א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃
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For the leader. Of the servant of the LORD, of David.
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For the Leader. [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD.
ב׳
נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃
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I know what Transgression says to the wicked;
he has no sense of the dread of God,
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Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks— There is no fear of God before his eyes.
נְאֻם פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי וְגוֹ׳. הֲרֵי זֶה מִקְרָא מְסֹרָס: יֵשׁ בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי, שֶׁהַפֶּשַׁע, הוּא יֵצֶר הָרָע, אוֹמֵר לָרָשָׁע שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו:
The word of the transgression to the wicked man, in the midst of my heart, etc. This is a transposed verse. I feel within my heart that the transgressioni.e., the evil inclinationsays to the wicked man that the fear of God should not be before his eyes.
וּבְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי. כְּאָדָם שֶׁאוֹמֵר: כִּמְדֻמֶּה אֲנִי:
in the midst of my heart Like a person who says, “It seems to me.”
ג׳
כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֺנ֣וֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא׃
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because its speech is seductive to him
till his iniquity be found out and he be hated.
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For it flattereth him in his eyes, Until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.
כִּי הֶחֱלִיק. הַפֶּשַׁע עַל הָרָשָׁע בַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת בְּעֵינָיו, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּמְצָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֶת עֲוֹנוֹ, לִשְׂנֹא אוֹתוֹ:
For it smoothed The transgression made smooth places appear to his eyes in order that the Holy One, blessed be He, find his iniquity to hate him.
ד׳
דִּבְרֵי־פִ֭יו אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל לְהֵיטִֽיב׃
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His words are evil and deceitful;
he will not consider doing good.
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The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; He hath left off to be wise, to do good.
חָדַל לְהַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵיטִיב. מָנַע עַצְמוֹ מֵהַשְׂכִּיל, לְהֵיטִיב מַעֲשָׂיו:
he refrained from learning to improve He refrained from contemplating to improve his deeds.
ה׳
אָ֤וֶן ׀ יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל־מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ יִ֭תְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֑וֹב רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א יִמְאָֽס׃
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In bed he plots mischief;
he is set on a path of no good,
he does not reject evil.
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He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
יִתְיַצֵּב עַל דֶּרֶךְ לֹא טוֹב. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא נָתַן לְפָנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַטּוֹב וְדֶרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת, וְהוּא בּוֹחֵר לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ לֹא טוֹב:
he stands on a way that is not good The Holy One, blessed be He, placed before him the good way and the way of death, yet he chooses for himself a way that is not good.
ו׳
יְ֭הוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃
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O LORD, Your faithfulness reaches to heaven;
Your steadfastness to the sky;
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Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.
ה׳ בַּשָּׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ. בִּשְׁבִיל רְשָׁעִים הַלָּלוּ אַתָּה מְסַלֵּק חֶסֶד מִן הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים, וּמַגְבִּיהַּ אֱמוּנָתְךָ עַד שְׁחָקִים לְסַלְּקָהּ מִבְּנֵי אָדָם:
O Lord, Your kindness is in the heavens Because of these wicked men, You remove [Your] kindness from the earth creatures and raise up Your faith until the sky to remove it from the sons of men.
ז׳
צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃
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Your beneficence is like the high mountains;
Your justice like the great deep;
man and beast You deliver, O LORD.
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Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; Man and beast Thou preservest, O LORD.
צִדְקָתְךָ. יְקָרָה מִן הַבְּרִיּוֹת כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל, בִּשְׁבִיל מַעֲשֵׂי הָרְשָׁעִים, וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ בָּאִים לָעוֹלָם עַד תְּהוֹם רַבָּה (ויקרא רבה כז:א). דָּבָר אַחֵר: צִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל מִי שֶׁאַתָּה רוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה עִמּוֹ, אַתָּה מַגְבִּיהוֹ וּמְתַקְּפוֹ כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל, לְשׁוֹן תּוֹקֶף, כְּמוֹ (יחזקאל יז:יג) ״וְאֶת אֵילֵי הָאָרֶץ לָקָח״:
Your charity is as scarce to the creatures as the mighty mountains because of the deeds of the wicked, and Your judgments come upon the world until the vast deep. Another explanation: Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains The one with whom You wish to deal charitably, You raise up and strengthen like the mighty mountains. אל is an expression of strength, as (in Ezek. 17: 13): “and he has taken away the mighty of (אילי) the land.”
מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה. מִי שֶׁאַתָּה רוֹצֶה לָדוּן אוֹתוֹ וְלִיקַּח נִקְמָתְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ, אַתָּה מוֹרִידוֹ עַד תְּהוֹם רַבָּה:
Your judgments are the vast deep Whomever You wish to judge, and wreak vengeance upon, You humble him to the vast deep.
מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ. יוּשְׁטִיצָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז:
Your judgments Heb. משפטיך, joustiza in Old French, justice.
אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה תּוֹשִׁיעַ ה׳. בְּנֵי אָדָם שֶׁהֵם עֲרוּמִים בְּדַעַת כְּאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן וּמְשִׂימִין עַצְמָן כַּבְּהֵמָה בַּעֲנָוָה, תּוֹשִׁיעַ ה׳:
You save both man and beast People who are as astute as Adam, but who make themselves as humble as beasts, You save, O Lord.
ח׳
מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃
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How precious is Your faithful care, O God!
Mankind shelters in the shadow of Your wings.
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How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.
מַה יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ. אֵינוֹ כְּדַאי לְהִמָּשֵׁךְ עַל הָרְשָׁעִים הַלָּלוּ, אֲבָל בְּנֵי אָדָם אֲשֶׁר בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ יֶחֱסָיוּן הֵם יִרְוְיוּן מִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתֶךָ וְגוֹ׳:
How precious is Your kindness It is not fitting that it be extended to these wicked, but the children of men who take refuge in the shadow of Your wingsthey will be sated from the fat of Your house, etc.
ט׳
יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃
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They feast on the rich fare of Your house;
You let them drink at Your refreshing stream.
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They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; And Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.
י׳
כִּֽי־עִ֭מְּךָ מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר׃
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With You is the fountain of life;
by Your light do we see light.
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For with Thee is the fountain of life; In Thy light do we see light.
י"א
מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
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Bestow Your faithful care on those devoted to You,
and Your beneficence on upright men.
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O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; And Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
י"ב
אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃
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Let not the foot of the arrogant tread on me,
or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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Let not the foot of pride overtake me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
אַל תְּבוֹאֵנִי רֶגֶל גַּאֲוָה. אַל תָּבוֹא עִמִּי רֶגֶל הָרְשָׁעִים הַלָּלוּ בְּעֵת קִבּוּל שָׂכָר לִהְיוֹת חֶלְקָם עִם הַצַּדִּיקִים, (לשון חלק אהלא פרט״יאה בלע״ז ס״א אינו):
Let the foot of haughtiness not come with me Let the foot of these wicked men not come with me at the time of the reception of reward, [because] their lot should [not] be with the righteous.
וְיַד רְשָׁעִים אַל תְּנִדֵנִי. מִמְּקוֹמִי בְּבוֹאִי לִירַשׁ מִשְׁנֶה, חֶלְקִי וְחֶלְקוֹ (שֶׁל רָשָׁע) בַּטּוֹבָה, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיהו סא:ז): ״לָכֵן בְּאַרְצָם מִשְׁנֶה יִירָשׁוּ״. וְאָז:
neither shall the hand of the wicked cause me to wander from my place when I return to inherit a double [portion]: my portion and the portion of the wicked man, in the goodness, as the matter that is stated (in Isa. 61:7): “Therefore, in their land they shall inherit twofold.” And then...
י"ג
שָׁ֣ם נָ֭פְלוּ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן דֹּ֝ח֗וּ וְלֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ קֽוּם׃
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There lie the evildoers, fallen,
thrust down, unable to rise.
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There are the workers of iniquity fallen; They are thrust down, and are not able to rise.
שָׁם נָפְלוּ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן. שָׁם יָבִינוּ בְּמַפַּלְתָּם, וְשָׁם דֹּחוּ וְלֹא יָכְלוּ קוּם:
There the workers of iniquity have fallen There they will understand their downfall, and there they were thrust away and were unable to rise.