A Shigaionשִׁגָּיוֹןof David,לְדָוִדwhichאֲשֶׁרhe sangשָׁרto YHWHלַיהוָהconcerning the wordsעַל דִּבְרֵיof Cush,כוּשׁa Benjaminite.בֶּן יְמִינִיYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיin youבְּךָI have taken refuge;חָסִיתִיsave meהוֹשִׁיעֵנִיfrom allמִכָּלwho pursue me,רֹדְפַיand deliver me,וְהַצִּילֵנִי
lestפֶּןhe tearיִטְרֹףmy soulנַפְשִׁיlike a lion,כְּאַרְיֵהripping it apart,פֹּרֵקwith noוְאֵיןone to deliver.מַצִּיל
YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיifאִםI have doneעָשִׂיתִיthis,זֹאתif there isאִם יֶשׁinjusticeעָוֶלin my hands,בְּכַפָּי
ifאִםI have repaidגָּמַלְתִּיwith evilרָעthe one at peace with me,שׁוֹלְמִיI who deliveredוָאֲחַלְּצָהmy adversaryצוֹרְרִיwithout cause,רֵיקָם
let the enemyאוֹיֵבpursueיִרַדֹּףmy soulנַפְשִׁיand overtake it,וְיַשֵּׂגand trampleוְיִרְמֹסmy lifeחַיָּיto the ground,לָאָרֶץand make my honor dwellוּכְבוֹדִי יַשְׁכֵּןin the dust.לֶעָפָרSelah.סֶלָה
Rise up,קוּמָהYHWH,יְהוָהin your anger;בְּאַפֶּךָlift yourself upהִנָּשֵׂאagainst the ragesבְּעַבְרוֹתof my adversaries,צוֹרְרָיand awakeוְעוּרָהfor me;אֵלַיyou have commandedצִוִּיתָjudgment.מִשְׁפָּט
And the communityוַעֲדַתof the peoplesלְאֻמִּיםwill surround you;תְּסוֹבְבֶךָּand over itוְעָלֶיהָreturnשׁוּבָהon high.לַמָּרוֹם
YHWHיְהוָהjudgesיָדִיןthe peoples.עַמִּיםJudge me,שָׁפְטֵנִיYHWH,יְהוָהaccording to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִיand according to my integrityוּכְתֻמִּיthat is in me.עָלָי
May the evilרַעof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםcome to an end,יִגְמָר נָאand make firmוּתְכוֹנֵןthe righteous;צַדִּיקand the one who testsוּבֹחֵןthe heartsלִבּוֹתand the kidneysוּכְלָיוֹתis the righteousצַדִּיקElohim.אֱלֹהִים
My shieldמָגִנִּיis withעַלElohim,אֱלֹהִיםwho savesמוֹשִׁיעַthe uprightיִשְׁרֵיin heart.לֵב
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםis a righteousצַדִּיקjudge,שׁוֹפֵטand an Elוְאֵלwho is indignantזֹעֵםeveryבְּכָלday.יוֹם
Ifאִםhe does notלֹאturn back,יָשׁוּבhe will sharpenיִלְטוֹשׁhis sword;חַרְבּוֹhe has bentדָרַךְhis bowקַשְׁתּוֹand made it ready.וַיְכוֹנְנֶהָ
And for himוְלוֹhe has preparedהֵכִיןweaponsכְּלֵיof death;מָוֶתhe makesיִפְעָלhis arrowsחִצָּיוfiery.לְדֹלְקִים
Look,הִנֵּהhe conceivesיְחַבֶּלwickedness,אָוֶןbecomes pregnantוְהָרָהwith suffering,עָמָלand gives birthוְיָלַדto a lie.שָׁקֶר
He dugכָּרָהa pitבּוֹרand hollowed it out,וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּand fellוַיִּפֹּלinto the pitבְּשַׁחַתthat he made.יִפְעָל
His sufferingעֲמָלוֹwill returnיָשׁוּבon his head,בְרֹאשׁוֹand on his crownוְעַל קָדְקֳדוֹwill come downיֵרֵדhis violence.חֲמָסוֹ
I will give thanksאוֹדֶהto YHWHיְהוָהaccording to his righteousness,כְּצִדְקוֹand I will sing psalmsוַאֲזַמְּרָהto the nameשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהElyon.עֶלְיוֹן