Hebrew
אָהַבְתִּי, כִּי־יִשְׁמַע יְהוָה, אֶת־קוֹלִי תַּחֲנוּנָי׃
כִּי־הִטָּה אָזְנוֹ לִי, וּבְיָמַי אֶקְרָא׃
אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת, וּמְצָרֵי שְׁאוֹל מְצָאוּנִי, צָרָה וְיָגוֹן אֶמְצָא׃
וּבְשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא, אָנָּה יְהוָה מַלְּטָה נַפְשִׁי׃
חַנּוּן יְהוָה וְצַדִּיק, וֵאלֹהֵינוּ מְרַחֵם׃
שֹׁמֵר פְּתָאיִם יְהוָה, דַּלֹּתִי וְלִי יְהוֹשִׁיעַ׃
שׁוּבִי נַפְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָיְכִי, כִּי־יְהוָה גָּמַל עָלָיְכִי׃
כִּי חִלַּצְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת, אֶת־עֵינִי מִן־דִּמְעָה, אֶת־רַגְלִי מִדֶּחִי׃
אֶתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, בְּאַרְצוֹת הַחַיִּים׃
הֶאֱמַנְתִּי כִּי אֲדַבֵּר, אֲנִי עָנִיתִי מְאֹד׃
אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי, כָּל־הָאָדָם כֹּזֵב׃
Sephardi
Ahavti, ki-yishma Adonai, et-koli tachanunai.
Ki-hittah ozno li, uvyamai ekra.
Afafuni chevlei-mavet, umetzarei sheol metza'uni, tzarah veyagon emtza.
Uveshem-Adonai ekra, anah Adonai maletah nafshi.
Chanun Adonai vetzadik, vEloheinu merachem.
Shomeir peta'im Adonai, daloti veli yehoshia.
Shuvi nafshi limnuchaychi, ki-Adonai gamal alaychi.
Ki chilatzta nafshi mimavet, et-eini min-dim'ah, et-ragli midechi.
Ethalech lifnei Adonai, be'artzot hachayim.
He'emanti ki adaber, ani aniti me'od.
Ani amarti vechafzi, kol-ha'adam kozev.
English
I love the LORD, for He hears my voice, my pleas. He turns His ear to me whenever I call. The bonds of death encompassed me, the anguish of the grave came upon me, I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, I pray, save my life.” Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the simple-hearted. When I was brought low, He saved me. My soul, be at peace once more, for the LORD has been good to you. For You have rescued me from death, my eyes from weeping, my feet from stumbling. I shall walk in the presence of the LORD in the land of the living. I had faith, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted,” even when I said rashly, “All men are liars.”