1Whydo You standתַּעֲמֹ֣דta.'a.ModH5975farH7350awayH7350, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068? Whydo You hideתַּ֝עְלִ֗יםta'.LimH5956Yourselfin timesלְעִתּ֥וֹתle.'i.TotH6256of troubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869?
2Inarroganceבְּגַאֲוַ֣תbe.ga.'a.VatH1346the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563hotlyיִדְלַ֣קyid.LakH1814pursueH310H1814the needyעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041; Let them becaughtיִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀yi.ta.fe.SuH8610in the plotsבִּמְזִמּ֖וֹתbim.zi.MotH4209whichז֣וּzuH2098they have devisedחָשָֽׁבוּ׃cha.Sha.vuH2803.
3For the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563boastsהִלֵּ֣לhi.LelH1984of hissoul’sנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378, Andthe greedyH1214personH1214cursesבֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְbe.RekhH1288andshowsH5006disrespectH5006to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4The wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563,in his haughtinessכְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹke.Goah 'a.poH1363H639,does not seekיִדְרֹ֑שׁyid.RoshH1875Him.ThereH369isH369noH369Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430inallכָּל־kol-H3605his schemesמְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃me.zi.mo.TavH4209.
5His waysדְרָכָ֨יוda.re.kvH1870succeedיָ֘חִ֤ילוּya.Chi.luH2342at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֗ת'EtH6256; YetYour judgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941are on highמָר֣וֹםma.RomH4791,out of his sightמִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹmi.neg.DoH5048;As for allכָּל־kol-H3605his enemiesצ֝וֹרְרָ֗יוtzo.RavH6887,he snortsיָפִ֥יחַya.Fi.achH6315at them.
6He saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to himselfבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “I will not be movedאֶמּ֑וֹט'e.MotH4131;Throughout the generationsH1755I will not be in adversityבְרָֽע׃ve.Ra'H7451.”
8He sitsיֵשֵׁ֤ב׀ye.ShevH3427in thelurkingH3993placesH3993of the villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691; Hekillsיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026the innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355in the secretH4565placesH4565;His eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869surreptitiouslyH6845watchH6845for theunfortunateלְֽחֵלְכָ֥הle.che.le.KhahH2489.
9He lurksיֶאֱרֹ֬בye.'e.RoH693in secretבַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר׀ba.mis.TarH4565likea lionH743in hislairבְסֻכֹּ֗הve.su.KohH5520; Helurksיֶ֭אֱרֹבye.'e.roH693to catchלַחֲט֣וֹףla.cha.TofH2414the needyעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041;He catchesיַחְטֹ֥ףyach.TofH2414the needyעָ֝נִ֗י'a.NiH6041when he pullsבְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹbe.ma.she.KhoH4900him into hisnetבְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.rish.ToH7568.
10Then he crushesיִדְכֶּ֥הva.da.khahH1794the needy one, whocowersיָשֹׁ֑חַya.Sho.achH7817; AndunfortunateH2489peopleH2489fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307by his mightyבַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יוba.'a.tzu.MavH6099power.
11Hesaysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to himselfבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820, “Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410has forgottenשָׁ֣כַֽחSha.khachH7911;He has hiddenהִסְתִּ֥ירhis.TirH5641His faceפָּ֝נָ֗יוpa.NavH6440;He will neverבַּל־ לָנֶֽצַח׃bal- la.Ne.tzachH1077H5331seeרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200it.”
12Ariseקוּמָ֤הku.MahH6965, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Godאֵ֭ל'elH410,liftנְשָׂ֣אne.Sa'H5375upH5375Your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911the humbleעֲנָוִֽים׃a.ni.yimH6035.
13Whyעַל־ מֶ֤ה׀'al- mehH5921H4100has the wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563treatedH5006Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430disrespectfullyH5006?He has saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to himselfבְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “You will not requireתִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃tid.RoshH1875an account.”
14You have seenרָאִ֡תָהra.'I.tahH7200it,for You have lookedתַּבִּיט֮ta.BitH5027atharmעָ֘מָ֤ל'a.MalH5999and provocationוָכַ֨עַס׀va.Kha.'asH3708totakeלָתֵ֪תla.TetH5414it into Your handבְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָbe.Ya.De.khaH3027. Theunfortunateחֵלֶ֑כָהche.Le.khahH2489commitsיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800himself to You;You have beenהָיִ֬יתָha.Yi.taH1961thehelperעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826of the orphanיָ֝ת֗וֹםya.TomH3490.
15Breakשְׁ֭בֹרShe.vorH7665the armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563and the evildoerוָ֝רָ֗עva.Ra'H7451,Seekתִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־tid.ro.osh-H1875outH1875his wickednessרִשְׁע֥וֹrish.'OH7562until You findתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672noneבַל־val-H1077.
16The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isKingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703;Nationsג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471have perishedאָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH6from His landמֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.tzoH776.
17Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,You have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085thedesireתַּאֲוַ֬תta.'a.VatH8378of the humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035; You willstrengthenתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559their heartלִ֝בָּ֗םli.BamH3820,You will makeH7181Your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241attentiveH7181
18Tovindicateלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199theorphanיָת֗וֹםya.TomH3490and theoppressedוָ֫דָ֥ךְva.DakhH1790,So that mankindאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,which is of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,will noבַּל־bal-H1077longerיוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹדyo.Sif odH3254H5750causeH6206terrorH6206.
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