תהילים 35

1 לְדָוִד ׀ רִיבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַי לְחַם אֶת־לֹחֲמָֽי׃

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

2 הַחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצִנָּה וְקוּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,

3 וְהָרֵק חֲנִית וּסְגֹר לִקְרַאת רֹדְפָי אֱמֹר לְנַפְשִׁי יְֽשֻׁעָתֵךְ אָֽנִי׃

And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I [am].'

4 יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיַחְפְּרוּ חֹשְׁבֵי רָֽעָתִֽי׃

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

5 יִֽהְיוּ כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה דּוֹחֶֽה׃

They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

6 יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּם חֹשֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּת וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה רֹדְפָֽם׃

Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

7 כִּֽי־חִנָּם טָֽמְנוּ־לִי שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם חִנָּם חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

8 תְּבוֹאֵהוּ שׁוֹאָה לֹֽא־יֵדָע וְרִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַן תִּלְכְּדוֹ בְּשׁוֹאָה יִפׇּל־בָּֽהּ׃

Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

9 וְנַפְשִׁי תָּגִיל בַּיהֹוָה תָּשִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.

10 כׇּל ־ עַצְמוֹתַי ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה יְהֹוָה מִי כָמוֹךָ מַצִּיל עָנִי מֵחָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מִגֹּֽזְלֽוֹ׃

All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'

11 יְקוּמוּן עֵדֵי חָמָס אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדַעְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃

Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

12 יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה שְׁכוֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

13 וַאֲנִי ׀ בַּחֲלוֹתָם לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק עִנֵּיתִי בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וּתְפִלָּתִי עַל־חֵיקִי תָשֽׁוּב׃

And I — in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

14 כְּרֵעַ־כְּאָח לִי הִתְהַלָּכְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵם קֹדֵר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃

As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.

15 וּבְצַלְעִי שָׂמְחוּ וְֽנֶאֱסָפוּ נֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי נֵכִים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי קָרְעוּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃

And — in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

16 בְּחַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵי מָעוֹג חָרֹק עָלַי שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃

With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.

17 אֲדֹנָי כַּמָּה תִרְאֶה הָשִׁיבָה נַפְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם מִכְּפִירִים יְחִידָתִֽי׃

Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

18 אוֹדְךָ בְּקָהָל רָב בְּעַם עָצוּם אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃

I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.

19 אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃

Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

20 כִּי לֹא שָׁלוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ וְעַל רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

21 וַיַּרְחִיבוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אָמְרוּ הֶאָח ׀ הֶאָח רָֽאֲתָה עֵינֵֽנוּ׃

And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

22 רָאִיתָה יְהֹוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ אֲדֹנָי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord — be not far from me,

23 הָעִירָה וְהָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִי אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי לְרִיבִֽי׃

Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.

24 שׇׁפְטֵנִי כְצִדְקְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃

Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

25 אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בְלִבָּם הֶאָח נַפְשֵׁנוּ אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃

They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

26 יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ ׀ יַחְדָּו שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וּכְלִמָּה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִים עָלָֽי׃

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

27 יָרֹנּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ חֲפֵצֵי צִדְקִי וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָה הֶחָפֵץ שְׁלוֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

28 וּלְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּה צִדְקֶךָ כׇּל־הַיּוֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!