For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדThe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםrecountמְסַפְּרִיםthe gloryכְּבוֹדof El,אֵלand the vaultוּ הָרָקִיעַproclaimsמַגִּידthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof his hands.יָדָיו
Dayיוֹםto dayלְיוֹםpours outיַבִּיעַthe saying,אֹמֶרand nightוְלַיְלָהto nightלְּלַיְלָהdeclaresיְחַוֶּהknowledge.דָּעַת
There is noאֵיןsaying,אֹמֶרand there are noוְאֵיןwords;דְּבָרִיםtheir voiceקוֹלָםis notבְּלִיheard.נִשְׁמָע
Through all the earthבְּכָל הָאָרֶץtheir lineקַוָּםhas gone out,יָצָאand to the endוּבִקְצֵהof the worldתֵבֵלtheir words.מִלֵּיהֶםFor the sunלַשֶּׁמֶשׁhe has setשָׂםa tentאֹהֶלin them,בָּהֶם
and itוְהוּאis like a bridegroomכְּחָתָןcoming outיֹצֵאof his chamber;מֵחֻפָּתוֹit rejoicesיָשִׂישׂlike a mighty manכְּגִבּוֹרto runלָרוּץthe path.אֹרַח
From the endמִקְצֵהof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםis its going out,מוֹצָאוֹand its circuitוּתְקוּפָתוֹto their ends;עַל קְצוֹתָםand nothingוְאֵיןis hiddenנִסְתָּרfrom its heat.מֵחַמָּתוֹ
The instructionתּוֹרַתof YHWHיְהוָהis blameless,תְּמִימָהbringing backמְשִׁיבַתthe soul;נָפֶשׁthe testimonyעֵדוּתof YHWHיְהוָהis faithful,נֶאֱמָנָהmaking wiseמַחְכִּימַתthe naive.פֶּתִי
The preceptsפִּקּוּדֵיof YHWHיְהוָהare upright,יְשָׁרִיםmaking gladמְשַׂמְּחֵיthe heart;לֵבthe commandmentמִצְוַתof YHWHיְהוָהis clean,בָּרָהgiving light toמְאִירַתthe eyes.עֵינָיִם
The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis pure,טְהוֹרָהenduringעוֹמֶדֶתforever;לָעַדthe rulesמִשְׁפְּטֵיof YHWHיְהוָהare truth;אֱמֶתthey are righteousצָדְקוּaltogether.יַחְדָּו
More desirableהַנֶּחֱמָדִיםthan gold,מִזָּהָבand than much fine gold;וּמִפַּז רָבand sweeterוּמְתוּקִיםthan honeyמִדְּבַשׁand than the drippingsוְנֹפֶתof the honeycomb.צוּפִים
Alsoגַּםyour servantעַבְדְּךָis warnedנִזְהָרby them;בָּהֶםin keeping themבְּשָׁמְרָםthere is greatרָבreward.עֵקֶב
Errorsשְׁגִיאוֹת—whoמִיcan discern them?יָבִיןHold me innocentנַקֵּנִיof hidden ones.מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת
Alsoגַּםfrom the insolentמִזֵּדִיםhold backחֲשֹׂךְyour servant;עַבְדֶּךָlet them notאַלruleיִמְשְׁלוּover me.בִיThenאָזI will be blamelessאֵיתָםand innocentוְנִקֵּיתִיof great transgression.מִפֶּשַׁע רָב
May the sayingsאִמְרֵיof my mouthפִיand the meditationוְהֶגְיוֹןof my heartלִבִּיbeיִהְיוּacceptableלְרָצוֹןbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָYHWH,יְהוָהmy Rockצוּרִיand my redeemer.וְגֹאֲלִי