اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 28

١ 1 لِدَاوُدَ إِلَيْكَ يَارَبُّ أَصْرُخُ. يَا صَخْرَتِي، لَا تَتَصَامَمْ مِنْ جِهَتِي، لِئَلَّا تَسْكُتَ عَنِّي فَأُشْبِهَ ٱلْهَابِطِينَ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ.

A psalm of David. Lord, my rock, I'm calling out to you. Please listen to me! For if you don't respond, I'll be like those who go down into the grave.

٢ 2 ٱسْتَمِعْ صَوْتَ تَضَرُّعِي إِذْ أَسْتَغِيثُ بِكَ وَأَرْفَعُ يَدَيَّ إِلَى مِحْرَابِ قُدْسِكَ.

Listen as I appeal for mercy, as I call for help, as I hold up my hands in prayer towards your holy Temple.

٣ 3 لَا تَجْذِبْنِي مَعَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ، وَمَعَ فَعَلَةِ ٱلْإِثْمِ ٱلْمُخَاطِبِينَ أَصْحَابَهُمْ بِٱلسَّلَامِ وَٱلشَّرُّ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ.

Don't drag me off with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak nicely to their neighbors while in their minds they're plotting evil.

٤ 4 أَعْطِهِمْ حَسَبَ فِعْلِهِمْ وَحَسَبَ شَرِّ أَعْمَالِهِمْ. حَسَبَ صُنْعِ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَعْطِهِمْ. رُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مُعَامَلَتَهُمْ.

Give them what they deserve for their evil actions. Pay them back for what they've done. Give them the reward they've earned!

٥ 5 لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَنْتَبِهُوا إِلَى أَفْعَالِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَا إِلَى أَعْمَالِ يَدَيْهِ، يَهْدِمُهُمْ وَلَا يَبْنِيهِمْ.

For they don't pay any attention to what the Lord does, or to what he created. So he will destroy them—they will never be restored.

٦ 6 مُبَارَكٌ ٱلرَّبُّ، لِأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ تَضَرُّعِي.

Praise the Lord! For he has heard my appeal for mercy!

٧ 7 ٱلرَّبُّ عِزِّي وَتُرْسِي. عَلَيْهِ ٱتَّكَلَ قَلْبِي، فَٱنْتَصَرْتُ. وَيَبْتَهِجُ قَلْبِي وَبِأُغْنِيَتِي أَحْمَدُهُ.

The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust in him and he helps me. I'm so happy, and I sing my thanks to him.

٨ 8 ٱلرَّبُّ عِزٌّ لَهُمْ، وَحِصْنُ خَلَاصِ مَسِيحِهِ هُوَ.

The Lord gives strength to his people; he is a safe refuge for the one he has anointed.

٩ 9 خَلِّصْ شَعْبَكَ، وَبَارِكْ مِيرَاثَكَ، وَٱرْعَهُمْ وَٱحْمِلْهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Save your people! Bless your “special possession”! Be their shepherd and carry them in your arms forever!