¹וידבר דוד ליהוה את דברי השירה הזאת ביום הציל יהוה אתו מכף כל איביו ומכף שאול׃

¹David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

²ויאמר יהוה סלעי ומצדתי ומפלטי לי׃

²and he said, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

³אלהי צורי אחסה בו מגני וקרן ישעי משגבי ומנוסי משעי מחמס תשעני׃

³God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

⁴מהלל אקרא יהוה ומאיבי אושע׃

⁴I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

⁵כי אפפני משברי מות נחלי בליעל יבעתני׃

⁵For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁶חבלי שאול סבני קדמני מקשי מות׃

⁶The cords of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. were around me. The snares of death caught me.

⁷בצר לי אקרא יהוה ואל אלהי אקרא וישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי באזניו׃

⁷In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

⁸ותגעש ותרעש הארץ מוסדות השמים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי חרה לו׃

⁸Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

⁹עלה עשן באפו ואש מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו׃

⁹Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו׃

¹⁰He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹¹וירכב על כרוב ויעף וירא על כנפי רוח׃

¹¹He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

¹²וישת חשך סביבתיו סכות חשרת מים עבי שחקים׃

¹²He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

¹³מנגה נגדו בערו גחלי אש׃

¹³At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

¹⁴ירעם מן שמים יהוה ועליון יתן קולו׃

¹⁴Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.

¹⁵וישלח חצים ויפיצם ברק ויהמם׃

¹⁵He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.

¹⁶ויראו אפקי ים יגלו מסדות תבל בגערת יהוה מנשמת רוח אפו׃

¹⁶Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

¹⁷ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים׃

¹⁷He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁸יצילני מאיבי עז משנאי כי אמצו ממני׃

¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁹יקדמני ביום אידי ויהי יהוה משען לי׃

¹⁹They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

²⁰ויצא למרחב אתי יחלצני כי חפץ בי׃

²⁰He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²¹יגמלני יהוה כצדקתי כבר ידי ישיב לי׃

²¹Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

²²כי שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא רשעתי מאלהי׃

²²For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²³כי כל משפטו לנגדי וחקתיו לא אסור ממנה׃

²³For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

²⁴ואהיה תמים לו ואשתמרה מעוני׃

²⁴I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁵וישב יהוה לי כצדקתי כברי לנגד עיניו׃

²⁵Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

²⁶עם חסיד תתחסד עם גבור תמים תתמם׃

²⁶With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

²⁷עם נבר תתבר ועם עקש תתפל׃

²⁷With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

²⁸ואת עם עני תושיע ועיניך על רמים תשפיל׃

²⁸You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

²⁹כי אתה נירי יהוה ויהוה יגיה חשכי׃

²⁹For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

³⁰כי בכה ארוץ גדוד באלהי אדלג שור׃

³⁰For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

³¹האל תמים דרכו אמרת יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו׃

³¹As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

³²כי מי אל מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור מבלעדי אלהינו׃

³²For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

³³האל מעוזי חיל ויתר תמים דרכו׃

³³God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

³⁴משוה רגליו כאילות ועל במותי יעמדני׃

³⁴He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.

³⁵מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחת קשת נחושה זרעתי׃

³⁵He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.

³⁶ותתן לי מגן ישעך וענתך תרבני׃

³⁶You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

³⁷תרחיב צעדי תחתני ולא מעדו קרסלי׃

³⁷You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

³⁸ארדפה איבי ואשמידם ולא אשוב עד כלותם׃

³⁸I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

³⁹ואכלם ואמחצם ולא יקומון ויפלו תחת רגלי׃

³⁹I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.

⁴⁰ותזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתני׃

⁴⁰For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁴¹ואיבי תתה לי ערף משנאי ואצמיתם׃

⁴¹You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

⁴²ישעו ואין משיע אל יהוה ולא ענם׃

⁴²They looked, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

⁴³ואשחקם כעפר ארץ כטיט חוצות אדקם ארקעם׃

⁴³Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.

⁴⁴ותפלטני מריבי עמי תשמרני לראש גוים עם לא ידעתי יעבדני׃

⁴⁴You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.

⁴⁵בני נכר יתכחשו לי לשמוע אזן ישמעו לי׃

⁴⁵The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

⁴⁶בני נכר יבלו ויחגרו ממסגרותם׃

⁴⁶The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.

⁴⁷חי יהוה וברוך צורי וירם אלהי צור ישעי׃

⁴⁷Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

⁴⁸האל הנתן נקמת לי ומוריד עמים תחתני׃

⁴⁸even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,

⁴⁹ומוציאי מאיבי ומקמי תרוממני מאיש חמסים תצילני׃

⁴⁹who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

⁵⁰על כן אודך יהוה בגוים ולשמך אזמר׃

⁵⁰Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. Will sing praises to your name.

⁵¹מגדיל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו לדוד ולזרעו עד עולם׃

⁵¹He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore.”