1Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734not thyself because of evildoersבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489,neither be thou enviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065against the workersבְּעֹשֵׂ֥יbe.'o.SeiH6213of iniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766.
2For they shall soonמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120be cut downיִמָּ֑לוּyi.Ma.luH5243like the grassכֶ֭חָצִירKhe.cha.tzirH2682,and witherיִבּוֹלֽוּן׃yi.bo.LunH5034as the greenוּכְיֶ֥רֶקu.khe.Ye.rekH3418herbדֶּ֝֗שֶׁאDe.she'H1877.
3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordבַּֽ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896; soshalt thou dwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931in the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,and verilyאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530thou shalt be fedוּרְעֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7462.
4Delightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026thyself also in the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and he shall giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee the desiresמִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmish.'a.LotH4862of thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5Commitגּ֣וֹלGolH1556thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870unto the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;trustוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982also in him; and he shall bring itto passיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213.
6And he shall bring forthוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318thy righteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664as the lightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216,and thy judgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaH4941as the noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
7Restדּ֤וֹם׀DomH1826in the Lordלַיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068,and wait patientlyוְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫לve.hit.Cho.LelH2342for him: fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734not thyself because of him who prosperethבְּמַצְלִ֣יחַbe.matz.Li.achH6743in his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,because of the manבְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376who bringethH6213wicked devicesמְזִמּֽוֹת׃me.zi.MotH4209to passH6213.
8Ceaseהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503from angerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639,and forsakeוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534:fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734not thyself in any wiseאַךְ־'akh-H389to do evilלְהָרֵֽעַ׃le.ha.Re.a'H7489.
9For evildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489shall be cut offיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772:but those that waitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960upon the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,they shall inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10For yet a little whileמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592,and the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563shall not be:yea, thou shalt diligently considerוְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּve.hit.bo.Nan.taH995his placeמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725, and it shall not be.
11But the meekוַעֲנָוִ֥יםva.'a.na.VimH6035shall inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;and shall delightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselves in the abundanceרֹ֥בroH7230of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plottethזֹמֵ֣םzo.MemH2161against the justלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662,and gnashethוְחֹרֵ֖קve.cho.RekH2786upon him with his teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127.
13The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136shall laughיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832at him: for he seethרָ֝אָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117is comingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.
14The wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563have drawn outפָּֽתְח֣וּpa.te.ChuH6605the swordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719,and have bentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869their bowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198,to cast downלְ֭הַפִּילLe.ha.pilH5307the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, andto slayלִ֝טְב֗וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873such as be of uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477conversationדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
15Their swordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719shall enterתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935into their own heartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820,and their bowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198shall be brokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.Var.nahH7665.
16A littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592that a righteous manלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662hath isbetterטוֹב־tov-H2896than the richesמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17For the armsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall be brokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665:but the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068upholdethוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְve.so.MekhH5564the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
18The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowethיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the uprightתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549:and their inheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
19They shall not be ashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954in the evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256:and in the daysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117of famineרְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonH7459they shall be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646.
20But the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563shall perishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6,and the enemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall beas the fatכִּיקַ֣רki.KarH3368of lambsכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733:they shall consumeכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615;into smokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shall they consume awayכָּֽלוּ׃Ka.luH3615.
21The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borrowethלֹוֶ֣הlo.VehH3867,and payeth not againיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999:but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662sheweth mercyחוֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603,and givethוְנוֹתֵֽן׃ve.no.TenH5414.
22For such as beblessedמְ֭בֹרָכָיוMe.vo.ra.khavH1288of him shall inheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and they that becursedוּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוu.me.ku.la.LavH7043of him shall be cut offיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772.
23The stepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a goodmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397are orderedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by the Lordמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068:and he delightethיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in his wayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.
24Though he fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,he shall not be utterly cast downיוּטָ֑לyu.TalH2904:for the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068upholdethסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564him withhis handיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.
25I have been youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288, and nowam oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204;yet have I not seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662forsakenנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800,nor his seedוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
26He iseverהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117mercifulחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603,and lendethוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867;and his seedוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233isblessedלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.
28For the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovethאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941,and forsakethיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800not his saintsחֲ֭סִידָיוCha.si.davH2623;they are preservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:but the seedוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be cut offנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.
29The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shall inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and dwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931therein for everלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.
30The mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662speakethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and his tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956talkethתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696of judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
31The lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of his Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430isin his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820;none of his stepsאֲשֻׁרָיו׃'a.shu.RavH838shall slideתִמְעַ֣דtim.'AdH4571.
33The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will not leaveיַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him in his handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027,nor condemnיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561him when he is judgedבְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃be.hi.sha.fe.ToH8199.
34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960on the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and keepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104his wayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870,and he shall exaltוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311thee to inheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:when the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are cut offבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772,thou shalt seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200it.
35I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563in great powerעָרִ֑יץ'a.RitzH6184,and spreadingוּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הu.mit.'a.RehH6168himself like a greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488bay treeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249.
36Yet he passed awayוַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרVai.ya.'a.vorH5674, and, lo, he wasnot: yea, I soughtוָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּva.'a.vak.She.huH1245him, but he could not be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.
37Markשְׁמָר־she.mor-H8104the perfectתָּ֭םtamH8535man,and beholdוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200the uprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477:for the endאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of thatmanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ispeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
38But the transgressorsוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586shall be destroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:the endאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be cut offנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772.
39But the salvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662isof the Lordמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068: he istheir strengthמָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םma.'u.ZamH4581in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
40And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall helpוַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.RemH5826them, and deliverוַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvay.Fa.le.TemH6403them: he shall deliverיְפַלְּטֵ֣םye.fa.le.TemH6403them from the wickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563,and saveוְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םve.yo.shi.'EmH3467them, because they trustחָ֥סוּCha.suH2620in him.
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