1Why standestתַּעֲמֹ֣דta.'a.ModH5975thou afar offבְּרָח֑וֹקbe.ra.ChokH7350,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068? whyhidestתַּ֝עְלִ֗יםta'.LimH5956thou thyselfin timesלְעִתּ֥וֹתle.'i.TotH6256of troubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869?
2The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563in hisprideבְּגַאֲוַ֣תbe.ga.'a.VatH1346doth persecuteיִדְלַ֣קyid.LakH1814the poorעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041:let them be takenיִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀yi.ta.fe.SuH8610in the devicesבִּמְזִמּ֖וֹתbim.zi.MotH4209thatז֣וּzuH2098they have imaginedחָשָֽׁבוּ׃cha.Sha.vuH2803.
3For the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563boastethהִלֵּ֣לhi.LelH1984of his heart’sנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378,and blessethבֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְbe.RekhH1288the covetousוּבֹצֵ֥עַu.vo.Tze.a'H1214, whomthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068abhorrethנִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ni.'EtzH5006.
4The wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563,through the prideכְּגֹ֣בַהּke.GoahH1363of his countenanceאַ֭פּוֹ'a.poH639,will not seekיִדְרֹ֑שׁyid.RoshH1875after God:Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isnot in all his thoughtsמְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃me.zi.mo.TavH4209.
5His waysדְרָכָ֨יוda.re.kvH1870are alwaysעֵ֗ת'EtH6256grievousיָ֘חִ֤ילוּya.Chi.luH2342;thy judgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941arefar aboveמָר֣וֹםma.RomH4791out of his sight: as forall his enemiesצ֝וֹרְרָ֗יוtzo.RavH6887,he puffethיָפִ֥יחַya.Fi.achH6315at them.
6He hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820,I shall not be movedאֶמּ֑וֹט'e.MotH4131: for I shallneverH1755bein adversityבְרָֽע׃ve.Ra'H7451.
7His mouthפִּ֣יהוּPi.huH6310is fullמָ֭לֵאMa.le'H4390of cursingאָלָ֤ה'a.LahH423and deceitוּמִרְמ֣וֹתu.mir.MotH4820and fraudוָתֹ֑ךְva.TokhH8496:under his tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹle.sho.NoH3956ismischiefעָמָ֥ל'a.MalH5999and vanityוָאָֽוֶן׃va.'A.venH205.
8He sittethיֵשֵׁ֤ב׀ye.ShevH3427in the lurking placesבְּמַאְרַ֬בbe.ma'.RavH3993of the villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691:in the secret placesבַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִיםBa.mis.ta.rimH4565doth he murderיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026the innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355:his eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869are privily setיִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃yitz.Po.nuH6845against the poorלְֽחֵלְכָ֥הle.che.le.KhahH2489.
9He lieth in waitיֶאֱרֹ֬בye.'e.RoH693secretlyבַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר׀ba.mis.TarH4565as a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֬הke.'ar.YehH738in his denבְסֻכֹּ֗הve.su.KohH5520:he lieth in waitיֶ֭אֱרֹבye.'e.roH693to catchלַחֲט֣וֹףla.cha.TofH2414the poorעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041:he doth catchיַחְטֹ֥ףyach.TofH2414the poorעָ֝נִ֗י'a.NiH6041,when he drawethבְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹbe.ma.she.KhoH4900him into his netבְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.rish.ToH7568.
10He crouchethיִדְכֶּ֥הva.da.khahH1794, andhumblethיָשֹׁ֑חַya.Sho.achH7817himself, that the poorH2489H2426may fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307by his strong onesבַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יוba.'a.tzu.MavH6099.
11He hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820,Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410hath forgottenשָׁ֣כַֽחSha.khachH7911:he hidethהִסְתִּ֥ירhis.TirH5641his faceפָּ֝נָ֗יוpa.NavH6440;he will neverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331seeרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200it.
12Ariseקוּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;O Godאֵ֭ל'elH410,lift upנְשָׂ֣אne.Sa'H5375thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911not the humbleעֲנָוִֽים׃a.ni.yimH6041H6035.
13Wherefore doth the wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563contemnנִאֵ֖ץni.'EtzH5006Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?he hath saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559in his heartבְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Thou wilt not requireתִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃tid.RoshH1875it.
14Thou hast seenרָאִ֡תָהra.'I.tahH7200it;for thou beholdestתַּבִּיט֮ta.BitH5027mischiefעָ֘מָ֤ל'a.MalH5999and spiteוָכַ֨עַס׀va.Kha.'asH3708,to requiteלָתֵ֪תla.TetH5414itwith thy handבְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָbe.Ya.De.khaH3027:the poorחֵלֶ֑כָהche.Le.khahH2489committethיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800himself unto thee; thou art the helperעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826of the fatherlessיָ֝ת֗וֹםya.TomH3490.
15Breakשְׁ֭בֹרShe.vorH7665thou the armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563and the evilוָ֝רָ֗עva.Ra'H7451man:seek outתִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־tid.ro.osh-H1875his wickednessרִשְׁע֥וֹrish.'OH7562tillthou findתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672noneבַל־val-H1077.
16The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isKingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428for everעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703:the heathenג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471are perishedאָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH6out of his landמֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.tzoH776.
17Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,thou hast heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the desireתַּאֲוַ֬תta.'a.VatH8378of the humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035:thou wilt prepareתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559their heartלִ֝בָּ֗םli.BamH3820,thou wilt cause thine earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to hearתַּקְשִׁ֥יבtak.ShivH7181:
18To judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199the fatherlessיָת֗וֹםya.TomH3490and the oppressedוָ֫דָ֥ךְva.DakhH1790,that the manאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776may no moreיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254oppressלַעֲרֹ֥ץla.'a.RotzH6206.
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