א׳
לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ שָׁפְטֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי בְּתֻמִּ֣י הָלַ֑כְתִּי וּבַיהוָ֥ה בָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶמְעָֽד׃
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Of David.
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked without blame;
I have trusted in the LORD;
I have not faltered.
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[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
שָׁפְטֵנִי ה׳. וּבְמָקוֹם אַחֵר הוּא אוֹמֵר: ״אַל תָּבֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט וְגוֹ׳״ (תהלים קמג:ב). אָמַר דָּוִד: כְּשֶׁאַתָּה דָּן אֶת הָרְשָׁעִים, שָׁפְטֵנִי, כִּי לְפִי הָרְשָׁעִים אֲנִי צַדִּיק, וּכְשֶׁאַתָּה דָּן אֶת הַצַּדִּיקִים, אַל תְּבִיאֵנִי בְמִשְׁפָּט:
Judge me And elsewhere (143:2) he says, “You shall not enter judgment [with Your servant].” Said David: When You judge the wicked, judge me, for compared to the wicked, I am a righteous man, but when You judge the righteous, do not bring me into judgment.
ב׳
בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צרופה [צָרְפָ֖ה] כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃
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Probe me, O LORD, and try me,
test my heart and mind;
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Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.
ג׳
כִּֽי־חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
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for my eyes are on Your steadfast love;
I have set my course by it.
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For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth.
ד׳
לֹא־יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי עִם־מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְעִ֥ם נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א אָבֽוֹא׃
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I do not consort with scoundrels,
or mix with hypocrites;
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I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers.
וְעִם נַעֲלָמִים. הַנִּכְנָסִין בַּסֵּתֶר, לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּמַּחְשָׁךְ מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם (ישעיה כט:טו):
and...with hypocrites who go into hidden places to do their deeds in the dark.
לֹא אָבוֹא. אֵינִי רָגִיל לָבוֹא וְלִיכָּנֵס בִּמְקַהֲלָם:
neither did I go I am not accustomed to come and enter their assembly.
ה׳
שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃
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I detest the company of evil men,
and do not consort with the wicked;
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I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.
ו׳
אֶרְחַ֣ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּ֑י וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃
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I wash my hands in innocence,
and walk around Your altar, O LORD,
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I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,
בְּנִקָּיוֹן. שֶׁאֵין גָּזֵל בַּמִּצְווֹת שֶׁאֲנִי מְקַיֵּם. לוּלָב הַגָּזוּל פָּסוּל (סוכה ג.):
with cleanliness For there is no robbery [involved] in my fulfillment of the commandments.
ז׳
לַ֭שְׁמִעַ בְּק֣וֹל תּוֹדָ֑ה וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
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raising my voice in thanksgiving,
and telling all Your wonders.
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That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.
לַשְׁמִעַ. כְּמוֹ לְהַשְׁמִיעַ:
To proclaim Heb. לַשְׁמִעַ, like לְהַשְׁמִיעַ.
כָּל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ. זֶה הַלֵּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ לְשֶׁעָבַר, וְיֵשׁ בּוֹ לְגוֹג, וְיֵשׁ בּוֹ לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ, וְיֵשׁ בּוֹ לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא:
all Your wonders This refers to Hallel, which contains mention of the past, mention of Gog and Magog, mention of the Messianic era, and mention of the future.
ח׳
יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
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O LORD, I love Your temple abode,
the dwelling-place of Your glory.
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LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
ט׳
אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃
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Do not sweep me away with sinners,
or [snuff out] my life with murderers,
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Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
י׳
אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃
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who have schemes at their fingertips,
and hands full of bribes.
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In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes.
זִמָּה. כָּל זִמָּה שֶׁבַּמִּקְרָא לְשׁוֹן מַחֲשָׁבָה, יֵשׁ לְטוֹבָה וְיֵשׁ לְרָעָה:
plots Heb. זמה. Every זמה in Scripture is an expression of a plan, some for good and some for evil.
י"א
וַ֭אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּ֥י אֵלֵ֗ךְ פְּדֵ֣נִי וְחָנֵּֽנִי׃
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But I walk without blame;
redeem me, have mercy on me!
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But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.
י"ב
רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃
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My feet are on level ground.
In assemblies I will bless the LORD.
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My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
רַגְלִי עָמְדָה בְמִישׁוֹר. בְּדֶרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה:
My foot stood on a straight path Heb. במישור, on a straight path.