18 The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth,

and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.

17 Adonoi, open Thou my lips;

and my mouth shall show forth Thy tehillah (praise).

3 He is the Rofeh (healer) of the Shevurei-lev (broken in heart),

binds up their wounds.

26 My flesh and my levav may fail;

but Elohim is the Tzur of my levav, and my chelek l’olam.

15 For thus saith the High and Exalted,

Shokhen Ad (the One Who abideth forever, i.e., Who inhabits eternity), Kadosh Shmo:

I dwell in marom v’kadosh (the high and holy place),

with him also that is of a contrite and lowly ruach,

to revive the ruach of the shefalim (humble, lowly ones)

and to revive the lev nidka’im (contrite of heart).

2 For all those things hath Mine hand made,

and so came they all into being,

saith Hashem;

but to this man will I look,

even to him that is oni and of a contrite ruach,

and trembleth at My Devar.

1 The Ruach* of Adonoi Hashem is upon me,*

because Hashem mashach (hath anointed) me*

to preach besurah (good news, glad tidings) unto the anavim (meek, poor, oppressed);

He hath sent me to bind up the nishberei lev (the brokenhearted),

to proclaim deror (freedom, liberty) for the shevuyim ([Golus] captives),

and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2 To proclaim the Shnat Ratzon L'Hashem (the year of the L-rdʼs favor and grace),

and the Yom Nakam L’Eloheinu (our G-dʼs Day of Vengeance);

to comfort all the avelim (mourners);

3 To grant unto Avelei Tziyon (Mourners of Zion),

giving unto them a flower wreath instead of ashes,

the shemen sasson (oil of joy) instead of avel (mourning),

the garment of tehillah (praise) for the ruach of keheh (fainting, a heavy spirit);

that they might be called Eilei HaTzedek (Oaks of Righteousness),

the planting of Hashem, that He might be glorified.

3 Ashrey ANIYEI HARUACH* (Blessed, Happy are the poor in spirit) for theirs is the Malchut HaShomayim.

4 Ashrey are the AVELIM* (the ones mourning), for they will be comforted.

5 Ashrey are the ANAVIM* (humble), for YIRESHU ARETZ* (they will inherit the land).

10 For the agmat nefesh that is according to Hashem produces teshuva to Yeshu’at Eloheinu, not to be regretted, but the agmat nefesh of the Olam Hazeh produces mavet.* 11 For, hinei, see what zerizut (diligence) this agmat nefesh of Hashem has produced in you, what defense, what indignation, what yirat Shomayim, what longing, what kanous (zeal), what onesh (punishment)! At every point you proved yourselves to be without ashma (guilt) in the matter.

9 And HaAdon said to me, "My Chesed is ad kahn (sufficient for the purpose, enough) for you, for My ko’ach (power) is perfected in weakness." With lev samei’ach therefore will I boast in my weaknesses that the gevurah of Moshiach might be a shelter over me.*