A psalmמִזְמוֹרof David,לְדָוִדwhen he wasבִּהְיוֹתוֹin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Judah.יְהוּדָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםmy Elאֵלִיare you;אַתָּהI seek you earnestly;אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּmy soulנַפְשִׁיthirstsצָמְאָהfor you,לְךָmy fleshבְשָׂרִיlongsכָּמַהּfor you,לְךָin a landבְּאֶרֶץdryצִיָּהand weary,וְעָיֵףwithoutבְּלִיwater.מָיִם
Soכֵּןin the holy placeבַּקֹּדֶשׁI have gazed on you,חֲזִיתִיךָto seeלִרְאוֹתyour strengthעֻזְּךָand your glory.וּכְבוֹדֶךָ
Forכִּיbetter isטוֹבyour loyal loveחַסְדְּךָthan life;מֵחַיִּיםmy lipsשְׂפָתַיwill extol you.יְשַׁבְּחוּנְךָ
SoכֵּןI will bless youאֲבָרֶכְךָin my life;בְחַיָּיin your nameבְּשִׁמְךָI will lift upאֶשָּׂאmy palms.כַפָּי
Asכְּמוֹwith fatחֵלֶבand richnessוָדֶשֶׁןmy soulנַפְשִׁיwill be satisfied,תִּשְׂבַּעand with lipsוְשִׂפְתֵיof joyful shoutsרְנָנוֹתmy mouthפִּיwill praise you,יְהַלֶּל
whenאִםI remember youזְכַרְתִּיךָupon my bed,עַל יְצוּעָיin the watchesבְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹתI meditateאֶהְגֶּהon you;בָּךְ
Forכִּיyou have beenהָיִיתָa helpעֶזְרָתָהto me,לִּיand in the shadowוּבְצֵלof your wingsכְּנָפֶיךָI shout for joy.אֲרַנֵּן
My soulנַפְשִׁיhas clungדָּבְקָהclose behind you;אַחֲרֶיךָyour right handיְמִינֶךָupholdsתָּמְכָהme.בִּי
But theyוְהֵמָּהwho seekיְבַקְשׁוּmy soulנַפְשִׁיfor ruinלְשׁוֹאָהwill goיָבֹאוּinto the lowest partsבְּתַחְתִּיּוֹתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
They will be handed overיַגִּירֻהוּinto the handsעַל יְדֵיof the sword;חָרֶבa portionמְנָתfor foxesשֻׁעָלִיםthey will be.יִהְיוּ
But the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְwill be gladיִשְׂמַחin Elohim;בֵּאלֹהִיםeveryoneכָּלwho swearsהַנִּשְׁבָּעby himבּוֹwill glory,יִתְהַלֵּלforכִּיthe mouthפִּיof those who speakדוֹבְרֵיliesשָׁקֶרwill be stopped.יִסָּכֵר