1.לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-הַשְּׁמִינִית, מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד.lamnatze'ach al-hashminit, mizmor ledavid.For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
2.הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהוָה, כִּי-גָמַר חָסִיד: כִּי-פַסּוּ אֱמוּנִים, מִבְּנֵי אָדָם.hoshiah YHWH, ki-gamar khasid: ki-fasu emunim, mibnei adam.Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
3.שָׁוְא, יְדַבְּרוּ--אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ: שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת--בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּרוּ.shav, yedaberu ish et re'ehu, sefat chalakot belev valev yedaberu.They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
4.יַכְרֵת יְהוָה, כָּל-שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקוֹת-- לָשׁוֹן, מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלוֹת.yachret YHWH kol siftei chalakot, lashon medaberet gedolot.May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!
5.אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ, לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר--שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ: מִי אָדוֹן לָנוּ.asher amru lilshonenu nagbir, sefateinu itanu, mi adon lanu.Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'
6.מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים, מֵאֶנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים:עַתָּה אָקוּם, יֹאמַר יְהוָה; אָשִׁית בְּיֵשַׁע, יָפִיחַ לוֹ.mishod aniyim, me'enkat evyonim, ata akum yomar YHWH, ashit beyesha yafiach lo.'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.'
7.אִמְרוֹת יְהוָה, אֲמָרוֹת טְהֹרוֹת:כֶּסֶף צָרוּף, בַּעֲלִיל לָאָרֶץ; מְזֻקָּק, שִׁבְעָתָיִם.imrot YHWH, amarot tehorot: kesef tzaruf, ba'alil la'aretz; mezukaq, shiv'atayim.The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
8.אַתָּה-יְהוָה תִּשְׁמְרֵם; תִּצְּרֶנּוּ, מִן-הַדּוֹר זוּ לְעוֹלָם.atah-YHWH tishmerem; titzerenu, min-hador zu le'olam.Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
9.סָבִיב, רְשָׁעִים יִתְהַלָּכוּן; כְּרֻם זֻלּוּת, לִבְנֵי אָדָם.saviv, resha'im yithalakhun; kerum zulut, livnei adam.The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.