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לדוד אליך יהוה נפשי אשא 1
Yahweh, my God, I give myself to you.
אלהי--בך בטחתי אל-אבושה אל-יעלצו אויבי לי 2
I trust in you. Do not allow my enemies [to defeat me], with the result that I would be ashamed/disgraced. Do not allow my enemies to defeat/conquer me, with the result that they would rejoice.
גם כל-קויך לא יבשו יבשו הבוגדים ריקם 3
Do not allow any of those who trust in you to be disappointed/disgraced. Cause those who (act treacherously toward/try to deceive) others to be disappointed/disgraced.
דרכיך יהוה הודיעני ארחותיך למדני 4
Yahweh, show me the way that I should (conduct my life/live as you want me to), teach me how to act in the manner that you want me to act/behave.
הדריכני באמתך ולמדני-- כי-אתה אלהי ישעי אותך קויתי כל-היום 5
Teach me to conduct my life [by obeying] your truth because you are my God, the one who saves me. All the time I trust in you.
זכר-רחמיך יהוה וחסדיך כי מעולם המה 6
Yahweh, do not forget how you have acted mercifully to me and have faithfully loved me; that is the way that you have acted toward me from long ago.
חטאות נעורי ופשעי-- אל-תזכר כחסדך זכר-לי-אתה-- למען טובך יהוה 7
Forgive me for all the sinful things I did and the ways that I rebelled against you when I was young; I ask this because you faithfully love your people and do good things for them, Yahweh, do not forget me!
טוב-וישר יהוה על-כן יורה חטאים בדרך 8
Yahweh is good and fair/just; therefore he shows sinners (how they should conduct their lives/how to live as you want them to).
ידרך ענוים במשפט וילמד ענוים דרכו 9
He shows humble people what is right for them to do and teaches them what he wants [them to do].
כל-ארחות יהוה חסד ואמת-- לנצרי בריתו ועדתיו 10
He always faithfully loves and does what he has promised to those who keep his agreement with them and who do what he requires.
למען-שמך יהוה וסלחת לעוני כי רב-הוא 11
Yahweh, forgive me for all my sins, which are many, in order that I may honor you [MTY].
מי-זה האיש ירא יהוה-- יורנו בדרך יבחר 12
To all those who revere you [RHQ], you show them the (right way to conduct their lives/things that they should do).
נפשו בטוב תלין וזרעו יירש ארץ 13
They will always be prosperous, and their descendants will continue to live in [this] land.
סוד יהוה ליראיו ובריתו להודיעם 14
Yahweh is a friend of those who have an awesome respect for him, and he teaches them the agreement that he [made with them].
עיני תמיד אל-יהוה כי הוא-יוציא מרשת רגלי 15
I always ask [MTY] Yahweh to help me, and he rescues me from danger [MET].
פנה-אלי וחנני כי-יחיד ועני אני 16
Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me, because I am alone, and I am very distressed because I am suffering/oppressed.
צרות לבבי הרחיבו ממצוקותי הוציאני 17
Help me to not worry, and rescue me from my troubles.
ראה עניי ועמלי ושא לכל-חטאותי 18
Note that I am distressed and troubled [DOU], and forgive [me for] all my sins.
ראה-איבי כי-רבו ושנאת חמס שנאוני 19
Also note that I have many enemies, see that they hate me very much.
שמרה נפשי והצילני אל-אבוש כי-חסיתי בך 20
Protect me, and rescue me from them; do not allow [them to defeat me], [with the result that] I would be ashamed/disgraced; I have come to you to (get refuge/be safe).
תם-וישר יצרוני כי קויתיך 21
Protect me because I do what is good and honest/just [PRS], and because I trust in you.
פדה אלהים את-ישראל-- מכל צרותיו 22
God, rescue [us] Israeli people from all of our troubles!

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