1 to~Dawiyd {לְדָוִד / lê'da'wiyd} TO~you^(ms) {אֵלֶיךָ / ey'ley'kha}^{[This word, being the first word of the Psalm (לְדָוִד being the introduction) begins with the letter א (aleph), the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each subsequent verse begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet, making this an acrostic.]} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} SOUL~me {נַפְשִׁי / naph'shi} I~will~LIFT.UP(V) {אֶשָּׂא / e'sa} RMT: To^{[This may also be translated as "for" or "belonging to."]} Dawiyd, for you YHWH, I will lift up my soul.

2 Elohiym~me {אֱלֹהַי / e'lo'hai} in~~you^(ms) {בְּךָ / bê'kha} I~did~CLING(V) {בָטַחְתִּי / ba'tahh'tiy} DO.NOT {אַל / al} I~will~BE.ASHAMED(V)~& {אֵבוֹשָׁה / ey'vu'shah} DO.NOT {אַל / al} they^(m)~will~CELEBRATE(V) {יַעַלְצוּ / ya'al'tsu} ATTACK(V)~ing^(ms)~s~me {אֹיְבַי / oy'vai} to~~me {לִי / li} RMT: My Elohiym, I cling to you, I will not be ashamed, my attackers will not celebrate for me.

3 ALSO {גַּם / gam} ALL {כָּל / kol} BOUND.UP(V)~ing^(mp)~you^(ms) {קוֶֹיךָ / qo'vey'kha} NOT {לֹא / lo} they^(m)~will~BE.ASHAMED(V) {יֵבֹשׁוּ / yey'vo'shu} they^(m)~will~BE.ASHAMED(V) {יֵבֹשׁוּ / yey'vo'shu} the~ACT.TREACHEROUSLY(V)~ing^(mp) {הַבּוֹגְדִים / ha'bog'diym} EMPTINESS {רֵיקָם / rey'qam} RMT: Also, all your bound up ones will not be ashamed, the empty ones acting treacherously will be ashamed.

4 ROAD~s~you^(ms) {דְּרָכֶיךָ / dê'ra'khey'kha} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} !^(ms)~make~KNOW(V)~me {הוֹדִיעֵנִי / ho'diy'ey'niy} PATH~s~you^(ms) {אֹרְחוֹתֶיךָ / or'hho'tey'kha} !^(ms)~much~LEARN(V)~me {לַמְּדֵנִי / lam'dey'niy} RMT: YHWH, make known to me your roads, teach me your paths.

5 !^(ms)~make~TAKE.STEPS(V)~me {הַדְרִיכֵנִי / had'riy'khey'niy} in~TRUTH~you^(ms) {בַאֲמִתֶּךָ / va'a'mi'tekha} and~!^(ms)~much~LEARN(V)~me {וְלַמְּדֵנִי / wê'lam'dey'niy} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} YOU(ms) {אַתָּה / a'tah} Elohiym {אֱלֹהֵי / e'lo'hey} RESCUE~me {יִשְׁעִי / yish'iy} AT~you^(ms) {אוֹתְךָ / ot'kha} I~did~much~BOUND.UP(V) {קִוִּיתִי / qi'wi'ti} ALL {כָּל / kol} the~DAY {הַיּוֹם / hai'yom} RMT: Make me take my steps in your truth and teach me, given that you are the Elohiym of my rescue, I am bound up with you every day.

6 !^(ms)~REMEMBER(V) {זְכֹר / zê'khor} BOWELS~s~you^(ms) {רַחֲמֶיךָ / ra'hha'mey'kha} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} and~KINDNESS~s~you^(ms) {וַחֲסָדֶיךָ / wa'hha'sa'dey'kha} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} from~DISTANT {מֵעוֹלָם / mey'o'lam} THEY(m) {הֵמָּה / hey'mah} RMT: Remember your bowels, YHWH, and your kindnesses, given that they are from a distant time.

7 FAILURE~s {חַטֹּאות / hha'to'ot} YOUNG.AGE~s~me {נְעוּרַי / nê'a'rayw} and~OFFENSE~s~me {וּפְשָׁעַי / uph'sha'ai} DO.NOT {אַל / al} you^(ms)~will~REMEMBER(V) {תִּזְכֹּר / tiz'kor} like~KINDNESS~you^(ms) {כְּחַסְדְּךָ / kê'hhas'd'kha} !^(ms)~REMEMBER(V) {זְכָר / zê'khar} to~~me {לִי / li} YOU(ms) {אַתָּה / a'tah} to~THAT {לְמַעַן / lê'ma'an} FUNCTIONAL~you^(ms) {טוּבְךָ / tuv'kha} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} RMT: Failures of my young age and my offenses you will not remember, you, according to your kindness remember me, on account of your functionalness YHWH.

8 FUNCTIONAL {טוֹב / tov} and~STRAIGHT {וְיָשָׁר / wê'ya'shar} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} UPON {עַל / al} SO {כֵּן / keyn} he~will~make~THROW(V) {יוֹרֶה / yo'reh} FAILURE~s {חַטָּאִים / hha'ta'im} in~the~ROAD {בַּדָּרֶךְ / ba'da'rekh} RMT: Functional and straight is YHWH, therefore, he will teach the ones of failure on the road.

9 he~will~make~TAKE.STEPS(V) {יַדְרֵךְ / yad'reykh} GENTLE~s {עֲנָוִים / a'na'wiym} in~the~DECISION {בַּמִּשְׁפָּט / ba'mish'pat} and~he~will~much~LEARN(V) {וִילַמֵּד / wiy'la'meyd} GENTLE~s {עֲנָוִים / a'na'wiym} ROAD~him {דַּרְכּוֹ / dar'ko} RMT: He will make the gentle ones take steps in the decision, and he will teach the gentle ones his road.

10 ALL {כָּל / kol} PATH~s {אָרְחוֹת / ar'hhot} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} KINDNESS {חֶסֶד / hhe'sed} and~TRUTH {וֶאֱמֶת / we'e'met} to~PRESERVE(V)~ing^(mp) {לְנֹצְרֵי / lê'nots'rey} COVENANT~him {בְרִיתוֹ / vê'ri'to} and~WITNESS~s~him {וְעֵדֹתָיו / wê'ey'do'taw} RMT: All the paths of YHWH are kindness and truth to the preservers of his covenant and his witnesses.

11 to~THAT {לְמַעַן / lê'ma'an} TITLE~you^(ms) {שִׁמְךָ / shim'kha} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} and~you^(ms)~did~FORGIVE(V) {וְסָלַחְתָּ / wê'sa'lahh'ta} to~the~TWISTEDNESS~me {לַעֲוֹנִי / la'a'o'niy} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} ABUNDANT {רַב / rav} HE {הוּא / hu} RMT: Therefore, your title is YHWH, and you forgave my twistedness, given that he^{[Referring to the "twistedness," a masculine noun.]} is abundant.

12 WHO {מִי / mi} THIS {זֶה / zeh} the~MAN {הָאִישׁ / ha'ish} FEARFUL {יְרֵא / yê'rey} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} he~will~make~THROW(V)~him {יוֹרֶנּוּ / yo're'nu} in~ROAD {בְּדֶרֶךְ / bê'de'rekh} he~will~CHOOSE(V) {יִבְחָר / yiv'hhar} RMT: Who is this, the man fearing YHWH, he will teach him on the road he will choose.

13 SOUL~him {נַפְשׁוֹ / naph'sho} in~FUNCTIONAL {בְּטוֹב / bê'tov} she~will~STAY.THE.NIGHT(V) {תָּלִין / ta'liyn} and~SEED~him {וְזַרְעוֹ / wê'zar'o} he~will~POSSESS(V) {יִירַשׁ / yi'rash} LAND {אָרֶץ / a'rets} RMT: His soul will stay the night in functionalness, and his seed will possess the land.

14 CONFIDENCE {סוֹד / sod} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} to~FEAR(V)~ing^(ms)~him {לִירֵאָיו / liy'rey'aw} and~COVENANT~him {וּבְרִיתוֹ / uv'riy'to} to~>~make~KNOW(V)~them^(m) {לְהוֹדִיעָם / lê'ho'diy'am} RMT: The confidence of YHWH belongs to ones fearing him, and his covenant is made known to them.

15 EYE~s2~me {עֵינַי / ey'nai} CONTINUALLY {תָּמִיד / ta'mid} TO {אֶל / el} YHWH {יְהוָה / YHWH} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} HE {הוּא / hu} he~will~make~GO.OUT(V) {יוֹצִיא / yo'tsi} from~NETTING {מֵרֶשֶׁת / mey're'shet} FOOT~s2~me {רַגְלָי / rag'law} RMT: My eyes are continually toward YHWH, given that he will make my feet go out from the netting.

16 !^(ms)~TURN(V) {פְּנֵה / pê'neyh} TO~me {אֵלַי / ey'lai} and~!^(ms)~PROVIDE.PROTECTION(V)~me {וְחָנֵּנִי / wê'hha'ney'niy} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} SOLITARY {יָחִיד / ya'hhiyd} and~AFFLICTION {וְעָנִי / wê'aniy} I {אָנִי / a'ni} RMT: Turn to me and provide me protection, given that I am solitary and afflicted.

17 PERSECUTION~s {צָרוֹת / tsa'rot} HEART~me {לְבָבִי / lê'va'vi} they^(m)~did~make~WIDEN(V) {הִרְחִיבוּ / hir'hhiy'vu} from~STRESS~s~me {מִמְּצוּקוֹתַי / mim'tsu'qo'tai} !^(mp)~make~GO.OUT(V)~me {הוֹצִיאֵנִי / ho'tsiy'ey'niy} RMT: The persecutions of my heart are made wide, bring me out from my stress.

18 !^(ms)~SEE(V) {רְאֵה / rê'eyh} AFFLICTION~me {עָנְיִי / an'yi} and~LABOR~me {וַעֲמָלִי / wa'a'ma'liy} and~!^(ms)~LIFT.UP(V) {וְשָׂא / wê'sa} to~ALL {לְכָל / lê'khol} FAILURE~s~me {חַטֹּאותָי / hha'tow'tai} RMT: See my affliction and my labor, and lift up^{[Meaning "to remove" or "forgive."]} all my failures.

19 !^(ms)~SEE(V) {רְאֵה / rê'eyh} ATTACK(V)~s~ing^(mp)~me {אוֹיְבַי / oy'vai} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} they~did~INCREASE.IN.NUMBER(V) {רָבּוּ / ra'bu} and~HATE {וְשִׂנְאַת / wê'sin'at} VIOLENCE {חָמָס / hha'mas} they~did~HATE(V)~me {שְׂנֵאוּנִי / sê'ney'u'niy} RMT: See my attackers, given that they increased in number, and hate of violence^{[While "and hate of violence" is the literal translation of this phrase, the context suggests that "and with violent hate" is meant.]} they hate me.

20 !^(ms)~SAFEGUARD(V)~& {שָׁמְרָה / sham'rah} SOUL~me {נַפְשִׁי / naph'shi} and~!^(ms)~make~DELIVER(V)~me {וְהַצִּילֵנִי / wê'ha'tsiy'ley'niy} DO.NOT {אַל / al} I~will~BE.ASHAMED(V) {אֵבוֹשׁ / ey'vush} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} I~did~TAKE.REFUGE(V) {חָסִיתִי / hha'siy'tiy} in~~you^(ms) {בָךְ / vakh} RMT: Safeguard my soul and deliver me, I will not be ashamed, given that I took refuge in you.

21 >~BE.WHOLE(V) {תֹּם / tom} and~STRAIGHTNESS {וָיֹשֶׁר / wa'yo'sher} they^(m)~will~PRESERVE(V)~me {יִצְּרוּנִי / yits'ru'niy} GIVEN.THAT {כִּי / ki} I~did~much~BOUND.UP(V)~you^(ms) {קִוִּיתִיךָ / qi'wiy'tiy'kha} RMT: Being whole and straight will preserve me, given that I am bound up with you.

22 !^(ms)~RANSOM(V) {פְּדֵה / pê'deyh} Elohiym {אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him} AT {אֶת / et} Yisra'eyl {יִשְׂרָאֵל / yis'ra'eyl} from~ALL {מִכֹּל / mi'kol} PERSECUTION~s~him {צָרוֹתָיו / tsa'ro'taw} RMT: Elohiym, ransom Yisra'eyl from all his persecutions.