תְהִלִּים 37
| לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בְּעֹשֵׂ֥י עַוְלָֽה׃ | 1 |
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
| כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבֹּולֽוּן׃ | 2 |
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
| בְּטַ֣ח בַּֽ֭יהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹ֑וב שְׁכָן־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה׃ | 3 |
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
| וְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג עַל־יְהוָ֑ה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְ֝ךָ֗ מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 4 |
Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
| גֹּ֣ול עַל־יְהוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֝לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | 5 |
Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
| וְהֹוצִ֣יא כָאֹ֣ור צִדְקֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ | 6 |
And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.
| דֹּ֤ום ׀ לַיהוָה֮ וְהִתְחֹ֪ולֵ֫ל לֹ֥ו אַל־תִּ֭תְחַר בְּמַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכֹּ֑ו בְּ֝אִ֗ישׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְזִמֹּֽות׃ | 7 |
Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
| הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭אַף וַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל־תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר אַךְ־לְהָרֵֽעַ׃ | 8 |
ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
| כִּֽי־מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְקֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 9 |
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
| וְעֹ֣וד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבֹּונַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹ֣ו וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ | 10 |
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].
| וַעֲנָוִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּ עַל־רֹ֥ב שָׁלֹֽום׃ | 11 |
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
| זֹמֵ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וְחֹרֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו שִׁנָּֽיו׃ | 12 |
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
| אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־לֹ֑ו כִּֽי־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יֹומֹֽו׃ | 13 |
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
| חֶ֤רֶב ׀ פָּֽתְח֣וּ רְשָׁעִים֮ וְדָרְכ֪וּ קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם לְ֭הַפִּיל עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹ֑ון לִ֝טְבֹ֗וחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 14 |
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.
| חַ֭רְבָּם תָּבֹ֣וא בְלִבָּ֑ם וְ֝קַשְּׁתֹותָ֗ם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ | 15 |
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
| טֹוב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמֹ֗ון רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ | 16 |
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
| כִּ֤י זְרֹועֹ֣ות רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסֹומֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃ | 17 |
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
| יֹודֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעֹולָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃ | 18 |
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
| לֹֽא־יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָבֹ֣ון יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ | 19 |
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| כִּ֤י רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ יֹאבֵ֗דוּ וְאֹיְבֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה כִּיקַ֣ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּל֖וּ בֶעָשָׁ֣ן כָּֽלוּ׃ | 20 |
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
| לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק חֹונֵ֥ן וְנֹותֵֽן׃ | 21 |
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
| כִּ֣י מְ֭בֹרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ | 22 |
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
| מֵ֭יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כֹּונָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכֹּ֥ו יֶחְפָּֽץ׃ | 23 |
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
| כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סֹומֵ֥ךְ יָדֹֽו׃ | 24 |
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
| נַ֤עַר ׀ הָיִ֗יתִי גַּם־זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָ֭אִיתִי צַדִּ֣יק נֶעֱזָ֑ב וְ֝זַרְעֹ֗ו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃ | 25 |
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
| כָּל־הַ֭יֹּום חֹונֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה וְ֝זַרְעֹ֗ו לִבְרָכָֽה׃ | 26 |
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
| ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹ֗וב וּשְׁכֹ֥ן לְעֹולָֽם׃ | 27 |
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
| כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעֹולָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃ | 28 |
For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
| צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ׃ | 29 |
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
| פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝לְשֹׁונֹ֗ו תְּדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 30 |
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.
| תֹּורַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבֹּ֑ו לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָֽיו׃ | 31 |
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
| צֹופֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו׃ | 32 |
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
| יְ֭הוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָדֹ֑ו וְלֹ֥א יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹֽו׃ | 33 |
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
| קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכֹּ֗ו וִֽ֭ירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | 34 |
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].
| רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃ | 35 |
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
| וַ֭יּֽ͏ַעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא׃ | 36 |
Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
| שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֹֽום׃ | 37 |
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
| וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה׃ | 38 |
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
| וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃ | 39 |
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
| וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵ֑ם כִּי־חָ֥סוּ בֹֽו׃ | 40 |
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
