| א אֵל-נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה; אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִיעַ. |
1 O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. |
| ב הִנָּשֵׂא, שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ; הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל, עַל-גֵּאִים. |
2 Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense. |
| ג עַד-מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהוָה: עַד-מָתַי, רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹזוּ. |
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? |
| ד יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק; יִתְאַמְּרוּ, כָּל-פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן. |
4 They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily. |
| ה עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ; וְנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּוּ. |
5 They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage. |
| ו אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ; וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּחוּ. |
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. |
| ז וַיֹּאמְרוּ, לֹא יִרְאֶה-יָּהּ; וְלֹא-יָבִין, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב. |
7 And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.' |
| ח בִּינוּ, בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם; וּכְסִילִים, מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּילוּ. |
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand? |
| ט הֲנֹטַע אֹזֶן, הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע; אִם-יֹצֵר עַיִן, הֲלֹא יַבִּיט. |
9 He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see? |
| י הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם, הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ: הַמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּעַת. |
10 He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? even He that teacheth man knowledge? |
| יא יְהוָה--יֹדֵעַ, מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם: כִּי-הֵמָּה הָבֶל. |
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. |
| יב אַשְׁרֵי, הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר-תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ; וּמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶנּוּ. |
12 Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law; |
| יג לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ, מִימֵי רָע-- עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָׁחַת. |
13 That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked. |
| יד כִּי, לֹא-יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ; וְנַחֲלָתוֹ, לֹא יַעֲזֹב. |
14 For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance. |
| טו כִּי-עַד-צֶדֶק, יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט; וְאַחֲרָיו, כָּל-יִשְׁרֵי-לֵב. |
15 For right shall return unto justice, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. |
| טז מִי-יָקוּם לִי, עִם-מְרֵעִים; מִי-יִתְיַצֵּב לִי, עִם-פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן. |
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? |
| יז לוּלֵי יְהוָה, עֶזְרָתָה לִּי-- כִּמְעַט, שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִׁי. |
17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence. |
| יח אִם-אָמַרְתִּי, מָטָה רַגְלִי; חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה, יִסְעָדֵנִי. |
18 If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up. |
| יט בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי-- תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ, יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִׁי. |
19 When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul. |
| כ הַיְחָבְרְךָ, כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת; יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי-חֹק. |
20 Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute? |
| כא יָגוֹדּוּ, עַל-נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק; וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִׁיעוּ. |
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood. |
| כב וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב; וֵאלֹהַי, לְצוּר מַחְסִי. |
22 But the LORD hath been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge. |
|
כג וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם, אֶת אוֹנָם-- וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם; יַצְמִיתֵם, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ. |
23 And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil; {N} the LORD our God will cut them off. {P} |