| א בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, יוּשַׁר הַשִּׁיר-הַזֶּה בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה; עִיר עָז-לָנוּ, יְשׁוּעָה יָשִׁית חוֹמוֹת וָחֵל. | 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; walls and bulwarks doth He appoint for salvation. |
| ב פִּתְחוּ, שְׁעָרִים; וְיָבֹא גוֹי-צַדִּיק, שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים. | 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation that keepeth faithfulness may enter in. |
| ג יֵצֶר סָמוּךְ, תִּצֹּר שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם: כִּי בְךָ, בָּטוּחַ. | 3 The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; because it trusteth in Thee. |
| ד בִּטְחוּ בַיהוָה, עֲדֵי-עַד: כִּי בְּיָהּ יְהוָה, צוּר עוֹלָמִים. | 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever, for the LORD is GOD, an everlasting Rock. |
| ה כִּי הֵשַׁח יֹשְׁבֵי מָרוֹם, קִרְיָה נִשְׂגָּבָה; יַשְׁפִּילֶנָּה יַשְׁפִּילָהּ עַד-אֶרֶץ, יַגִּיעֶנָּה עַד-עָפָר. | 5 For He hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city, laying it low, laying it low even to the ground, bringing it even to the dust. |
| ו תִּרְמְסֶנָּה, רָגֶל; רַגְלֵי עָנִי, פַּעֲמֵי דַלִּים. | 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. |
| ז אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק, מֵישָׁרִים: יָשָׁר, מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּס. | 7 The way of the just is straight; Thou, Most Upright, makest plain the path of the just. |
| ח אַף אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יְהוָה, קִוִּינוּךָ--לְשִׁמְךָ וּלְזִכְרְךָ, תַּאֲוַת-נָפֶשׁ. | 8 Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for Thee; to Thy name and to Thy memorial is the desire of our soul. |
| ט נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה, אַף-רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ: כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ, לָאָרֶץ--צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ, יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל. | 9 With my soul have I desired Thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me have I sought Thee earnestly; for when Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. |
| י יֻחַן רָשָׁע בַּל-לָמַד צֶדֶק, בְּאֶרֶץ נְכֹחוֹת יְעַוֵּל; וּבַל-יִרְאֶה, גֵּאוּת יְהוָה. {פ} | 10 Let favour be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. {P} |
| יא יְהוָה רָמָה יָדְךָ, בַּל-יֶחֱזָיוּן: יֶחֱזוּ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ קִנְאַת-עָם, אַף-אֵשׁ צָרֶיךָ תֹאכְלֵם. {ס} | 11 LORD, Thy hand was lifted up, yet they see not; they shall see with shame Thy zeal for the people; yea, fire shall devour Thine adversaries. {S} |
| יב יְהוָה, תִּשְׁפֹּת שָׁלוֹם לָנוּ: כִּי גַּם כָּל-מַעֲשֵׂינוּ, פָּעַלְתָּ לָּנוּ. {ס} | 12 LORD, Thou wilt establish peace for us; for Thou hast indeed wrought all our works for us. {S} |
| יג יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, בְּעָלוּנוּ אֲדֹנִים זוּלָתֶךָ; לְבַד-בְּךָ, נַזְכִּיר שְׁמֶךָ. | 13 O LORD our God, other lords beside Thee have had dominion over us; but by Thee only do we make mention of Thy name. |
| יד מֵתִים, בַּל-יִחְיוּ--רְפָאִים, בַּל-יָקֻמוּ; לָכֵן פָּקַדְתָּ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵם, וַתְּאַבֵּד כָּל-זֵכֶר לָמוֹ. | 14 The dead live not, the shades rise not; to that end hast Thou punished and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. |
| טו יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי יְהוָה, יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי נִכְבָּדְתָּ; רִחַקְתָּ, כָּל-קַצְוֵי-אָרֶץ. {פ} | 15 Thou hast gotten Thee honour with the nations, O LORD, yea, exceeding great honour with the nations; Thou art honoured unto the farthest ends of the earth. {P} |
| טז יְהוָה, בַּצַּר פְּקָדוּךָ; צָקוּן לַחַשׁ, מוּסָרְךָ לָמוֹ. | 16 LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them. |
| יז כְּמוֹ הָרָה תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת, תָּחִיל תִּזְעַק בַּחֲבָלֶיהָ--כֵּן הָיִינוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ, יְהוָה. | 17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been at Thy presence, O LORD. |
| יח הָרִינוּ חַלְנוּ, כְּמוֹ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ; יְשׁוּעֹת בַּל-נַעֲשֶׂה אֶרֶץ, וּבַל-יִפְּלוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל. | 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the land; neither are the inhabitants of the world come to life. |
| יט יִחְיוּ מֵתֶיךָ, נְבֵלָתִי יְקוּמוּן; הָקִיצוּ וְרַנְּנוּ שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר, כִּי טַל אוֹרֹת טַלֶּךָ, וָאָרֶץ, רְפָאִים תַּפִּיל. {פ} | 19 Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise--awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust--for Thy dew is as the dew of light, and the earth shall bring to life the shades. {P} |
| כ לֵךְ עַמִּי בֹּא בַחֲדָרֶיךָ, וּסְגֹר דלתיך דְּלָתְךָ בַּעֲדֶךָ; חֲבִי כִמְעַט-רֶגַע, עַד-יעבור- יַעֲבָר- זָעַם. | 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. |
| כא כִּי-הִנֵּה יְהוָה יֹצֵא מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, לִפְקֹד עֲוֺן יֹשֵׁב-הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו; וְגִלְּתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת-דָּמֶיהָ, וְלֹא-תְכַסֶּה עוֹד עַל-הֲרוּגֶיהָ. {פ} | 21 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His place to visit upon the inhabitants of the earth their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. {P} |