To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David.Al–taschith…: or, Destroy not.Michtam: or, A golden Psalm.
1Do ye indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֗םha.'um.NamH552speakתְּדַבֵּר֑וּןte.da.be.RunH1696righteousnessצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664,O congregationאֵ֣לֶם'E.lemH482?do ye judgeתִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּtish.pe.TuH8199uprightlyמֵישָׁרִ֥יםmei.sha.RimH4339,O ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120?
2Yea, in heartבְּלֵב֮be.LevH3820ye workתִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּןtif.'A.LunH6466wickednessעוֹלֹ֪תo.LotH5766;ye weighתְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃te.fa.Le.SunH6424the violenceחֲמַ֥סcha.MasH2555of your handsיְ֝דֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027in the earthבָּאָ֡רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
3The wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are estrangedזֹ֣רוּZo.ruH2114from the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358:they go astrayתָּע֥וּta.'UH8582as soon as they be bornמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,speakingדֹּבְרֵ֥יdoe.ReiH1696liesכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.
4Their poisonחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534islikeכִּדְמ֥וּתkid.MutH1823the poisonחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a serpentנָחָ֑שׁna.ChashH5175: they arelike the deafחֵ֝רֵ֗שׁche.ReshH2795adderפֶ֥תֶןFe.tenH6620thatstoppethיַאְטֵ֥םya'.TemH331her earאָזְנֽוֹ׃'a.ze.NoH241;
5Which will not hearkenיִ֭שְׁמַעYish.ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of charmersמְלַחֲשִׁ֑יםme.la.cha.ShimH3907,charmingחוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣יםcho.Ver cha.va.RimH2267H2266never so wiselyמְחֻכָּֽם׃me.chu.KamH2449.
6Breakהֲרָס־ha.ros-H2040their teethשִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹshi.Nei.movH8127,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,in their mouthבְּפִ֑ימוֹbe.Fi.movH6310:break outנְתֹ֣ץ׀ne.TotzH5422the great teethמַלְתְּע֥וֹתmal.te.'otH4459of the young lionsכְּ֝פִירִ֗יםke.fi.RimH3715,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7Let them melt awayיִמָּאֲס֣וּyi.ma.'a.SuH3988as watersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325whichrun continuallyיִתְהַלְּכוּ־yit.ha.le.khu-H1980: whenhe bendethיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869his bow to shoothis arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671,let them be as cut in piecesיִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃yit.mo.La.luH4135.
8As a snailשַׁ֭בְּלוּלShe.be.lulH7642whichmeltethתֶּ֣מֶסTe.mesH8557, let every one of thempass awayH1980: likethe untimely birthנֵ֥פֶלNe.felH5309of a womanאֵ֝֗שֶׁת'E.shetH802, thatthey may not seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372the sunשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Sha.meshH8121.
9Before your potsסִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣םsi.ro.tei.KhemH5518can feelיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995the thornsאָטָ֑ד'a.TadH329,he shall take them away as with a whirlwindיִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃yis.'a.Re.nuH8175,both livingחַ֥יchaiH2416, and in hiswrathחָ֝ר֗וֹןcha.RonH2740.
10The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662shall rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055when he seethחָזָ֣הcha.ZahH2372the vengeanceנָקָ֑םna.KamH5359:he shall washיִ֝רְחַ֗ץyir.ChatzH7364his feetפְּעָמָ֥יוpe.'a.MavH6471in the bloodבְּדַ֣םbe.DamH1818of the wickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563.
11So that a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120shall sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Verily there isa rewardפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529for the righteousH6662:verily he isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430that judgethשֹׁפְטִ֥יםsho.fe.TimH8199in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
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