1Truly Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, evento such as are of a cleanלְבָרֵ֥יle.va.ReiH1249heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824.
2But as for me, my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272were almostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592goneנָטָ֣יוּna.Ta.yuH5186;my stepsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838had well nighכְּ֝אַ֗יִןke.'A.yinH369slippedשֻׁפְּכ֥וּshu.pe.KhuH8210.
3For I was enviousקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065at the foolishבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.LimH1984, whenI sawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200the prosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4For there areno bandsחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784in their deathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194:but their strengthאוּלָֽם׃'u.LamH193isfirmוּבָרִ֥יאu.va.Ri'H1277.
5They arenot in troubleבַּעֲמַ֣לba.'a.MalH5999as othermenאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582;neither are they plaguedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ye.nu.Ga.'uH5060likeוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973othermenאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
6Therefore prideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346compasseth them about as a chainעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ'a.na.Kat.movH6059;violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555coverethיַעֲטָף־ya.'a.ta.fo-H5848them asa garmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897.
7Their eyesעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869stand outיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318with fatnessמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459:they have moreעָ֝בְר֗וּ'a.ve.RuH5674than heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824could wishמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmas.ki.YotH4906.
8They are corruptיָמִ֤יקוּ׀ya.Mi.kuH4167,and speakוִידַבְּר֣וּvi.da.be.RuH1696wickedlyבְרָ֣עve.Ra'H7451concerningoppressionעֹ֑שֶׁק'O.shekH6233:they speakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696loftilyמִמָּר֥וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791.
9They setשַׁתּ֣וּsha.TuH8371their mouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310against the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956walkethתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti.ha.LakhH1980through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
10Therefore his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725hitherהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988:and watersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325of a fullמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392cupare wrung outיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680to them.
11And they sayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,How doth Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045?and is thereוְיֵ֖שׁve.YeshH3426knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הde.'AhH1844in the most Highבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ve.'el.YonH5945?
12Behold, these arethe ungodlyרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,who prosperוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961in the worldע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769;they increaseהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685inrichesחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
13Verily I have cleansedזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824invainרִ֭יקrikH7385,and washedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709in innocencyבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356.
14For all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long have I been plaguedנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060,and chastenedוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433every morningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.
15If I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644;behold, I should offendבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898againstthe generationד֭וֹרDorH1755of thy childrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.
16When I thoughtוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045this, it wastoo painfulעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999for meבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869;
17Until I wentאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935into the sanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; thenunderstoodאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995I their endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.
18Surely thou didst setתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896them in slippery placesבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתBa.cha.la.kotH2513:thou castedst them downהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhi.pal.TamH5307into destructionלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃le.ma.shu.'otH4876.
19How are they broughtinto desolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,as in a momentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281!they are utterlyסָ֥פוּSa.fuH5486consumedתַ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552with terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.
21Thus my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was grievedיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556,and I was prickedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150in my reinsוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629.
22So foolishבַ֭עַרVa.'arH1198wasI, and ignorantאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045: I was asa beastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929before thee.
23Nevertheless I amcontinuallyתָמִ֣ידta.MidH8548with thee: thou hast holdenאָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ'a.Chaz.taH270meby my rightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
24Thou shalt guideתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me with thy counselבַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ba.'a.tza.te.KhaH6098,and afterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310receiveתִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ti.ka.Che.niH3947me togloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519.
25Whom have I in heavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064but thee? and there isnone upon earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776thatI desireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654beside thee.
26My fleshשְׁאֵרִ֗יshe.'e.RiH7607and my heartוּלְבָ֫בִ֥יu.le.Va.ViH3824failethכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615: butGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430isthe strengthצוּר־tzur-H6697of my heartלְבָבִ֥יle.va.ViH3824,and my portionוְחֶלְקִ֗יve.chel.KiH2506for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
27For, lo, they that are farרְחֵקֶ֣יךָre.che.Kei.chaH7369from thee shall perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6:thou hast destroyedהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhitz.Ma.tahH6789all them that go a whoringזוֹנֶ֥הzo.NehH2181from thee.
28Butוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589it isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to draw nearקִֽרֲבַ֥תki.ra.VatH7132to Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430:I have putשַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiH7896my trustמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268in the Lordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069,that I may declareלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.PerH5608all thy worksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaH4399.
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