Salmi תהילים (Tehillim) 37

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה	1 A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!
2 כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבֹּולוּן	2 For they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
3 בְּטַח בַּיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה	3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
4 וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּךָ	4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 גֹּול עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה	5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
6 וְהֹוצִיא כָאֹור צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם	6 He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday.
7 דֹּום ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחֹולֵל לֹו אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֹּו בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמֹּות	7 Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵעַ	8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 כִּי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ	9 For the wicked shall be cut off; but those who wait for the LORD shall possess the land.
10 וְעֹוד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבֹּונַנְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹו וְאֵינֶנּוּ	10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.
11 וַעֲנָוִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֹום	11 But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
12 זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו	12 The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him;
13 אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לֹו כִּי־רָאָה כִּי־יָבֹא יֹומֹו	13 but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
14 חֶרֶב ׀ פָּתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון לִטְבֹוחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָרֶךְ	14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows, to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 חַרְבָּם תָּבֹוא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתֹותָם תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה	15 their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 טֹוב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמֹון רְשָׁעִים רַבִּים	16 Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
17 כִּי זְרֹועֹות רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסֹומֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָה	17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 יֹודֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעֹולָם תִּהְיֶה	18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;
19 לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבֹון יִשְׂבָּעוּ	19 they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
20 כִּי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּלוּ	20 But the wicked perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures, they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
21 לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חֹונֵן וְנֹותֵן	21 The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
22 כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵתוּ	22 for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
23 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כֹּונָנוּ וְדַרְכֹּו יֶחְפָּץ	23 The steps of a man are from the LORD, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;
24 כִּי־יִפֹּל לֹא־יוּטָל כִּי־יְהוָה סֹומֵךְ יָדֹו	24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD is the stay of his hand.
25 נַעַר ׀ הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעֹו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם	25 I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread.
26 כָּל־הַיֹּום חֹונֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעֹו לִבְרָכָה	26 He is ever giving liberally and lending, and his children become a blessing.
27 סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב וּשְׁכֹן לְעֹולָם	27 Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.
28 כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו לְעֹולָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָת	28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 צַדִּיקִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶיהָ	29 The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.
30 פִּי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשֹׁונֹו תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט	30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 תֹּורַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבֹּו לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו	31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
32 צֹופֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו	32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
33 יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדֹו וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹו	33 The LORD will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
34 קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה ׀ וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכֹּו וִירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה	34 Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
35 רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָן	35 I have seen a wicked man overbearing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 וַיַּעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא	36 Again I passed by, and, lo, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
37 שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֹום	37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace.
38 וּפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָתָה	38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה	39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
40 וַיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵם כִּי־חָסוּ בֹו	40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.