1.מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד: בְּבָרְחוֹ, מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנוֹ.mizmor ledavid: bevarikho, mipenei avshalom beno.A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
2.יְהוָה, מָה-רַבּוּ צָרָי; רַבִּים, קָמִים עָלָי.YHWH, mah-rabu tzaray; rabim, kamim alay.LORD, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.
3.רַבִּים, אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי: אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה.Rabim omrim le'nafshi ein yeshuvatah lo ve'Elohim selah.Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah
4.וְאַתָּה יְהוָה, מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי; כְּבוֹדִי, וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי.Ve'atah YHWH magen ba'adi kevodi umerim roshi.But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
5.קוֹלִי, אֶל-יְהוָה אֶקְרָא; וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשׁוֹ סֶלָה.Koli el-YHWH ekra vaya'aneni mehar kodsho selah.With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah
6.אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי, וָאִישָׁנָה; הֱקִיצוֹתִי--כִּי יְהוָה יִסְמְכֵנִי.Ani shakhavti va'ishanah hekitzoti ki YHWH yismecheni.I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.
7.לֹא-אִירָא, מֵרִבְבוֹת עָם-- אֲשֶׁר סָבִיב, שָׁתוּ עָלָי.lo-ira, merivvot am-- asher saviv, shatu alay.I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
8.קוּמָה יְהוָה, הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי-- כִּי-הִכִּיתָ אֶת-כָּל-אֹיְבַי לֶחִי;שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ.qumah YHWH, hoshieni Elohay-- ki-hikkita et-kol-oyvay lekhi; shinnei resha'im shibarta.Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
9.לַיהוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה; עַל-עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה.laYHWH hayeshu'ah; al-ammekha virkhatekha selah.Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah