תהילים ל״ה
Psalms 35
Hebrew
לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹחֲמָֽי׃ הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֢י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהֹוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃ יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּ֑ת וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃ כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפׇּל־בָּֽהּ׃ וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהֹוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂ֗ישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ כׇּ֥ל־עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהֹוָ֗ה מִ֥י־כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּֽזְלֽוֹ׃ יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃ כְּרֵעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃ וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֢וּ וְֽנֶ֫אֱסָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃ בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָע֑וֹג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃ אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֢ה תִ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃ א֭וֹדְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃ אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃ כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁל֗וֹם יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמ֗וֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח ׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽנוּ׃ רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הֹוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אַל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃ שׇׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃ אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃ יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֢י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֢י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁל֣וֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃ וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כׇּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
English Translation
Of David.
O ETERNAL One, strive with my adversaries,
give battle to my foes, take up shield and buckler,
and come to my defense; ready the spear and javelin
against my pursuers;
tell me, “I am your deliverance.” Let those who seek my life
be frustrated and put to shame;
let those who plan to harm me
fall back in disgrace. Let them be as chaff in the wind,
GOD’s angel driving them on. Let their path be dark and slippery,
with GOD’s angel in pursuit. For without cause they hid a net to trap me;
without cause they dug a pitaa pit Transferred from first clause for clarity. for me. Let disaster overtake them unawares;
let the net they hid catch them;
let them fall into it when disaster [strikes]. Then shall I exult in GOD,
rejoice in having been delivered. All my bones shall say,
“ETERNAL One, who is like You?
You save a pauper from someone stronger,
a needy pauper from a despoiler.” Malicious witnesses appear
who question me about things I do not know. They repay me evil for good,
[seeking] my bereavement. Yet, when they were ill,
my dress was sackcloth,
I kept a fast—
may what I prayed for happen to me!bmay what I prayed for happen to me Meaning of Heb. uncertain; lit. “my prayer returns upon my bosom.” I walked about as though it were my friend or my kin;
I was bowed with gloom, like one mourning for a mother. But when I stumble, they gleefully gather;
wretches gather against me,
I know not why;
they tear at me without end. With impious, mocking grimacecthey tear … grimace Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
they gnash their teeth at me. O my Sovereign, how long will You look on?
Rescue me from their attacks,dfrom their attacks Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
my precious life, from the lions, that I may praise You in a great congregation,
acclaim You in a mighty throng. Let not my treacherous enemies rejoice over me,
or those who hate me without reason wink their eyes. For they do not offer amity,
but devise fraudulent schemes against harmless folk. They open wide their mouths at me,
saying, “Aha, aha, we have seen it!” You have seen it, O ETERNAL One;
do not hold aloof!
O my Sovereign, be not far from me! Wake, rouse Yourself for my cause,
for my claim, O my God and my Sovereign! Take up my cause, O my ETERNAL God, as You are beneficent,
and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not think,
“Aha, just what we wished!”
Let them not say,
“We have destroyed him!” May those who rejoice at my misfortune
be frustrated and utterly disgraced;
may those who vaunt themselves over me
be clad in frustration and shame. May those who desire my vindication
sing forth joyously;
may they always say,
“Extolled be GOD
who desires the well-being of one who renders service,” while my tongue shall recite Your beneficent acts,
Your praises all day long.
O ETERNAL One, strive with my adversaries,
give battle to my foes, take up shield and buckler,
and come to my defense; ready the spear and javelin
against my pursuers;
tell me, “I am your deliverance.” Let those who seek my life
be frustrated and put to shame;
let those who plan to harm me
fall back in disgrace. Let them be as chaff in the wind,
GOD’s angel driving them on. Let their path be dark and slippery,
with GOD’s angel in pursuit. For without cause they hid a net to trap me;
without cause they dug a pitaa pit Transferred from first clause for clarity. for me. Let disaster overtake them unawares;
let the net they hid catch them;
let them fall into it when disaster [strikes]. Then shall I exult in GOD,
rejoice in having been delivered. All my bones shall say,
“ETERNAL One, who is like You?
You save a pauper from someone stronger,
a needy pauper from a despoiler.” Malicious witnesses appear
who question me about things I do not know. They repay me evil for good,
[seeking] my bereavement. Yet, when they were ill,
my dress was sackcloth,
I kept a fast—
may what I prayed for happen to me!bmay what I prayed for happen to me Meaning of Heb. uncertain; lit. “my prayer returns upon my bosom.” I walked about as though it were my friend or my kin;
I was bowed with gloom, like one mourning for a mother. But when I stumble, they gleefully gather;
wretches gather against me,
I know not why;
they tear at me without end. With impious, mocking grimacecthey tear … grimace Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
they gnash their teeth at me. O my Sovereign, how long will You look on?
Rescue me from their attacks,dfrom their attacks Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
my precious life, from the lions, that I may praise You in a great congregation,
acclaim You in a mighty throng. Let not my treacherous enemies rejoice over me,
or those who hate me without reason wink their eyes. For they do not offer amity,
but devise fraudulent schemes against harmless folk. They open wide their mouths at me,
saying, “Aha, aha, we have seen it!” You have seen it, O ETERNAL One;
do not hold aloof!
O my Sovereign, be not far from me! Wake, rouse Yourself for my cause,
for my claim, O my God and my Sovereign! Take up my cause, O my ETERNAL God, as You are beneficent,
and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not think,
“Aha, just what we wished!”
Let them not say,
“We have destroyed him!” May those who rejoice at my misfortune
be frustrated and utterly disgraced;
may those who vaunt themselves over me
be clad in frustration and shame. May those who desire my vindication
sing forth joyously;
may they always say,
“Extolled be GOD
who desires the well-being of one who renders service,” while my tongue shall recite Your beneficent acts,
Your praises all day long.
About This Text
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Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 35
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