Of David.This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
1Do notאַל־'al-H408fret overתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734those who do evilבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489;do notאַל־'al-H408envyתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065those who doבְּעֹשֵׂ֥יbe.'o.SeiH6213wrongעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766.
3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the LORDבַּֽ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;dwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931in the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776and cultivateוּרְעֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7462faithfulnessאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530.
4Delight yourselfוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026inעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He will giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414youthe desiresמִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmish.'a.LotH4862of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5Commitגּ֣וֹלGolH1556your wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870toעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;trustוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982in Himעָ֝לָ֗יו'a.LavH5921,and Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931will do itיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213.
6He will bring forthוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318your righteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664like the dawnכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216,your justiceוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaH4941like the noonday sunכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
7Be stillדּ֤וֹם׀DomH1826before the LORDלַיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068and wait patientlyוְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫לve.hit.Cho.LelH2342for Him;do notאַל־'al-H408fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734when men prosperבְּמַצְלִ֣יחַbe.matz.Li.achH6743in their waysדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, when theyבְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376carry outעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213wicked schemesמְזִמּֽוֹת׃me.zi.MotH4209.
8Refrainהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503from angerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639and abandonוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534;do notאַל־'al-H408fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734—it can onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389bring harmלְהָרֵֽעַ׃le.ha.Re.a'H7489.
9Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the evildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489will be cut offיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772,but those who hopeוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960in the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּהYah.weh He.mahH3068H1992will inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10Yet a little whileוְע֣וֹד מְ֭עַטve.'od Me.'atH5750H4592,and the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563will be no moreוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369;though you lookוְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּve.hit.bo.Nan.taH995for themעַל־'al-H5921,they will not be foundמְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃me.ko.Mo ve.'ei.Ne.nuH4725H369.
11But the meekוַעֲנָוִ֥יםva.'a.na.VimH6035will inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776and delightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026inעַל־'al-H5921abundantרֹ֥בroH7230prosperityשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563schemeזֹמֵ֣םzo.MemH2161against the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662and gnashוְחֹרֵ֖קve.cho.RekH2786their teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127at themעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921,
13but the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136laughsיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832כִּֽי־ki-H3588,seeingרָ֝אָ֗הra.'AhH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588their dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117is comingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.
15Buttheir swordsחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719will pierceתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935their own heartsבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820,and their bowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198will be brokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.Var.nahH7665.
16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896isthe littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592of the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662than the abundanceמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227who arewickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the armsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563will be brokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665,but the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068upholdsוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְve.so.MekhH5564the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
18The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the blamelessתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549,and their inheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159will last foreverלְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃le.'o.Lam tih.YehH1961H5769.
19In the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451they will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be ashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954,and in the daysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117of famineרְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonH7459they will be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646.
20Butכִּ֤יkiH3588the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563and enemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will perishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6like the gloryכִּיקַ֣רki.KarH3368of the fieldsכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733.They will vanishכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615;like smokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227they will fade awayכָּֽלוּ׃Ka.luH3615.
21The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borrowלֹוֶ֣הlo.VehH3867and do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808repayיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999,but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662are graciousחוֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603and givingוְנוֹתֵֽן׃ve.no.TenH5414.
22Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588those He blessesמְ֭בֹרָכָיוMe.vo.ra.khavH1288will inheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,but the cursedוּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוu.me.ku.la.LavH7043will be destroyedיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772.
23The stepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397are orderedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by the LORDמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068whotakes delightיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in his journeyוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.
24Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588he fallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be overwhelmedיוּטָ֑לyu.TalH2904,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is holdingסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564his handיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.
25I once wasהָיִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288and nowגַּם־gam-H1571am oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,yet neverוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808have I seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662abandonedנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800or their childrenוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245for breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
26They areכָּל־kol-H3605everהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117generousחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603and quick to lendוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867,and their childrenוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233are a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.
27Turn awayס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵ֭רָעMe.ro'H7451and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֗וֹבTovH2896,so that you will abideוּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.KhonH7931foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
28Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovesאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941and will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808forsakeיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853His saintsחֲ֭סִידָיוCha.si.davH2623.They are preservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,but the offspringוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be cut offנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.
30The mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the righteous manצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662uttersיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and his tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956speaksתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
31The lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of his Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430is in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820;his stepsאֲשֻׁרָיו׃'a.shu.RavH838do notלֹ֖אlo'H3808falterתִמְעַ֣דtim.'AdH4571.
32Though the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563lie in waitצוֹפֶ֣הtzo.PehH6822for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,and seekוּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245to slay themלַהֲמִיתוֹ׃la.ha.mi.tovH4191,
33the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will notלֹא־lo'-H3808leave themיַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800in their powerבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let them be condemnedיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561under judgmentבְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃be.hi.sha.fe.ToH8199.
34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960forאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068and keepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104His wayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870,and He will raise you upוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311to inheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.When the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are cut offבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772,you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200it.
35I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200a wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,ruthless manעָרִ֑יץ'a.RitzH6184flourishingרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488like a well-rootedוּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הu.mit.'a.RehH6168native treeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249,
36yet he passed awayוַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרVai.ya.'a.vorH5674and was no moreוְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּve.hi.Neh 'ei.Ne.nuH369H2009;though I searchedוָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּva.'a.vak.She.huH1245,he could notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.
38But the transgressorsוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586will allיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162be destroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045;the futureאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be cut offנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772.
39The salvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662isfrom the LORDמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068; He istheir strongholdמָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םma.'u.ZamH4581in timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
40The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068helpsוַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.RemH5826and delivers themוַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvay.Fa.le.TemH6403;He rescuesיְפַלְּטֵ֣םye.fa.le.TemH6403and saves themוְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םve.yo.shi.'EmH3467from the wickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588they take refugeחָ֥סוּCha.suH2620in Him.
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