תְהִלִּים 112

1 הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ אַשְׁרֵי־אִ֭ישׁ יָרֵ֣א אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝מִצְוֹתָ֗יו חָפֵ֥ץ מְאֹֽד׃

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!

2 גִּבֹּ֣ור בָּ֭אָרֶץ יִהְיֶ֣ה זַרְעֹ֑ו דֹּ֭ור יְשָׁרִ֣ים יְבֹרָֽךְ׃

Their descendants will prosper in the land; the children of those who do good will be blessed.

3 הֹון־וָעֹ֥שֶׁר בְּבֵיתֹ֑ו וְ֝צִדְקָתֹ֗ו עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד׃

Their families will be wealthy; the good they do has eternal results.

4 זָ֘רַ֤ח בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֖ור לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם וְצַדִּֽיק׃

Light shines in the darkness for those who live right, for those who are gracious, compassionate, and good.

5 טֹֽוב־אִ֭ישׁ חֹונֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Good things come to those who are generous in their lending and are honest in doing business.

6 כִּֽי־לְעֹולָ֥ם לֹא־יִמֹּ֑וט לְזֵ֥כֶר עֹ֝ולָ֗ם יִהְיֶ֥ה צַדִּֽיק׃

They will never fall. Those who live right won't be forgotten.

7 מִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה רָ֭עָה לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א נָכֹ֥ון לִ֝בֹּ֗ו בָּטֻ֥חַ בַּיהוָֽה׃

They aren't afraid of bad news because they rely totally on the Lord.

8 סָמ֣וּךְ לִ֭בֹּו לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁר־יִרְאֶ֣ה בְצָרָֽיו׃

They are confident and brave, and see their enemies defeated.

9 פִּזַּ֤ר ׀ נָ֘תַ֤ן לָאֶבְיֹונִ֗ים צִ֭דְקָתֹו עֹמֶ֣דֶת לָעַ֑ד קַ֝רְנֹ֗ו תָּר֥וּם בְּכָבֹֽוד׃

They share generously, giving to the poor; the good they do has eternal results. They are greatly respected.

10 רָ֘שָׁ֤ע יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ וְכָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו יַחֲרֹ֣ק וְנָמָ֑ס תַּאֲוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃

The wicked observe all this and are mad; they gnash their teeth in anger. They waste away, and all that they hoped for comes to nothing.