< תהילים 73 >
מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָֽב׃ | 1 |
A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those with a pure heart.
וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט נטוי נָטָיוּ רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן שפכה שֻׁפְּכוּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ | 2 |
But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slipped out from under me
כִּֽי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽה׃ | 3 |
because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָֽם׃ | 4 |
For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed.
בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ | 5 |
They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men.
לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָף־שִׁית חָמָס לָֽמוֹ׃ | 6 |
Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe.
יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָֽב׃ | 7 |
Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts.
יָמִיקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ | 8 |
They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּֽהֲלַךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | 9 |
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth.
לָכֵן ׀ ישיב יָשׁוּב עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ | 10 |
Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out.
וְֽאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַֽע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | 11 |
They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃ | 12 |
Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer.
אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽי׃ | 13 |
Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart and washed my hands in innocence.
וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִֽים׃ | 14 |
For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.
אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃ | 15 |
If I had said, “I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children.
וָֽאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל היא הוּא בְעֵינָֽי׃ | 16 |
Though I tried to understand these things, it was too difficult for me.
עַד־אָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ | 17 |
Then I went into God's sanctuary and came to understand their fate.
אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ | 18 |
Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ | 19 |
How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors.
כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר ׀ צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶֽה׃ | 20 |
They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams.
כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיוֹתַי אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃ | 21 |
For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded.
וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 22 |
I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you.
וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃ | 23 |
Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ | 24 |
You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory.
מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 25 |
Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you.
כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 26 |
My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever.
כִּֽי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כָּל־זוֹנֶה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 27 |
Those who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you.
וַאֲנִי ׀ קִֽרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי ׀ בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds.