المَزامِير 25

١ 1 إِلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ أَرْفَعُ نَفْسِي.

Yahweh, my God, I give myself to you.

٢ 2 عَلَيْكَ يَاإِلَهِي تَوَكَّلْتُ فَلاَ تُخْزِنِي، وَلاَ تَدَعْ أَعْدَائِي يَشْمَتُونَ بِي.

I trust in you. Do not allow my enemies [to defeat me], with the result that I would be ashamed/disgraced. Do not allow my enemies to defeat/conquer me, with the result that they would rejoice.

٣ 3 فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْجُوكَ لَنْ يَخِيبَ. أَمَّا الْغَادِرُونَ بِغَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ، فَسَيَخْزَوْنَ.

Do not allow any of those who trust in you to be disappointed/disgraced. Cause those who (act treacherously toward/try to deceive) others to be disappointed/disgraced.

٤ 4 يَارَبُّ عَرِّفْنِي طُرُقَكَ، عَلِّمْنِي سُبُلَكَ.

Yahweh, show me the way that I should (conduct my life/live as you want me to), teach me how to act in the manner that you want me to act/behave.

٥ 5 دَرِّبْنِي فِي حَقِّكَ وَعَلِّمْنِي، فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الإِلَهُ مُخَلِّصِي، وَإِيَّاكَ أَرْجُو طَوَالَ النَّهَارِ.

Teach me to conduct my life [by obeying] your truth because you are my God, the one who saves me. All the time I trust in you.

٦ 6 رَبُّ، اذْكُرْ مَرَاحِمَكَ وَإِحْسَانَاتِكَ لأَنَّهَا مُنْذُ الأَزَلِ.

Yahweh, do not forget how you have acted mercifully to me and have faithfully loved me; that is the way that you have acted toward me from long ago.

٧ 7 لاَ تَذْكُرْ خَطَايَا صِبَايَ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبْتُهَا، وَلاَ مَعَاصِيَّ، بَلِ اذْكُرْنِي وَفْقاً لِرَحْمَتِكَ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ جُودِكَ يَارَبُّ.

Forgive me for all the sinful things I did and the ways that I rebelled against you when I was young; I ask this because you faithfully love your people and do good things for them, Yahweh, do not forget me!

٨ 8 الرَّبُّ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ لِذَلِكَ يَهْدِي الضَّالِّينَ الطَّرِيقَ.

Yahweh is good and fair/just; therefore he shows sinners (how they should conduct their lives/how to live as you want them to).

٩ 9 يُدَرِّبُ الْوُدَعَاءَ فِي سُبُلِ الْحَقِّ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمْ طَرِيقَهُ.

He shows humble people what is right for them to do and teaches them what he wants [them to do].

١٠ 10 مَسَالِكُ الرَّبِّ كُلُّهَا رَحْمَةٌ وَحَقٌّ لِمَنْ يَحْفَظُونَ عَهْدَهُ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ.

He always faithfully loves and does what he has promised to those who keep his agreement with them and who do what he requires.

١١ 11 فَمِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ اصْفَحْ عَنْ إِثْمِي فَإِنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ.

Yahweh, forgive me for all my sins, which are many, in order that I may honor you [MTY].

١٢ 12 مَنْ هُوَ الإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي يَخَافُ الرَّبَّ؟ إِيَّاهُ يُدَرِّبُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي يَخْتَارُهَا لَهُ،

To all those who revere you [RHQ], you show them the (right way to conduct their lives/things that they should do).

١٣ 13 فَتَنْعَمُ نَفْسُهُ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَتَمْتَلِكُ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ الأَرْضَ.

They will always be prosperous, and their descendants will continue to live in [this] land.

١٤ 14 يُطْلِعُ الرَّبُّ خَائِفِيهِ عَلَى مَقَاصِدِهِ الْخَفِيَّةِ، وَيَتَعَهَّدُ تَعْلِيمَهُمْ.

Yahweh is a friend of those who have an awesome respect for him, and he teaches them the agreement that he [made with them].

١٥ 15 تَتَّجِهُ عَيْنَايَ دَائِماً نَحْوَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ يُحَرِّرُ رِجْلَيَّ مِنْ فَخِّ الشِّرِّيرِ.

I always ask [MTY] Yahweh to help me, and he rescues me from danger [MET].

١٦ 16 الْتَفِتْ نَحْوِي وَارْحَمْنِي، فَأَنَا وَحِيدٌ وَمِسْكِينٌ.

Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me, because I am alone, and I am very distressed because I am suffering/oppressed.

١٧ 17 قَدْ تَكَاثَرَتْ مَتَاعِبُ قَلْبِي، فَأَنْقِذْنِي مِنْ شَدَائِدِي.

Help me to not worry, and rescue me from my troubles.

١٨ 18 انْظُرْ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي وَمُعَانَاتِي، وَاصْفَحْ عَنْ جَمِيعِ خَطَايَايَ.

Note that I am distressed and troubled [DOU], and forgive [me for] all my sins.

١٩ 19 انْظُرْ كَيْفَ تَكَاثَرَ عَلَيَّ أَعْدَائِي وَهُمْ يُبْغِضُونَنِي ظُلْماً.

Also note that I have many enemies, see that they hate me very much.

٢٠ 20 صُنْ نَفْسِي وَأَنْقِذْنِي، وَلاَ تَدَعْنِي أَخِيبُ، فَإِنِّي عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ.

Protect me, and rescue me from them; do not allow [them to defeat me], [with the result that] I would be ashamed/disgraced; I have come to you to (get refuge/be safe).

٢١ 21 يَحْفَظُنِي الْكَمَالُ وَالاسْتِقَامَةُ، لأَنِّي إِيَّاكَ انْتَظَرْتُ.

Protect me because I do what is good and honest/just [PRS], and because I trust in you.

٢٢ 22 افْدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَااللهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ضِيقَاتِهِ.

God, rescue [us] Israeli people from all of our troubles!