תהילים י׳
Psalms 10
Hebrew
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃ בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃ כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ ׀ יְהֹוָֽה׃ רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹ֑שׁ אֵ֥ין אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים כׇּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ יָ֘חִ֤ילוּ דְרָכָ֨ו ׀ בְּכׇל־עֵ֗ת מָר֣וֹם מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ כׇּל־צ֝וֹרְרָ֗יו יָפִ֥יחַ בָּהֶֽם׃ אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּ֑וֹט לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃ אָלָ֤ה ׀ פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃ יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּמַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹ֣ג נָקִ֑י עֵ֝ינָ֗יו לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ יֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמׇשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ (ודכה) [יִדְכֶּ֥ה] יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו (חלכאים) [חֵ֣ל כָּאִֽים]׃ אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃ קוּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח (עניים) [עֲנָוִֽים]׃ עַל־מֶ֤ה ׀ נִאֵ֖ץ רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָמַ֥ר בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ רָאִ֡תָה כִּי־אַתָּ֤ה ׀ עָ֘מָ֤ל וָכַ֨עַס ׀ תַּבִּיט֮ לָתֵ֢ת בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ עָ֭לֶיךָ יַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵלֵ֑כָה יָ֝ת֗וֹם אַתָּ֤ה ׀ הָיִ֬יתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃ שְׁ֭בֹר זְר֣וֹעַ רָשָׁ֑ע וָ֝רָ֗ע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁע֥וֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃ יְהֹוָ֣ה מֶ֭לֶךְ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד אָבְד֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ תַּאֲוַ֬ת עֲנָוִ֣ים שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ יְהֹוָ֑ה תָּכִ֥ין לִ֝בָּ֗ם תַּקְשִׁ֥יב אׇזְנֶֽךָ׃ לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ {פ}
English Translation
Why, O ETERNAL One, do You stand aloof,
heedless in times of trouble? The wicked in their arrogance hound the lowly—
may they be caught in the schemes they devise!amay they be caught in the schemes they devise Or “they (i.e., the lowly) are caught by the schemes they devised.” The wicked crow about their unbridled lusts;
the grasping revile and scorn GOD. The wicked, arrogant as they are,
in all their scheming [think],bThe wicked crow … their scheming [think] Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
“God does not carecGod does not care Lit. “There is no God.”
and does not call to account.”dClauses transposed for clarity. Their ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are far beyond them;
they snort at all their foes. Such people think, “I shall not be shaken,
through all time never be in trouble.” Their mouth is full of oaths, deceit, and fraud;
mischief and evil are under their tongue. They lurk in outlying places;
from a covert they slay the innocent;
their eyes spy out the hapless. They wait in a covert like a lion in a lair;
wait to seize the lowly;
they seize the lowly as they pull their net shut; they stoop, they crouch,
and the hapless fall prey to their might.eand the hapless fall prey to their might Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They think, “God is not mindful,
the divine face is hidden and never looks.” Rise, O ETERNAL One!
Strike at them,fStrike at them Lit. “Lift Your hand.” O God!
Do not forget the lowly. Why should the wicked scorn God,
thinking You do not call to account? You do look!
You take note of mischief and vexation!
To requite is in Your power.gTo requite is in Your power Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
To You the hapless can entrust themselves;
You have ever been the orphans’ help. O break the power of the wicked and evildoers,
so that when You look forhlook for A play on darash, which in vv. 4 and 13 means “to call to account.” their wickedness
You will find it no more. GOD is sovereign for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from thisithis Heb. “His.” land. You will listen to the entreaty of the lowly, O ETERNAL One,
You will make their hearts firm;
You will incline Your ear to champion the orphan and the downtrodden,
that mere earthly mortals tyrannize no more.jthat mere earthly mortals tyrannize no more Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
heedless in times of trouble? The wicked in their arrogance hound the lowly—
may they be caught in the schemes they devise!amay they be caught in the schemes they devise Or “they (i.e., the lowly) are caught by the schemes they devised.” The wicked crow about their unbridled lusts;
the grasping revile and scorn GOD. The wicked, arrogant as they are,
in all their scheming [think],bThe wicked crow … their scheming [think] Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
“God does not carecGod does not care Lit. “There is no God.”
and does not call to account.”dClauses transposed for clarity. Their ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are far beyond them;
they snort at all their foes. Such people think, “I shall not be shaken,
through all time never be in trouble.” Their mouth is full of oaths, deceit, and fraud;
mischief and evil are under their tongue. They lurk in outlying places;
from a covert they slay the innocent;
their eyes spy out the hapless. They wait in a covert like a lion in a lair;
wait to seize the lowly;
they seize the lowly as they pull their net shut; they stoop, they crouch,
and the hapless fall prey to their might.eand the hapless fall prey to their might Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They think, “God is not mindful,
the divine face is hidden and never looks.” Rise, O ETERNAL One!
Strike at them,fStrike at them Lit. “Lift Your hand.” O God!
Do not forget the lowly. Why should the wicked scorn God,
thinking You do not call to account? You do look!
You take note of mischief and vexation!
To requite is in Your power.gTo requite is in Your power Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
To You the hapless can entrust themselves;
You have ever been the orphans’ help. O break the power of the wicked and evildoers,
so that when You look forhlook for A play on darash, which in vv. 4 and 13 means “to call to account.” their wickedness
You will find it no more. GOD is sovereign for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from thisithis Heb. “His.” land. You will listen to the entreaty of the lowly, O ETERNAL One,
You will make their hearts firm;
You will incline Your ear to champion the orphan and the downtrodden,
that mere earthly mortals tyrannize no more.jthat mere earthly mortals tyrannize no more Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
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Psalms
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Tanach
Reference
Psalms 10
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