New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 73

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1Surelyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,To those whoH1249arepureלְבָרֵ֥יle.va.ReiH1249in heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824!

2But as for me,my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272cameH5186closeכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592to stumblingH5186,My stepsH804had almostכְּ֝אַ֗יִןke.'A.yinH369slippedשֻׁפְּכ֥וּshu.pe.KhuH8210.

3For I wasenviousקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065of thearrogantבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.LimH1984AsI sawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200theprosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

4For thereH369are noH369painsחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784in their deathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194, And theirbodyאוּלָֽם׃'u.LamH193is fatוּבָרִ֥יאu.va.Ri'H1277.

5They are notin troubleבַּעֲמַ֣לba.'a.MalH5999as othermenאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808are theyplaguedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ye.nu.Ga.'uH5060likeוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973mankindאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.

6Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651prideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346istheir necklaceעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ'a.na.Kat.movH6059; Thegarmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897of violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555coversיַעֲטָף־ya.'a.ta.fo-H5848them.

7Their eyeעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869bulgesיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318fromfatnessמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459;The imaginationsמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmas.ki.YotH4906of theirheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824runH5674riotH5674.

8Theymockיָמִ֤יקוּ׀ya.Mi.kuH4167andwickedlyבְרָ֣עve.Ra'H7451speakוִידַבְּר֣וּvi.da.be.RuH1696of oppressionעֹ֑שֶׁק'O.shekH6233; Theyspeakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696from on highמִמָּר֥וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791.

9They havesetH7896their mouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310against the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956paradesתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti.ha.LakhH1980through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to thisH1988placeH1988,And watersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325ofabundanceמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392aredrunkיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680by them.

11They sayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, “HowH351does Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045?And is thereוְיֵ֖שׁve.YeshH3426knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הde.'AhH1844with the Mostבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ve.'el.YonH5945HighH5945?”

12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563;And alwaysע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769at easeוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961,they have increasedהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685inwealthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

13Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389in vainרִ֭יקrikH7385I havekeptH2135my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824pureזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135Andwashedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356;

14For I have been strickenנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long Andchastenedוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433every morningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.

15Ifאִם־'im-H518I had saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644,”Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I would have betrayedבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898thegenerationד֭וֹרDorH1755of Your childrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

16When Iponderedוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803to understandלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045thisH2088, It wastroublesomeעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999in my sightבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869

17Untilעַד־'ad-H5704I cameאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935into thesanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; ThenI perceivedאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995theirendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.

18Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389You setתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896them inslipperyH2513placesH2513;You castH5307them downH5307todestructionH4376.

19Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349they aredestroyedלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in a momentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281!They are utterlyתַ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552sweptH5486awayH5486bysuddenבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091terrorsH1091!

20Like adreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472whenH4480one awakesH7019,O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, whenarousedבָּעִ֤יר׀ba.'IrH5782, You willdespiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959theirformצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.

21Whenכִּ֭יkiH3588myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was embitteredיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556And I waspiercedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150withinוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629,

22Then I wassenselessבַ֭עַרVa.'arH1198and ignorantוְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑עve.Lo' 'e.Da'H3808 H3045; I was like abeastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929beforeעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973You.

23NeverthelessI am continuallyתָמִ֣ידta.MidH8548with You;You have takenאָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ'a.Chaz.taH270holdH270of my rightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

24With Your counselבַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ba.'a.tza.te.KhaH6098You willguideתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me,And afterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310receiveתִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ti.ka.Che.niH3947meto gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519.

25Whomמִי־mi-H4310have I in heavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064but You? Andbesidesוְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ve.'i.me.khaH5973You, I desireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808on earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

26Myfleshשְׁאֵרִ֗יshe.'e.RiH7607and my heartוּלְבָ֫בִ֥יu.le.Va.ViH3824may failכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615,But Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is thestrengthצוּר־tzur-H6697of my heartלְבָבִ֥יle.va.ViH3824and myportionוְחֶלְקִ֗יve.chel.KiH2506foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

27For, beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,those who are farרְחֵקֶ֣יךָre.che.Kei.chaH7369from You willperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6; You havedestroyedהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhitz.Ma.tahH6789allכָּל־kol-H3605those whoare unfaithfulזוֹנֶ֥הzo.NehH2181to You.

28But as for me,the nearnessקִֽרֲבַ֥תki.ra.VatH7132of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430is my goodט֥וֹבTovH2896;I have madeשַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiH7896the Lordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.NaiH136GodH3068myrefugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268, That I maytellלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.PerH5608of allכָּל־kol-H3605Your worksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaH4399.

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

Commentaries on Psalms 73