Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.
Ibn Ezra
Ad-nai [lead me] (ה' - Ad-nai): The beginning/essence of my prayer (techilat tefilati) is that You lead me (she-tancheni) in the way of Your righteousness (be-derekh tzidkatekha). Because of my watchful foes (לְמַעַן שׁוֹרְרָי - lema'an shorerai): For I fear that my foot will slip (she-tim'ad ragli) and You will punish me (ve-ta'anisheni); then my watchful foes (shorerai) will rejoice. And its meaning [the meaning of shorerai] is from the root/sector (mi-gizrat) of (Numbers 24:17): "I behold him" (ashurennu), but not near." [It means] like one who eyes David hostilely (עוֹיֵן אֶת דָּוִד - o'yen et David, cf. I Samuel 18:9), those who watch intently (ha-mistaklim) for a day of calamity (be-yom ra'ah). And the word Make straight (הַיְשַׁר - hay'shar) is [an imperative form] like [hay'tze] in (Genesis 8:17): "Bring out with you" (hay'tze itakh).
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.