1 Surely God is good to Israel, `Even' to such as are pure in heart.

1 מִזְמֹ֗ור לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אַ֤ךְ טֹ֭וב לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֱלֹהִ֗ים לְבָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב׃

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

2 וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט נָטוּי נָטָ֣יוּ רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן שֻׁפְּכָה שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃

3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

3 כִּֽי־קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּֽהֹולְלִ֑ים שְׁלֹ֖ום רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה׃

4 For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.

4 כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבֹּ֥ות לְמֹותָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃

5 They are not in trouble as `other' men; Neither are they plagued like `other' men.

5 בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנֹ֣ושׁ אֵינֵ֑מֹו וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃

6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

6 לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמֹו גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָףשִ֝֗־ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמֹו׃

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.

7 יָ֭צָא מֵחֵ֣לֶב עֵינֵ֑מֹו עָ֝בְר֗וּ מַשְׂכִּיֹּ֥ות לֵבָֽב׃

8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

8 יָמִ֤יקוּ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּרֹ֥ום יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

9 שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full `cup' are drained by them.

10 לָכֵ֤ן׀ יָשִׁיב יָשׁ֣וּב עַמֹּ֣ו הֲלֹ֑ם וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמֹו׃

11 And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

11 וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֹֽון׃

12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

12 הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י עֹ֝ולָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃

13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

13 אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּיֹ֣ון כַּפָּֽי׃

14 For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

14 וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום וְ֝תֹוכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃

15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

15 אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמֹ֑ו הִנֵּ֤ה דֹ֭ור בָּנֶ֣יךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃

16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

16 וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל הִיא ה֣וּא בְעֵינָֽי׃

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.

17 עַד־אָ֭בֹוא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵ֑ל אָ֝בִ֗ינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃

18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

18 אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקֹות תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מֹו הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֹֽות׃

19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

19 אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֹֽות׃

20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

20 כַּחֲלֹ֥ום מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָי בָּעִ֤יר׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃

21 For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

21 כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיֹותַ֗י אֶשְׁתֹּונָֽן׃

22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was `as' a beast before thee.

22 וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמֹ֗ות הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃

23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.

23 וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃

24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

24 בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְ֝אַחַ֗ר כָּבֹ֥וד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃

25 Whom have I in heaven `but thee'? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

25 מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃

26 My flesh and my heart faileth; `But' God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

26 כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעֹולָֽם׃

27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, `departing' from thee.

27 כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה כָּל־זֹונֶ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. Psalm 74 Maschil of Asaph.

28 וַאֲנִ֤י׀ קִֽרֲבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים לִ֫י־טֹ֥וב שַׁתִּ֤י׀ בַּאדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י לְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־מַלְאֲכֹותֶֽיךָ׃