His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, - and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.

When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished from before thee;

Oh that, out of Zion, were granted the salvation of Israel! When Yahweh bringeth back the captives of his people, Jacob, shall exult, Israel, be glad.

The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;

Even from the presumptuous, keep back thy servant, May they not have dominion over me, Then, shall I be blameless, and shall be acquitted from great transgression:

For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.

Give them, according to their deed, and, according to the wrong of their practices, - According to the work of their own hands, give thou unto them, Bring back their own dealing to themselves.

O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit.

Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, - Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:

My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.

Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

BOOK THE SECOND As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.

Thou sufferest us to turn back from the adversary, And, they who hate us, have plundered at will:

Our heart had not drawn back, Nor had our goings swerved from thy path;

They all, have turned back, together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, Not so much as, one!

Oh that, out of Zion, were granted the salvations of Israel! When God bringeth back the captives of his people, Jacob, shall exult, Israel, shall be glad.

Let him turn back the mischief upon mine adversaries, In thy faithfulness, destroy them!

Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

And, thine, O My Lord, is lovingkindness, - For, thou, wilt pay back unto every man - according to his deed.

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, - I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.

Let them turn pale and then at once blush, Who are seeking my life, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, Who are taking pleasure in my misfortune;

Let them turn back, on account of their own shame, Who are saying, Aha! Aha!

BOOK THE THIRD Nothing but good, is God, Unto Israel, Unto the pure in heart.

Yet, he, full of compassion, would put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and not destroy, - Yea, many a time, turned he back his anger, And would not stir up all his wrath.

But drew back and dealt treacherously, like their fathers, They turned aside, like deceitful bowmen;

O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

So will we not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.

O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

BOOK THE FOURTH Lord! a dwelling-place, hast, thou, become to us, From generation to generation:

Thus hath he brought back on them their iniquity, And, by their own wickedness, will he destroy them, Destroy them, will Yahweh our God.

Then would he have bidden to destroy them, - had not Moses his chosen, stood in the breach before him, To turn back his wrath from destroying.

BOOK THE FIFTHO give thanks to Yahweh - For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

Let his children, wander about, and beg, Let them be driven out of heir ruins;

The sea, beheld, and fled, The Jordan, turned back;

What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, that thou turnest back?

How shall I give back to Yahweh, All his benefits unto me?

When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream:

Bring thou back, O Yahweh, our captives, like channels in the South.

Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!

Let all who hate Zion, be ashamed and shrink back:

Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written, - the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.