1 ص الِحٌ هُوَ اللهُ لإسْرائِيلَ، لأنقِياءِ القُلُوبِ وَالدَّوافِعِ.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

2 ل َكِنِّي كِدْتُ أزِلُّ وَأتَوَقَّفُ عَنِ اتِّباعِهِ.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

3 ل أنِّي رَأيتُ حالَ الأشرارِ الحَسَنِ، وَغِرتُ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النّاسِ المُتَغَطرِسِينَ.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 ف َما مِنْ ألَمٍ يُزْعِجُهُمْ طَوالَ حَياتِهِمْ، وَصِحَّتُهُمْ مُمتازَةٌ.

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

5 ل ا يُضطَرُّونَ إلَى الكِفاحِ كَبَقِيَّةِ النّاسِ، وَلا يُشارِكُونَهُمْ ضِيقاتِهِمْ.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

6 و َلِهَذا يَعرِضُونَ كِبرِياءَهُمْ كَقِلادَةٍ، وَقَساوَتَهُمْ كَرِداءٍ يَلُفُّونَهُ حَولَهُمْ.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

7 ي ُرِيدُونَ المَزِيدَ دائِماً وَيَحْصُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ. وَدائِماً يُدَبِّرُونَ المَكائِدَ لِلحُصُولِ عَلَيهِ.

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

8 ب ِالنّاسِ يَستَهزِئُونَ وَلِلشَّرِّ يُخَطِّطُونَ. وَمِنْ عَليائِهِمْ يَرسُمُونَ طُرُقاً لِظُلمِ الآخَرِينَ.

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

9 ي َتَحَدَّثُونَ وَكَأنَّهُمْ آلِهَةٌ.

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

10 ل ِذَلِكَ، حَتَّى شَعبُ اللهِ يَلجَأُ إلَيْهِمْ طَلَباً لِلعَونِ، وَيَقبَلُ كُلَّ ما يَقُولُونَهُ.

Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

11 ي َقُولُ أُولَئِكَ المُتَكَبِّرُونَ: «لا يَعرِفُ اللهُ ما نَحنُ نَفعَلُهُ.»

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

12 ه ا أُولَئِكَ أشرارٌ، لَكِنَّهُمْ أغنِياءٌ وَيَزدادُونَ غِنىً!

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

13 ف َلِماذا أظَلُّ مُخلِصاً للهِ؟ وَلِماذا أُبقِي نَفسِي طاهِرَةً؟

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

14 ل ِماذا أُعانِي الوَقتَ كُلَّهُ؟ وَلِماذا أحتَمِلُ التَّأنِيبَ كُلَّ صَباحٍ؟

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

15 ل َكِنْ لَوْ قَرَّرتُ أنْ أتَحَدَّثَ هَكَذا، لَكُنتُ قَدْ خُنْتُ شَعبَكَ.

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

16 ج اهِداً حاوَلتُ أنْ أفهَمَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ، لَكِنَّ فَهمَها صَعبٌ كَثِيراً عَلَيَّ.

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

17 ا ستَصْعَبْتُ فَهمَها إلَى أنْ دَخَلْتُ هَيكَلَكَ. عِندَئِذٍ فَهِمتُ أخِيراً!

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

18 أ نتَ وَضَعتَهُمْ يا اللهُ فِي وَضعٍ خَطِرٍ! وَأعدَدْتَهُمْ لِسُقُوطِهِمْ.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

19 و َذاتَ يَومٍ سَيَسقُطُونَ دُونَ سابِقِ إنذارٍ. أهوالٌ سَتُصِيبُهُمْ فَيَنتَهِي أمرُهُمْ!

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 س َيَكُونُ هَؤُلاءِ يا رَبُّ كَحُلمٍ نَنساهُ عِندَ الصَّحوِ! سَيَكُونُونَ مُرعِبِينَ كَالوُحُوشِ لَكِنْ فِي كَوابِيسِنا.

As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

21 ع ِندَما حَزِنتُ وَانزَعَجْتُ وَأنا أُفَكِّرُ فِي أُولَئِكَ الأغبِياءِ الأشرارِ.

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

22 ك ُنتُ غَبِيّاً حَقّاً عِندَكَ، غَبِيّاً كَالثَّورِ!

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

23 ل َكِنَّنِي بَقِيتُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ مَعَكَ! وَأنتَ تُمسِكُ بِيَدِي.

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

24 ب ِنَصائِحِكَ تَقُودُنِي. وَإلَى المَجدِ سَتَأخُذُنِي.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

25 ل َيسَ لِي فِي السَّماءِ سِواكَ، وَلا أُرِيدُ عَلَى الأرْضِ غَيرَكَ.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

26 ق َدْ يَضعُفُ جَسَدِي وَعَقلِي، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ قُوَّتِي وَهَوَ حِصَّتِي إلَى الأبَدِ!

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

27 ل َكِنَّ البَعِيدِينَ عَنكَ سَيُبادُونَ. وَسَتُهلِكُ غَيرَ المُخلِصِينَ لَكَ.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

28 أ مّا أنا فَيَطِيبُ لِي قُربُكَ. فِي الرَّبِّ الإلَهِ وَضَعتُ ثِقَتِي، وَسَأخبِرُ بِكُلِّ صَنائِعِكَ!

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.