1O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068Godאֵל־'el-H410,to whom vengeanceנְקָמ֥וֹתne.ka.MotH5360belongeth; O Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,to whom vengeanceנְקָמ֣וֹתne.ka.MotH5360belongeth, shewהוֹפִֽיַע׃ho.Fi.ya'H3313thyself.
2Lift upהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375thyself, thou judgeשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:renderהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725a rewardגְּ֝מ֗וּלge.MulH1576to the proudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
3Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,how long shall the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563,how long shall the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563triumphיַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃ya.'a.Lo.zuH5937?
4How longshall they utterיַבִּ֣יעוּya.Bi.'uH5042andspeakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696hard thingsעָתָ֑ק'a.TakH6277? andall the workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205boastיִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּyit.'a.me.RuH559themselves?
5They break in piecesיְדַכְּא֑וּye.da.ke.'UH1792thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971,O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and afflictיְעַנּֽוּ׃ye.'a.NuH6031thine heritageוְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159.
6They slayיַהֲרֹ֑גוּya.ha.Ro.guH2026the widowאַ֭לְמָנָה'Al.ma.nahH490and the strangerוְגֵ֣רve.GerH1616,and murderיְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ye.ra.Tze.chuH7523the fatherlessוִֽיתוֹמִ֣יםvi.to.MimH3490.
7Yet they sayוַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559,The Lordיָּ֑הּYahH3050shall not seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200,neither shall the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290regardיָ֝בִ֗יןya.VinH995it.
8Understandבִּ֭ינוּBi.nuH995,ye brutishבֹּעֲרִ֣יםbo.'a.RimH1197among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971: and yefoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,when will ye be wiseתַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃tas.Ki.luH7919?
9He that plantedהֲנֹ֣טַֽעha.No.ta'H5193the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241,shall he not hearיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085?he that formedיֹ֥צֵֽרYo.tzerH3335the eyeעַ֝֗יִן'A.yinH5869,shall he not seeיַבִּֽיט׃ya.BitH5027?
10He that chastisethהֲיֹסֵ֣רha.yo.SerH3256the heathenגּ֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471,shall not he correctיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198?he that teachethהַֽמְלַמֵּ֖דham.la.MedH3925manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847, shall not he know?
11The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068knowethיֹ֭דֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, that they arevanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
12Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835isthe manהַגֶּ֣בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whom thou chastenestתְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּte.yas.se.Re.nuH3256,O Lordיָּ֑הּYahH3050,and teachestתְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃te.lam.me.De.nuH3925him out of thy lawוּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥u.mi.to.ra.te.KhaH8451;
13That thou mayest give him restלְהַשְׁקִ֣יטle.hash.KitH8252from the daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of adversityרָ֑עRa'H7451,until the pitשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845be diggedיִכָּרֶ֖הyi.ka.RehH3738for the wickedלָרָשָׁ֣עla.ra.Sha'H7563.
14For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will not cast offיִטֹּ֣שׁyi.ToshH5203his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,neither will he forsakeיַעֲזֹֽב׃ya.'a.ZoH5800his inheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.
15But judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725unto righteousnessצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664:and all the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820shall followוְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יוve.'a.cha.RavH310it.
16Who will rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965for me against the evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489? orwho will stand upיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320for me against the workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?
18When I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272slippethמָ֣טָהMa.tahH4131;thy mercyחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617,O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,held me upיִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃yis.'a.De.niH5582.
19In the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of my thoughtsשַׂרְעַפַּ֣יsar.'a.PaiH8312withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me thy comfortsתַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָtan.chu.Mei.khaH8575delightיְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּye.sha.'ash.'UH8173my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
20Shall the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of iniquityהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942have fellowshipהַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָHay.cha.ve.re.khaH2266with thee, which framethיֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335mischiefעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999by a lawחֹֽק׃ChokH2706?
21They gather themselves togetherיָ֭גוֹדּוּYa.go.duH1413against the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,and condemnיַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃yar.Shi.'uH7561the innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818.
22But the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is my defenceלְמִשְׂגָּ֑בle.mis.GavH4869;and my Godוֵ֝אלֹהַ֗יve.lo.HaiH430isthe rockלְצ֣וּרle.TzurH6697of my refugeמַחְסִֽי׃mach.SiH4268.
23And he shall bringוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725upon them their own iniquityאוֹנָ֗ם'o.NamH205,and shall cut them offיַצְמִיתֵ֑םyatz.mi.TemH6789in their own wickednessוּבְרָעָתָ֥םu.ve.ra.'a.TamH7451; yea,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall cut them offיַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗םyatz.mi.TemH6789.
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