Hebrew
לְדָוִד, יְהוָה אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי, מִמִּי אִירָא, יְהוָה מָעוֹז־חַיַּי, מִמִּי אֶפְחָד: בִּקְרֹב
עָלַי מְרֵעִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־בְּשָׂרִי, צָרַי וְאֹיְבַי לִי, הֵמָּה כָשְׁלוּ וְנָפָלוּ: אִם־תַּחֲנֶה
עָלַי מַחֲנֶה, לֹא־יִירָא לִבִּי, אִם־תָּקוּם עָלַי מִלְחָמָה, בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בוֹטֵחַ:
אַחַת שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵאֵת־יְהוָה, אוֹתָהּ אֲבַקֵּשׁ, שִׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית־יְהוָה כָּל־יְמֵי
חַיַּי, לַחֲזוֹת בְּנֹעַם־יְהוָה, וּלְבַקֵּר בְּהֵיכָלוֹ: כִּי יִצְפְּנֵנִי בְּסֻכֹּה בְּיוֹם רָעָה,
יַסְתִּרֵנִי בְּסֵתֶר אָהֳלוֹ, בְּצוּר יְרוֹמְמֵנִי: וְעַתָּה יָרוּם רֹאשִׁי עַל אֹיְבַי סְבִיבוֹתַי,
וְאֶזְבְּחָה בְאָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵי תְרוּעָה, אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה לַיהוָה: שְׁמַע־יְהוָה קוֹלִי
אֶקְרָא, וְחָנֵּנִי וַעֲנֵנִי: לְךָ אָמַר לִבִּי בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָי, אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ יְהוָה אֲבַקֵּשׁ:
אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי, אַל תַּט־בְּאַף עַבְדֶּךָ, עֶזְרָתִי הָיִיתָ, אַל־תִּטְּשֵׁנִי
וְאַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי: כִּי־אָבִי וְאִמִּי עֲזָבוּנִי, וַיהוָה יַאַסְפֵנִי: הוֹרֵנִי
יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ, וּנְחֵנִי בְּאֹרַח מִישׁוֹר, לְמַעַן שׁוֹרְרָי: אַל־תִּתְּנֵנִי בְּנֶפֶשׁ צָרָי,
כִּי קָמוּ־בִי עֵדֵי־שֶׁקֶר, וִיפֵחַ חָמָס: ‣ לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב־יְהוָה
בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים: קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה, חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ, וְקַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה:
Sephardi
LeDavid, Adonai ori veyish'i, mimi ira, Adonai ma'oz-chayai, mimi efchad: bikrov
alai merei'im le'echol et-besari, tzarai ve'oyvai li, hemah chashelu venafalu: im-tachaneh
alai machaneh, lo-yira libi, im-takum alai milchamah, bezot ani bote'ach:
achat sha'alti me'et-Adonai, otah avakesh, shivti beveit-Adonai kol-yemei
chayai, lachazot beno'am-Adonai, ulevaker beheikhalo: ki yitzpeneni besukoh beyom ra'ah,
yastireni beseter oholo, betzur yeromemeni: ve'atah yarum roshi al oyvai sevivotai,
ve'ezbechah ve'oholo zivchei teru'ah, ashirah va'azamerah laAdonai: shema-Adonai koli
ekra, vechaneni va'aneini: lecha amar libi bakshu fanai, et-panecha Adonai avakesh:
al-taster panecha mimeni, al tat-be'af avdecha, ezrati hayita, al-titesheni
ve'al-ta'azveni, Elohei yish'i: ki-avi ve'imi azavuni, vaAdonai ya'asfeni: horeni
Adonai darkecha, unecheni be'orach mishor, lema'an shorerai: al-titneni benefesh tzarai,
ki kamu-vi edei-sheker, vife'ach chamas: lule he'emanti lir'ot betuv-Adonai
be'eretz chayim: kaveih el-Adonai, chazak veya'ametz libecha, vekaveih el-Adonai:
English
By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom then shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men close in on me to devour my flesh, it is they, my enemies and foes, who stumble and fall. Should an army besiege me, my heart would not fear. Should war break out against me, still I would be confident. One thing I ask of the LORD, only this do I seek: to live in the House of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and worship in His Temple. For He will keep me safe in His pavilion on the day of trouble. He will hide me under the cover of His tent. He will set me high upon a rock. Now my head is high above my enemies who surround me. I will sacrifice in His tent with shouts of joy. I will sing and chant praises to the LORD. LORD, hear my voice when I call. Be gracious to me and answer me. On Your behalf my heart says, "Seek My face." Your face, LORD, will I seek. Do not hide Your face from me. Do not turn Your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Do not reject or forsake me, God, my Savior. Were my father and my mother to forsake me, the LORD would take me in. Teach me Your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors. Do not abandon me to the will of my foes, for false witnesses have risen against me, breathing violence. Were it not for my faith that I shall see the LORD's goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the LORD. Be strong and of good courage, and hope in the LORD!