Chapter 73
1מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אַךְ טוֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָֽבA psalm of Asaph. God is truly good to Israel, to those whose heart is pure.
2וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט (נטוי) [נָטָיוּ] רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן (שפכה) [שֻׁפְּכוּ] אֲשֻׁרָֽיAs for me, my feet had almost strayed, my steps were nearly led off course,
3כִּֽי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽהfor I envied the wanton; I saw the wicked at ease.
4כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבּוֹת לְמוֹתָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָֽםDeath has no pangs for them; their body is healthy.
5בַּעֲמַל אֱנוֹשׁ אֵינֵמוֹ וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּֽעוּThey have no part in human travail; they are not afflicted like the rest of humankind.
6לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמוֹ גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָף־שִׁית חָמָס לָֽמוֹSo pride adorns their necks, lawlessness enwraps them as a mantle.
7יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמוֹ עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת לֵבָֽבFat shuts out their eyes; their fancies are extravagant.
8יָמִיקוּ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרוֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּThey scoff and plan evil; from their eminence they plan wrongdoing.
9שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָֽרֶץThey set their mouths against heaven, and their tongues range over the earth.
10לָכֵן (ישיב) [יָשׁוּב] עַמּוֹ הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָֽמוֹSo they pound this people again and again, until they are drained of their very last tear.
11וְֽאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַֽע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֽוֹןThen they say, “How could God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
12הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִלSuch are the wicked; ever tranquil, they amass wealth.
13אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽיIt was for nothing that I kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence,
14וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כׇּל־הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִֽיםseeing that I have been constantly afflicted, that each morning brings new punishments.
15אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמוֹ הִנֵּה דוֹר בָּנֶיךָ בָגָֽדְתִּיHad I decided to say these things, I should have been false to the circle of Your disciples.
16וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל (היא) [הוּא] בְעֵינָֽיSo I applied myself to understand this, but it seemed a hopeless task
17עַד־אָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽםtill I entered God’s sanctuary and reflected on their fate.
18אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹתYou surround them with flattery; You make them fall through blandishments.
19אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹתHow suddenly are they ruined, wholly swept away by terrors.
20כַּחֲלוֹם מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶֽהWhen You are aroused You despise their image, as one does a dream after waking, O my Sovereign.
21כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיוֹתַי אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽןMy mind was stripped of its reason, my feelings were numbed.
22וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּֽךְI was a dolt, without knowledge; I was brutish toward You.
23וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽיYet I was always with You, You held my right hand;
24בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבוֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִיYou guided me by Your counsel and led me toward honor.
25מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץWhom else have I in heaven? And having You, I want no one on earth.
26כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָֽםMy body and mind fail; but God is the stay of my mind, my portion forever.
27כִּֽי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כׇּל־זוֹנֶה מִמֶּֽךָּThose who keep far from You perish; You annihilate all who are untrue to You.
28וַאֲנִי קִרְבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי בַּאדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כׇּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָAs for me, nearness to God is good; I have made the Sovereign GOD my refuge, that I may recount all Your works.