2For they willwitherH4448quicklyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120like the grassכֶ֭חָצִירKhe.cha.tzirH2682, Anddecayיִבּוֹלֽוּן׃yi.bo.LunH5034like the greenוּכְיֶ֥רֶקu.khe.Ye.rekH3418plantsדֶּ֝֗שֶׁאDe.she'H1877.
3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordבַּֽ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;LiveH7931inH7931the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776andcultivateוּרְעֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7462faithfulnessאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530.
4Delightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026yourself in the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; And He willgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414you the desiresמִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmish.'a.LotH4862of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5Commitגּ֣וֹלGolH1556your wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,Trustוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982also in Him, and He will doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213it.
6He will bringוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318your righteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664as the lightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216,And your judgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaH4941as the noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
7Restדּ֤וֹם׀DomH1826in the Lordלַיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068andwaitוְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫לve.hit.Cho.LelH2342patientlyH2342for Him;Do not getH2734upsetH2734because of one who isH6743successfulH6743in his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,Because of the personבְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376who carriesH6213outH6213wickedH4209schemesH4209.
8Ceaseהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503from angerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639andabandonוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534;Do not getH2734upsetH2734; it leadsonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to evildoingלְהָרֵֽעַ׃le.ha.Re.a'H7489.
9Forevildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489will be eliminatedיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772,But those who waitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960for the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, they willinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10Yetוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750a littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592whileH4592and the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563personH7563will be noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369moreוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369;And you will lookוְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּve.hit.bo.Nan.taH995carefullyH995forhis placeמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725and he will not be there.
11Butthe humbleוַעֲנָוִ֥יםva.'a.na.VimH6035will inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776And will delightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselves inabundantרֹ֥בroH7230prosperityשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plotsזֹמֵ֣םzo.MemH2161against the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662, Andgnashesוְחֹרֵ֖קve.cho.RekH2786at him with his teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127.
13The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136laughsיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832at him,For He seesרָ֝אָ֗הra.'AhH7200thathis dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117is comingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.
14The wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563have drawnפָּֽתְח֣וּpa.te.ChuH6605the swordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719andbentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869their bowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198To takeH5307downH5307theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and the needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, TokillH2873offH2873those who are uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in conductדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
15Their swordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719will enterתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935their own heartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820, And theirbowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198will be brokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.Var.nahH7665.
16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896is the littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592of the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662ThanH4480the abundanceמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17For thearmsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563will be brokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665,But the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068sustainsוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְve.so.MekhH5564the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
18The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theblamelessתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549, And theirinheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
19They will not beH954ashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of evilH7463, Andin the daysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117of famineרְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonH7459they will haveH7646plentyH7646.
20But thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563will perishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6;And the enemiesH340of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will be like thegloryכִּיקַ֣רki.KarH3368of the pasturesכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733,They vanishכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615--like smokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227they vanishכָּֽלוּ׃Ka.luH3615away.
21The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borrowsלֹוֶ֣הlo.VehH3867and does not payH7999backH7999,But the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662is graciousחוֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603and givesוְנוֹתֵֽן׃ve.no.TenH5414.
22Forthose blessedמְ֭בֹרָכָיוMe.vo.ra.khavH1288by Him willinheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, But thosecursedוּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוu.me.ku.la.LavH7043by Him will be eliminatedיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772.
23The stepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397are establishedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by the Lordמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068, And Hedelightsיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in his wayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.
24Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he fallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,he will not be hurledH2904downיוּטָ֑לyu.TalH2904,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is the Onewho holdsסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564his handיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.
25I have beenהָיִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288and nowגַּם־gam-H1571I amH2204oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204, YetI have not seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662forsakenנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800Or hisdescendantsוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245for breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
26Allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117longhe is graciousחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603and lendsוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867, And hisdescendantsוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233are a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.
27Turnס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵ֭רָעMe.ro'H7451and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֗וֹבTovH2896,So that you will dwellוּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.KhonH7931foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
28For the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovesאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941Anddoes not abandonיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800His godlyH2623onesH2623; They areprotectedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, But thedescendantsוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be eliminatedנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.
29The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662willinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776Anddwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931in it foreverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.
30The mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662uttersיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And his tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956speaksתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
31TheLawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of his Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430is in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820; HisstepsH804do not slipתִמְעַ֣דtim.'AdH4571.
32Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563spiesצוֹפֶ֣הtzo.PehH6822upon the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662Andseeksוּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245to killלַהֲמִיתוֹ׃la.ha.mi.tovH4191him.
33The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willnot leaveיַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him in his handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027Orlet him be condemnedיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561when he is judgedבְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃be.hi.sha.fe.ToH8199.
34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068and keepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104His wayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870,And He will exaltוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311you to inheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; When thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are eliminatedבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772,you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200it.
35I haveseenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200a wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,violentעָרִ֑יץ'a.RitzH6184personH7563Spreadingוּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הu.mit.'a.RehH6168himself like aluxuriantרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeH249in its nativeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249soil.
36Then he passedH5674awayוַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרVai.ya.'a.vorH5674,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, hewas noH369moreH369;I searchedוָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּva.'a.vak.She.huH1245for him, but he could not be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.
37Observeשְׁמָר־she.mor-H8104theblamelessתָּ֭םtamH8535personH8535,and lookוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200at theuprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477;For the personלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965will havea futureאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319.
38But wrongdoersוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586will altogetherH3164bedestroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045;The futureאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will beeliminatedנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772.
39But thesalvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068;He is their strengthמָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םma.'u.ZamH4581in timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
40The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068helpsוַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.RemH5826them and rescuesוַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvay.Fa.le.TemH6403them; Herescuesיְפַלְּטֵ֣םye.fa.le.TemH6403them from the wickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563and savesוְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םve.yo.shi.'EmH3467them,Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theytakeH2620refugeחָ֥סוּCha.suH2620in Him.
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