1TrulyGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, even to such as are of acleanלְבָרֵ֥יle.va.ReiH1249heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824.
2But as for me, myfeetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272werealmostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592goneנָטָ֣יוּna.Ta.yuH5186; mystepsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838hadalmostכְּ֝אַ֗יִןke.'A.yinH369slippedשֻׁפְּכ֥וּshu.pe.KhuH8210.
3For I wasenviousקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065at thefoolishבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.LimH1984, when Isawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200theprosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4For there are nopangsחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784in theirdeathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194: but theirstrengthאוּלָֽם׃'u.LamH193isfirmוּבָרִ֥יאu.va.Ri'H1277.
5They are not introubleבַּעֲמַ֣לba.'a.MalH5999as othermenאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582; neither are theyafflictedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ye.nu.Ga.'uH5060likeוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973othermenאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
6Thereforeprideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346surroundeth them as achainעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ'a.na.Kat.movH6059;violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555coverethיַעֲטָף־ya.'a.ta.fo-H5848them as agarmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897.
7Theireyesעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869standoutיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318withfatnessמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459: they havemoreעָ֝בְר֗וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thanheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824couldwishמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmas.ki.YotH4906.
9Theysetשַׁתּ֣וּsha.TuH8371theirmouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310against theheavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956walkethתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti.ha.LakhH1980through theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
10Therefore hispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725hereהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988: andwatersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325of afullמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392cup are wrungoutיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680to them.
11And theysayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, How dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045? and isthereוְיֵ֖שׁve.YeshH3426knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הde.'AhH1844in the mostHighבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ve.'el.YonH5945?
12Behold, these are theungodlyרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563, whoprosperוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961in theworldע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769; theyincreaseהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685inrichesחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
13Verily I havecleansedזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824invainרִ֭יקrikH7385, andwashedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.ChatzH7364myhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709ininnocencyבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356.
14For all thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long have I beenafflictedנָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a'H5060, andchastenedוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433everymorningלַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.RimH1242.
15If Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, I willspeakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thusכְמ֑וֹkhe.MoH3644; behold, I shouldoffendבָגָֽדְתִּי׃va.Ga.de.tiH898against thegenerationד֭וֹרDorH1755of thychildrenבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.
16When Ithoughtוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהVa.'a.cha.she.vahH2803toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045this, it was toopainfulעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999formeבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869;
17Until Iwentאָ֭בוֹא'A.Vo'H935into thesanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־mik.de.shei-H4720ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410; then Iunderstoodאָ֝בִ֗ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995theirendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.
18Surely thou didstsetתָּשִׁ֣יתta.ShitH7896them in slipperyplacesבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתBa.cha.la.kotH2513: thou didst cast themdownהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhi.pal.TamH5307intodestructionלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃le.ma.shu.'otH4876.
19How are they brought intodesolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, as in amomentכְרָ֑גַעkhe.Ra.ga'H7281! they areutterlyסָ֥פוּSa.fuH5486consumedתַ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552withterrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.
20As adreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka.cha.LomH2472when oneawakethמֵהָקִ֑יץme.ha.KitzH6974; so, OLordאֲ֝דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, when thouawakestבָּעִ֤יר׀ba.'IrH5782, thou shaltdespiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959theirimageצַלְמָ֬םtzal.MamH6754.
21Thus myheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824wasgrievedיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyit.cha.MetzH2556, and I wasprickedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃'esh.to.NanH8150in myreinsוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יve.khil.yo.TaiH3629.
22Sofoolishבַ֭עַרVa.'arH1198was I, andignorantאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045: I was as abeastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929before thee.
23Nevertheless I amcontinuallyתָמִ֣ידta.MidH8548with thee: thou hastheldאָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ'a.Chaz.taH270me by myrightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
24Thou shaltguideתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me with thycounselבַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ba.'a.tza.te.KhaH6098, andafterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310receiveתִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ti.ka.Che.niH3947me togloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519.
25Whom have I inheavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064but thee ? and there is none uponearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776that Idesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654besides thee.
26Myfleshשְׁאֵרִ֗יshe.'e.RiH7607and myheartוּלְבָ֫בִ֥יu.le.Va.ViH3824failethכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615: butGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is thestrengthצוּר־tzur-H6697of myheartלְבָבִ֥יle.va.ViH3824, and myportionוְחֶלְקִ֗יve.chel.KiH2506foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
27For, lo, they that arefarרְחֵקֶ֣יךָre.che.Kei.chaH7369from thee shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6: thou hastdestroyedהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhitz.Ma.tahH6789all them that goastrayזוֹנֶ֥הzo.NehH2181from thee.
28Butוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589it isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to drawnearקִֽרֲבַ֥תki.ra.VatH7132toGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430: I haveputשַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiH7896mytrustמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268in theLordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069, that I maydeclareלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.PerH5608all thyworksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaH4399.
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