53:1 Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David.
In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David,

53:2 When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? [1 Kings xxiii. 19.]
cum venissent Ziphæi, et dixissent ad Saul: Nonne David absconditus est apud nos?

53:3 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.
Deus, in nomine tuo salvum me fac, et in virtute tua judica me.

53:4 O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.
Deus, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe verba oris mei.

53:5 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul; and they have not set God before their eyes.
Quoniam alieni insurrexerunt adversum me, et fortes quæsierunt animam meam, et non proposuerunt Deum ante conspectum suum.

53:6 For behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul.
Ecce enim Deus adjuvat me, et Dominus susceptor est animæ meæ.

53:7 Turn back the evils upon my enemies: and cut them off in thy truth.
Averte mala inimicis meis; et in veritate tua disperde illos.

53:8 I will freely sacrifice to thee, and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good:
Voluntarie sacrificabo tibi, et confitebor nomini tuo, Domine, quoniam bonum est.

53:9 For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.
Quoniam ex omni tribulatione eripuisti me, et super inimicos meos despexit oculus meus.