1Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,my righteous pleaצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664;listenהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to my cryרִנָּתִ֗יri.na.TiH7440.Give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerH8605— it comesfrom lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193free ofבְּ֝לֹ֗אbe.Lo'H3808deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
2May my vindicationמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941comeיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318from Your presenceמִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָMi.le.fa.nei.khaH6440;may Your eyesעֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeתֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372what is rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
3You have triedבָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּba.Chan.taH974my heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820;You have visitedפָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּpa.Kad.taH6485mein the nightלַּ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.You have tested meצְרַפְתַּ֥נִיtze.raf.Ta.niH6884and foundתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672noבַל־val-H1077evil;I have resolvedזַ֝מֹּתִ֗יza.mo.TiH2161notבַּל־bal-H1077to sinיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674with my mouthפִּֽי׃PiH6310.
4As for the deedsלִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlif.'u.LotH6468of menאָ֭דָם'A.domH120—by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have avoidedשָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּיSha.Mar.tiH8104the waysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the violentפָּרִֽיץ׃pa.RitzH6530.
5My stepsאֲ֭שֻׁרַי'A.shu.raiH838have heldתָּמֹ֣ךְta.MokhH8551to Your pathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.ma'.ge.lo.Tei.khaH4570;my feetפְעָמָֽי׃fe.'a.MaiH6471have notבַּל־bal-H1077slippedנָמ֥וֹטּוּna.Mo.tuH4131.
6Iאֲנִֽי־'a.ni-H589call on Youקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121,O Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,forכִֽי־khi-H3588You will answer meתַעֲנֵ֣נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030.Inclineהַֽט־hat-H5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֥'a.ze.ne.KhaH241to me;hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my wordsאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.
7Show the wondersהַפְלֵ֣הhaf.LehH6395of Your loving devotionחֲ֭סָדֶיךָCha.sa.dei.khaH2617,You who saveמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467by Your right handבִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃Bi.mi.Ne.khaH3225those who seek refugeחוֹסִ֑יםcho.SimH2620from their foesמִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗יםmi.mit.ko.MimH6965.
8Keep meשָׁ֭מְרֵנִיSham.re.niH8104as the appleכְּאִישׁ֣וֹןke.'i.ShonH380ofבַּת־bat-H1323Your eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869;hide meתַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃tas.ti.Re.niH5641in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Your wingsכְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָke.na.Fei.khaH3671
9fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563whoז֣וּzuH2098assail meשַׁדּ֑וּנִיsha.Du.niH7703,from my mortalבְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315enemiesאֹיְבַ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341who surround meיַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃ya.Ki.fu 'a.LaiH5362H5921.
10They have closedסָּגְר֑וּsa.ge.RuH5462their callousחֶלְבָּ֥מוֹchel.Ba.movH2459hearts;their mouthsפִּ֝֗ימוֹpi.moH6310speakדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with arroganceבְגֵאֽוּת׃ve.ge.'UtH1348.
11They have tracked us downאַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ'A.shu.rei.nuH838,and nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258surround usסְבָב֑וּנוּse.va.vu.niH5437;their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֥ם'ei.nei.HemH5869are setיָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּya.Shi.tuH7896to castלִנְט֥וֹתlin.TotH5186usto the groundבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,
12דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹdim.yo.NoH1825like a lionכְּ֭אַרְיֵהKe.'ar.yehH738greedyיִכְס֣וֹףyikh.SofH3700for preyלִטְר֑וֹףlit.RofH2963,like a young lionוְ֝כִכְפִ֗ירve.khikh.FirH3715lurkingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in ambushבְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃be.mis.ta.RimH4565.
13Ariseקוּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,confrontקַדְּמָ֣הka.de.MahH6923themפָ֭נָיוFa.navH6440!Bring them to their kneesהַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ri.'E.huH3766;deliverפַּלְּטָ֥הpa.le.TahH6403meנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315from the wickedמֵרָשָׁ֥עme.ra.Sha'H7563by Your swordחַרְבֶּֽךָ׃char.Be.khaH2719,
14from such menמִֽמְתִ֥יםmi.TimH4962,O LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,by Your handיָדְךָ֨׀ya.de.KhaH3027—from menמִֽמְתִ֬יםmi.TimH4962of the worldמֵחֶ֗לֶדme.Che.ledH2465whose portionחֶלְקָ֥םchel.KamH2506is in this lifeבַּֽחַיִּים֮ba.chai.YimH2416.May You fillתְּמַלֵּ֪אte.ma.Le'H4390the belliesבִ֫טְנָ֥םvit.NamH990of Your treasuredH6840onesand satisfyיִשְׂבְּע֥וּyis.be.'UH7646their sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,so they leaveוְהִנִּ֥יחוּve.hi.Ni.chuH5117their abundanceיִ֝תְרָ֗םyit.RamH3499to their childrenלְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃le.'o.lei.HemH5768.
15As for meאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589,I will beholdאֶחֱזֶ֣ה'e.che.ZehH2372Your faceפָנֶ֑יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440in righteousnessבְּ֭צֶדֶקBe.tze.dekH6664;when I awakeבְ֝הָקִ֗יץve.ha.KitzH6974,I will be satisfiedאֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה'es.be.'AhH7646in Your presenceתְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃te.mu.na.Te.khaH8544.
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