A Psalm of David.
1Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734notthyself becauseofevil-doers,Neitherbethouenviousagainstthemthatworkunrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766. 2Fortheyshallsoonbecutdownlikethegrassכֶ֭חָצִירKhe.cha.tzirH2682,AndwitherH5034asthegreenherb. 3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982inJehovah,anddogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;Dwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931inthelandאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,andfeedH7462onhisfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530. 4Delightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026thyselfalsoinJehovah;Andhewillgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414theethedesiresofthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820. 5Committhywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870untoJehovah;TrustH982alsoinhim,andhewillbringittopass. 6Andhewillmakethyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664togoH3318forthוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318asthelightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216,Andthyjusticeוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaH4941asthenoonday. 7RestinJehovah,andwait patientlyforhim:Fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734notthyself becauseofhimwhoprosperethinhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, BecauseofthemanH376whobringethwickeddevicestopass. 8Ceasefromangerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639,andforsakeוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathH2534:Fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734notthyself,ittendethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389toevil-doing. 9Forevil-doersshallbecutיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772off;Butthosethatwaitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960forJehovah,theyshallinheritH3423thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 10Foryetוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592while,andthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563shallnotbe: Yea, thou shaltdiligentlyconsiderH995hisplaceמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725,andheshallnotbe. 11ButthemeekshallinheritH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Andshalldelightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselvesintheabundanceרֹ֥בroH7230ofpeaceH7965. 12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plottethagainstthejust,Andgnashethuponhimwithhisteethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127. 13TheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136willlaughיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832athim;Forheseeththathisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117iscomingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935. 14Thewickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563havedrawnouttheswordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719,andhavebentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869theirbowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198,TocastH5307downthepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,Toslaysuch asareuprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477inthewayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870. 15Theirswordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719shallenterintotheirownheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820,Andtheirbowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198shallbebrokenH7665. 16Betterisalittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592thattherighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662hathThantheabundanceH1995ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563. 17Forthearmsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220ofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shallbebrokenH7665;ButJehovahupholdeththerighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662. 18Jehovahknoweththedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117oftheperfectH8549;Andtheirinheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shallbeתִּהְיֶֽה׃tih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769. 19TheyshallnotbeputH954toshameH954inthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451;Andinthedaysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117offaminetheyshallbesatisfiedH7646. 20Butthewickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563shallperishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6,Andtheenemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341ofJehovahshallbeasthefatoflambsH3733:Theyshallconsume;insmokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shalltheyconsumeawayH3615. 21Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borroweth,andpayethnotagain;Buttherighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662dealethgraciously,andgiveth. 22ForsuchasareblessedH1288ofhimshallinheritH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;AndtheythatarecursedH7043ofhimshallbecutיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772off. 23Aman’sגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397goingsareestablishedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559ofJehovah;Andhedelightethinhiswayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870. 24Thoughhefallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,heshallnotbeutterlycastH5307downH5307;ForJehovahupholdethhimwithhishandיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027. 26Allthedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117longhedealethgraciously,andlendeth;AndhisseedH2233isblessed. 28ForJehovahlovethjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941,Andforsakethnothissaints;TheyarepreservedH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:ButtheseedH2233ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbecutנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772off. 29Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shallinheritH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Anddwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931thereinforeverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703. 30Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662talkethofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,Andhistongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956speakethjusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941. 31Thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430isinhisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820;Noneofhisstepsאֲשֻׁרָיו׃'a.shu.RavH838shallslide. 32Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563watcheththerighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,Andseekethtoslayhim. 33JehovahwillnotleaveH5800himinhishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027,Norcondemnיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561himwhenheisjudgedH8199. 34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960forJehovah,andkeepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104hiswayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870,Andhewillexaltוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311theetoinheritH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:Whenthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563arecutבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772off, thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200it. 35IhaveseenH7200thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563ingreat power,Andspreadinghimselflikeagreentreeinitsnativeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249soil. 36ButonepassedH5674by,and,lo,hewasnot: Yea,IsoughtH1245him,buthecouldnotbefoundH4672. 38Asfortransgressorsוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586,theyshallbedestroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045togetherH3162:TheendH319ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbecutנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772off. 39Butthesalvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662isofJehovah:HeistheirstrongholdH4581inthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869. 40AndJehovahhelpeththem,andrescueththem:Herescueththemfromthewickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563,andsaveththem,BecausetheyhavetakenH2620refugeחָ֥סוּCha.suH2620inhim. Commentaries on Psalms 37
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