1 ي ا إلَهِي ، عَلَيكَ أتَّكِلُ. خَلِّصْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ مُضْطَهِدِيَّ. أنقِذْنِي.

O Lord my God, in You I have put my trust. Save me from all those who come for me, and keep me safe.

2 ل ِئَلّا يُمَزِّقُونِي كَأسَدٍ، فَأَتَمّزَّقَ وَلا مُنقِذَ لِي!

Or they will tear me like a lion, carrying me away where there is no one to help.

3 ي ا إلَهِي ، إنْ كُنْتُ قَدِ اقتَرَفْتُ السَّيِّئاتِ، وَإنْ اقتَرَفَتْ يَدايَ شَرّاً،

O Lord my God, if I have done this, and there is guilt on my hands,

4 إ نْ كُنتُ قَدْ أسَأْتُ إلَى مَنْ يُسالِمُنِي، وَإنْ غَنِمْتُ غَنائِمَ مِنْ عَدُوِّي بِلا سَبَبٍ،

if I have done wrong to him who was at peace with me, or without a reason have robbed him who worked against me,

5 ف َلَيْتَ عَدُوِّي يَسعَى إلَى قَتلِي، وَيُمسِكُ بِي وَيَدُوسُ حَياتِي فِي الأرْضِ! وَيَضَعُ نَفسِي وَكَرامَتِي فِي التُّرابِ. سِلاهْ

let him who hates me come for me and catch me. Let him break me under his feet until I die, and lay my honor in the dust.

6 ق ُمْ يا اللهُ وَأظهِرْ غَضَبَكَ! وَتَصَدَّ لِأعدائِيَ الغاضِبِينَ! أيِّدْنِي بِالعَدلِ الَّذِي أوْصَيْتَنا بِهِ!

Rise up in Your anger, O Lord. Rise up against the anger of those who hate me. Awake, my God, and help me. Prove what is right.

7 ل ِتَجتَمِعْ حَولَكَ الشُّعُوبُ، وَلْتَرتَفِعْ عَلَيها قاضِياً.

Let the people gather around You, and rule over them from Your throne.

8 ا للهُ هُوَ مَنْ يُدِينُ الشُّعُوبَ. فَاقْضِ لِي يا اللهُ حَسَبَ صَلاحِيَ وَنَزاهَتِي.

May the Lord judge which people are guilty or not. O Lord, judge in my favor if I am right with You, and if I am without blame.

9 ا قطَعْ شَرَّ الأشْرارِ وَأعِنِ المُستِقِيمَ. فَأنتَ أيُّها الإلَهُ البارُّ، فاحِصُ الأفكارِ وَالقُلُوبِ.

Let the sins of the sinful stop. But build up those who are right with You. For the God Who is right and good tests both the hearts and the minds.

10 ت ُرسِي هُوَ اللهُ، مُخَلِّصُ الصّالِحِينَ الأُمَناءَ.

I am kept safe by God, Who saves those who are pure in heart.

11 ا للهُ قاضٍ عادِلٌ. وَهُوَ يَدِينُ الأشْرارَ عَلَى الدَّوامِ.

God is always right in how He judges. He is angry with the sinful every day.

12 ف َإذا لَمْ يَتُبِ الشِّرِّيرُ إلَى اللهِ، سَيَستَلُّ اللهُ سَيفَهُ، وَيَسْحَبُ قَوْسَهُ القَوِيَّ وَيُصَوِّبُ إلَيهِ.

If a man is not sorry for his sins and will not turn from them, God will make His sword sharp. He will string His bow and make it ready.

13 أ عَدَّ اللهُ أسلِحَتَهُ المُمِيتَةَ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، مُستَخدِماً حَتَّى سِهاماً نارِيَّةً.

He takes up His sword and the bow of death. And He makes arrows of fire.

14 ه ا هُوَ الشِّرِّيرُ يَحْمِلُ الشَّرَّ. يَحبَلُ بِأعمالِ الأذَى، وَيَلِدُ الخِداعَ.

See how the sinful man thinks up sins and plans trouble and lies start growing inside him.

15 ق َدْ يَحْفِرُ إنسانٌ حُفرَةً وَيُغَطِّيها لِتَكُونَ فَخّاً. فَيَقَعُ هُوَ فِيها.

He has dug out a deep hole, and has fallen into the hole he has dug.

16 ي َهوِي عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الفَخُّ الَّذِي صَنَعَهُ. وَعَلَى جُمجُمَتِهِ يَقَعُ عُنْفُهُ وَظُلْمُهُ.

The trouble he makes will return to him. When he hurts others it will come down on his own head.

17 أ سَبِّحُ اللهَ حَسَبَ بِرِّهِ. أُرَنِّمُ مَزامِيرَ إكْراماً لاسْمِ اللهِ العَلِيِّ.

I will give thanks to the Lord because He is right and good. I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.