1.
מִזְמוֹר, לְאָסָף:אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים, לְבָרֵי לֵבָב.
mizmor, le'Asaf: akh tov leYisrael Elohim, levarei levav.
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
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2.
וַאֲנִי--כִּמְעַט, נטוי נָטָיוּ רַגְלָי; כְּאַיִן, שפכה שֻׁפְּכוּ אֲשֻׁרָי.
va'ani kim'at netu natayu raglay ke'ayin shfakh shufkhu ashuray.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3.
כִּי-קִנֵּאתִי, בַּהוֹלְלִים; שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶה.
ki-qinneti baholelim shlom resha'im er'eh.
For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4.
כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם; וּבָרִיא אוּלָם.
ki ein chartzubot lemotam uvari ulam.
For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
5.
בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ; וְעִם-אָדָם, לֹא יְנֻגָּעוּ.
ba'amal enosh einemo ve'im-adam lo yenug'u.
In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
6.
לָכֵן, עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה; יַעֲטָף-שִׁית, חָמָס לָמוֹ.
lakhen, anaqatmo ga'avah; ya'ataf-shit, khamas lamo.
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
7.
יָצָא, מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ; עָבְרוּ, מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָב.
yatsa, mekhelev einemo; avru, maskiyyot levav.
Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
8.
יָמִיקוּ, וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק; מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ.
yamiqu, vidabru vera oshek; mimarom yedaberu.
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
9.
שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם; וּלְשׁוֹנָם, תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ.
shattu vashamayim pihem; ulshonam, tihalakh ba'aretz.
They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10.
לָכֵן, ישיב יָשׁוּב עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם; וּמֵי מָלֵא, יִמָּצוּ לָמוֹ.
lakhen yashuv ammo halom; umei male yimatzu lamo.
Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
11.
וְאָמְרוּ, אֵיכָה יָדַע-אֵל; וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיוֹן.
ve'amru eikhah yada-el; veyesh de'ah ve'elyon.
And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
12.
הִנֵּה-אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים; וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם, הִשְׂגּוּ-חָיִל.
hinneh-eleh resha'im; veshalvei olam hisgu-chayil.
Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
13.
אַךְ-רִיק, זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי; וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּי.
akh-rik zikhiti levavi; ve'erchatz benikayon kappay.
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
14.
וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ, כָּל-הַיּוֹם; וְתוֹכַחְתִּי, לַבְּקָרִים.
va'ehi nagu'a, kol-hayom; vetokhakhti, labekarim.
For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
15.
אִם-אָמַרְתִּי, אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ; הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָדְתִּי.
im-amarti, asafrah khemo; hinneh dor banekha vagadti.
If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
16.
וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה, לָדַעַת זֹאת; עָמָל היא הוּא בְעֵינָי.
va'akhashavah, lada'at zot; amal hi hu be'einay.
And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes;
17.
עַד-אָבוֹא, אֶל-מִקְדְּשֵׁי-אֵל; אָבִינָה, לְאַחֲרִיתָם.
ad-avo, el-mikdeshei-el; avinah, le'akharitam.
Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end.
18.
אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת, תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ; הִפַּלְתָּם, לְמַשּׁוּאוֹת.
akh bakhalakot, tashit lamo; hippaltam, lemashu'ot.
Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
19.
אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע; סָפוּ תַמּוּ, מִן-בַּלָּהוֹת.
eikh hayu leshamma kharaga; safu tammu, min-ballahot.
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
20.
כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ-- אֲדֹנָי, בָּעִיר צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶה.
kakhalom mehakitz-- Adonai, ba'ir tzalmam tibzeh.
As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
21.
כִּי, יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי; וְכִלְיוֹתַי, אֶשְׁתּוֹנָן.
ki, yitkhametz levavi; vekhilyotay, eshtonan.
For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
22.
וַאֲנִי-בַעַר, וְלֹא אֵדָע; בְּהֵמוֹת, הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ.
va'ani-va'ar, ve'lo eda; behemot, hayiti immakh.
But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
23.
וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ; אָחַזְתָּ, בְּיַד-יְמִינִי.
va'ani tamid immakh; akhazta, beyad-yemini.
Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
24.
בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי; וְאַחַר, כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵנִי.
ba'atzatka tankheni; ve'achar, kavod tikkheni.
Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
25.
מִי-לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם; וְעִמְּךָ, לֹא-חָפַצְתִּי בָאָרֶץ.
mi-li vashamayim; ve'immekha, lo-chafatzti ba'aretz.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
26.
כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי, וּלְבָבִי: צוּר-לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי--אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָם.
kalah she'eri, ulevavi: tzur-levavi vehelki--Elohim le'olam.
My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
27.
כִּי-הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ; הִצְמַתָּה, כָּל-זוֹנֶה מִמֶּךָּ.
ki-hineh rechekeykha yo'vedu; hitzmatah, kol-zoneh mimeka.
For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
28.
וַאֲנִי, קִרְבַת אֱלֹהִים-- לִי-טוֹב:שַׁתִּי, בַּאדֹנָי יְהוִה מַחְסִי; לְסַפֵּר, כָּל-מַלְאֲכוֹתֶיךָ.
va'ani, kirvat Elohim-- li-tov: shati, ba'Adonai YHWH machsi; lesaper, kol-mal'akhoteykha.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.