1
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
מִזְמ֗וֹר
mizmôwr H4210
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a…
לְ/אָ֫סָ֥ף
ʼÂçâph H623
Asaph, the name of three Israelites,…
אַ֤ךְ
ʼak H389
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence…
ט֭וֹב
ṭôwb H2896
good (as an adjective) in the…
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל
Yisrâʼêl H3478
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob;…
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
לְ/בָרֵ֥י
bar H1249
beloved; also pure, empty
לֵבָֽב
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
2
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
וַ/אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy H589
I
כִּ֭/מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ H4592
a little or few (often adverbial…
נטוי
nâṭâh H5186
to stretch or spread out; by…
רַגְלָ֑/י
regel H7272
a foot (as used in walking);…
כְּ֝/אַ֗יִן
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
שפכה
shâphak H8210
to spill forth (blood, a libation,…
אֲשֻׁרָֽ/י
ʼâshur H838
a step
3
For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
קִ֭נֵּאתִי
qânâʼ H7065
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e.…
בַּֽ/הוֹלְלִ֑ים
hâlal H1984
to be clear (orig. of sound,…
שְׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm H7965
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly;…
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
râshâʻ H7563
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad…
אֶרְאֶֽה
râʼâh H7200
to see, literally or figuratively (in…
4
For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
כִּ֤י
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
אֵ֖ין
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת
chartsubbâh H2784
a fetter; figuratively, a pain
לְ/מוֹתָ֗/ם
mâveth H4194
death (natural or violent); concretely, the…
וּ/בָרִ֥יא
bârîyʼ H1277
fatted or plump
אוּלָֽ/ם
ʼûwl H193
the body (as being rolled together);…
5
They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
בַּ/עֲמַ֣ל
ʻâmâl H5999
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry,…
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh H582
a man in general (singly or…
אֵינֵ֑/מוֹ
ʼayin H369
a non-entity; generally used as a…
וְ/עִם
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
אָ֝דָ֗ם
ʼâdâm H120
ruddy i.e. a human being (an…
לֹ֣א
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
יְנֻגָּֽעוּ
nâgaʻ H5060
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the…
6
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
לָ֭/כֵן
kên H3651
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as…
עֲנָקַ֣תְ/מוֹ
ʻânaq H6059
to collar, i.e. adorn with anecklace;…
גַאֲוָ֑ה
gaʼăvâh H1346
arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely)…
יַעֲטָף
ʻâṭaph H5848
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive…
שִׁ֝֗ית
shîyth H7897
a dress (as put on)
חָמָ֥ס
châmâç H2555
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton.…
לָֽ/מוֹ
7
Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
יָ֭צָא
yâtsâʼ H3318
to go (causatively, bring) out, in…
מֵ/חֵ֣לֶב
cheleb H2459
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence,…
עֵינֵ֑/מוֹ
ʻayin H5869
an eye (literally or figuratively); by…
עָ֝בְר֗וּ
ʻâbar H5674
to cross over; used very widely…
מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת
maskîyth H4906
a figure (carved on stone, the…
לֵבָֽב
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
8
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
יָמִ֤יקוּ
mûwq H4167
to jeer, i.e. (intens.) blaspheme
וִ/ידַבְּר֣וּ
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used…
בְ/רָ֣ע
raʻ H7451
bad or (as noun) evil (natural…
עֹ֑שֶׁק
ʻôsheq H6233
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust…
מִ/מָּר֥וֹם
mârôwm H4791
altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place),…
יְדַבֵּֽרוּ
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used…
9
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
שַׁתּ֣וּ
shâthath H8371
to place, i.e. array; reflex. to…
בַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם
shâmayim H8064
the sky (as aloft; the dual…
פִּי/הֶ֑ם
peh H6310
the mouth (as the means of…
וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם
lâshôwn H3956
the tongue (of man or animals),…
תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ
hâlak H1980
to walk (in a great variety…
בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…
10
Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
לָ/כֵ֤ן
kên H3651
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as…
ישיב
shûwb H7725
to turn back (hence, away) transitively…
עַמּ֣/וֹ
ʻam H5971
a people (as a congregated unit);…
הֲלֹ֑ם
hălôm H1988
hither
וּ/מֵ֥י
mayim H4325
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine,…
מָ֝לֵ֗א
mâlêʼ H4392
full (literally or figuratively) or filling…
יִמָּ֥צוּ
mâtsâh H4680
to suck out; by implication, to…
לָֽ/מוֹ
11
They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
וְֽ/אָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
אֵיכָ֥ה
ʼêyk H349
how? or how!; also where
יָדַֽע
yâdaʻ H3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by…
אֵ֑ל
ʼêl H410
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the…
וְ/יֵ֖שׁ
yêsh H3426
there is or are (or any…
דֵּעָ֣ה
dêʻâh H1844
knowledge
בְ/עֶלְיֽוֹן
ʻelyôwn H5945
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.);…
12
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
הִנֵּה
hinnêh H2009
lo!
אֵ֥לֶּה
ʼêl-leh H428
these or those
רְשָׁעִ֑ים
râshâʻ H7563
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad…
וְ/שַׁלְוֵ֥י
shâlêv H7961
tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless;…
ע֝וֹלָ֗ם
ʻôwlâm H5769
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point;…
הִשְׂגּוּ
sâgâh H7685
to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)
חָֽיִל
chayil H2428
probably a force, whether of men,…
13
Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
אַךְ
ʼak H389
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence…
רִ֭יק
rîyq H7385
emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially,…
זִכִּ֣יתִי
zâkâh H2135
to be translucent; figuratively, to be…
לְבָבִ֑/י
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
וָ/אֶרְחַ֖ץ
râchats H7364
to lave (the whole or a…
בְּ/נִקָּי֣וֹן
niqqâyôwn H5356
clearness (literally or figuratively)
כַּפָּֽ/י
kaph H3709
the hollow hand or palm (so…
14
For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
וָ/אֱהִ֣י
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
נָ֭גוּעַ
nâgaʻ H5060
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the…
כָּל
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
הַ/יּ֑וֹם
yôwm H3117
a day (as the warm hours),…
וְ֝/תוֹכַחְתִּ֗/י
tôwkêchâh H8433
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation,…
לַ/בְּקָרִֽים
bôqer H1242
properly, dawn (as the break of…
15
If I had said, “I will speak thus”; behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
אִם
ʼim H518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;…
אָ֭מַרְתִּי
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה
çâphar H5608
properly, to score with a mark…
כְמ֑וֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh H2009
lo!
ד֭וֹר
dôwr H1755
properly, a revolution of time, i.e.…
בָּנֶ֣י/ךָ
bên H1121
a son (as a builder of…
בָגָֽדְתִּי
bâgad H898
to cover (with a garment); figuratively,…
16
When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;
וָֽ֭/אֲחַשְּׁבָ/ה
châshab H2803
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e.…
לָ/דַ֣עַת
yâdaʻ H3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by…
זֹ֑את
zôʼth H2063
this (often used adverb)
עָמָ֖ל
ʻâmâl H5999
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry,…
היא
hûwʼ H1931
he (she or it); only expressed…
בְ/עֵינָֽ/י
ʻayin H5869
an eye (literally or figuratively); by…
17
Until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
עַד
ʻad H5704
as far (or long, or much)…
אָ֭בוֹא
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
אֶל
ʼêl H413
near, with or among; often in…
מִקְדְּשֵׁי
miqdâsh H4720
a consecrated thing or place, especially,…
אֵ֑ל
ʼêl H410
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the…
אָ֝בִ֗ינָה
bîyn H995
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally)…
לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/ם
ʼachărîyth H319
the last or end, hence, the…
18
Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19
How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
אֵ֤יךְ
ʼêyk H349
how? or how!; also where
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
לְ/שַׁמָּ֣ה
shammâh H8047
ruin; by implication, consternation
כְ/רָ֑גַע
regaʻ H7281
a wink (of the eyes), i.e.…
סָ֥פוּ
çûwph H5486
to snatch away, i.e. terminate
תַ֝֗מּוּ
tâmam H8552
to complete, in a good or…
מִן
min H4480
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally),…
בַּלָּהֽוֹת
ballâhâh H1091
alarm; hence, destruction
20
As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
כַּ/חֲל֥וֹם
chălôwm H2472
a dream
מֵ/הָקִ֑יץ
qûwts H6974
to awake (literally or figuratively)
אֲ֝דֹנָ/י
ʼĂdônây H136
the Lord (used as a proper…
בָּ/עִ֤יר
ʻûwr H5782
to wake (literally or figuratively)
צַלְמָ֬/ם
tselem H6754
a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance;…
תִּבְזֶֽה
bâzâh H959
to disesteem
21
For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
כִּ֭י
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ
châmêts H2556
to be pungent; i.e. in taste…
לְבָבִ֑/י
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
וְ֝/כִלְיוֹתַ֗/י
kilyâh H3629
a kidney (as an essential organ);…
אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן
shânan H8150
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively,…
22
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
וַ/אֲנִי
ʼănîy H589
I
בַ֭עַר
baʻar H1198
properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by…
וְ/לֹ֣א
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
אֵדָ֑ע
yâdaʻ H3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by…
בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת
bᵉhêmâh H929
properly, a dumb beast; especially any…
הָיִ֥יתִי
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
עִמָּֽ/ךְ
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
23
Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
וַ/אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy H589
I
תָמִ֣יד
tâmîyd H8548
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but…
עִמָּ֑/ךְ
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ
ʼâchaz H270
to seize (often with the accessory…
בְּ/יַד
yâd H3027
a hand (the open one (indicating…
יְמִינִֽ/י
yâmîyn H3225
the right hand or side (leg,…
24
You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
בַּ/עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥
ʻêtsâh H6098
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
תַנְחֵ֑/נִי
nâchâh H5148
to guide; by implication, to transport…
וְ֝/אַחַ֗ר
ʼachar H310
properly, the hind part; generally used…
כָּב֥וֹד
kâbôwd H3519
properly, weight, but only figuratively in…
תִּקָּחֵֽ/נִי
lâqach H3947
to take (in the widest variety…
25
Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
מִי
mîy H4310
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom,…
לִ֥/י
בַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim H8064
the sky (as aloft; the dual…
וְ֝/עִמְּ/ךָ֗
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
לֹא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
חָפַ֥צְתִּי
châphêts H2654
properly, to incline to; by implication…
בָ/אָֽרֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…
26
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
כָּלָ֥ה
kâlâh H3615
to end, whether intransitive (to cease,…
שְׁאֵרִ֗/י
shᵉʼêr H7607
flesh (as swelling out), as living…
וּ/לְבָ֫בִ֥/י
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
צוּר
tsûwr H6697
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock,…
לְבָבִ֥/י
lêbâb H3824
the heart (as the most interior…
וְ/חֶלְקִ֗/י
chêleq H2506
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also…
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
לְ/עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm H5769
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point;…
27
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
כִּֽי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh H2009
lo!
רְחֵקֶ֣י/ךָ
râchêq H7369
remote
יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
ʼâbad H6
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose…
הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה
tsâmath H6789
to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
כָּל
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
זוֹנֶ֥ה
zânâh H2181
to commit adultery (usually of the…
מִמֶּֽ/ךָּ
min H4480
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally),…
28
But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
וַ/אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy H589
I
קִֽרֲבַ֥ת
qᵉrâbâh H7132
approach
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
לִ֫/י
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb H2896
good (as an adjective) in the…
שַׁתִּ֤י
shîyth H7896
to place (in a very wide…
בַּ/אדֹנָ֣/י
ʼĂdônây H136
the Lord (used as a proper…
יְהֹוִ֣ה
Yᵉhôvih H3069
{YHWH}
מַחְסִ֑/י
machăçeh H4268
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
לְ֝/סַפֵּ֗ר
çâphar H5608
properly, to score with a mark…
כָּל
kôl H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any…
מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽי/ךָ
mᵉlâʼkâh H4399
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment…