Ps 73

AA Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. (LXX 72:1; Rahlfs 72:1) מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אַ֤ךְ ט֭וֹב לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֱלֹהִ֗ים לְבָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב׃ 2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped. (LXX 72:2; Rahlfs 72:2) וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט נטוי רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן שפכה אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ 3For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (LXX 72:3; Rahlfs 72:3) כִּֽי־קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑ים שְׁל֖וֹם רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה׃ 4For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm. (LXX 72:4; Rahlfs 72:4) כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת לְמוֹתָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃ 5They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men. (LXX 72:5; Rahlfs 72:5) בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ אֵינֵ֑מוֹ וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ 6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. (LXX 72:6; Rahlfs 72:6) לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמוֹ׃ 7Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. (LXX 72:7; Rahlfs 72:7) יָ֭צָא מֵחֵ֣לֶב עֵינֵ֑מוֹ עָ֝בְר֗וּ מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת לֵבָֽב׃ 8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. (LXX 72:8; Rahlfs 72:8) יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ 9They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth. (LXX 72:9; Rahlfs 72:9) שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ 10Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance. (LXX 72:10; Rahlfs 72:10) לָכֵ֤ן ׀ ישיב עַמּ֣וֹ הֲלֹ֑ם וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ 11They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” (LXX 72:11; Rahlfs 72:11) וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ 12Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. (LXX 72:12; Rahlfs 72:12) הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י ע֝וֹלָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃ 13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence, (LXX 72:13; Rahlfs 72:13) אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽי׃ 14For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning. (LXX 72:14; Rahlfs 72:14) וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃ 15If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children. (LXX 72:15; Rahlfs 72:15) אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמ֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה ד֭וֹר בָּנֶ֣יךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃ 16When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me— (LXX 72:16; Rahlfs 72:16) וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל היא בְעֵינָֽי׃ 17until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end. (LXX 72:17; Rahlfs 72:17) עַד־אָ֭בוֹא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵ֑ל אָ֝בִ֗ינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ 18Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction. (LXX 72:18; Rahlfs 72:18) אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ 19How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors. (LXX 72:19; Rahlfs 72:19) אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ 20As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies. (LXX 72:20; Rahlfs 72:20) כַּחֲל֥וֹם מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָי בָּעִ֤יר ׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃ 21For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. (LXX 72:21; Rahlfs 72:21) כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃ 22I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. (LXX 72:22; Rahlfs 72:22) וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃ 23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. (LXX 72:23; Rahlfs 72:23) וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃ 24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. (LXX 72:24; Rahlfs 72:24) בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְ֝אַחַ֗ר כָּב֥וֹד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ 25Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. (LXX 72:25; Rahlfs 72:25) מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃ 26My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (LXX 72:26; Rahlfs 72:26) כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃ 27For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. (LXX 72:27; Rahlfs 72:27) כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה כָּל־זוֹנֶ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ 28But 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. (LXX 72:28; Rahlfs 72:28) וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ קִֽרֲבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים לִ֫י־ט֥וֹב שַׁתִּ֤י ׀ בַּאדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י לְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃