Hebrew
יח לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְעֶבֶד יְהוָה לְדָוִד, אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לַיהוָה
אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת, בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל־יְהוָה אוֹתוֹ מִכַּף־
כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִיַּד שָׁאוּל: ב וַיֹּאמַר, אֶרְחָמְךָ יְהוָה חִזְקִי: ג יְהוָה
סַלְעִי וּמְצוּדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי, אֵלִי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ, מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן
יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי: ד מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה, וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵׁעַ:
ה אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת, וְנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתוּנִי: ו חֶבְלֵי
שְׁאוֹל סְבָבוּנִי, קִדְּמוּנִי מוֹקְשֵׁי מָוֶת: ז בַּצַּר־לִי אֶקְרָא
יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוֵּעַ, יִשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי, וְשַׁוְעָתִי
לְפָנָיו תָּבוֹא בְאָזְנָיו: ח וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ, וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים
יִרְגָּזוּ, וַיִּתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לוֹ: ט עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ, וְאֵשׁ מִפִּיו
תֹּאכֵל, גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ: י וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד, וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת
רַגְלָיו: יא וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף, וַיֵּדֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רוּחַ: יב יָשֶׁת
חֹשֶׁךְ סִתְרוֹ, סְבִיבוֹתָיו סֻכָּתוֹ, חֶשְׁכַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִים:
יג מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ, עָבָיו עָבְרוּ, בָּרָד וְגַחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ: יד וַיַּרְעֵם בַּשָּׁמַיִם
יְהוָה, וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קֹלוֹ, בָּרָד וְגַחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ: טו וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצָּיו
וַיְפִיצֵם, וּבְרָקִים רָב וַיְהֻמֵּם: טז וַיֵּרָאוּ אֲפִיקֵי מַיִם, וַיִּגָּלוּ
מוֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל, מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ יְהוָה, מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפֶּךָ: יז יִשְׁלַח
מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי, יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים: יח יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז,
וּמִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּי־אָמְצוּ מִמֶּנִּי: יט יְקַדְּמוּנִי בְיוֹם אֵידִי, וַיְהִי־
יְהוָה לְמִשְׁעָן לִי: כ וַיּוֹצִיאֵנִי לַמֶּרְחָב, יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי־חָפֵץ בִּי:
כא יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקִי, כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִי: כב כִּי־שָׁמַרְתִּי
דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה, וְלֹא־רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָי: כג כִּי כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי,
וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסִיר מֶנִּי: כד וָאֱהִי תָמִים עִמּוֹ, וָאֶשְׁתַּמֵּר
מֵעֲוֹנִי: כה וַיָּשֶׁב־יְהוָה לִי כְצִדְקִי, כְּבֹר יָדַי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו:
כו עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד, עִם־גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּם: כז עִם־נָבָר
תִּתְבָּרָר, וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּל: כח כִּי־אַתָּה עַם־עָנִי תוֹשִׁיעַ,
וְעֵינַיִם רָמוֹת תַּשְׁפִּיל: כט כִּי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי
יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּי: ל כִּי־בְךָ אָרֻץ גְּדוּד, וּבֵאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שׁוּר: לא הָאֵל
תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ, אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרוּפָה, מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים
בּוֹ: לב כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה, וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵינוּ:
לג הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל, וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּי: לד מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי
כָּאַיָּלוֹת, וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי: לה מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה,
וְנִחֲתָה קֶשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרוֹעֹתָי: לו וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ,
וִימִינְךָ תִסְעָדֵנִי, וַעֲנָוַתְךָ תַרְבֵּנִי: לז תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַחְתָּי,
וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּי: לח אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם, וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב
עַד־כַּלּוֹתָם: לט אֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻכְלוּ קוּם, יִפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָי:
מ וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה, תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתָּי: מא וְאֹיְבַי
נָתַתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף, וּמְשַׂנְאַי אַצְמִיתֵם: מב יְשַׁוְּעוּ וְאֵין מוֹשִׁיעַ,
עַל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָם: מג וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם כְּעָפָר עַל־פְּנֵי־רוּחַ, כְּטִיט
חוּצוֹת אֲרִיקֵם: מד תְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עָם, תְּשִׂימֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ
גּוֹיִם, עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַעַבְדוּנִי: מה לְשֵׁמַע אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִי,
בְּנֵי־נֵכָר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִי: מו בְּנֵי־נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ, וְיַחְרְגוּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתֵיהֶם:
מז חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי, וְיָרוּם אֱלוֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי: מח הָאֵל הַנּוֹתֵן
נְקָמוֹת לִי, וַיַּדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתָּי: מט מְפַלְּטִי מֵאֹיְבַי, אַף מִן־
קָמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי, מֵאִישׁ חָמָס תַּצִּילֵנִי: נ עַל־כֵּן אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם
יְהוָה, וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּרָה: נא מַגְדִּל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ, וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד
לִמְשִׁיחוֹ, לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָם:
Sephardi
18 lamnatzei'ach l'eved Adonai ledavid, asher diber laDonai
et-divrei hashirah hazot, b'yom hitzil-Adonai oto mikaf-
kol-oy'vav umiyad Sha'ul: 2 vayomer, erchamcha Adonai chizki: 3 Adonai
sal'i umetzudati um'falti, eli tzuri echeseh-bo, magini v'keren
yish'i misgabi: 4 m'hulal ekra Adonai, umin-oy'vai ivashei'a:
5 afafuni chevlei-mavet, v'nachalei v'liya'al y'va'atuni: 6 chevlei
she'ol s'vavuni, kid'muni mokshei mavet: 7 batzar-li ekra
Adonai v'el-Elohai ashave'a, yishma mei'heichalo koli, v'shav'ati
lefanav tavo v'oznav: 8 vatiga'ash vatir'ash ha'aretz, umosdei harim
yirgazu, vayitga'ashu ki-charah lo: 9 alah ashan b'apo, ve'esh mipiv
tochel, gechalim ba'aru mimenu: 10 vayeit shamayim vayered, va'arafel tachat
raglav: 11 vayirkav al-k'ruv vaya'of, vayede al-kanfei-ruach: 12 yashet
choshech sitro, s'vivotav sukato, cheshkat-mayim avei shechakim:
13 minogah negdo, avav av'ru, barad v'gachalei-esh: 14 vayar'em bashamayim
Adonai, v'elyon yiten kolo, barad v'gachalei-esh: 15 vayishlach chitzav
vay'fitzeim, uv'rakim rav vay'humeim: 16 vayera'u afikei mayim, vayigalu
mosdot tevel, miga'arat'cha Adonai, minishmat ruach apecha: 17 yishlach
mimarom yikacheini, yam'sheini mimayim rabim: 18 yatzileini meioy'vi az,
umison'ai ki-amtzu mimeni: 19 y'kad'muni b'yom eidi, vayehi-
Adonai l'mish'an li: 20 vayotzi'eini lamerchav, y'chal'tzeini ki-chafetz bi:
21 yig'm'leini Adonai k'tzidki, k'vor yadai yashiv li: 22 ki-shamarti
darchei Adonai, v'lo-rasha'ti mei'Elohai: 23 ki kol-mishpatav l'negdi,
v'chukotav lo-asir meni: 24 va'ehi tamim imo, va'eshtamer
mei'avoni: 25 vayashev-Adonai li ch'tzidki, k'vor yadai l'neged einav:
26 im-chasid titchasad, im-g'var tamim titamam: 27 im-navar
titbarer, v'im-ikesh titpatal: 28 ki-atah am-ani toshi'a,
v'einayim ramot tashpil: 29 ki-atah ta'ir neri, Adonai Elohai
yagi'ah choshki: 30 ki-v'cha arutz g'dud, uveilohai adaleg-shur: 31 ha-el
tamim darko, imrat Adonai tz'rufah, magen hu lechol hachosim
bo: 32 ki mi Elo'ah mibal'adei Adonai, umi tzur zulati Eloheinu:
33 ha-el ham'az'reni chayil, vayiten tamim darki: 34 m'shaveh raglai
ka'ayalot, ve'al bomotai ya'amideini: 35 m'lamed yadai lamilchamah,
v'nichatah keshet-n'chushah z'ro'otai: 36 vatiten-li magen yish'echa,
viminecha tis'adeini, va'anvat'cha tarb'eini: 37 tarchiv tza'adi tachtai,
v'lo ma'adu karsulai: 38 erdof oyvai v'asigeim, v'lo-ashuv
ad-kalotam: 39 emchatzeim v'lo-yuchlu kum, yip'lu tachat raglai:
40 vat'az'reni chayil lamilchamah, tachri'a kamai tachtai: 41 v'oyevai
natatah li oref, um'san'ai atzmiteim: 42 y'shav'u v'ein moshia,
al-Adonai v'lo anam: 43 v'eshchakeim k'afar al-p'nei-ruach, k'tit
chutzot arikeim: 44 t'fal'teini meirivei am, t'simeini lerosh
goyim, am lo-yada'ti ya'avduni: 45 l'sheima ozen yisham'u li,
b'nei-nechar y'chachashu-li: 46 b'nei-nechar yibolu, v'yachr'gu mimisg'roteihem:
47 chai-Adonai uvaruch tzuri, v'yarum Elohei yish'i: 48 ha-el hanoten
nekamot li, vayadber amim tachtai: 49 m'fal'ti meioy'vai, af min-
kamai t'rom'meini, mei'ish chamas tatzileini: 50 al-ken odecha vagoyim
Adonai, ulshimcha azamerah: 51 magdil yeshu'ot malko, v'oseh chesed
limshicho, ledavid ulzar'o ad-olam:
English
For the conductor, of the servant of the Lord, of David, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of Belial assailed me; the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry to Him reached His ears. Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from Him. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under His feet. He rode on a cherub and flew; He came swiftly on the wings of the wind. He made darkness His covering, His canopy around Him, thick clouds dark with water. Out of the brightness before Him there broke through His clouds hailstones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, hailstones and coals of fire. And He sent out His arrows and scattered them; He flashed forth lightnings and routed them. Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His rules were before me, and His statutes I did not put away from me. I was blameless before Him, and I kept myself from my guilt. So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. With the merciful You show Yourself merciful; with the blameless man You show Yourself blameless; with the purified You show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You make Yourself seem tortuous. For You save a humble people, but the haughty eyes You bring down. For it is You who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—His way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him. For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?— the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have given me the shield of Your salvation, and Your right hand supported me, and Your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed. I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet. For You equipped me with strength for the battle; You made those who rise against me sink under me. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed. They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but He did not answer them. I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets. You delivered me from strife with the people; You made me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me. Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation— the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me, who delivered me from my enemies; yes, You exalted me above those who rose against me; You rescued me from the man of violence. For this I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to Your name. Great salvation He brings to His king, and shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David and his offspring forever.