1 ا ستَمِعْ يا اللهُ إلَى مُطالَبَتِي بِالعَدلِ. أنصِتْ إلَى صَوْتِ استِغاثَتِي. أُقَدِّمُ إلَيكَ صَلاتِي مِنْ شَفَتَينِ لا غِشَّ فِيهِما.

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

2 م ِنْ عِندِكَ يَأْتِي حَقِّي. عَيناكَ تَرَيانِ الحَقَّ.

Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

3 أ نتَ فَحَصْتَ قَلبِيَ. فَتَّشْتَنِي فِي اللَّيلِ. امتَحَنتَنِي فَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيَّ لَوْماً. فَقَدْ عَزَمْتُ ألّا أُخْطِئَ بِفَمِي.

You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

4 ع َلَى قَدْرِ طاقَتِي كَإنسانٍ، أطَعْتُ كَلامَ شَفَتَيكَ، لَكَي أتَجَنَّبَ دُرُوبَ العُنْفِ.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

5 ف َلَيتَكَ تَحفَظُ خَطَواتِي فِي طُرُقِكَ، حَتَّى لا تَتَعَثَّرَ قَدَمايَ!

My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

6 د َعَوْتُكَ لِأنَّكَ تُجِيبُنِي يا اللهُ! أمِلْ إلَيَّ أُذُنَكَ. وَاسمَعْ كَلِماتِي!

I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

7 أ ظْهِرْ بِشَكلٍ عَجِيبٍ مَحَبَّتَكَ المُخلِصَةَ، يا مَنْ تُنقِذُ يَمِينُكَ الَّذِينَ يَلجَأُونَ إلَيكَ مِمَّنْ يَقُومُونَ ضِدَّهُمْ.

Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

8 ا حفَظْنِي وَكَأنِّي حَدَقَةُ عَينِكَ! خَبِّئْنِي فِي ظِلِّ جَناحَيكَ،

Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

9 م ِنَ الأشرارِ الَّذِينَ يَسلِبُونَنِي! وَمِنْ أعدائِي اللَّدُودِينَ الَّذِينَ يُحاصِرُونَنِي!

from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

10 أ غلَقُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ عَنِ الشَّفَقَةِ! فَمُهُمْ يَنطُقُ بِالكِبرِياءِ.

They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

11 ط ارَدُونِي، وَقَدْ أحاطُوا بِي مُتَأهِّبِينَ لِطَرحِي أرْضاً!

They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

12 و َكَأنَّ عَدُوِّي أسَدٌ مُتَأهِّبٌ لِلانقِضاضِ عَلَى فَرِيسَتِهِ. كَشِبلٍ قَوِيٍّ يَتَرَبَّصُ.

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 ق ُمْ يا اللهُ! تَصَدَّ لَهُ، وَأخْضِعْهُ! بِسَيفِكَ خَلِّصْنِي مَنْ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرِ!

Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

14 أ زِلْهُمْ يا اللهُ بِيَدِكَ بِقُوَّتِكَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الدُّنيا! أزِلْهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ الأحياءِ! أمّا الَّذِينَ تُعِزُّهُمْ، فَأعطِهِمْ وَفرَةً لِيَشبَعُوا، وَيَشبَعَ أولادُهُمْ، وَيَكتَفِي أحفادُهُمْ!

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

15 أ رَى وَجهَكَ بِالبِرِّ. وَسَأشْبَعُ حِينَ أستَيقِظُ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ صُورَتِكَ.

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.