Psalms 73 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אַ֤ךְ ט֭וֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֱלֹהִ֗ים לְבָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב׃
mizmor le'asaf akh tov leyisra'el elohim levare levav
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
2וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט נטוי [נָטָ֣יוּ] רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן שפכה [שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ] אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃
va'ani kim'at natayu raglay ke'ayin shuppekhu ashuray
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3כִּֽי־קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑ים שְׁל֖וֹם רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה׃
ki-kinneti bahollim shelom resha'im er'e
For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת לְמוֹתָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃
ki en chartzubbot lemotam uvari ulam
For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
5בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ אֵינֵ֑מוֹ וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃
ba'amal enosh enemo ve'im-adam lo yenugga'u
In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
6לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמוֹ׃
lakhen anakatmo ga'ava ya'ataf-shit chamas lamo
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
7יָ֭צָא מֵחֵ֣לֶב עֵינֵ֑מוֹ עָ֝בְר֗וּ מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת לֵבָֽב׃
yatza mechelev enemo avru maskiyyot levav
Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
8יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
yamiku vidabberu vera' oshek mimmarom yedabberu
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
9שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
shattu vashamayim pihem uleshonam tihalakh ba'aretz
They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
10לָכֵ֤ן ׀ ישיב [יָשׁ֣וּב] עַמּ֣וֹ הֲלֹ֑ם וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמוֹ׃
lakhen yashuv ammo halom ume male yimmatzu lamo
Therefore His people return hither; And waters of fullness are drained out by them.
11וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃
ve'amru ekha yada'-el veyesh de'a ve'elyon
And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
12הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י ע֝וֹלָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃
hinne-elle resha'im veshalve olam hisgu-chayil
Behold, such are the wicked; And they that are always at ease increase riches.
13אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽי׃
akh-rik zikkiti levavi va'erchatz benikkayon kappay
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
14וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃
va'ehi nagua kal-hayyom vetokhachti labbekarim
For all the day have I been plagued, And my chastisement came every morning.
15אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמ֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה ד֭וֹר בָּנֶ֣יךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃
im-amarti asappera khemo hinne dor banekha vagadti
If I had said: 'I will speak thus', Behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
16וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל היא [ה֣וּא] בְעֵינָֽי׃
va'achasheva lada'at zot amal hu ve'enay
And when I pondered how I might know this, It was wearisome in mine eyes;
17עַד־אָ֭בוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵ֑ל אָ֝בִ֗ינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃
ad-avo el-mikdeshe-el avina le'acharitam
Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, And considered their end.
18אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃
akh bachalakot tashit lamo hippaltam lemashuot
Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
19אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃
ekh hayu leshamma kheraga' safu tammu min-ballahot
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
20כַּחֲל֥וֹם מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָי בָּעִ֤יר ׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃
kachalom mehakitz adonay ba'ir tzalmam tivze
As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
21כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃
ki yitchammetz levavi vekhilyotay eshtonan
For my heart was in a ferment, And I was pricked in my reins. .
22וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃
va'ani-va'ar velo eda' behemot hayiti immakh
But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
23וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃
va'ani tamid immakh achazta beyad-yemini
Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
24בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְ֝אַחַ֗ר כָּב֥וֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃
ba'atzatkha tancheni ve'achar kavod tikkacheni
Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, And afterward receive me with glory.
25מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃
mi-li vashamayim ve'immekha lo-chafatzti va'aretz
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
26כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃
kala she'eri ulevavi tzur-levavi vechelki elohim le'olam
My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
27כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה כָּל־זוֹנֶ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
ki-hinne rechekekha yovedu hitzmatta kal-zone mimmekka
For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
28וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ קִֽרֲבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים לִ֫י־ט֥וֹב שַׁתִּ֤י ׀ בַּאדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י לְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
va'ani kiravat elohim li-tov shatti badonay ADONAI machsi lesapper kal-mal'akhotekha
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.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.