1.מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד;בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַמְּעָרָה תְפִלָּה.Maskil ledavid; bihyoto vame'arah tefillah.Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.
2.קוֹלִי, אֶל-יְהוָה אֶזְעָק; קוֹלִי, אֶל-יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּן.Koli, el-YHWH ez'ak; koli, el-YHWH etkhannan.With my voice I cry unto the LORD; with my voice I make supplication unto the LORD.
3.אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי; צָרָתִי, לְפָנָיו אַגִּיד.Eshpokh lefaniv sikhi; tzarati, lefaniv aggid.I pour out my complaint before Him, I declare before Him my trouble;
4.בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי, רוּחִי-- וְאַתָּה, יָדַעְתָּ נְתִיבָתִי:בְּאֹרַח-זוּ אֲהַלֵּךְ-- טָמְנוּ פַח לִי.behit'atef alay rukhi ve'atah yadarta netivati be'orakh-zu ahalek tamnu fakh li.When my spirit fainteth within me--Thou knowest my path-- in the way wherein I walk have they hidden a snare for me.
5.הַבֵּיט יָמִין, וּרְאֵה-- וְאֵין-לִי מַכִּיר:אָבַד מָנוֹס מִמֶּנִּי; אֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ לְנַפְשִׁי.habet yamin ure'eh ve'ein-li makir avad manos mimeni ein doresh lenafshi.Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; no man careth for my soul.
6.זָעַקְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ, יְהוָה:אָמַרְתִּי, אַתָּה מַחְסִי; חֶלְקִי, בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים.za'akti eleikha YHWH amarti atah makhsi khelki be'eretz hakhayim.I have cried unto Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'
7.הַקְשִׁיבָה, אֶל-רִנָּתִי-- כִּי-דַלּוֹתִי-מְאֹד:הַצִּילֵנִי מֵרֹדְפַי-- כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּנִּי.hakshiva el-rinati ki-daloti-me'od hatzileni merodfay ki amtsu mimeni.Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me.
8.הוֹצִיאָה מִמַּסְגֵּר, נַפְשִׁי-- לְהוֹדוֹת אֶת-שְׁמֶךָ:בִּי, יַכְתִּרוּ צַדִּיקִים-- כִּי תִגְמֹל עָלָי.hotsi'ah mimasger nafshi lehodot et-shemeka bi yakhtiru tzaddikim ki tigmol alay.Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto Thy name; the righteous shall crown themselves because of me; for Thou wilt deal bountifully with me.