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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 איבי 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 אויבי 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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