1.שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת:מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָה.shir hama'alot: mima'amakim keratifka YHWH.A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I called Thee, O LORD.
2.אֲדֹנָי, שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי:תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ, קַשֻּׁבוֹת-- לְקוֹל, תַּחֲנוּנָי.Adonai, shim'ah vekoli: tihyeynah oznekikh, kashshutov-- lekool, takhanunay.Lord, hearken unto my voice; let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3.אִם-עֲוֺנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר-יָהּ-- אֲדֹנָי, מִי יַעֲמֹד.Im-avonot tishmar-yah, adonai, mi ya'amod.If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
4.כִּי-עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה-- לְמַעַן, תִּוָּרֵא.Ki-immekha hasselikha, lema'an tivvare.For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
5.קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה, קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי; וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי.Kivviti YHWH, kivveta nafshi, velidvaro hokhalti.I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope.
6.נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי-- מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר, שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר.Nafshi ladonai, mishomrim labboker, shomrim labboker.My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
7.יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-יְהוָה: כִּי-עִם-יְהוָה הַחֶסֶד; וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדוּת.Yakhel Yisrael, el-YHWH: ki-im-YHWH hakhesed; veharbeh immo fedut.O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.
8.וְהוּא, יִפְדֶּה אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל-- מִכֹּל, עֲוֺנֹתָיו.Vehou, yifdeh et-Yisrael-- mikol, avonotav.And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.