1 ف ِي أعماقِ قَلبِ الشِّرِّيرِ صَوتٌ يَدعُوهُ للإثمِ. وَلا يَضَعُ مَهابَةَ اللهِ أمامَ عَينَيهِ.

¶ The rebellion of the wicked saith to my heart that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 ي َكذِبُ عَلَى نَفسِهِ فَلا يَرَى إثْمَهُ. وَلِهَذا لا يَطلُبُ الغُفْرانَ.

For he flatters himself in his own eyes until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

3 ك َلِماتُهُ أكاذِيبٌ باطِلَةٌ وَخِداعٌ، لا تُعطِي حِكمَةً وَلا نَفْعَ مِنْها.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

4 ي ُخَطِّطُ لِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ وَهُوَ مُسْتَلْقٍ فِي فِراشِهِ. يَقُومُ وَيَسلُكُ فِي طَرِيقٍ لا نَفْعَ مِنْها. لا يَرفُضُ أنْ يَفعَلَ شَرّاً.

He devises iniquity upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.

5 ي ا اللهُ ، يا ساكِنَ السَّماواتِ، إلَى السَّماءِ مَحَبَّتُكَ الصّادِقَةُ، وَإلَى السَّحابِ أمانَتُكَ!

¶ Thy mercy, O LORD, reaches unto the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the clouds.

6 ب ِرُّكَ كالجِبالِ الشّاهِقَةِ. وَأحكامُكَ كَعُمْقِ المُحِيطِ. تَهتَمُّ بِالإنسانِ وَالحَيوانِ يا اللهُ.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep; O LORD, thou dost preserve man and beast.

7 أ ثْمَنُ مِنْ مَحَبَّتِكَ المُخلِصَةِ لا يُوجَدُ. المَلائِكَةُ وَالنّاسُ يَلجَأُونَ إلَى ظِلِّ جَناحَيكَ.

How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the sons of Adam cover themselves in the shadow of thy wings.

8 م ِنْ فَيضِ أطايِبِ بَيتِكَ يَأكُلُونَ. مِنْ نَهرِكَ العَذْبِ يَشْرَبُونَ.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 ف َمِنْكَ يَتَدَفَّقُ يُنبُوعُ الحَياةِ، وَبِفَضلِ نُورِكَ نَرَى النُّورَ.

For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

10 ف َأظهِرْ لُطفَكَ وَرَحمَتَكَ لِعارِفِيكَ، وَجُودَكَ لِمُستَقِيمِي القَلْبِ.

Extend thy mercy unto those that know thee and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 ل ا تَدَعِ المُتَكَبِّرِينَ يَدُوسُونِي، وَلا الأشْرارَ يُؤْذُونِي.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

12 ا نظُرْ أينَ سَقَطَ فاعِلُو الشَّرِّ. ها هُمْ مَطرُوحُونَ لا يَقُومُونَ.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are cast down and shall not be able to rise.