For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David.
1Do you indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֗םha.'um.NamH552speakתְּדַבֵּר֑וּןte.da.be.RunH1696justlyצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664,O rulersאֵ֣לֶם'E.lemH482?Do you judgeתִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּtish.pe.TuH8199uprightlyמֵישָׁרִ֥יםmei.sha.RimH4339,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120?
2Noאַף־'af-H637,in your heartsבְּלֵב֮be.LevH3820you deviseתִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּןtif.'A.LunH6466injusticeעוֹלֹ֪תo.LotH5766;with your handsיְ֝דֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027you mete outתְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃te.fa.Le.SunH6424violenceחֲמַ֥סcha.MasH2555on the earthבָּאָ֡רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
3The wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are estrangedזֹ֣רוּZo.ruH2114from the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358;the liarsדֹּבְרֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃doe.Rei kha.ZavH1696H3577go astrayתָּע֥וּta.'UH8582from birthמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.
4Their venomחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534islikeכִּדְמ֥וּתkid.MutH1823the venomחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a snakeנָחָ֑שׁna.ChashH5175,likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a cobraפֶ֥תֶןFe.tenH6620that shutsחֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ יַאְטֵ֥םche.Resh ya'.TemH2795H331its earsאָזְנֽוֹ׃'a.ze.NoH241,
5refusingאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־'a.Sher lo'-H834H3808to hearיִ֭שְׁמַעYish.ma'H8085the tuneלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the charmerמְלַחֲשִׁ֑יםme.la.cha.ShimH3907who skillfullyמְחֻכָּֽם׃me.chu.KamH2449weaves his spellחוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣יםcho.Ver cha.va.RimH2266H2267.
6O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,shatterהֲרָס־ha.ros-H2040their teethשִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹshi.Nei.movH8127in their mouthsבְּפִ֑ימוֹbe.Fi.movH6310;O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,tear outנְתֹ֣ץ׀ne.TotzH5422the fangsמַלְתְּע֥וֹתmal.te.'otH4459of the lionsכְּ֝פִירִ֗יםke.fi.RimH3715.
7May they vanishיִמָּאֲס֣וּyi.ma.'a.SuH3988likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325that runs offיִתְהַלְּכוּ־yit.ha.le.khu-H1980;when they draw the bowיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869,may their arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671כְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644be bluntedיִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃yit.mo.La.luH4135.
8LikeH3644a slugשַׁ֭בְּלוּלShe.be.lulH7642that dissolvesH1980in its slimeתֶּ֣מֶסTe.mesH8557,like a woman’sאֵ֝֗שֶׁת'E.shetH802stillborn childנֵ֥פֶלNe.felH5309,may they neverבַּל־bal-H1077seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372the sunשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Sha.meshH8121.
9Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶםbe.Te.remH2962your potsסִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣םsi.ro.tei.KhemH5518can feelיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995the burningthornsאָטָ֑ד'a.TadH329—whether greenחַ֥יchaiH2416orH3644dryחָ֝ר֗וֹןcha.RonH2740—He will sweep them awayיִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃yis.'a.Re.nuH8175.
10The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662will rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055whenכִּי־ki-H3588they seeחָזָ֣הcha.ZahH2372they are avengedנָקָ֑םna.KamH5359;they will washיִ֝רְחַ֗ץyir.ChatzH7364their feetפְּעָמָ֥יוpe.'a.MavH6471in the bloodבְּדַ֣םbe.DamH1818of the wickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563.
11Then menאָ֭דָם'A.domH120will sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, “There is surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389a rewardפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529for the righteousH6662!There isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426surelyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389a Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430who judgesשֹׁפְטִ֥יםsho.fe.TimH8199the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776!”
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