May their eyes become dark, so they cannot see; constantly cause their loins to slip.
שְׁפָךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמֶךָ וַחֲרוֹן אַפְּךָ יַשִּׂיגֵם:
Pour out Your fury upon them, and may Your burning wrath overtake them.
תְּהִי טִירָתָם נְשַׁמָּה בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם אַל יְהִי יֹשֵׁב:
May their palace be desolate; in their tents let there be no dweller.
כִּי אַתָּה אֲשֶׁר הִכִּיתָ רָדָפוּ וְאֶל מַכְאוֹב חֲלָלֶיךָ יְסַפֵּרוּ:
For You-those whom You smote they pursued, and about the pain of those whom You wounded they tell.
תְּנָה עָוֹן עַל עֲוֹנָם וְאַל יָבֹאוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶךָ:
Add iniquity to their iniquity, and let them not come into Your charity.
יִמָּחוּ מִסֵּפֶר חַיִּים וְעִם צַדִּיקִים אַל יִכָּתֵבוּ:
May they be erased from the book of life, and may they not be inscribed with the righteous.
וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְכוֹאֵב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ אֱלֹהִים תְּשַׂגְּבֵנִי:
But I am poor and in pain; may Your salvation, O God, exalt me.
אֲהַלְלָה שֵׁם אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁיר וַאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ בְתוֹדָה:
I shall praise the name of God with song, and I shall magnify Him with a thanksgiving offering.
וְתִיטַב לַיהוָה מִשּׁוֹר פָּר מַקְרִן מַפְרִיס:
And it will appeal to the Lord more than a young bull that is mature, with horns and hooves.
רָאוּ עֲנָוִים יִשְׂמָחוּ דֹּרְשֵׁי אֱלֹהִים וִיחִי לְבַבְכֶם:
When the humble see, they rejoice, yea, those who seek God, and your heart will be invigorated.
כִּי שֹׁמֵעַ אֶל אֶבְיוֹנִים יְהוָה וְאֶת אֲסִירָיו לֹא בָזָה:
For God hearkens to the needy, and He does not despise His prisoners.
יְהַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ יַמִּים וְכָל רֹמֵשׂ בָּם:
Heaven and earth will praise Him, the seas and everything that moves therein,
כִּי אֱלֹהִים יוֹשִׁיעַ צִיּוֹן וְיִבְנֶה עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְיָשְׁבוּ שָׁם וִירֵשׁוּהָ:
When God saves Zion and builds the cities of Judah, and they dwell there and take possession of it.
וְזֶרַע עֲבָדָיו יִנְחָלוּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵי שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ בָהּ:
And the seed of His servants inherit it, and those who love His name dwell therein.