5Behold, Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,and despisethיִמְאָ֑סyim.'AsH3988not any: he ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524in strengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581andwisdomלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6He preserveth not the lifeיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:but givethיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414rightוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941to the poorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
7He withdrawethיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639not his eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869from the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662:but with kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428are theyon the throneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678;yea, he doth establishוַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םvai.yo.shi.VemH3427them for everלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,and they are exaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361.
8And if they beboundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631in fettersבַּזִּקִּ֑יםba.zi.KimH2131, andbe holdenיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040;
9Then he shewethוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046them their workפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467,and their transgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588that they have exceededיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396.
10He openethוַיִּ֣גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540also their earאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241to disciplineלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148,and commandethוַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that they returnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725from iniquityמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.
11If they obeyיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647him,they shall spendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141in pleasuresבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.
12But if they obeyיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085not, they shall perishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordבְּשֶׁ֣לַחbe.She.lachH7973,and they shall dieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478without knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13But the hypocritesוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820heap upיָשִׂ֣ימוּya.Si.muH7760wrathאָ֑ף'AfH639:they cryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768not when he bindethאֲסָרָֽם׃'a.sa.RamH631them.
14Theyנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315dieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191in youthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290,and their lifeוְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416isamong the uncleanבַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ba.ke.de.ShimH6945.
15He deliverethיְחַלֵּ֣ץye.cha.LetzH2502the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in his afflictionבְעָנְי֑וֹve.'a.ne.YoH6040,and openethוְיִ֖גֶלve.Yi.gelH1540their earsאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in oppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.
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