1
Do not
fret because of
evildoers, Be not
envious toward
wrongdoers.
yef{[.B aeN;q.T -l;a ~yi[er.M;B r;x.tiT -l;a diw'd.l ? h'l.w;[
2
For they will
wither quickly like the
grass And
fade like the
green herb.
!.Wlw{BIy a,v,D q,r,y.k.W .Wl'MIy h'reh.m ryic'x,k yiK
3
Trust in the
LORD and
do good;
Dwell in the
land and
cultivate faithfulness.
he[.r.W #,r,a -n'k.v bw{j -hef][;w h'why;B x;j.B ? h'n.Wm/a
4
Delight yourself in the
LORD; And He will
give you the
desires of your
heart.
t{l]a.vim '$.l -n,TIy.w h'wh.y -l;[ g;N;[.tih.w ? '$,Bil
5
Commit your
way to the
LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will
do it.
a.Wh.w wy'l'[ x;j.b.W '$,K.r;D h'wh.y -l;[ lw{G ? h,f][;y
6
He will
bring forth your
righteousness as the
light And your
judgment as the
noonday.
~Iy'r\h'C;K '$,j'P.vim.W '$,q.dic rw{a'k ayicw{h.w
7
Rest in the
LORD and
wait patiently for Him; Do not
fret because of him who
prospers in his
way, Because of the
man who
carries out
wicked schemes.
;xyil.c;m.B r;x.tiT -l;a w{l lelw{x.tih.w h'why;l ~w{D ? tw{Miz.m h,f{[ vyia.B w{K.r;D
8
Cease from
anger and
forsake wrath; Do not
fret; it leads
only to
evildoing.
;[er'h.l -.k;a r;x.tiT -l;a h'mex b{z][;w @;aem @,r,h
9
For
evildoers will be
cut off, But those who
wait for the
LORD, they will
inherit the
land.
h'Meh h'wh.y yew{q.w !.Wter'KIy ~yi[er.m -yiK ? #,r'a -.Wv.ryIy
10
Yet a
little while and the
wicked man will be
no more; And you will
look carefully for his
place and he will not be there.
w{mw{q.m -l;[ 'T.n;nw{B.tih.w ['v'r !yea.w j;[.m dw{[.w ? .WN,nyea.w
11
But the
humble will
inherit the
land And will
delight themselves in
abundant prosperity.
b{r -l;[ .Wg.N;[.tih.w #,r'a -.Wv.ryIy ~yiw'n][;w ? ~w{l'v
12
The
wicked plots against the
righteous And
gnashes at him with his
teeth.
wy'Niv wy'l'[ qer{x.w qyiD;C;l ['v'r ~em{z
13
The
Lord laughs at him, For He
sees his
day is
coming.
w{mw{y a{b'y -yiK h'a'r -yiK w{l -q;x.fIy y'n{d]a
14
The
wicked have
drawn the
sword and
bent their
bow To
cast down the
afflicted and the
needy, To
slay those
who are
upright in
conduct.
lyiP;h.l ~'T.v;q .Wk.r'd.w ~yi['v.r .Wx.t'P b,r,x ? .$,r'd -yer.vIy ;xw{b.jil !w{y.b,a.w yin'[
15
Their
sword will
enter their own
heart, And their
bows will be
broken.
h'n.r;b'ViT ~'tw{t.V;q.w ~'Bil.b aw{b'T ~'B.r;x
16
Better is the
little of the
righteous Than the
abundance of
many wicked.
~yiB;r ~yi['v.r !w{m]hem qyiD;C;l j;[.m -bw{j
17
For the
arms of the
wicked will be
broken, But the
LORD sustains the
righteous.
~yiqyiD;c .$emw{s.w h'n.r;b'ViT ~yi['v.r tw{[w{r.z yiK ? h'wh.y
18
The
LORD knows the
days of the
blameless, And their
inheritance will be
forever.
~'lw{[.l ~'t'l]x;n.w ~imyim.t yem.y h'wh.y ;[edw{y ? h,y.hiT
19
They will not be
ashamed in the
time of
evil, And in the
days of
famine they will
have abundance.
.W['B.fIy !w{b'[.r yemyib.W h'['r te[.B .Wv{bey -a{l
20
But the
wicked will
perish; And the
enemies of the
LORD will be like the
glory of the
pastures, They
vanish -like
smoke they
vanish away.
r;qyiK h'wh.y yeb.y{a.w .Wdeba{y ~yi['v.r yiK ? .Wl'K !'v'[,b .Wl'K ~yir'K
21
The
wicked borrows and does not
pay back, But the
righteous is
gracious and
gives.
!etw{n.w !enw{x qyiD;c.w ~eL;v.y a{l.w ['v'r h,w{l
22
For those
blessed by Him will
inherit the
land, But those
cursed by Him will be
cut off.
.Wter'KIy wy'l'LUq.m.W #,r'a .Wv.ryIy wy'k'r{b.m yiK
23
The
steps of a
man are
established by the
LORD, And He
delights in his
way.
#'P.x,y w{K.r;d.w .Wn'nw{K r,b,g -yed][.cim h'wh.yem
24
When he
falls, he will not be
hurled headlong,
Because the
LORD is the One who
holds his
hand.
.$emw{s h'wh.y -yiK l'j.Wy -a{l l{PIy -yiK ? w{d'y
25
I have
been young and
now I am
old, Yet I have not
seen the
righteous forsaken Or his
descendants begging bread.
yityia'r -a{l.w yiT.n;q'z -m;G yityIy'h r;[;n ? ~,x'l -v,Q;b.m w{[.r;z.w b'z/[,n qyiD;c
26
All day long he is
gracious and
lends, And his
descendants are a
blessing.
h'k'r.bil w{[.r;z.w h,w.l;m.W !enw{x ~w{Y;h -l'K
27
Depart from
evil and
do good, So you will
abide forever.
~'lw{[.l !{k.v.W bw{j -hef][;w ['rem r.Ws
28
For the
LORD loves justice And does not
forsake His
godly ones; They are
preserved forever, But the
descendants of the
wicked will be
cut off.
wy'dyis]x -t,a b{z][;y -a{l.w j'P.vim beh{a h'wh.y yiK ? t'r.kin ~yi['v.r [;r,z.w .Wr'm.vin ~'lw{[.l
29
The
righteous will
inherit the
land And
dwell in it
forever.
'hy,l'[ d;['l .Wn.K.vIy.w #,r'a -.Wv.ryIy ~yiqyiD;c
30
The
mouth of the
righteous utters wisdom, And his
tongue speaks justice.
reB;d.T w{nw{v.l.W h'm.k'x h,G.h,y qyiD;c -yiP ? j'P.vim
31
The
law of his
God is in his
heart; His
steps do not
slip.
wy'rUv]a d;[.mit a{l w{Bil.B wy'h{l/a t;rw{T
32
The
wicked spies upon the
righteous And
seeks to
kill him.
]w{tyim]h;l veQ;b.m.W qyiD;C;l ['v'r h,pw{c
33
The
LORD will not
leave him in his
hand Or let him be
condemned when he is
judged.
.WN,[yiv.r;y a{l.w w{d'y.b .WN,b.z;[;y -a{l h'wh.y ? w{j.p'Vih.B
34
Wait for the
LORD and
keep His
way, And He will
exalt you to
inherit the
land; When the
wicked are
cut off, you will
see it.
'$.mimw{ryiw w{K.r;D r{m.v.W h'wh.y -l,a he.W;q ? h,a.riT ~yi['v.r ter'Kih.B #,r'a t,v,r'l
35
I have
seen a
wicked,
violent man Spreading himself like a
luxuriant tree in its
native soil.
!'n][;r x'r.z,a.K h,r'[.tim.W #yir'[ ['v'r yityia'r
36
Then he
passed away, and
lo, he was
no more; I
sought for him, but he could not be
found.
a'c.min a{l.w .Whev.q;b]a'w .WN,nyea heNih.w r{b][;Y;w
37
Mark the
blameless man, and
behold the
upright; For the
man of
peace will have a
posterity.
vyia.l tyir]x;a -yiK r'v'y hea.r.W ~'T -r'm.v ? ~w{l'v
38
But
transgressors will be
altogether destroyed; The
posterity of the
wicked will be
cut off.
h't'r.kin ~yi['v.r tyir]x;a w'D.x;y .Wd.m.vin ~yi[.v{p.W
39
But the
salvation of the
righteous is from the
LORD; He is their
strength in
time of
trouble.
h'r'c te[.B ~'Z.W['m h'wh.yem ~yiqyiD;c t;[.Wv.t.W
40
The
LORD helps them and
delivers them; He
delivers them from the
wicked and
saves them,
Because they
take refuge in Him.
~yi['v.rem ~ej.L;p.y ~ej.L;p.y;w h'wh.y ~er.z.[;Y;w ? w{b .Ws'x -yiK ~e[yivw{y.w