א שִׁיר, הַמַּעֲלוֹת:
זְכוֹר-יְהוָה לְדָוִד– אֵת, כָּל-עֻנּוֹתוֹ. |
1 A Song of Ascents. {N}
LORD, remember unto David all his affliction; |
| ב אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע, לַיהוָה; נָדַר, לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב. |
2 How he swore unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: |
| ג אִם-אָבֹא, בְּאֹהֶל בֵּיתִי; אִם-אֶעֱלֶה, עַל-עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָי. |
3 ‘Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up into the bed that is spread for me; |
| ד אִם אֶתֵּן שְׁנַת לְעֵינָי; לְעַפְעַפַּי תְּנוּמָה. |
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids; |
| ה עַד-אֶמְצָא מָקוֹם, לַיהוָה; מִשְׁכָּנוֹת, לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב. |
5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.’ |
| ו הִנֵּה-שְׁמַעֲנוּהָ בְאֶפְרָתָה; מְצָאנוּהָ, בִּשְׂדֵי-יָעַר. |
6 Lo, we heard of it as being in Ephrath; we found it in the field of the wood. |
| ז נָבוֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו; נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה, לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו. |
7 Let us go into His dwelling-place; let us worship at His footstool. |
| ח קוּמָה יְהוָה, לִמְנוּחָתֶךָ: אַתָּה, וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּךָ. |
8 Arise, O LORD, unto Thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of Thy strength. |
| ט כֹּהֲנֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ-צֶדֶק; וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ. |
9 Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy. |
| י בַּעֲבוּר, דָּוִד עַבְדֶּךָ– אַל-תָּשֵׁב, פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ. |
10 For Thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of Thine anointed. |
יא נִשְׁבַּע-יְהוָה, לְדָוִד אֱמֶת– לֹא-יָשׁוּב מִמֶּנָּה:
מִפְּרִי בִטְנְךָ– אָשִׁית, לְכִסֵּא-לָךְ. |
11 The LORD swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: {N}
‘Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. |
יב אִם-יִשְׁמְרוּ בָנֶיךָ, בְּרִיתִי– וְעֵדֹתִי זוֹ, אֲלַמְּדֵם:
גַּם-בְּנֵיהֶם עֲדֵי-עַד– יֵשְׁבוּ, לְכִסֵּא-לָךְ. |
12 If thy children keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, {N}
their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.’ |
| יג כִּי-בָחַר יְהוָה בְּצִיּוֹן; אִוָּהּ, לְמוֹשָׁב לוֹ. |
13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation: |
| יד זֹאת-מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי-עַד: פֹּה-אֵשֵׁב, כִּי אִוִּתִיהָ. |
14 ‘This is My resting-place for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it. |
| טו צֵידָהּ, בָּרֵךְ אֲבָרֵךְ; אֶבְיוֹנֶיהָ, אַשְׂבִּיעַ לָחֶם. |
15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty. |
| טז וְכֹהֲנֶיהָ, אַלְבִּישׁ יֶשַׁע; וַחֲסִידֶיהָ, רַנֵּן יְרַנֵּנוּ. |
16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. |
| יז שָׁם אַצְמִיחַ קֶרֶן לְדָוִד; עָרַכְתִּי נֵר, לִמְשִׁיחִי. |
17 There will I make a horn to shoot up unto David, there have I ordered a lamp for Mine anointed. |
| יח אוֹיְבָיו, אַלְבִּישׁ בֹּשֶׁת; וְעָלָיו, יָצִיץ נִזְרוֹ. |
18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.’ {P} |
