New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 50:16-20

16But to the wickedוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saysאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100right have you to tellלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608of My statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706And to takeוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375My covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285in your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?

17For youhateשָׂנֵ֣אתָsa.Ne.taH8130disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, And youcastוַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְva.tash.LekhH7993My wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697behindאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

18Whenאִם־'im-H518you seeרָאִ֣יתָra.'I.taH7200a thiefגַ֭נָּבga.noH1590, youare pleasedוַתִּ֣רֶץva.Ti.retzH7521with him, And youassociateחֶלְקֶֽךָ׃chel.Ke.chaH2506with adulterersמְנָאֲפִ֣יםme.na.'a.FimH5003.

19YouletH7971your mouthפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310looseH7971in evilH7463And yourtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗u.le.shon.khaH3956framesתַּצְמִ֥ידtatz.MidH6775deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

20You sitתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427andspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696against your brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;You slanderתִּתֶּן־ דֹּֽפִי׃ti.ten- Do.fiH5414 H1848your own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.

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