To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.
1Do yeindeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֗םha.'um.NamH552speakתְּדַבֵּר֑וּןte.da.be.RunH1696righteousnessצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664, Ocongregationאֵ֣לֶם'E.lemH482? do yejudgeתִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּtish.pe.TuH8199uprightlyמֵישָׁרִ֥יםmei.sha.RimH4339, O yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120?
3Thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563areestrangedזֹ֣רוּZo.ruH2114from thewombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358: they goastrayתָּע֥וּta.'UH8582as soon as they arebornמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,speakingדֹּבְרֵ֥יdoe.ReiH1696liesכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.
4Theirpoisonחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534islikeכִּדְמ֥וּתkid.MutH1823thepoisonחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of aserpentנָחָ֑שׁna.ChashH5175: they are like thedeafחֵ֝רֵ֗שׁche.ReshH2795adderפֶ֥תֶןFe.tenH6620thatstoppethיַאְטֵ֥םya'.TemH331herearאָזְנֽוֹ׃'a.ze.NoH241;
5Which will nothearkenיִ֭שְׁמַעYish.ma'H8085to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofcharmersמְלַחֲשִׁ֑יםme.la.cha.ShimH3907,charmingחוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣יםcho.Ver cha.va.RimH2266H2267never sowiselyמְחֻכָּֽם׃me.chu.KamH2449.
6Breakהֲרָס־ha.ros-H2040theirteethשִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹshi.Nei.movH8127, OGodאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430, in theirmouthבְּפִ֑ימוֹbe.Fi.movH6310: breakoutנְתֹ֣ץ׀ne.TotzH5422the greatteethמַלְתְּע֥וֹתmal.te.'otH4459of the younglionsכְּ֝פִירִ֗יםke.fi.RimH3715, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7Let them meltawayיִמָּאֲס֣וּyi.ma.'a.SuH3988aswatersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325which runcontinuallyיִתְהַלְּכוּ־yit.ha.le.khu-H1980: when hebendethיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869his bow to shoot hisarrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671, let them be as cut inpiecesיִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃yit.mo.La.luH4135.
8As asnailשַׁ֭בְּלוּלShe.be.lulH7642whichmeltethתֶּ֣מֶסTe.mesH8557, let every one of them passawayH1980: like the untimelybirthנֵ֥פֶלNe.felH5309of awomanאֵ֝֗שֶׁת'E.shetH802, that they may notseeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372thesunשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Sha.meshH8121.
9Before yourpotsסִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣םsi.ro.tei.KhemH5518canfeelיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995thethornsאָטָ֑ד'a.TadH329, he shall take them away as with awhirlwindיִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃yis.'a.Re.nuH8175, bothlivingחַ֥יchaiH2416, and in hiswrathחָ֝ר֗וֹןcha.RonH2740.
10Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662shallrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055when heseethחָזָ֣הcha.ZahH2372thevengeanceנָקָ֑םna.KamH5359: he shallwashיִ֝רְחַ֗ץyir.ChatzH7364hisfeetפְּעָמָ֥יוpe.'a.MavH6471in thebloodבְּדַ֣םbe.DamH1818of thewickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563.
11So that amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120shallsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Verily there is arewardפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529for therighteousH6662: verily heisיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426aGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430thatjudgethשֹׁפְטִ֥יםsho.fe.TimH8199in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
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