| 1 וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיֹום הִצִּיל יְהוָה אֹתֹו מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִכַּף שָׁאוּל | 1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. |
| 2 וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה סַלְעִי וּמְצֻדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי־לִי | 2 He said, "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, |
| 3 אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה־בֹּו מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵנִי | 3 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; thou savest me from violence. |
| 4 מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמֵאֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵׁעַ | 4 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. |
| 5 כִּי אֲפָפֻנִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָוֶת נַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתֻנִי | 5 "For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me; |
| 6 חֶבְלֵי שְׁאֹול סַבֻּנִי קִדְּמֻנִי מֹקְשֵׁי־מָוֶת | 6 the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me. |
| 7 בַּצַּר־לִי אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֶקְרָא וַיִּשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלֹו קֹולִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי בְּאָזְנָיו | 7 "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. |
| 8 [וַתְגָּעַשׁ כ] (וַיִּתְגָּעַשׁ ק) וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מֹוסְדֹות הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לֹו | 8 "Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. |
| 9 עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפֹּו וְאֵשׁ מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ | 9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. |
| 10 וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלָיו | 10 He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. |
| 11 וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּרָא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רוּחַ | 11 He rode on a cherub, and flew; he was seen upon the wings of the wind. |
| 12 וַיָּשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָיו סֻכֹּות חַשְׁרַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִים | 12 He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. |
| 13 מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדֹּו בָּעֲרוּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ | 13 Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. |
| 14 יַרְעֵם מִן־שָׁמַיִם יְהוָה וְעֶלְיֹון יִתֵּן קֹולֹו | 14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. |
| 15 וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצִּים וַיְפִיצֵם בָּרָק [וַיְּהֻמֵּם כ] (וַיָּהֹם׃ ק) | 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. |
| 16 וַיֵּרָאוּ אֲפִקֵי יָם יִגָּלוּ מֹסְדֹות תֵּבֵל בְּגַעֲרַת יְהוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפֹּו | 16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. |
| 17 יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרֹום יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים | 17 "He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. |
| 18 יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז מִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּנִּי | 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. |
| 19 יְקַדְּמֻנִי בְּיֹום אֵידִי וַיְהִי יְהוָה מִשְׁעָן לִי | 19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was my stay. |
| 20 וַיֹּצֵא לַמֶּרְחָב אֹתִי יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי־חָפֵץ בִּי | 20 He brought me forth into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. |
| 21 יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִי | 21 "The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. |
| 22 כִּי שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָי | 22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
| 23 כִּי כָל־ [מִשְׁפֹּטֹו כ] (מִשְׁפָּטָיו ק) לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה | 23 For all his ordinances were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. |
| 24 וָאֶהְיֶה תָמִים לֹו וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָה מֵעֲוֹנִי | 24 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. |
| 25 וַיָּשֶׁב יְהוָה לִי כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹרִי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו | 25 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. |
| 26 עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גִּבֹּור תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּם | 26 "With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless; |
| 27 עִם־נָבָר תִּתָּבָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתַּפָּל | 27 with the pure thou dost show thyself pure, and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse. |
| 28 וְאֶת־עַם עָנִי תֹּושִׁיעַ וְעֵינֶיךָ עַל־רָמִים תַּשְׁפִּיל | 28 Thou dost deliver a humble people, but thy eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down. |
| 29 כִּי־אַתָּה נֵירִי יְהוָה וַיהוָה יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּי | 29 Yea, thou art my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness. |
| 30 כִּי בְכָה אָרוּץ גְּדוּד בֵּאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שׁוּר | 30 Yea, by thee I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. |
| 31 הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכֹּו אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים בֹּו | 31 This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. |
| 32 כִּי מִי־אֵל מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר מִבַּלְעֲדֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ | 32 "For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? |
| 33 הָאֵל מָעוּזִּי חָיִל וַיַּתֵּר תָּמִים [דַּרְכֹּו כ] (דַּרְכִּי׃ ק) | 33 This God is my strong refuge, and has made my way safe. |
| 34 מְשַׁוֶּה [רַגְלָיו כ] (רַגְלַי ק) כָּאַיָּלֹות וְעַל בָּמֹותַי יַעֲמִדֵנִי | 34 He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights. |
| 35 מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָי | 35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 36 וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ תַּרְבֵּנִי | 36 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy help made me great. |
| 37 תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַּחְתֵּנִי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּי | 37 Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip; |
| 38 אֶרְדְּפָה אֹיְבַי וָאַשְׁמִידֵם וְלֹא אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלֹּותָם | 38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. |
| 39 וָאֲכַלֵּם וָאֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא יְקוּמוּן וַיִּפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָי | 39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. |
| 40 וַתַּזְרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתֵּנִי | 40 For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me. |
| 41 וְאֹיְבַי תַּתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף מְשַׂנְאַי וָאַצְמִיתֵם | 41 Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them. |
| 42 יִשְׁעוּ וְאֵין מֹשִׁיעַ אֶל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָם | 42 They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. |
| 43 וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם כַּעֲפַר־אָרֶץ כְּטִיט־חוּצֹות אֲדִקֵּם אֶרְקָעֵם | 43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth, I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. |
| 44 וַתְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עַמִּי תִּשְׁמְרֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גֹּויִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַעַבְדֻנִי | 44 "Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples; thou didst keep me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. |
| 45 בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִתְכַּחֲשׁוּ־לִי לִשְׁמֹועַ אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִי | 45 Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. |
| 46 בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְגְּרוּ מִמִּסְגְּרֹותָם | 46 Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their fastnesses. |
| 47 חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרֻם אֱלֹהֵי צוּר יִשְׁעִי | 47 "The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, |
| 48 הָאֵל הַנֹּתֵן נְקָמֹת לִי וּמֹורִיד עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּנִי | 48 the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, |
| 49 וּמֹוצִיאִי מֵאֹיְבָי וּמִקָּמַי תְּרֹומְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תַּצִּילֵנִי | 49 who brought me out from my enemies; thou didst exalt me above my adversaries, thou didst deliver me from men of violence. |
| 50 עַל־כֵּן אֹודְךָ יְהוָה בַּגֹּויִם וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּר | 50 "For this I will extol thee, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to thy name. |
| 51 [מִגְדִיל כ] (מִגְדֹּול ק) יְשׁוּעֹות מַלְכֹּו וְעֹשֶׂה־חֶסֶד לִמְשִׁיחֹו לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעֹו עַד־עֹולָם׃ ף | 51 Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David, and his descendants for ever." |
