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Psalms 37:3-20

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.

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