1Surelyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to those who are pureלְבָרֵ֥יle.va.ReiH1249in heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824.
2But as for meוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589,my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272had almostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592stumbledנָטָ֣יוּna.Ta.yuH5186;my stepsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838had nearlyכְּ֝אַ֗יִןke.'A.yinH369slippedשֻׁפְּכ֥וּshu.pe.KhuH8210.
3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I enviedקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065the arrogantבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.LimH1984whenI sawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200the prosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4כִּ֤יkiH3588They have noאֵ֖ין'einH369struggleחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784in their deathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194;their bodiesאוּלָֽם׃'u.LamH193are well-fedוּבָרִ֥יאu.va.Ri'H1277.
5They are freeאֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH369of the burdensבַּעֲמַ֣לba.'a.MalH5999others carryאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582;they are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808afflictedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ye.nu.Ga.'uH5060likeוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973othermenאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
6Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651prideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346is their necklaceעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ'a.na.Kat.movH6059;a garmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897of violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555coversיַעֲטָף־ya.'a.ta.fo-H5848them.
7From their prosperityמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459proceedsיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318iniquityעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869;the imaginationsמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmas.ki.YotH4906of their heartsלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824run wildעָ֝בְר֗וּ'a.ve.RuH5674.
9They setשַׁתּ֣וּsha.TuH8371their mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310against the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956strutתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti.ha.LakhH1980across the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
10Soלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651their peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to this placeהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988and drink upיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680watersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325in abundanceמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392.
11The wicked sayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, “Howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349can Godאֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ'El ve.YeshH410H3426knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045?Does the Most Highבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ve.'el.YonH5945have knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הde.'AhH1844?”
12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428arethe wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563—alwaysע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769carefreeוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961as they increaseהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685their wealthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
13Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389in vainרִ֭יקrikH7385I have kept my heart pureזִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑יzi.Ki.ti le.va.ViH2135H3824;in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356I have washedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709.
14For I amוָאֱהִ֣יva.'e.HiH1961afflictedנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060all day longכָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605H3117and punished every morningוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃ve.to.khach.Ti la.be.ka.RimH8433H1242.
15Ifאִם־'im-H518I had saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608this wayכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644,”thenהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009I would have betrayedבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898Your childrenד֭וֹר בָּנֶ֣יךָDor ba.Nei.khaH1755H1121.
16When I triedוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803to understandלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045all thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063,itה֣וּאHu'H1931was troublesomeעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999in my sightבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869
17untilעַד־'ad-H5704I enteredאָ֭בוֹא אֶל־'A.Vo' 'el-H935H413God’sאֵ֑ל'ElH410sanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720;then I discernedאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995their endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.
18Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389You setתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896themon slick groundבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתBa.cha.la.kotH2513;You cast them downהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhi.pal.TamH5307into ruinלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃le.ma.shu.'otH4876.
20Like one wakingמֵהָקִ֑יץme.ha.KitzH6974from a dreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,so You, O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,awakenבָּעִ֤יר׀ba.'IrH5782anddespiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959their formצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.
21Whenכִּ֭יkiH3588my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was grievedיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556and I was piercedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150withinוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629,
24You guide meתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148with Your counselבַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ba.'a.tza.te.KhaH6098,and laterוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310receive meתִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ti.ka.Che.niH3947in gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519.
25Whom have Iמִי־mi-H4310in heaven but Youבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064?And on earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776I desireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808besides Youוְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ve.'i.me.khaH5973.
26My fleshשְׁאֵרִ֗יshe.'e.RiH7607and my heartוּלְבָ֫בִ֥יu.le.Va.ViH3824may failכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615,but Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is the strengthצוּר־tzur-H6697of my heartלְבָבִ֥יle.va.ViH3824and my portionוְחֶלְקִ֗יve.chel.KiH2506foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
27Those farרְחֵקֶ֣יךָre.che.Kei.chaH7369from Youכִּֽי־ki-H3588will surelyהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6;You destroyהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhitz.Ma.tahH6789allכָּל־kol-H3605who are unfaithfulזוֹנֶ֥הzo.NehH2181to Youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.
28But asוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589for me, it isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896to draw nearקִֽרֲבַ֥תki.ra.VatH7132to Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.I have madeשַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiH7896the Lordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069my refugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268,that I may proclaimלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605Your worksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaH4399.
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