Psalms 10 תְּהִלִּים

¹לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃

lama ADONAI ta'amod berachok ta'lim le'ittot batzara

1Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

²בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃

bega'avat rasha' yidlak ani yittafsu bimzimmot zu chashavu

2Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, They are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

³כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃

ki-hillel rasha' al-ta'avat nafsho uvotzea berekh ni'etz ADONAI

3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.

⁴רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹ֑שׁ אֵ֥ין אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃

rasha' kegovah appo bal-yidrosh en elohim kal-mezimmotav

4The wicked, in the pride of his countenance [, saith]: 'He will not require'; All his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

⁵יָ֘חִ֤ילוּ דרכו [דְרָכָ֨יו] ׀ בְּכָל־עֵ֗ת מָר֣וֹם מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ כָּל־צ֝וֹרְרָ֗יו יָפִ֥יחַ בָּהֶֽם׃

yachilu derakhav bekhal-et marom mishpatekha minnegdo kal-tzorrav yafiach bahem

5His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

⁶אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּ֑וֹט לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃

amar belibbo bal-emmot ledor vador asher lo-vera'

6He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'

⁷אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃

ala pihu male umirmot vatokh tachat leshono amal va'aven

7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

⁸יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּמַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹ֣ג נָקִ֑י עֵ֝ינָ֗יו לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃

yeshev bema'rav chatzerim bammistarim yaharog naki enav lechelkha yitzponu

8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he slay the innocent; His eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

⁹יֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

ye'erov bammistar ke'arye vesukko ye'erov lachatof ani yachtof ani bemashkho verishto

9He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, He lieth in wait to catch the poor; He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.

¹⁰ודכה [יִדְכֶּ֥ה] יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו חלכאים [חֵ֣יל כָּאִֽים]׃

yidke yashoach venafal ba'atzumav chel ka'im

10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall into his mighty claws.

¹¹אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃

amar belibbo shakhach el histir panav bal-ra'a lanetzach

11He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'

¹²קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח עניים [עֲנָוִֽים]׃

kuma ADONAI el nesa yadekha al-tishkach anavim

12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; Forget not the humble.

¹³עַל־מֶ֤ה ׀ נִאֵ֖ץ רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָמַ֥ר בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃

al-me ni'etz rasha' elohim amar belibbo lo tidrosh

13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

¹⁴רָאִ֡תָה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה ׀ עָ֘מָ֤ל וָכַ֨עַס ׀ תַּבִּיט֮ לָתֵ֪ת בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ עָ֭לֶיךָ יַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵלֶ֑כָה יָ֝ת֗וֹם אַתָּ֤ה ׀ הָיִ֬יתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃

ra'ita ki-atta amal vakha'as tabbit latet beyadekha alekha ya'azov chelekha yatom atta hayita ozer

14Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; Unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

¹⁵שְׁ֭בֹר זְר֣וֹעַ רָשָׁ֑ע וָ֝רָ֗ע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁע֥וֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃

shevor zeroa rasha' vara' tidrosh-rish'o val-timtza

15Break Thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.

¹⁶יְהוָ֣ה מֶ֭לֶךְ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד אָבְד֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃

ADONAI melekh olam va'ed avdu goyim me'artzo

16The LORD is King for ever and ever; The nations are perished out of His land.

¹⁷תַּאֲוַ֬ת עֲנָוִ֣ים שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ יְהוָ֑ה תָּכִ֥ין לִ֝בָּ֗ם תַּקְשִׁ֥יב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃

ta'avat anavim shama'ta ADONAI takhin libbam takshiv aznekha

17LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;

¹⁸לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

lishpot yatom vadakh bal-yosif od la'arotz enosh min-ha'aretz

18To right the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.