New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 73:2-15

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.

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