Psalms 31

lamnatseakh mizmor ledavid

For the leader. A psalm of David.

bekha-Adonai khasiti al-evoshah le'olam betsidqatekha falleteni

I seek refuge in You, O ETERNAL One; may I never be disappointed; as You are righteous, rescue me.

hatteh elay oznekha meherah hatsileni heyeh li letsur-ma'oz levet metsudot lehoshi'eni

Incline Your ear to me; be quick to save me; be a rock, a stronghold for me, a citadel, for my deliverance.

ki-sali umetsudati attah ulema'an shimkha tankheni utenahaleni

For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead me and guide me as befits Your name.

totsi'eni mereshet zu tamenu li ki-attah ma'uzzi

You free me from the net laid for me, for You are my stronghold.

beyadekha afqid rukhi padita oti Adonai el emet

Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem me, O ETERNAL One, faithful God.

saneti hashomerim havle-shav va'ani el-Adonai batakheti

I detest those who rely on empty folly, but I trust in GOD.

agilah ve'esmekhah bekhasdekha asher ra'ita et-onyi yadata betsarot nafshi

Let me exult and rejoice in Your faithfulness when You notice my affliction, are mindful of my deep distress,

velo hisgartani beyad-oyev he'emadta vammerkhav raglay

and do not hand me over to my enemy, but grant me relief.

khonneni Adonai ki tsar-li asheshah vekha'as eni nafshi uvitni

Have mercy on me, O ETERNAL One, for I am in distress; my eyes are wasted by vexation, my substance and body too.

ki khalu veyagon khayyay ushenotay ba'anakhah kashal ba'avoni khokhi va'atsamay asheshu

My life is spent in sorrow, my years in groaning; my strength fails because of my iniquity, my limbs waste away.

mikkol-tsoreray hayiti kherpah velishkhenay me'od ufakhad limyudda'ay ro'ay bakhuts nadedu mimmenni

Because of all my foes I am the particular butt of my neighbors, a horror to my friends; those who see me on the street avoid me.

nishkakhti kemet millev hayiti kikhli oved

I am put out of mind like the dead; I am like an object given up for lost.

ki shamati dibbat rabbim magor missaviv behivvasedam yakhad alay laqakhat nafshi zamamu

I hear the whisperings of many, intrigue on every side, as they scheme together against me, plotting to take my life.

va'ani alekha vatakhti Adonai amarti elohay attah

But I trust in You, O ETERNAL One; I say, “You are my God!”

beyadekha ittotay hatsileni miyyad-oyevay umerodefay

My fate is in Your hand; save me from the hand of my enemies and pursuers.

ha'irah fanekha al-avdekha hoshi'eni vekhasdekha

Show favor to Your servant; as You are faithful, deliver me.

Adonai al-evoshah ki qeratikha yevoshu resha'im yiddemu lishol

O ETERNAL One, let me not be disappointed when I call You; let the wicked be disappointed; let them be silenced in Sheol;

te'alamnah sifte-shaqer haddoverot al-tsaddiq ataq bega'avah vavuz

let lying lips be stilled that speak haughtily against the righteous with arrogance and contempt.

mah rav-tuvekha asher-tsafanta lire'ekha pa'alta lakhosim bakh neged bene adam

How abundant is the good that You have in store for those who fear You, that You do in full view for those who take refuge in You.

tastirem beseter panekha merukhse-ish titspenem besukkah meriv leshonot

You grant them the protection of Your presence against the opposition’s schemes; You shelter them in Your pavilion from contentious tongues.

barukh Adonai ki hifli-khasdo li be'ir matsor

Blessed is GOD, who has been wondrously faithful to me, a veritable bastion.

va'ani amarti vekhofzi nigrazti minneged enekha akhen shamata qol takhanunay beshavve'i elekha

Alarmed, I had thought, “I am thrust out of Your sight”; yet You listened to my plea for mercy when I cried out to You.

ehevu et-Adonai kol-khasidayw emunim notser Adonai umeshallem al-yeter oseh ga'avah

So love GOD, all you faithful; GOD guards the loyal, and more than requites the one who acts arrogantly.

khizqu veya'amets levavkhem kol-hameyakhalim la-Adonai

Be strong and of good courage, all you who wait for GOD.