מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי:
A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
חַסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי:
The kindnesses of the Lord I shall sing forever; to generation after generation I shall make known Your faithfulness, with my mouth.
כִּי אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם:
For I said, "Forever will it be built with kindness; as the heavens, with which You will establish Your faithfulness."
כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי:
I formed a covenant with My chosen one; I swore to David My servant.
עַד עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶלָה:
Until eternity, I shall establish your seed, and I shall build your throne for all generations forever.
וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהוָה אַף אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִׁים:
And the heavens acknowledge Your wonder, O Lord, also Your faithfulness in the congregation of holy ones.
כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים:
For who in the heavens is equal to the Lord? [Who] resembles the Lord among the sons of the mighty?
אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל כָּל סְבִיבָיו:
God is revered in the great council of the holy ones and feared by all around Him.
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת מִי כָמוֹךָ חֲסִין יָהּ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ:
O Lord, God of Hosts, who is like You, O Yah, Who are mighty? And Your faithfulness surrounds You.
אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם:
You rule over the pride of the sea; when it raises its waves, You humble them.
אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַב בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ:
You crushed Rahab like one slain; with the arm of Your might You scattered Your enemies.
לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף לְךָ אָרֶץ תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּם:
The heaven is Yours, even the earth is Yours; the inhabited earth and the fullness thereof-You founded them.
צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ:
North and south-You created them; Tabor and Hermon sing praises in Your name.
לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶךָ:
You have an arm with might; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is high.
צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ:
Righteousness and judgment are the basis of Your throne; kindness and truth come before Your countenance.
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יוֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה יְהוָה בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן:
Fortunate is the people that know the blasting of the shofar; O Lord, may they walk in the light of Your countenance.
בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כָּל הַיּוֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרוּמוּ:
With Your name they rejoice every day, and with Your righteousness they are exalted.
כִּי תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצֹנְךָ (תרים) תָּרוּם קַרְנֵנוּ:
For You are the glory of their might, and with Your favor our horns will be raised.
כִּי לַיהוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּנוּ:
For our shield is [devoted] to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם:
Then You spoke in a vision to Your pious ones, and You said, "I placed help on a mighty man; I lifted up a chosen one from the people.
מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו:
I found David My servant, I anointed him with My holy oil.
אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ:
With whom My hand will be established, even My arm will strengthen him.
לֹא יַשִּׁא אוֹיֵב בּוֹ וּבֶן עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּנּוּ:
No enemy will exact from him, neither will an unjust person afflict him.
וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף:
And I shall crush his adversaries from before him, and I shall strike his enemies.
וֶאֶמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנוֹ:
My faithfulness and My kindness will be with him, and with My name his horn will be raised.
וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ וּבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינוֹ:
I shall place his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers.
הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּה אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי:
He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
אַף אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי אָרֶץ:
I, too, shall make him a firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
לְעוֹלָם (אשמור) אֶשְׁמָר לוֹ חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לוֹ:
I will forever keep My kindness for him, and My covenant will remain true to him.
וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָיִם:
And I shall make his seed endure forever, and his throne as the days of the heavens.
אִם יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן:
If his sons forsake My Torah and do not walk in My judgments,
אִם חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּ וּמִצְוֹתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹרוּ:
If they profane My statutes and do not keep My commandments,
וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֹנָם:
I shall punish their transgression with a rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
וְחַסְדִּי לֹא אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ וְלֹא אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי:
But I shall not cancel My kindness from him, and I shall not betray My faith.
לֹא אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּה:
I shall not profane My covenant, neither shall I alter the utterance of My lips.
אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי אִם לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב:
One thing have I sworn by My holiness, that I will not fail David.
זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶה וְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּי:
His seed will be forever and his throne is like the sun before Me.
כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָם וְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶלָה:
Like the moon, which is established forever, and it is a witness in the sky, eternally true."
וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס הִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם מְשִׁיחֶךָ:
But You abandoned and You rejected; You became wroth with Your anointed.
נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָ חִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרוֹ:
You abrogated the covenant of Your servant; You profaned his crown to the ground.
פָּרַצְתָּ כָל גְּדֵרֹתָיו שַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּה:
You breached all his fences; You made his fortifications a ruin.
שַׁסֻּהוּ כָּל עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ הָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָיו:
All wayfarers have plundered him; he was a disgrace to his neighbors.
הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיו הִשְׂמַחְתָּ כָּל אוֹיְבָיו:
You raised the right hand of his adversaries; You caused all his enemies to rejoice.
אַף תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹ וְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָה:
You even turned back the sharp edge of his sword, and You did not raise him up in battle.
הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּרְתָּה:
You have brought an end to his shining, and his throne You have cast down to earth.
הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶלָה:
You have shortened the days of his youth; You have enwrapped him with shame forever.
עַד מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ:
How long, O Lord? Will You hide forever? Will Your anger burn like fire?
זְכָר אֲנִי מֶה חָלֶד עַל מַה שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כָל בְּנֵי אָדָם:
I am mindful what my old age is; for what futility have You created all the sons of man?
מִי גֶבֶר יִחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד שְׁאוֹל סֶלָה:
Who is a man who will live and not see death, who will rescue his soul from the grasp of the grave forever?
אַיֵּה חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲדֹנָי נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶךָ:
Where are Your former acts of kindness, O Lord, which You swore to David in your trust?
זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ שְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כָּל רַבִּים עַמִּים:
Remember, O Lord, the disgrace of Your servants, which I bear in my bosom, [the disgrace] of all great nations.
אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶךָ:
Which Your enemies disgraced, O Lord, which they disgraced the ends of Your anointed.
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן:
Blessed is the Lord forever. Amen and Amen.