א לַמְנַצֵּחַ, לְדָוִד:
בַּיהוָה, חָסִיתִי—אֵיךְ, תֹּאמְרוּ לְנַפְשִׁי; נודו (נוּדִי), הַרְכֶם צִפּוֹר. |
1 For the Leader. [A Psalm] of David. {N}
In the LORD have I taken refuge; how say ye to my soul: ‘Flee thou! to your mountain, ye birds’? |
ב כִּי הִנֵּה הָרְשָׁעִים, יִדְרְכוּן קֶשֶׁת, כּוֹנְנוּ חִצָּם עַל-יֶתֶר—
לִירוֹת בְּמוֹ-אֹפֶל, לְיִשְׁרֵי-לֵב. |
2 For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have made ready their arrow upon the string, {N}
that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. |
| ג כִּי הַשָּׁתוֹת, יֵהָרֵסוּן— צַדִּיק, מַה-פָּעָל. |
3 When the foundations are destroyed, what hath the righteous wrought? |
ד יְהוָה, בְּהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֹ— יְהוָה, בַּשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאוֹ:
עֵינָיו יֶחֱזוּ— עַפְעַפָּיו יִבְחֲנוּ, בְּנֵי אָדָם. |
4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD, His throne is in heaven; {N}
His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men. |
| ה יְהוָה, צַדִּיק יִבְחָן: וְרָשָׁע, וְאֹהֵב חָמָס—שָׂנְאָה נַפְשׁוֹ. |
5 The LORD trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth. |
| ו יַמְטֵר עַל-רְשָׁעִים, פַּחִים: אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית, וְרוּחַ זִלְעָפוֹת—מְנָת כּוֹסָם. |
6 Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. |
| ז כִּי-צַדִּיק יְהוָה, צְדָקוֹת אָהֵב; יָשָׁר, יֶחֱזוּ פָנֵימוֹ. |
7 For the LORD is righteous, He loveth righteousness; the upright shall behold His face. {P} |
