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Psalms 37

[A Psalm] of David.

1Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734notthyself becauseofevil-doers,andbenotenviousofthemthatworkunrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766;

2fortheyshallsoonbecutdownlikethegrassכֶ֭חָצִירKhe.cha.tzirH2682,andfadeasthegreenherb.

3ConfideinJehovah,anddogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;dwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931inthelandאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,andfeedH7462onfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530;

4anddelightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026thyselfinJehovah,andhewillgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414theethedesiresofthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.

5Committhywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870untoJehovah,andrelyוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982uponhim:hewillbring [it]topass;

6andhewillbringוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664asthelightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216,andthyjudgmentH4941asthenoonday.

7RestinJehovah,andwait patientlyforhim:fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734notthyself becauseofhimthatprosperethinhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, becauseofthemanH376thatbringeth mischievousdevicestopass.

8Ceasefromangerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639,andforsakeוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathH2534;fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734notthyself:it[wouldbe]onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389todoevilלְהָרֵֽעַ׃le.ha.Re.a'H7489.

9Forevil-doersshallbecutיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772off;butthosethatwaitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960onJehovah,theyshallpossessיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Foryetוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592while,andthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isnot;andthou consideresthisplaceמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725,butheisnot.

11Butthemeekshallpossessיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,andshalldelightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselvesintheabundanceרֹ֥בroH7230ofprosperity.

12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plottethagainsttherighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,andgnashethhisteethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127againsthim.

13TheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136laughethathim;forheseeththathisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117iscomingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.

14Thewickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563havedrawnouttheswordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719,andhavebentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869theirbowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198,tocastH5307downtheafflictedH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,toslaythosethatareuprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in[the]wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870:

15theirswordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719shallenterintotheirownheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820,andtheirbowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198shallbebrokenH7665.

16Thelittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592thattherighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662hathisbetterטוֹב־tov-H2896thantheabundanceH1995ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563;

17forthearmsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220ofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shallbebrokenH7665,butJehovahupholdeththerighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

18Jehovahknoweththedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117oftheperfectH8549;andtheirinheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shallbeתִּהְיֶֽה׃tih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769:

19theyshallnotbeashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954inthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451,andinthedaysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117offaminetheyshallbesatisfiedH7646.

20Forthewickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563shallperishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6,andtheenemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341ofJehovahshallbeasthefatoflambsH3733:theyshallconsume,likesmokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shalltheyconsumeawayH3615.

21Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borroweth,andpayethnotagain;buttherighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662isgraciousandgiveth:

22forthoseblessedH1288ofhimshallpossessיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,andtheythatarecursedH7043ofhimshallbecutיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772off.

23Thestepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703ofamanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397areestablishedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559byJehovah,andhedelightethinhiswayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870:

24thoughhefallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,heshallnotbeutterlycastH5307downH5307,forJehovahupholdethhishandיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

25IhavebeenH1961youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288,andnowamH1961oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,andIhavenotseenH7200therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662forsaken,norhisseedH2233seekingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245breadH3899:

26allthedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117heisgraciousandlendeth,andhisseedH2233shallbeablessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

27DepartH5493fromevilמֵ֭רָעMe.ro'H7451,anddogoodט֗וֹבTovH2896,anddwellוּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.KhonH7931forevermore;

28forJehovahlovethjudgmentH4941,andwillnotforsakeH5800hissaints:TheyarepreservedH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;buttheseedH2233ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbecutנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772off.

29Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shallpossessיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,anddwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931thereinforeverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.

30Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662profferethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,andhistongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956speakethjudgmentH4941;

31thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430isinhisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820;hisgoingsshallnotslide.

32Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563watcheththerighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,andseekethtoslayhim:

33JehovahwillnotleaveH5800himinhishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027,norcondemnיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561himwhenheisjudgedH8199.

34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960forJehovah,andkeepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104hiswayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870,andhewillexaltוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311theetopossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:whenthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563arecutבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772off, thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200[it].

35IhaveseenH7200thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563ingreat power,andspreadinglikeagreentreeinitsnativeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249soil:

36buthepassedH5674awayוַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרVai.ya.'a.vorH5674,andbehold,hewasnot;andIsoughtH1245him,buthewasnotfoundH4672.

37MarktheperfectH8535,andbeholdtheuprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477,fortheendH319of[that]manH376ispeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965;

38butthetransgressorsוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586shallbedestroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045togetherH3162;thefutureאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbecutנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772off.

39Butthesalvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662isofJehovah:heistheirstrengthinthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

40AndJehovahwillhelpוַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.RemH5826themanddeliverH3467them:hewilldeliverH3467themfromthewickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563,andsaveH3467them;fortheytrustinhim.

Commentaries on Psalms 37

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