תהילים פרק ע״ג

מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָב׃

Mizmor le'Asaf, ach tov leYisrael Elohim, levarei levav.

A psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose heart is pure.

וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט נָטָיוּ רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן שֻׁפְּכוּ אֲשֻׁרָי׃

Va'ani kim'at natayu raglai, ke'ayin shupchu ashurai.

As for me, my feet had almost strayed, my steps were nearly led off course,

כִּי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶה׃

Ki kineiti bahollelim, shalom resha'im er'e.

for I envied the wanton; I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָם׃

Ki ein chartzubot lemotam, uvari ulam.

Death has no pangs for them; their body is healthy.

בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּעוּ׃

Ba'amal enosh einemo, ve'im adam lo yenuga'u.

They have no part in the travail of men; they are not afflicted like the rest of mankind.

לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָף־שִׁית חָמָס לָמוֹ׃

Lachen anakatmo ga'ava, ya'atof shit chamas lamo.

So pride adorns their necks, lawlessness enwraps them as a mantle.

יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָב׃

Yatza mechelev einemo, avru maskiyot levav.

Fat shuts out their eyes; their fancies are extravagant.

יָמִיקוּ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ׃

Yamiku vidabru vera, oshek mimarom yedaberu.

They scoff and plan evil; from their eminence they plan wrongdoing.

שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ׃

Shatu vashamayim pihem, uleshona tihalach ba'aretz.

They set their mouths against heaven, and their tongues range over the earth.

לָכֵן יָשׁוּב עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָמוֹ׃

Lachen yashuv amo halom, umei male yimatzu lamo.

So they pound His people relentlessly, and find much profit.

וְאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיוֹן׃

Ve'amru eicha yada El, veyesh de'a ve'Elyon.

And they say, 'How could God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?'

הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָיִל׃

Hine ele resha'im veshalvei olam hisgu chayil.

Such are the wicked; ever tranquil, they amass wealth.

אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּי׃

Ach rik zikiti levavi, va'erchatz benikyon kapai.

It was for nothing that I kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence,

וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִים׃

Va'ehi nagua kol hayom, vetochachti labekarim.

seeing that I have been constantly afflicted, that each morning brings new punishments.

אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָדְתִּי׃

Im amarti asapra chemo, hine dor banecha vagadti.

Had I decided to say these things, I should have been false to the circle of Your disciples.

וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל הִיא בְעֵינָי׃

Va'achashva lada'at zot, amal hi be'einai.

So I applied myself to understand this, but it seemed a hopeless task

עַד־אָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָם׃

Ad avo el mikdeshei El, avina le'acharitam.

till I entered God's sanctuary and reflected on their fate.

אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשׁוּאוֹת׃

Ach bachalakot tashit lamo, hipaltam lemashu'ot.

You surround them with flattery, You make them fall through blandishments.

אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהוֹת׃

Eich hayu leshama cheraga, safu tamu min balahot.

How suddenly are they ruined, wholly swept away by terrors.

כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶה׃

Kachalom mehakitz Adonai, ba'ir tzalmam tivze.

When You are aroused You despise their image, as one does a dream after waking, O Lord.

כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיוֹתַי אֶשְׁתּוֹנָן׃

Ki yitchametz levavi, vechilyotai eshtona.

My mind was embittered and my feelings were shattered;

וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ׃

Va'ani va'ar velo eda, behemot hayiti imach.

I was a dolt, without knowledge; I was brutish toward You.

וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִי׃

Va'ani tamid imach, achazta beyad yemini.

Yet I was always with You, You held my right hand;

בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵנִי׃

Ba'atzatcha tancheni, ve'achar kavod tikacheni.

You guided me by Your counsel and led me toward honor.

מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָרֶץ׃

Mi li vashamayim, ve'imcha lo chafatzti va'aretz.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And having You, I want no one on earth.

כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָם׃

Kala she'eri ulevavi, tzur levavi vechelki Elohim le'olam.

My body and mind fail; but God is the stay of my mind, my portion forever.

כִּי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כָּל־זוֹנֶה מִמֶּךָּ׃

Ki hine rechekeicha yovedu, hitzmata kol zone mimeka.

Those who keep far from You perish; You annihilate all who are untrue to You.

וַאֲנִי קִרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי בַּאדֹנָי יְהוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶיךָ׃

Va'ani kirvat Elohim li tov, shati baAdonai Elohim machsi, lesaper kol mala'chotecha.

As for me, nearness to God is good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may recount all Your works.