1Whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,do You standתַּעֲמֹ֣דta.'a.ModH5975far offבְּרָח֑וֹקbe.ra.ChokH7350?Why do You hideתַּ֝עְלִ֗יםta'.LimH5956in timesלְעִתּ֥וֹתle.'i.TotH6256of troubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869?
2In prideבְּגַאֲוַ֣תbe.ga.'a.VatH1346the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563pursueיִדְלַ֣קyid.LakH1814the needyעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041;let them be caughtיִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀yi.ta.fe.SuH8610in the schemesבִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּbim.zi.Mot zuH4209H2098they deviseחָשָֽׁבוּ׃cha.Sha.vuH2803.
3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the wicked manרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563boastsהִלֵּ֣לhi.LelH1984inעַל־'al-H5921the cravingsתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of his heartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;he blessesבֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְbe.RekhH1288the greedyוּבֹצֵ֥עַu.vo.Tze.a'H1214and revilesנִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ni.'EtzH5006the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4In his prideכְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹke.Goah 'a.poH1363H639the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563mandoes notבַּל־bal-H1077seekיִדְרֹ֑שׁyid.RoshH1875Him;in allכָּל־kol-H3605his schemesמְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃me.zi.mo.TavH4209there is noאֵ֥ין'einH369Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.
5He is secureיָ֘חִ֤ילוּya.Chi.luH2342in his waysדְרָכָ֨יוda.re.kvH1870at all timesבְּכָל־ עֵ֗תbe.khol 'EtH3605H6256;Your loftyמָר֣וֹםma.RomH4791judgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941are far from himמִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹmi.neg.DoH5048;he sneersיָפִ֥יחַya.Fi.achH6315atallכָּל־kol-H3605his foesצ֝וֹרְרָ֗יוtzo.RavH6887.
6He saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to himselfבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “I will notבַּל־bal-H1077be movedאֶמּ֑וֹט'e.MotH4131;from ageלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755to ageוָ֝דֹ֗רva.DorH1755אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I am freeלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of distressבְרָֽע׃ve.Ra'H7451.”
7His mouthפִּ֣יהוּPi.huH6310is full ofמָ֭לֵאMa.le'H4390cursingאָלָ֤ה'a.LahH423,deceitוּמִרְמ֣וֹתu.mir.MotH4820,and violenceוָתֹ֑ךְva.TokhH8496;troubleעָמָ֥ל'a.MalH5999and maliceוָאָֽוֶן׃va.'A.venH205are underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478his tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹle.sho.NoH3956.
8He liesיֵשֵׁ֤ב׀ye.ShevH3427in waitבְּמַאְרַ֬בbe.ma'.RavH3993near the villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691;in ambushבַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִיםBa.mis.ta.rimH4565he slaysיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026the innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355;his eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869watch in stealthיִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃yitz.Po.nuH6845for the helplessלְֽחֵלְכָ֥הle.che.le.KhahH2489.
9He lies in waitיֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר׀ye.'e.Ro ba.mis.TarH693H4565like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֬הke.'ar.YehH738in a thicketבְסֻכֹּ֗הve.su.KohH5520;he lurksיֶ֭אֱרֹבye.'e.roH693to seizeלַחֲט֣וֹףla.cha.TofH2414the oppressedעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041;he catchesיַחְטֹ֥ףyach.TofH2414the lowlyעָ֝נִ֗י'a.NiH6041in his netבְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃be.ma.she.Kho ve.rish.ToH4900H7568.
10They are crushedיִדְכֶּ֥הva.da.khahH1794and beaten downיָשֹׁ֑חַya.Sho.achH7817;the helplessH2489fall preyוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307to his strengthבַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יוba.'a.tzu.MavH6099.
13Whyעַל־ מֶ֤ה׀'al- mehH5921H4100has the wicked manרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563renouncedנִאֵ֖ץni.'EtzH5006Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?He saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to himselfבְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “You will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808call me to accountתִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃tid.RoshH1875.”
14Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֤ה׀'a.TahH859have regardedרָאִ֡תָהra.'I.tahH7200troubleעָ֘מָ֤ל'a.MalH5999and griefוָכַ֨עַס׀va.Kha.'asH3708;You seeתַּבִּיט֮ta.BitH5027to repayלָתֵ֪תla.TetH5414itby Your handבְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָbe.Ya.De.khaH3027.The victimחֵלֶ֑כָהche.Le.khahH2489entrusts himselfיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800to Youעָ֭לֶיךָ'A.lei.khaH5921;Youאַתָּ֤ה׀'a.TahH859areהָיִ֬יתָha.Yi.taH1961the helperעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826of the fatherlessיָ֝ת֗וֹםya.TomH3490.
15Breakשְׁ֭בֹרShe.vorH7665the armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563and evildoerוָ֝רָ֗עva.Ra'H7451;call him to accountתִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־tid.ro.osh-H1875for his wickednessרִשְׁע֥וֹrish.'OH7562until none is leftבַל־val-H1077to be foundתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672.
16The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is Kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703;the nationsג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471perishאָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH6from His landמֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.tzoH776.
17You have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the desireתַּאֲוַ֬תta.'a.VatH8378of the humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035;You will strengthenתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559their heartsלִ֝בָּ֗םli.BamH3820.You will inclineתַּקְשִׁ֥יבtak.ShivH7181Your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241,
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