1 Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.

1 מִזְמֹ֗ור לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אַ֤ךְ טֹ֭וב לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֱלֹהִ֗ים לְבָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב׃

2 But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

2 וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט נָטוּי נָטָ֣יוּ רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן שֻׁפְּכָה שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃

3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

3 כִּֽי־קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּֽהֹולְלִ֑ים שְׁלֹ֖ום רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה׃

4 For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.

4 כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבֹּ֥ות לְמֹותָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃

5 They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.

5 בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנֹ֣ושׁ אֵינֵ֑מֹו וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃

6 For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

6 לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמֹו גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָףשִ֝֗־ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמֹו׃

7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

7 יָ֭צָא מֵחֵ֣לֶב עֵינֵ֑מֹו עָ֝בְר֗וּ מַשְׂכִּיֹּ֥ות לֵבָֽב׃

8 Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.

8 יָמִ֤יקוּ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּרֹ֥ום יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

9 שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

10 For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

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

11 And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

11 וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֹֽון׃

12 Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.

12 הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י עֹ֝ולָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃

13 As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

13 אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּיֹ֣ון כַּפָּֽי׃

14 For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.

14 וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום וְ֝תֹוכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃

15 If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

15 אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמֹ֑ו הִנֵּ֤ה דֹ֭ור בָּנֶ֣יךָ בָגָֽדְתִּי׃

16 When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;

16 וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל הִיא ה֣וּא בְעֵינָֽי׃

17 Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.

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

18 You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

18 אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקֹות תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מֹו הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֹֽות׃

19 How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

19 אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֹֽות׃

20 As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.

20 כַּחֲלֹ֥ום מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָי בָּעִ֤יר׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃

21 My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:

21 כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיֹותַ֗י אֶשְׁתֹּונָֽן׃

22 As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.

22 וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמֹ֗ות הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ׃

23 But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.

23 וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃

24 Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

24 בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְ֝אַחַ֗ר כָּבֹ֥וד תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃

25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

25 מִי־לִ֥י בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃

26 My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

26 כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעֹולָֽם׃

27 For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.

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

28 But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

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