תְהִלִּים 109

1 לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמֹ֑ור אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.

2 כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשֹׁ֣ון שָֽׁקֶר׃

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

3 וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם׃

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

4 תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃

For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

5 וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טֹובָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃

And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

6 הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֹֽו׃

Set thou the wicked ouer him, and let the aduersarie stand at his right hand.

7 בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטֹו יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּתֹ֗ו תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃

Whe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.

8 יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּתֹ֗ו יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר׃

Let his daies be fewe, and let another take his charge.

9 יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָ֥יו יְתֹומִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתֹּו אַלְמָנָֽה׃

Let his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.

10 וְנֹ֤ועַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחָרְבֹותֵיהֶֽם׃

Let his children be vagabonds and beg and seeke bread, comming out of their places destroyed.

11 יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נֹ֭ושֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֑ו וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֹֽו׃

Let the extortioner catch al that he hath, and let the strangers spoile his labour.

12 אַל־יְהִי־לֹ֖ו מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י חֹ֝ונֵ֗ן לִיתֹומָֽיו׃

Let there be none to extend mercie vnto him: neither let there be any to shewe mercie vpon his fatherlesse children.

13 יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִיתֹ֥ו לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּדֹ֥ור אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם׃

Let his posteritie be destroied, and in the generation following let their name be put out.

14 יִזָּכֵ֤ר ׀ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מֹּ֗ו אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃

Let the iniquitie of his fathers bee had in remembrance with the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.

15 יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

But let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.

16 יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשֹׂ֪ות חָ֥סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיֹון וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמֹותֵֽת׃

Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.

17 וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבֹואֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

18 וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דֹּ֥ו וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבֹּ֑ו וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמֹותָֽיו׃

As he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.

19 תְּהִי־לֹ֖ו כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃

Let it be vnto him as a garment to couer him, and for a girdle, wherewith he shalbe alway girded.

20 זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Let this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.

21 וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲ‍ֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־טֹ֥וב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃

But thou, O Lord my God, deale with me according vnto thy Name: deliuer me, (for thy mercie is good)

22 כִּֽי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹ֣ון אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃

Because I am poore and needie, and mine heart is wounded within me.

23 כְּצֵל־כִּנְטֹותֹ֥ו נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃

I depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.

24 בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצֹּ֑ום וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃

My knees are weake through fasting, and my flesh hath lost all fatnes.

25 וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃

I became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.

26 עָ֭זְרֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י הֹ֭ושִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Helpe me, O Lord my God: saue me according to thy mercie.

27 וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃

And they shall know, that this is thine hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it.

28 יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח׃

Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.

29 יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שֹׂוטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃

Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame, and let them couer themselues with their confusion, as with a cloke.

30 אֹ֘ודֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְתֹ֖וךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃

I will giue thankes vnto the Lord greatly with my mouth and praise him among ye multitude.

31 כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְיֹ֑ון לְ֝הֹושִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֹֽׁו׃

For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.