1 (A tefillah of Dovid)

Incline Thine ear, Hashem; hear me;

for I am ani (poor) and evyon (needy).

2 Be shomer over my nefesh;

for I am chasid; O Thou Elohai, save Thy eved that trusteth in Thee.

3 Channeni (be merciful) unto me, Adonoi;

for I cry unto Thee kol hayom.

4 Samei’ach (rejoice) the nefesh of Thy eved;

for unto Thee, Adonoi, do I lift up my nefesh.

5 For Thou, Adonoi, art tov, and ready to forgive;

and plenteous in chesed unto all them that call upon Thee.

6 Give ear, Hashem, unto my tefillah (prayer);

and attend to the voice of my techinnot (supplications).

7 In my yom tzoros I will call upon Thee;

for Thou wilt answer me.

8 Ein kamocha vaelohim (there is none like Thee among the g-ds), Adonoi;

nor are there any ma’asim like Thine.

9 Kol Goyim whom Thou hast made

shall come and worship before Thee, Adonoi;

and shall glorify Shimcha.

10 For Thou art gadol, and doest nifla’ot (wondrous things);

Thou alone art Elohim.

11 Teach me Thy Derech, Hashem;

I will walk in Thy emes;

Yachad (make undivided) levavi (my heart) to fear Thy Shem.

12 I will praise Thee, Adonoi Elohai, with all my lev;

and I will glorify Shimecha l’olam.

13 For gadol is Thy chesed toward me;

and Thou hast saved my nefesh from the lowermost Sheol.

14 O Elohim, the zedim (arrogant ones, proud, insolent ones) are risen up against me,

and the adat aritzim (band of violent men) seek my nefesh;

and have not set Thee before them.

15 But Thou, Adonoi, art El Rachum and Channun,

slow to anger, and plenteous in chesed and emes.

16 O turn unto me, and be gracious upon me;

give Thy oz (strength) unto Thy eved,

and save the ben amatecha (the son of Thy handmaid).

17 Show me an ot (sign) for tovah;

that they which hate me may see it, and be put to shame;

because Thou, Hashem, hast helped me, and comforted me.