< תְהִלִּים 64 >
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְדָוִֽד׃ שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִ֣ים קֹולִ֣י בְשִׂיחִ֑י מִפַּ֥חַד אֹ֝ויֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃ | 1 |
For the leader. A psalm of David. Hear, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.
תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי מִסֹּ֣וד מְרֵעִ֑ים מֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗ת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 2 |
Hide me from villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng of the workers of evil,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁנְנ֣וּ כַחֶ֣רֶב לְשֹׁונָ֑ם דָּרְכ֥וּ חִ֝צָּ֗ם דָּבָ֥ר מָֽר׃ | 3 |
who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,
לִירֹ֣ות בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים תָּ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א יִירָֽאוּ׃ | 4 |
which from ambush they launch at the blameless, shooting swiftly and unafraid.
יְחַזְּקוּ־לָ֨מֹו ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר רָ֗ע יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ לִטְמֹ֣ון מֹוקְשִׁ֑ים אָ֝מְר֗וּ מִ֣י יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמֹו׃ | 5 |
They strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, “Who can see?”
יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־עֹולֹ֗ת תַּ֭מְנוּ חֵ֣פֶשׂ מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ וְקֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק׃ | 6 |
They think out their crimes full cunningly hidden deep in their crafty hearts.
וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְאֹ֑ום הָ֝י֗וּ מַכֹּותָֽם׃ | 7 |
But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.
וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימֹו לְשֹׁונָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃ | 8 |
For their tongue he will bring them to ruin, all will shudder with horror at the sight of them.
וַיִּֽירְא֗וּ כָּל־אָ֫דָ֥ם וַ֭יַּגִּידוּ פֹּ֥עַל אֱלֹהִ֗ים וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּ הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ | 9 |
Then every person, touched to awe, as they ponder what God has wrought, will tell the tale of his deeds.
יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭יהוָה וְחָ֣סָה בֹ֑ו וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃ | 10 |
In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice, in him shall they take refuge; and all the true-hearted shall glory.