For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֭אתzotH2063,all you peoplesכָּל־ הָֽעַמִּ֑יםkol- ha.'a.MimH3605H5971;listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכָּל־kol-H3605inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the worldחָֽלֶד׃Cha.ledH2465,
2bothגַּם־gam-H1571low and highאָ֭דָם גַּם־ אִ֑ישׁ'A.dom gam- 'IshH1121H120H1571H376,richעָשִׁ֥יר'a.ShirH6223and poorוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ve.'ev.YonH34alikeיַ֝֗חַדYa.chadH3162.
3My mouthפִּ֭יpiH6310will impartיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696wisdomחָכְמ֑וֹתcha.khe.MotH2451,and the meditationוְהָג֖וּתve.ha.GutH1900of my heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820will bring understandingתְבוּנֽוֹת׃te.vu.NotH8394.
4I will inclineאַטֶּ֣ה'a.TehH5186my earאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241to a proverbלְמָשָׁ֣לle.ma.ShalH4912;I will expressאֶפְתַּ֥ח'ef.TachH6605my riddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420with the harpבְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbe.khi.NorH3658:
5Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should I fearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in timesבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of troubleרָ֑עRa'H7451,when wickedעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771usurpersH6120surround meיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437?
6They trustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inעַל־'al-H5921their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428and boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984in their greatוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239.
8For the redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of his soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315is costlyוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,and neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769can payment sufficeוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308,
9that he should live onוִֽיחִי־ ע֥וֹדvi.chi- odH2421H5750foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331and notלֹ֖אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200decayהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.
10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588it is clearH7200that wiseחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450men dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,and the foolishכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the senselessוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198bothיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6and leaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.
11Their gravesקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130are their eternalלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769homesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004—their dwellingsמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908for endless generationsH1755—even thoughעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921theirlandsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127were their namesakesקָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םka.re.'U vish.mo.TamH7121H8034.
12But a manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120,despite his wealthבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,cannotבַּל־bal-H1077endureיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885;he is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929that perishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
13Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the fateדַ֭רְכָּםDar.komH1870of the foolishכֵּ֣סֶלKe.selH3689and their followersוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310who endorseיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521their sayingsבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
14Like sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they are destinedשַׁתּוּ֮sha.TuH8371for Sheolלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585.Deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194will be their shepherdיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462.The uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477will rule themוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287inthe morningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,and their formH6736will decayלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086in Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585,far from their lofty abodeמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.
15Butאַךְ־'akh-H389Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430will redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299my lifeנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315fromמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027SheolH7585,forכִּ֖יkiH3588He will surely take me to Himselfיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
16Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372whenH3588a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376grows richיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238,whenH3588the splendorכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004increasesיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235.
17ForH3588when he diesבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194,he will carryיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947nothing awayלֹ֣א הַכֹּ֑לlo' ha.KolH3808H3605;his abundanceH3519will notלֹא־lo'-H3808follow himאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310downיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381.
18ThoughH3588in his lifetimeבְּחַיָּ֣יוbe.chai.YavH2416he blessesיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315—and men praiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034you whenH3588you prosperתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190—
19he will joinתָּ֭בוֹא עַד־Ta.Vo' 'ad-H935H5704the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,who will neverעַד־ נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א'ad- Ne.tzach lo'H5704H5331H3808seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200the light of dayאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
20A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120who has richesבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366withoutH3808understandingיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929that perishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
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