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Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 6

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לְשַׁבָּחָא בִּנְגִינָתָא עַל כִּנָרָא דִתְמַנְיָא נֵימַיָא תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא לְדָוִד:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For praise; with melodies on the harp of eight strings. A hymn of David.

יְיָ לָא בְּרוּגְזָךְ תַּכְנִיעֵנִי וְלָא בְּרִתְחָךְ תִּרְדֵי יָתִי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

O LORD, do not humble¹⁶ me in your anger; and do not punish me in your wrath.

footnotes: ¹⁶ rebuke

חוּס עֲלַי יְיָ מְטוּל דְחַלָשׁ אֲנָא אַסִי יָתִי יְיָ מְטוּל דְאִתְבְּהִילוּ גַרְמָי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Pity me, O LORD,¹⁷ for I am weak; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are terrified.

footnotes: ¹⁷ God

וְנַפְשִׁי אִתְבְּהִילַת לַחֲדָא וְאַנְתְּ יְיָ עַד אֵימָתַי רְוַח לִי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

And my soul is greatly terrified; and you, O LORD, when will you give me relief?

תּוּב יְיָ פְּצֵי נַפְשִׁי פְּרַק לִי בִּגְלַל טוּבָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Turn, O LORD, save my soul, redeem me for the sake of your goodness.

מְטוּל דְלֵית בְּמוֹתָא דָכְרָנָךְ בִּשְׁאוֹל מַן יוֹדֵי לָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For there is no memory of you in death; in Sheol who will give you thanks?

אֶשְׁתַּלְהֵית בְּתִנְחָתִי אֲמַלֵל בְּצַעֲרִי בְּכָל לֵילְיָא עַל שִׁווּיִי בְדִמְעֲתִי דַרְגָשִׁי אַטְמֵשׁ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

I am wearied with my groaning; I will speak¹⁸ in my sorrow every night on my bed; I will drown my couch with my tears.

footnotes: ¹⁸ Tg אמלל suggests אשיחה

חַשְׁכַת מִן רוּגְזִי עַיְינַי אִתְבְּלִיאַת בְּכָל מְעִיקָי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

My eye is dark from my trouble; it is worn out by all my oppressors.¹⁹

footnotes: ¹⁹ distress

זוּרוּ מִינִי כָּל עָבְדֵי שְׁקַר אֲרוּם שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָם יְיָ קָל בָּכוּתִי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Leave me, all doers of falsehood; for the LORD has heard²⁰ the sound of my weeping.

footnotes: ²⁰ accepted

שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָם יְיָ בָּעוּתִי יְיָ צְלוֹתִי יְקַבֵּל:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

My petition²¹ has been heard in the LORD’s presence; the LORD will accept my prayer.

footnotes: ²¹ supplication

יִבְהֲתוּן וְיִתְבַּהֲלוּן לַחֲדָא כּוּלְהוֹן בַעֲלֵי דְבָבִי יְתוּבוּן יִבְהֲתוֹן כְּשָׁעָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

All of my enemies will be ashamed and very afraid; they will turn and be ashamed in an instant.

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