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

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,

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

For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

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

The words of his mouth iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

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

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

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

O Jehovah, in the heavens Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

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

Thy righteousness as mountains of God, Thy judgments a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

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

How precious Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

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

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

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

For with Thee a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

10 ف َأظهِرْ لُطفَكَ وَرَحمَتَكَ لِعارِفِيكَ، وَجُودَكَ لِمُستَقِيمِي القَلْبِ.

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

11 ل ا تَدَعِ المُتَكَبِّرِينَ يَدُوسُونِي، وَلا الأشْرارَ يُؤْذُونِي.

Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

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

There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!