Psalms 37
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Psalms 37:3-20

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.
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