1
Contend, O
LORD, with those who
contend with me;
Fight against those who
fight against me.
y'm]x{l -t,a ~;x.l y;byir.y -t,a h'wh.y h'byir diw'd.l
2
Take hold of
buckler and
shield And
rise up for my
help.
yit'r.z,[.B h'm.Wq.w h'Nic.w !eg'm qez]x;h
3
Draw also the
spear and the
battle-axe to
meet those who
pursue me;
Say to my
soul, "I am your
salvation."
yiv.p;n.l r{m/a y'p.d{r ta;r.qil r{g.s.W tyin]x qer'h.w ? yin'a .$et'[Uv.y
4
Let those be
ashamed and
dishonored who
seek my
life; Let those be
turned back and
humiliated who
devise evil against me.
rw{x'a .Wg{SIy yiv.p;n yev.q;b.m .Wm.l'KIy.w .Wv{bey ? yit'['r yeb.v{x .Wr.P.x;y.w
5
Let them be like
chaff before the
wind, With the
angel of the
LORD driving them on.
h,xw{D h'wh.y .$;a.l;m.W ;x.Wr -yen.pil #{m.K .Wy.hIy
6
Let their
way be
dark and
slippery, With the
angel of the
LORD pursuing them.
h'wh.y .$;a.l;m.W tw{Q;l.q;l]x;w .$,v{x ~'K.r;d -yih.y ? ~'p.d{r
7
For
without cause they
hid their
net for me;
Without cause they
dug a
pit for my
soul.
.Wr.p'x ~'Nix ~'T.vir t;x;v yil -.Wn.m'j ~'Nix -yiK ? yiv.p;n.l
8
Let
destruction come upon him
unawares *, And let the
net which he
hid catch himself; Into that very
destruction let him
fall.
!;m'j -r,v]a w{T.vir.w ['dey -a{l h'aw{v .Wheaw{b.T ? H'B -l'PIy h'aw{v.B w{d.K.liT
9
And my
soul shall
rejoice in the
LORD; It shall
exult in His
salvation.
w{t'[.WvyiB fyif'T h'why;B lyig'T yiv.p;n.w
10
All my
bones will
say,
"LORD,
who is
like You, Who
delivers the
afflicted from him
who is
too strong for him, And the
afflicted and the
needy from him who
robs him?"
lyiC;m '$w{m'k yim h'wh.y h'n.r;ma{T y;tw{m.c;[ l'K ? w{l.z{Gim !w{y.b,a.w yin'[.w .WN,Mim q'z'xem yin'[
11
Malicious witnesses rise up; They
ask me of things that I do not
know.
yin.Wl'a.vIy yiT.[;d'y -a{l r,v]a s'm'x yede[ !.Wm.Wq.y
12
They
repay me
evil for
good, To the
bereavement of my
soul.
yiv.p;n.l lw{k.v h'bw{j t;x;T h'['r yin.Wm.L;v.y
13
But as for me, when they were
sick, my
clothing was
sackcloth; I
humbled my
soul with
fasting, And my
prayer kept
returning to my
bosom.
~w{C;b yityeNi[ q'f yiv.Wb.l ~'tw{l]x;B yin]a;w ? b.Wv't yiqyex -l;[ yit'Lip.t.W yiv.p;n
14
I
went about as though it were my
friend or
brother; I
bowed down mourning, as
one who sorrows for a
mother.
red{q ~ea -l,b]a;K yiT.k'L;h.tih yil x'a.K -;[er.K ? yitw{x;v
15
But at my
stumbling they
rejoiced and
gathered themselves together; The
smiters whom I did not
know gathered together
against me, They
slandered me
without ceasing.
~yiken y;l'[ .Wp.s,a,n ].Wp's/a,n.w .Wx.m'f yi[.l;c.b.W ? .WM'd -a{l.w .W[.r'q yiT.[;d'y a{l.w
16
Like
godless jesters at a
feast, They
gnashed at me with their
teeth.
w{myeNiv y;l'[ q{r'x gw{['m yeg][;l yep.n;x.B
17
Lord,
how long will You
look on?
Rescue my
soul from their
ravages, My
only life from the
lions.
~,hyea{Vim yiv.p;n h'byiv'h h,a.riT h'M;K y'n{d]a ? yit'dyix.y ~yiryip.Kim
18
I will
give You
thanks in the
great congregation; I will
praise You among a
mighty throng.
'K,l.l;h]a ~.Wc'[ ~;[.B b'r l'h'q.B '$.dw{a
19
Do not let those who are
wrongfully my
enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who
hate me
without cause wink maliciously *.
~'Nix y;a.n{f r,q,v y;b.y{a yil -.Wx.m.fIy -l;a ? !Iy'[ -.Wc.r.qIy
20
For they do not
speak peace, But they
devise deceitful words against those
who are
quiet in the
land.
#,r,a -ye[.gir l;[.w .WreB;d.y ~w{l'v a{l yiK ? !.Wb{v]x;y tw{m.rim yer.biD
21
They
opened their
mouth wide against me; They
said,
"Aha,
aha, our
eyes have
seen it!"
h't]a'r x'a,h x'a,h .Wr.m'a ~,hyiP y;l'[ .Wbyix.r;Y;w ? .Wnyenye[
22
You have
seen it, O
LORD, do not
keep silent; O
Lord, do not be
far from me.
q;x.riT -l]a y'n{d]a v;r/x,T -l;a h'wh.y h'tyia'r ? yiN,Mim
23
Stir up Yourself, and
awake to my
right And to my
cause, my
God and my
Lord.
y'n{da;w y;h{l/a yij'P.vim.l h'cyiq'h.w h'ryi['h ? yibyir.l
24
Judge me, O
LORD my
God, according to Your
righteousness, And do not let them
rejoice over me.
yil -.Wx.m.fIy -l;a.w y'h{l/a h'wh.y '$.q.dic.k yinej.p'v
25
Do not let them
say in their
heart,
"Aha, our
desire!" Do not let them
say, "We have
swallowed him up!"
.Wr.ma{y -l;a .Wnev.p;n x'a,h ~'Bil.b .Wr.ma{y -l;a ? .Wh.Wn][;LiB
26
Let those be
ashamed and
humiliated altogether who
rejoice at my
distress; Let those be
clothed with
shame and
dishonor who
magnify themselves
over me.
t,v{b -.Wv.B.lIy yit'['r yexem.f w'D.x;y .Wr.P.x;y.w .Wv{bey ? y'l'[ ~yilyiD.g;M;h h'Mil.k.W
27
Let them
shout for
joy and
rejoice,
who favor my
vindication; And let them
say continually, "The
LORD be
magnified,
Who delights in the
prosperity of His
servant."
dyim't .Wr.ma{y.w yiq.dic yecep]x .Wx.m.fIy.w .WN{r'y ? w{D.b;[ ~w{l.v #ep'x,h h'wh.y l;D.gIy
28
And my
tongue shall
declare Your
righteousness And Your
praise all day long.
'$,t'Lih.T ~w{Y;h -l'K '$,q.dic h,G.h,T yinw{v.l.W