Psalms 35
1 David’s. Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.
| לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃ |
2 Grasp buckler and shield, and arise in my help;
| הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ |
3 Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!
| וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃ |
4 Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, —Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:
| יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָחֹ֣ור וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ |
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
| יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דֹּוחֶֽה׃ |
6 Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.
| יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּ֑ות וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃ |
7 For, without cause, have they hid for me, in a ditch, their net, —Without cause, have they digged [a pit] for my life.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
8 There shall reach him a ruin he could not know, —Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!
| תְּבֹואֵ֣הוּ שֹׁואָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתֹּ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּדֹ֑ו בְּ֝שֹׁואָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃ |
9 But, my soul, shall exult in Yahweh, —shall be glad in his salvation.
| וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֹֽו׃ |
10 All my bones, shall say—O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.
| כָּ֥ל עַצְמֹותַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מֹ֥וךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְיֹ֗ון מִגֹּזְלֹֽו׃ |
11 There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:
| יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ |
12 They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
| יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָ֗ה שְׁכֹ֣ול לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
13 But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:
| וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בַּחֲלֹותָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצֹּ֣ום נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃ |
14 Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.
| כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֹֽותִי׃ |
15 But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, —There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;
| וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃ |
16 Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
| בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָעֹ֑וג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימֹו׃ |
17 My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
| אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃ |
18 I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation, —In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.
| אֹ֭ודְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ |
19 Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!
| אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃ |
20 For, no salvation, will they utter, —But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;
| כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁלֹ֗ום יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמֹות יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ |
21 Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!
| וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח ׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ |
22 Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:
| רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
23 Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!—to my plea:
| הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃ |
24 Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:
| שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃ |
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!
| אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃ |
26 Let them turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune, —Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.
| יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ |
27 Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
| יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁלֹ֣ום עַבְדֹּֽו׃ |
28 Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, —All the day long, —thy praise!
| וּ֭לְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יֹּום תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ |
