المَزامِير 17

١ 1 اسْمَعْ يَارَبُّ دَعْوَى الْحَقِّ. أَنْصِتْ إِلَى صُرَاخِي، وَأَصْغِ إِلَى صَلاَتِي الصَّاعِدَةِ مِنْ شَفَتَيْنِ صَادِقَتَيْنِ.

Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me. Hear me while I call out to you to help me. Pay attention to what I say while I pray because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.

٢ 2 لِيَخْرُجْ مِنْ أَمَامِكَ قَضَائِي، وَلْتُلاَحِظْ عَيْنَاكَ اسْتِقَامَتِي.

You are the one who is able to declare that I (am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong) because you see/know that I am telling the truth.

٣ 3 اخْتَبَرْتَ قَلْبِي إِذِ افْتَقَدْتَنِي لَيْلاً، وَامْتَحَنْتَنِي فَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيَّ سُوءاً. لَمْ تُخَالِفْ أَقْوَالِي أَفْكَارِي.

You know what I think, [even] at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.

٤ 4 مَا شَأْنِي بِأَعْمَالِ النَّاسِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ؟ فَبِفَضْلِ كَلاَمِ شَفَتَيْكَ تَفَادَيْتُ مَسَالِكَ الْعَنِيفِ.

I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.

٥ 5 ثَبَّتُّ خُطُوَاتِي فِي طُرُقِكَ فَلَمْ تَزِلَّ قَدَمَايَ.

I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have (never failed to do/always done) [LIT] those things.

٦ 6 إِلَيْكَ دَعَوْتُ اللهُمَّ، لأَنَّكَ تَسْتَجِيبُ، فَأَرهِفْ إِلَيَّ أُذُنَكَ وَأَصْغِ لِكَلاَمِي.

O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.

٧ 7 أَظْهِرْ رَوْعَةَ مَرَاحِمِكَ يَامَنْ تُخَلِّصُ بِيَمِينِكَ مَنْ يَلْتَجِئُونَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ مُطَارِدِيهِمْ.

Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power [MTY] rescue those who (run to/trust in) you to protect them from their enemies.

٨ 8 احْفَظْنِي كَحَدَقَةِ عَيْنِكَ، وَاسْتُرْنِي بِظِلِّ جَنَاحَيْكَ.

Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like [birds] protect [their babies] under their wings [MET].

٩ 9 احْفَظْنِي مِنَ الأَشْرَارِ الَّذِينَ يُخْرِبُونَنِي، مِنْ أَعْدَائِي الْقَتَلَةِ الْمُحْدِقِينَ بِي.

Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.

١٠ 10 عَوَاطِفُهُمْ مُتَحَجِّرَةٌ لاَ تُشْفِقُ. أَفْوَاهُهُمْ تَنْطِقُ بِالْكِبْرِيَاءِ.

They never pity [IDM] anyone, and they are always boasting.

١١ 11 حَاصَرُونَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ، وَوَطَّدُوا العَزْمَ عَلَى طَرْحِنَا أَرْضاً.

They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.

١٢ 12 الشِّرِّيرُ كَأَسَدٍ مُتَلَهِّفٍ لِلاِفْتِرَاسِ، وَكَالشِّبْلِ الْكَامِنِ فِي مَخْبَئِهِ.

They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce [on their prey].

١٣ 13 قُمْ يَارَبُّ تَصَدَّ لَهُ. اصْرَعْهُ. وَبِسَيْفِكَ نَجِّ نَفْسِي مِنَ الشِّرِّيرِ.

Yahweh, come and (oppose/fight against) my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!

١٤ 14 أَنْقِذْنِي بِيَدِكَ يَارَبُّ مِنَ النَّاسِ. مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا الَّذِينَ نَصِيبُهُمْ هُوَ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةِ. أَنْتَ تَمْلَأُ بُطُونَهُمْ مِنْ خَيْرَاتِكَ الْمَخْزُونَةِ، فَيَشْبَعُ أَبْنَاؤُهُمْ، وَيُوَرِّثُونَ أَوْلاَدَهُمْ مَا يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمْ.

Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested [only] in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.

١٥ 15 أَمَّا أَنَا فَبِالْبِرِّ أُشَاهِدُ وَجْهَكَ. أَشْبَعُ، إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظْتُ، مِنْ بَهَاءِ طَلْعَتِكَ.

Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will [some day] see you [SYN]. When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.