| א לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל-תַּשְׁחֵת, לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם-- בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי-שָׁאוּל, בַּמְּעָרָה. | 1 For the Leader; Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. | 
| ב  חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים, חָנֵּנִי--    כִּי בְךָ, חָסָיָה נַפְשִׁי: וּבְצֵל-כְּנָפֶיךָ אֶחְסֶה-- עַד, יַעֲבֹר הַוּוֹת. | 2 Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me, for in Thee hath my soul taken refuge; {N} yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, until calamities be overpast. | 
| ג אֶקְרָא, לֵאלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן; לָאֵל, גֹּמֵר עָלָי. | 3 I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me. | 
| ד  יִשְׁלַח מִשָּׁמַיִם, וְיוֹשִׁיעֵנִי--    חֵרֵף שֹׁאֲפִי סֶלָה; יִשְׁלַח אֱלֹהִים, חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּוֹ. | 4 He will send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up taunteth; Selah {N} God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. | 
| ה  נַפְשִׁי, בְּתוֹךְ לְבָאִם--    אֶשְׁכְּבָה לֹהֲטִים: בְּנֵי-אָדָם--שִׁנֵּיהֶם, חֲנִית וְחִצִּים; וּלְשׁוֹנָם, חֶרֶב חַדָּה. | 5 My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; {N} even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. | 
| ו רוּמָה עַל-הַשָּׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים; עַל כָּל-הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶךָ. | 6 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. | 
| ז  רֶשֶׁת, הֵכִינוּ לִפְעָמַי--    כָּפַף נַפְשִׁי: כָּרוּ לְפָנַי שִׁיחָה; נָפְלוּ בְתוֹכָהּ סֶלָה. | 7 They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down; {N} they have digged a pit before me, they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah | 
| ח נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים, נָכוֹן לִבִּי; אָשִׁירָה, וַאֲזַמֵּרָה. | 8 My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. | 
| ט עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי--עוּרָה, הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר; אָעִירָה שָּׁחַר. | 9 Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. | 
| י אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים אֲדֹנָי; אֲזַמֶּרְךָ, בַּלְאֻמִּים. | 10 I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations. | 
| יא כִּי-גָדֹל עַד-שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ; וְעַד-שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּךָ. | 11 For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the skies. | 
| יב רוּמָה עַל-שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים; עַל כָּל-הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶךָ. | 12 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. {P} |