To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, all yepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971;give earהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238, all yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the worldחָֽלֶד׃Cha.ledH2465:
3My mouthפִּ֭יpiH6310shall speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696of wisdomH2454;and the meditationוְהָג֖וּתve.ha.GutH1900of my heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820shall beof understandingתְבוּנֽוֹת׃te.vu.NotH8394.
4I will inclineאַטֶּ֣ה'a.TehH5186mine earאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241to a parableלְמָשָׁ֣לle.ma.ShalH4912:I will openאֶפְתַּ֥ח'ef.TachH6605my dark sayingחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420upon the harpבְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbe.khi.NorH3658.
5Wherefore should I fearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in the daysבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of evilרָ֑עRa'H7451, whenthe iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of my heelsH6120shall compassיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437me about?
6They that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428,and boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984themselves in the multitudeוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of their richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239;
7None of themcanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376by any meansפָדֹ֣הfa.DohH6299redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299his brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251,nor giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430a ransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724for him:
8(For the redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of their soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315ispreciousוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,and it ceasethוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:)
9That he should still liveוִֽיחִי־vi.chi-H2421for everלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, andnot seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200corruptionהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.
10For he seethH7200thatwise menחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,likewiseיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162the foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the brutish personוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6,and leaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.
11Their inwardקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130thought is, thattheir housesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004shall continuefor everלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769, andtheir dwellingמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908places to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755;they callקָֽרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121theirlandsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127after their own namesבִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םvish.mo.TamH8034.
12Nevertheless manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120beingin honourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366abidethיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885not: he is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
13This their wayדַ֭רְכָּםDar.komH1870istheir follyכֵּ֣סֶלKe.selH3689:yet their posterityוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310approveיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521their sayingsבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
14Like sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they are laidשַׁתּוּ֮sha.TuH8371in the graveלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585;deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194shall feedיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462on them; and the uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477shall have dominionוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them in the morningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242;and their beautyוְ֭צוּרָםVe.tzu.romH6736H6697shall consumeלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086in the graveשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from their dwellingמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.
15But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430will redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from the powerמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the graveH7585:for he shall receiveיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
16Be not thou afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372when oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is made richיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238,when the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004is increasedיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235;
17For when he diethבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194he shall carry nothing awayיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947:his gloryH3519shall not descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310him.
18Though while he livedבְּחַיָּ֣יוbe.chai.YavH2416he blessedיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: and menwill praiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034thee, when thou doest wellתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190to thyself.
19He shall goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;they shall neverנֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣אNe.tzach lo'H5331H3808seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
20Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120that isin honourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,and understandethיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995not, is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
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