תהילים ע״ג
Psalms 73
Hebrew
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אַ֤ךְ ט֖וֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֱלֹהִ֗ים לְבָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב׃ וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט (נטוי) [נָטָ֣יוּ] רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן (שפכה) [שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ] אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ כִּֽי־קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּהוֹלְלִ֑ים שְׁל֖וֹם רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה׃ כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת לְמוֹתָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃ בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ אֵינֵ֑מוֹ וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמוֹ׃ יָ֭צָא מֵחֵ֣לֶב עֵינֵ֑מוֹ עָ֝בְר֗וּ מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת לֵבָֽב׃ יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם תִּהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ לָכֵ֤ן ׀ (ישיב) [יָשׁ֣וּב] עַמּ֣וֹ הֲלֹ֑ם וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י ע֝וֹלָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃ אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽי׃ וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כׇּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃ אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמ֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה ד֖וֹר בָּנֶ֣יךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃ וָ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל (היא) [ה֣וּא] בְעֵינָֽי׃ עַד־אָ֭בוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵ֑ל אָ֝בִ֗ינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ כַּחֲל֥וֹם מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י בָּעִ֤יר ׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃ כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃ וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃ וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃ בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְ֝אַחַ֗ר כָּב֥וֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃ כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃ כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה כׇּל־זוֹנֶ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ קִ֥רְבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים לִ֫י־ט֥וֹב שַׁתִּ֤י ׀ בַּאדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י לְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר כׇּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ {פ}
English Translation
A psalm of Asaph.
God is truly good to Israel,
to those whose heart is pure. As for me, my feet had almost strayed,
my steps were nearly led off course, for I envied the wanton;
I saw the wicked at ease. Death has no pangs for them;
their body is healthy. They have no part in human travail;
they are not afflicted like the rest of humankind. So pride adorns their necks,
lawlessness enwraps them as a mantle. Fat shuts out their eyes;
their fancies are extravagant.aFat … extravagant Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They scoff and plan evil;
from their eminence they plan wrongdoing. They set their mouths against heaven,
and their tongues range over the earth. bMeaning of verse uncertain. So they pound this people again and again,
until they are drained of their very last tear. Then they say, “How could God know?
Is there knowledge with the Most High?” Such are the wicked;
ever tranquil, they amass wealth. It was for nothing that I kept my heart pure
and washed my hands in innocence, seeing that I have been constantly afflicted,
that each morning brings new punishments. Had I decided to say these things,
I should have been false to the circle of Your disciples. So I applied myself to understand this,
but it seemed a hopeless task till I entered God’s sanctuary
and reflected on their fate. You surround them with flattery;
You make them fall through blandishments. How suddenly are they ruined,
wholly swept away by terrors. When You are aroused You despise their image,
as one does a dream after waking, O my Sovereign. My mind was stripped of its reason,
my feelings were numbed.cmy feelings were numbed Lit. “I was pierced through in my kidneys.” I was a dolt, without knowledge;
I was brutish toward You. Yet I was always with You,
You held my right hand; You guided me by Your counsel
and led me toward honor.dand led me toward honor Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “And afterward receive me with glory.” Whom else have I in heaven?
And having You, I want no one on earth. My body and mind fail;
but God is the stayestay Lit. “rock.” of my mind, my portion forever. Those who keep far from You perish;
You annihilate all who are untrue to You. As for me, nearness to God is good;
I have made the Sovereign GOD my refuge,
that I may recount all Your works.
God is truly good to Israel,
to those whose heart is pure. As for me, my feet had almost strayed,
my steps were nearly led off course, for I envied the wanton;
I saw the wicked at ease. Death has no pangs for them;
their body is healthy. They have no part in human travail;
they are not afflicted like the rest of humankind. So pride adorns their necks,
lawlessness enwraps them as a mantle. Fat shuts out their eyes;
their fancies are extravagant.aFat … extravagant Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They scoff and plan evil;
from their eminence they plan wrongdoing. They set their mouths against heaven,
and their tongues range over the earth. bMeaning of verse uncertain. So they pound this people again and again,
until they are drained of their very last tear. Then they say, “How could God know?
Is there knowledge with the Most High?” Such are the wicked;
ever tranquil, they amass wealth. It was for nothing that I kept my heart pure
and washed my hands in innocence, seeing that I have been constantly afflicted,
that each morning brings new punishments. Had I decided to say these things,
I should have been false to the circle of Your disciples. So I applied myself to understand this,
but it seemed a hopeless task till I entered God’s sanctuary
and reflected on their fate. You surround them with flattery;
You make them fall through blandishments. How suddenly are they ruined,
wholly swept away by terrors. When You are aroused You despise their image,
as one does a dream after waking, O my Sovereign. My mind was stripped of its reason,
my feelings were numbed.cmy feelings were numbed Lit. “I was pierced through in my kidneys.” I was a dolt, without knowledge;
I was brutish toward You. Yet I was always with You,
You held my right hand; You guided me by Your counsel
and led me toward honor.dand led me toward honor Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “And afterward receive me with glory.” Whom else have I in heaven?
And having You, I want no one on earth. My body and mind fail;
but God is the stayestay Lit. “rock.” of my mind, my portion forever. Those who keep far from You perish;
You annihilate all who are untrue to You. As for me, nearness to God is good;
I have made the Sovereign GOD my refuge,
that I may recount all Your works.
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Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 73
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