Psalms 37
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Psalms 37:3-20

3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in theLORDH3068, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;dwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931in thelandאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776, andfollowH3068afterH776faithfulnessאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530.
4Delightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026thyself also in theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and he shallgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee thedesiresH3820of thineheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5Commitגּ֣וֹלGolH1556thywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;trustוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
6Add he shallmakeH4941thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664togoH3318forthוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318as thelightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216, and thyjudgmentH4941as the noonday.
7Rest in theLORDלַיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068, and wait patiently for him:fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734notאַל־'al-H408thyself because of him who prospereth in hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, because of themanבְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376who bringethwickedH4209devicesH4209to pass.
8Ceaseהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503fromangerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639, andforsakeוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534:fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734notאַל־'al-H408thyself, it tendethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to evil-doing.
9For evil-doers shall becutיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772offH3772: butthoseהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992thatwaitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960upon theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, they shallinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10For yet alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592whileוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750, and thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563shallnotוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369be: yea, thou shaltdiligentlyH995considerH995hisplaceמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725, and he shallnotוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369be.
11But the meek shallinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and shalldelightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselvesעַל־'al-H5921in theabundanceרֹ֥בroH7230ofpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plottethagainstH5921thejustלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662, and gnashethuponH5921him with histeethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127.
13TheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136shalllaughיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832at him: for he seeth that hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117iscomingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.
14Thewickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563havedrawnפָּֽתְח֣וּpa.te.ChuH6605outH1869theswordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719, and havebentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869theirbowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198; tocastH5307downH5307thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, toslayלִ֝טְב֗וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873such as beuprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in thewayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870:
15Theirswordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719shallenterH935intoH935their ownheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820, and theirbowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198shall bebrokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.Var.nahH7665.
16BetterH2896is alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592that therighteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662haththanH2896theabundanceמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17For thearmsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall bebrokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068upholdeth therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
18TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knoweth thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theperfectתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549: and theirinheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
19They shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954in the time ofevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451: and in thedaysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117offamineרְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonH7459they shall besatisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646.
20But thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563shallperishיֹאבֵ֗דוּyo.Ve.duH6, and theenemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֣יve.'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be as the excellency of thepasturesכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733: they shallconsumeH3615; insmokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shall theyconsumeH3615awayH3615.
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