To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, all yepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971; giveearהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238, all yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of theworldחָֽלֶד׃Cha.ledH2465:
3Mymouthפִּ֭יpiH6310shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696ofwisdomH2454; and themeditationוְהָג֖וּתve.ha.GutH1900of myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820shall be ofunderstandingתְבוּנֽוֹת׃te.vu.NotH8394.
4I willinclineאַטֶּ֣ה'a.TehH5186myearאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241to aparableלְמָשָׁ֣לle.ma.ShalH4912: I willopenאֶפְתַּ֥ח'ef.TachH6605my darksayingחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420upon theharpבְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbe.khi.NorH3658.
5Why should Ifearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in thedaysבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117ofevilרָ֑עRa'H7451, when theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of myheelsH6120shallsurroundיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437me?
6They thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in theirwealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428, andboastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984themselves in themultitudeוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of theirrichesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239;
7None of themcanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376by anymeansפָדֹ֣הfa.DohH6299redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299hisbrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251, norgiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414toGodלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430aransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724for him:
8(For theredemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315ispreciousוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365, and itceasethוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:)
9That he should stillliveוִֽיחִי־vi.chi-H2421foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, and notseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200corruptionהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.
10For heseethH7200that wisemenחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,likewiseיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162thefoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the stupidpersonוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6, andleaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800theirwealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428toothersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.
11Theirinwardקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130thought is, that theirhousesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004shall continue foreverלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769, and theirdwellingמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908places toallלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755; theycallקָֽרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121theirlandsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127after their ownnamesבִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םvish.mo.TamH8034.
12Neverthelessmanוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120being inhonourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366abidethיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885not: he islikeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911thebeastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
14Likesheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they arelaidשַׁתּוּ֮sha.TuH8371in thegraveלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585;deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194shallfeedיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462on them; and theuprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477shall havedominionוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them in themorningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242; and theirbeautyוְ֭צוּרָםVe.tzu.romH6697H6736shallconsumeלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086in thegraveשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from theirdwellingמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.
15ButGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430willredeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from thepowerמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of thegraveH7585: for he shallreceiveיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
16Be not thouafraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372whenoneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is maderichיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238, when thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004isincreasedיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235;
17For when hediethבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194he shall carry nothingawayיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947: hisgloryH3519shall notdescendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310him.
18Though while helivedבְּחַיָּ֣יוbe.chai.YavH2416heblessedיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288hissoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: and men willpraiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034thee, when thou doestwellתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190to thyself.
19He shallgoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to thegenerationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of hisfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1; they shallneverנֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣אNe.tzach lo'H3808H5331seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
20Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120that is inhonourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366, andunderstandethיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995not, islikeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911thebeastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.
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