Psalms 35
1 [A Psalm] of David. Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
| לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃ |
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
| הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ |
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I [am] thy salvation.
| וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃ |
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
| יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָחֹ֣ור וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ |
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them].
| יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דֹּוחֶֽה׃ |
6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
| יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּ֑ות וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃ |
7 For without cause they have hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
| תְּבֹואֵ֣הוּ שֹׁואָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתֹּ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּדֹ֑ו בְּ֝שֹׁואָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃ |
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
| וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֹֽו׃ |
10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who [is] like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
| כָּ֥ל עַצְמֹותַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מֹ֥וךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְיֹ֗ון מִגֹּזְלֹֽו׃ |
11 False witnesses arose; they laid to my charge [things] that I knew not.
| יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ |
12 They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul.
| יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָ֗ה שְׁכֹ֣ול לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
| וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בַּחֲלֹותָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצֹּ֣ום נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃ |
14 I behaved myself as though [he had been] my friend [or] brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth [for his] mother.
| כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֹֽותִי׃ |
15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and assembled themselves: [yes], the abjects assembled themselves against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:
| וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃ |
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
| בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָעֹ֑וג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימֹו׃ |
17 LORD, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
| אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃ |
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among many people.
| אֹ֭ודְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ |
19 Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
| אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃ |
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against [them that are] quiet in the land.
| כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁלֹ֗ום יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמֹות יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ |
21 Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, [and] said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen [it].
| וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח ׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ |
22 [This] thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far from me.
| רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my LORD.
| הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃ |
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
| שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃ |
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
| אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃ |
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify [themselves] against me.
| יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ |
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
| יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁלֹ֣ום עַבְדֹּֽו׃ |
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.
| וּ֭לְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יֹּום תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ |
