1Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734not thyself because ofevildoersבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489, neither be thouenviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065against theworkersבְּעֹשֵׂ֥יbe.'o.SeiH6213ofiniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766.
2For they shallsoonמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120be cutdownיִמָּ֑לוּyi.Ma.luH5243like thegrassכֶ֭חָצִירKhe.cha.tzirH2682, andwitherיִבּוֹלֽוּן׃yi.bo.LunH5034as thegreenוּכְיֶ֥רֶקu.khe.Ye.rekH3418herbדֶּ֝֗שֶׁאDe.she'H1877.
3Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in theLORDבַּֽ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֑וֹבTovH2896; so shalt thoudwellשְׁכָן־she.khon-H7931in thelandאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776, andverilyאֱמוּנָֽה׃'e.mu.NahH530thou shalt befedוּרְעֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7462.
4Delightוְהִתְעַנַּ֥גve.hit.'a.NagH6026thyself also in theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and he shallgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee thedesiresמִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmish.'a.LotH4862of thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5Commitגּ֣וֹלGolH1556thywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;trustוּבְטַ֥חu.ve.TachH982also in him; and he shall bring it topassיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213.
6And he shall bringforthוְהוֹצִ֣יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664as thelightכָא֣וֹרkha.'OrH216, and thyjudgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaH4941as thenoondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
7Restדּ֤וֹם׀DomH1826in theLORDלַיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068, and waitpatientlyוְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫לve.hit.Cho.LelH2342for him:fretתִּ֭תְחַרTit.charH2734not thyself because of him whoprosperethבְּמַצְלִ֣יחַbe.matz.Li.achH6743in hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, because of themanבְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376whobringethH6213wickeddevicesמְזִמּֽוֹת׃me.zi.MotH4209topassH6213.
8Ceaseהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503fromangerמֵ֭אַףMe.'afH639, andforsakeוַעֲזֹ֣בva.'a.ZoH5800wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534:fretתִּ֝תְחַ֗רtit.CharH2734not thyself in anywayאַךְ־'akh-H389to doevilלְהָרֵֽעַ׃le.ha.Re.a'H7489.
9Forevildoersמְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imH7489shall be cutoffיִכָּרֵת֑וּןyi.ka.re.TunH3772: but those thatwaitוְקֹוֵ֥יve.ko.VeiH6960upon theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, they shallinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10For yet a littlewhileמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592, and thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563shall not be : yea, thou shalt diligentlyconsiderוְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּve.hit.bo.Nan.taH995hisplaceמְקוֹמ֣וֹme.ko.MoH4725, and it shall not be .
11But themeekוַעֲנָוִ֥יםva.'a.na.VimH6035shallinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and shalldelightוְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּve.hit.'a.ne.GuH6026themselves in theabundanceרֹ֥בroH7230ofpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563plottethזֹמֵ֣םzo.MemH2161against thejustלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662, andgnashethוְחֹרֵ֖קve.cho.RekH2786upon him with histeethשִׁנָּֽיו׃shi.NavH8127.
13TheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136shalllaughיִשְׂחַק־yis.chak-H7832at him: for heseethרָ֝אָ֗הra.'AhH7200that hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117iscomingיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.
14Thewickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563have drawnoutפָּֽתְח֣וּpa.te.ChuH6605theswordחֶ֤רֶב׀Che.revH2719, and havebentוְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.KhuH1869theirbowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.TamH7198, to castdownלְ֭הַפִּילLe.ha.pilH5307thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, and toslayלִ֝טְב֗וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873such as are ofuprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477conductדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
15Theirswordחַ֭רְבָּםChar.bomH2719shallenterתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935into their ownheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820, and theirbowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םve.ka.she.to.TamH7198shall bebrokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.Var.nahH7665.
16Alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592that a righteousmanלַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.DikH6662hath isbetterטוֹב־tov-H2896than therichesמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןme.ha.MonH1995ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17For thearmsזְרוֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'otH2220of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall bebrokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068upholdethוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְve.so.MekhH5564therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
18TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowethיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theuprightתְמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549: and theirinheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םve.na.cha.la.TamH5159shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
19They shall not beashamedיֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuH954in theevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256: 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 thefatכִּיקַ֣רki.KarH3368oflambsכָּרִ֑יםka.RimH3733: they shallconsumeכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615; intosmokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ןve.'a.ShanH6227shall they consumeawayכָּֽלוּ׃Ka.luH3615.
21Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563borrowethלֹוֶ֣הlo.VehH3867, and payeth notagainיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662showethmercyחוֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603, andgivethוְנוֹתֵֽן׃ve.no.TenH5414.
22For such as areblessedמְ֭בֹרָכָיוMe.vo.ra.khavH1288by him shallinheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and they that arecursedוּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוu.me.ku.la.LavH7043by him shall be cutoffיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yi.ka.Re.tuH3772.
23Thestepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a goodmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397areorderedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by theLORDמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068: and hedelightethיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in hiswayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.
24Though he shouldfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307, he shall not be utterly castdownיוּטָ֑לyu.TalH2904: for theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068upholdethסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564him with hishandיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.
25I have beenyoungנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288, and now amoldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204; yet I have notseenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662forsakenנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800, nor hisseedוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
26He iseverהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117mercifulחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603, andlendethוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867; and hisseedוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233isblessedלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.
28For theLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovethאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941, andforsakethיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800not hissaintsחֲ֭סִידָיוCha.si.davH2623; they arepreservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: but theseedוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be cutoffנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.
29Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shallinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, anddwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931in it foreverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.
30Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662speakethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, and histongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956talkethתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
31Thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430is in hisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820; none of hisstepsאֲשֻׁרָיו׃'a.shu.RavH838shallslideתִמְעַ֣דtim.'AdH4571.
33TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will notleaveיַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him in hishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027, norcondemnיַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuH7561him when he isjudgedבְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃be.hi.sha.fe.ToH8199.
34Waitקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960on theLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068, andkeepוּשְׁמֹ֬רu.she.MorH8104hiswayדַּרְכּ֗וֹdar.KoH1870, and he shallexaltוִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָVi.ro.mi.khaH7311thee toinheritלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: when thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are cutoffבְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbe.hi.ka.RetH3772, thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200it .
35I haveseenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563in greatpowerעָרִ֑יץ'a.RitzH6184, andspreadingוּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הu.mit.'a.RehH6168himself like agreenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488baytreeכְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.RachH249.
36Yet he passedawayוַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרVai.ya.'a.vorH5674, and, lo, he was not: yea, Isoughtוָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּva.'a.vak.She.huH1245him, but he could not befoundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.
37Markשְׁמָר־she.mor-H8104theperfectתָּ֭םtamH8535man, andbeholdוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200theuprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477: for theendאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of thatmanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ispeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
38But thetransgressorsוּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםU.fo.she.'imH6586shall bedestroyedנִשְׁמְד֣וּnish.me.DuH8045togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: theendאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be cutoffנִכְרָֽתָה׃nikh.Ra.tahH3772.
39But thesalvationוּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'AtH8668of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is of theLORDמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068: he is theirstrengthמָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םma.'u.ZamH4581in thetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
40And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shallhelpוַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.RemH5826them, anddeliverוַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvay.Fa.le.TemH6403them: he shalldeliverיְפַלְּטֵ֣םye.fa.le.TemH6403them from thewickedמֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imH7563, andsaveוְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םve.yo.shi.'EmH3467them, because theytrustחָ֥סוּCha.suH2620in him.
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