Psalms 73
1 A Psalm. Of Asaph. Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
| מזמור לאסף אך טוב לישראל אלהים לברי לבב׃ |
2 But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;
| ואני כמעט נטוי רגלי כאין שפכה אשרי׃ |
3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
| כי קנאתי בהוללים שלום רשעים אראה׃ |
4 For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
| כי אין חרצבות למותם ובריא אולם׃ |
5 They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.
| בעמל אנוש אינמו ועם אדם לא ינגעו׃ |
6 For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
| לכן ענקתמו גאוה יעטף שית חמס למו׃ |
7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.
| יצא מחלב עינמו עברו משכיות לבב׃ |
8 Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
| ימיקו וידברו ברע עשק ממרום ידברו׃ |
9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
| שתו בשמים פיהם ולשונם תהלך בארץ׃ |
10 For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.
| לכן ישיב עמו הלם ומי מלא ימצו למו׃ |
11 And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?
| ואמרו איכה ידע אל ויש דעה בעליון׃ |
12 Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
| הנה אלה רשעים ושלוי עולם השגו חיל׃ |
13 As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
| אך ריק זכיתי לבבי וארחץ בנקיון כפי׃ |
14 For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.
| ואהי נגוע כל היום ותוכחתי לבקרים׃ |
15 If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.
| אם אמרתי אספרה כמו הנה דור בניך בגדתי׃ |
16 When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;
| ואחשבה לדעת זאת עמל היא בעיני׃ |
17 Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
| עד אבוא אל מקדשי אל אבינה לאחריתם׃ |
18 You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.
| אך בחלקות תשית למו הפלתם למשואות׃ |
19 How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.
| איך היו לשמה כרגע ספו תמו מן בלהות׃ |
20 As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.
| כחלום מהקיץ אדני בעיר צלמם תבזה׃ |
21 My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:
| כי יתחמץ לבבי וכליותי אשתונן׃ |
22 As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
| ואני בער ולא אדע בהמות הייתי עמך׃ |
23 But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.
| ואני תמיד עמך אחזת ביד ימיני׃ |
24 Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.
| בעצתך תנחני ואחר כבוד תקחני׃ |
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
| מי לי בשמים ועמך לא חפצתי בארץ׃ |
26 My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
| כלה שארי ולבבי צור לבבי וחלקי אלהים לעולם׃ |
27 For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.
| כי הנה רחקיך יאבדו הצמתה כל זונה ממך׃ |
28 But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.
| ואני קרבת אלהים לי טוב שתי באדני יהוה מחסי לספר כל מלאכותיך׃ |
