1 ر َنَّمَ داوُدُ كَلِماتِ هَذِهِ الأُنْشُودَةَ للهِ يَوْمَ أنْقَذَهُ اللهُ مِنْ شاوُلَ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ أعْدائِهِ،

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

2 ف َقالَ: « اللهُ صَخْرَتِي وَحِصْنِي وَمُنْقِذِي الأمِيْنُ.

And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

3 ه ُوَ إلهِي، هُوَ الصَّخرَةُ الّتي ألتَجئُ إليها. اللهُ دِرعِي. قُوَّتُهُ تُنْقِذُني وَتَنْصُرُنِي. اللهُ مَلْجَأِي المُرْتَفِعُ، وَمَلاذِيَ الأمينُ، هُوَ مُنْقِذِي. يُنْقِذُني مِنَ الأعْداءِ العُنَفاءِ.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4 د َعَوْتُ الله الذي يَسْتَحِقُّ التَّسْبيحَ، فخَلَصْتُ مِنْ أعْدائي!

I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

5 « أحاطَتْ أمْواجُ المَوتِ بِي، وَهاجَمَتنِي سُيُولُ الهَلاكِ.

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

6 ح ِبالُ الهاوِيَةِ كُلُّها كانَتْ حَولِي. وَأفخاخُ المَوتِ مِنْ أمامِي.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

7 ف ي ضِيقي دَعَوتُ اللهَ ، دَعَوتُ إلهي. فسَمِعَ مِنْ هَيكَلِهِ صَوْتِي. وَدَخَل صُراخِي أُذُنَيْهِ.

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

8 ث مَّ اهْتزَّتِ الأرْضُ وَارْتَجَفَتْ! السَّماءُ تَحَرَّكَتْ وَارْتَجَّتْ، لأنَّهُ غَضِبَ!

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

9 م ِنْ أنفِهِ خَرَجَ الدُّخانُ، ونارٌ مُشْتَعِلةٌ انْطَلَقَتْ مِنْ فَمِهِ، وَاتَّقَدَتْ مِنْها الجَمْرُ.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

10 ش َقَّ اللهُ السماءَ! وَقَفَ فَوْقَ غَيْمَةٍ سَميكةٍ داكنةٍ!

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

11 ك انَ يَطيرُ مُمتَطِياً مَلائِكَةَ الكَرُوبِيمَ المُحَلِّقةَ، وقدِ امْتطى الرّيحَ.

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 ل فَّ اللهُ الغيومَ الدّاكِنَةَ مِنْ حَولِهِ، كَما لَوْ كانَتْ خَيمَةً. جَمَعَ المِياهَ فِي الغُيومِ.

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

13 ا نطلقَتِ الجَمراتُ كَالفَحْمِ المُشْتَعِلِ من الضَّوْءِ السّاطِعِ مِنْ حَولِهِ!

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

14 أ رْعَدَ الله في السَّماءِ، وسمَّعَ العليُّ صوتَهُ.

The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

15 و َأطلَقَ سِهامَهُ وشتَّتَ العدوَّ. أرْسَلَ اللَّه بُرُوقَهُ، فَتفرَّقَ النّاسُ مُرْتَبِكِينَ وَفِي حَيرَةٍ.

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

16 « تكَلَّمْتَ يا اللهُ بِقوَّةٍ، ومن فمِكَ هبَّتْ ريحٌ قويَّةٌ، فتراجَعَتِ المِياهُ، حَتَّى رأينا قَعْرَ البحرِ، وَأسُسَ الأرْضِ.

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17 « مَدَّ ذِراعَهُ مِنْ عَليائِهِ، وَأمْسَكَ بِي، وَسَحَبَنِي مِنَ المِياهِ العَمِيقَةِ المُنْدَفِعةِ.

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

18 خ لَّصَني مِنْ أعْدائِي الذينَ هُمْ أقْوَى مِنِّي. أنقذَني مِنْ مُبغِضِيَّ، فَقَدْ كانُوا أقَوَى مِنْ أنْ أُواجَهَهُمْ وَحدِي.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

19 و َقَعْتُ فِي مُصِيبَةٍ، وَهاجَمَنِي أعْدائِي، لَكِنَّ اللهَ سَنَدَنِي وَأعانَنِي.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

20 ا للهُ يُحِبُّني، لِذا أنْقَذَني، وَأخَذَنِي إلَى مَكانٍ أمِينٍ لا ضِيقَ فِيهِ.

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 س َيكافئُنِي اللهُ لأنني فعَلْتُ الصّوابَ، لَمْ أقْتَرِفْ أيَّ خطأٍ، لِذا سَيَصْنَعُ الأشياءَ الحَسَنَةَ لي.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22 ل أنْني مَشَيتُ فِي سُبُلِ اللهِ ، وَلَمْ أُخْطِئْ إلَى إلَهِي كَالأشرارِ.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 أ ذكُرُ دائِماً شرائعَهُ وَأتأمَّلُ بها، وَلا أحِيدُ عَنها!

For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 أ بقى أمِيناً لَهُ، وَأحفظ نفسي نَقِيّاً بِلا إثْمٍ أمامَهُ.

I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 ل ذا، سيُكافِئُنِي اللهُ حَسَبَ بِرِّي وَصلاحِي، بحسبِ الصَّلاحِ الَّذِي يَرانِي أعْمَلُهُ.

Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

26 « تُظهِرُ أمانَتَكَ لِلأمَناءِ، وَصَلاحَكَ لِلصّالِحِينَ.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

27 ت ُظْهِرُ نَقاءَكَ مَعَ الأنْقِياءِ. وَتُظْهِرُ حِيَلَكَ مَعَ المُنْحَرِفِينَ.

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

28 ت ُساعِدُ المُتواضِعينَ يا الله. لَكِنَّكَ تَجلُبُ العارَ عَلَى المُتفاخِرينَ.

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

29 أ نْتَ مِصْباحِي يا اللهُ ، اللهُ يُضيءُ الظُّلْمَةَ مِنْ حَولي.

For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

30 ب مَعُونَتِكَ أدُوسُ جُيُوشاً. بمَعُونَةِ اللهِ، أتَسَلَّقُ جُدْرانَ العَدُوِّ.

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

31 « طَريقُ اللهِ كامِلٌ. كَلِمَةُ الله اجتازَتْ كَلَّ امْتِحانٍ. هُوَ تُرْسٌ لِمَنْ يَحتَمُونَ بِهِ.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

32 م ا مِنْ إلهٍ غَيْرُ اللهِ ، وَما مِنْ صَخْرَةٍ سِواه.

For who is God, save the Lord ? and who is a rock, save our God?

33 ا للهُ حِصْنِيَ المَنِيْعُ. يُساعِدُ الأنقياءَ ليسلُكوا الدرب الصحيح،

God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

34 ي ُساعِدُنِي فأعْدوَ سَريعاً كَالغَزالِ! يُبْقيني فوقَ المشارِفِ.

He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

35 ي ُدَرِّبني لِشَنِّ الحَرْبِ، فتُطلِقَ ذِراعَيَّ سهاماً قَويَّةً.

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

36 « أنْتَ حَمَيتَني يا اللهُ جَعَلْتَنِي عَظيماً، وساعَدْتَني لأهزِمَ عَدوّي.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

37 ت مْنحني قُوَّةً في رِجليَّ وكاحِليَّ فأمشِيَ سريعاً من غيرِ أنْ أتَعَثَّرَ.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

38 أ ريدُ أنْ أُطارِدَ أعدائي، حَتَّى أُهلِكُهُمْ! وَلَنْ أعُودَ حَتَّى ينتهيَ أمْرُهُم!

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

39 أ هلَكْتُ أعْدائيَ. هَزَمتُهُم! وَلَنْ يَنْهَضُوا بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ. سَقَطَ أعدائي عِنْدَ قَدَميَّ.

And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

40 « شَدَّدْتَنِي في المَعْرَكَةِ، وَجَعَلْتَ أعدائي يَنْهارُون أمامِي.

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

41 م َنَحْتَنِي الفُرْصَةَ لأنالَ مِنْ عَدُوّي، وَأهزِمَ الذِي يَكْرَهُنِي.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

42 ص َرَخَ أعْدائِي طَلَباً لِلْمُساعَدَةِ، لَكِنَّ ما مِنْ أحَدٍ ليُنْقِذَهُمْ. بَلْ وَنَظَروا إلَى اللهِ ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لَهُمْ.

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

43 ق َطَّعْتُ أعدائي، فَصارُوا كَالتُّرابِ عَلَى الأرْضِ. سَحقْتُ أعْدائي وَدُسْتُهُمْ، كَما أدُوسُ الوَحلَ فِي الشَّوارِعِ.

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

44 « أنْتَ أنْقَذْتني مِنْ مُؤامَراتِ شَعبِي ضِدِّي. أبْقَيْتَ عَلَيَّ حاكِماً عَلَى تِلْكَ الأُمَمِ. يَخدُمُني أُناسٌ لَمْ أعْرِفْهُمُ!

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

45 ي َتَذَلَّلُ أمامِي أُناسٌ مِنْ بِلادٍ أُخْرَى! يُسْرِعُونَ إلَى طاعَتِي فَورَ سَماعِ أمرِي.

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

46 أ ولَئِكَ الغُرَباءُ يَرْتَعِدُونَ خَوْفاً. يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ مَخابِئِهِمْ وهُم يَرْتَجِفونَ مِنَ الخَوْفِ.

Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

47 « اللهُ هُوَ الحَيُّ! أمَجِّدُ صَخْرَتِي. اللهُ عظيمٌ. هُوَ الصَّخرَةُ التي تُنْقِذُني.

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

48 ه ُوَ اللهُ الذِي، من أجلي، عاقَبَ أعْدائِي جَعَلَ الشُّعوبَ تَخْضَعُ لِحُكمْي.

It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.

49 « مِنْ أعْدائِي خَلَّصْتَني! ساعَدْتَني عَلَى هَزِيمَةِ مَنْ وَقَفُوا ضِدِّي. أنقَذْتَنِي مِنَ عَديمي الرَّحمَةِ!

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

50 ل ذا أُمَجِّدُكَ وَسَطَ الأُمَمِ يا اللهُ. لذا أنْشِدُ لاسْمِكَ الأناشِيْدَ.

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

51 « يُعيْنُ اللهُ مَلِكَهُ ليَفوزَ بِمَعارِكَ كَثيرةٍ! يُظْهِرُ اللهُ حُبَّهُ وَإحْسانَهُ لملِكِهِ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ. لداوُدَ وَنَسلِهِ إلَى الأبدِ.»

He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.