תהילים 73

1 מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָֽב׃

A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

2 וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט נטוי נָטָיוּ רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן שפכה שֻׁפְּכוּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃

But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

3 כִּֽי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽה׃

For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָֽם׃

For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.

5 בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃

They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

6 לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָף־שִׁית חָמָס לָֽמוֹ׃

Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

7 יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָֽב׃

Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

8 יָמִיקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

9 שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּֽהֲלַךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

10 לָכֵן ׀ ישיב יָשׁוּב עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.

11 וְֽאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַֽע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃

They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”

12 הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃

Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.

13 אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽי׃

Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,

14 וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִֽים׃

For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.

15 אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃

If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

16 וָֽאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל היא הוּא בְעֵינָֽי׃

When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—

17 עַד־אָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃

until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.

18 אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃

Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

19 אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃

How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

20 כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר ׀ צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶֽה׃

As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

21 כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיוֹתַי אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃

For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

22 וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃

I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

23 וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃

Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

24 בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃

You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

25 מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃

Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.

26 כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָֽם׃

My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27 כִּֽי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כָּל־זוֹנֶה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

28 וַאֲנִי ׀ קִֽרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי ׀ בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.