1 أ جِبْنِي يا إلَهِيَ الصّالِحَ عِندَما أدعُوكَ. فِي الضِّيقِ أعطِنِي فُسْحَةً وَراحَةً! ارحَمْنِي وَاسْمَعْ صَلاتِي.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness (uprightness, justice, and right standing with You)! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.
2 ح َتَّى مَتَى أيُّها النّاسُ تُحَوِّلُونَ كَرامَتِي عاراً؟ تَعشَقُونَ الأقاوِيلَ الفارِغَةَ، وَتُفَتِّشُونَ عَنْ أكاذِيبَ ضِدِّي. سِلاهْ
O you sons of men, how long will you turn my honor and glory into shame? How long will you love vanity and futility and seek after lies? Selah!
3 ف َاعلَمُوا أنَّ اللهَ يُصْغِي إلَى تابِعِهِ الأمِينِ! اللهُ يَسمَعُنِي عِندَما أدعُوهُ!
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly. The Lord listens and heeds when I call to Him.
4 ل ا تَجعَلُوا غَضَبَكُمْ يَجُرَّكُمْ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ. تَفَكَّرُوا فِي ما حَدَثَ بِصَمتٍ عَلَى فِراشِكُمْ. سِلاهْ
Be angry and sin not; commune with your own hearts upon your beds and be silent (sorry for the things you say in your hearts). Selah!
5 ق َدِّمُوا الذَّبائِحَ اللّائِقَةَ، وَاتَّكِلُوا عَلَى اللهِ!
Offer just and right sacrifices; trust (lean on and be confident) in the Lord.
6 ك َثِيرُونَ يَقُولُونَ: «مَنْ يُرِينا خَيراً؟» ارفَعْ عَلَينا نُورَ وَجهِكَ يا اللهُ.
Many say, Oh, that we might see some good! Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord.
7 و َضَعْتَ فِي قَلْبِي سَعادَةً أعظَمَ مِنَ الفَرَحِ بِأغنَى مَواسِمِ حَصادِ القَمْحِ وَالنَّبِيذِ.
You have put more joy and rejoicing in my heart than when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.
8 ف ِي سَلامٍ كامِلٍ أستَلْقِي وَأنامُ. لِأنَّكَ وَحدَكَ يا اللهُ تَجعَلُنِي أستَلقِي فِي أمانٍ!
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust.