שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
Ochroń duszę moję, wszak cnotliwy jestem, wspomóż sługę Twojego, Ty o Panie mój, ufającego Tobie.
Berakhot
David prayed, "Keep my soul, for I am godly" (Ps. Ixxxvi. 2). [R.] Levi and R. Isaac differ in their interpretation. One explains : Thus spake David before the Holy One, blessed be He, "Lord of the Universe, am I not godly, seeing that all the kings of the East and West sleep unto the third hour of the day, but as for me, 'At midnight I rise to give thanks unto Thee' (Ps. cxix. 62)?"