1Surelyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, even to such as arepureלְבָרֵ֥יle.va.ReiH1249inheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824.
2But as formeוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589, myfeetH7272werealmostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592goneכְּ֝אַ֗יִןke.'A.yinH369; mystepsH7272had well nighslippedשֻׁפְּכ֥וּshu.pe.KhuH8210.
3For I wasenviousקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065at the arrogant, when Isawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200theprosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4For there arenoאֵ֖ין'einH369bands in theirdeathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194: but their strength is firm.
6Thereforeprideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346is as a chain about their neck;violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555covereth them as agarmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897.
7Theireyesעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869standoutיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318withfatnessH2459: they have morethanH2459heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824could wish.
8They scoff, and inwickednessבְרָ֣עve.Ra'H7451utterוִידַבְּר֣וּvi.da.be.RuH1696oppressionעֹ֑שֶׁק'O.shekH6233: theyspeakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696loftily.
9They havesetH1980theirmouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310in theheavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956walkeththroughH1980theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
10Therefore hispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725hither: andwatersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325of afullמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392cup are wrungoutיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680by them.
11And theysayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045? and is thereknowledgeH3045in the Most High?
12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are thewickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563; and, being alway ateaseוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961, theyincreaseהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685inrichesחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
13Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389in vain have Icleansedזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824, andwashedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364myhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709in innocency;
14ForallH3605thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117longH3117have I beenplaguedנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060, and chastenedeveryH3605morningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.
15Ifאִם־'im-H518I hadsaidH559, I willspeakH559thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I haddealtבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898treacherouslyH898with thegenerationד֭וֹרDorH1755of thychildrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.
16When IthoughtH2803howH3045I mightknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045this, it was too painful formeH2803;
17Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Iwentאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thesanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and considered theirlatterH319endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.
18Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thou settest them in slippery places: thou castest themdownהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhi.pal.TamH5307to destruction.
19Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349are theybecomeהָי֣וּha.YuH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in amomentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281! they areutterlyH8552consumedH8552withterrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.
20As adreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472when one awaketh;soH136, OLordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, when thou awakest, thou shaltdespiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959theirimageצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.
21For myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins:
22Soהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as abeastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929beforeעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973thee.
23Nevertheless I amcontinuallyתָמִ֣ידta.MidH8548with thee: thou hast holden myrightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
25Whomמִי־mi-H4310have I inheavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064but thee? and there isnoneלֹא־lo'-H3808uponearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776that Idesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654besideוְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ve.'i.me.khaH5973thee.
27For,loH2009, they that arefarרְחֵקֶ֣יךָre.che.Kei.chaH7369from thee shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6: thou hastdestroyedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605them thatgoH2009a whoring from thee.
28But it isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896formeוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589to draw near untoGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430: I havemadeשַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiH7896theLordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.NaiH136GODH430myrefugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268, that I maytellלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.PerH5608ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thyworksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaH4399.
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