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לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לידיתון [לִֽידוּת֗וּן] מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

2

אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַי֮ מֵחֲט֪וֹא בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְפִ֥י מַחְס֑וֹם בְּעֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃

I resolved I would watch my step lest I offend by my speech; I would keep my mouth muzzled while the wicked man was in my presence.

3

נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִטּ֑וֹב וּכְאֵבִ֥י נֶעְכָּֽר׃

I was dumb, silent; I was very still while my pain was intense.

4

חַם־לִבִּ֨י ׀ בְּקִרְבִּ֗י בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י תִבְעַר־אֵ֑שׁ דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃

My mind was in a rage, my thoughts were all aflame; I spoke out:

5

הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃

Tell me, O LORD, what my term is, what is the measure of my days; I would know how fleeting my life is.

6

הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃

You have made my life just handbreadths long; its span is as nothing in Your sight; no man endures any longer than a breath. Selah.

7

אַךְ־בְּצֶ֤לֶם ׀ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִ֗ישׁ אַךְ־הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַ֥ע מִי־אֹסְפָֽם׃

Man walks about as a mere shadow; mere futility is his hustle and bustle, amassing and not knowing who will gather in.

8

וְעַתָּ֣ה מַה־קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י לְךָ֣ הִֽיא׃

What, then, can I count on, O Lord? In You my hope lies.

9

מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַ֥י הַצִּילֵ֑נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת נָ֝בָ֗ל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the butt of the benighted.

10

נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃

I am dumb, I do not speak up, for it is Your doing.

11

הָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י נִגְעֶ֑ךָ מִתִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי׃

Take away Your plague from me; I perish from Your blows.

12

בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

You chastise a man in punishment for his sin, consuming like a moth what he treasures. No man is more than a breath.Selah.

13

שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י ׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י ׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃

Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my cry; do not disregard my tears; for like all my forebears I am an alien, resident with You.

14

הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְאַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

Look away from me, that I may recover, before I pass away and am gone.

מִזְמ֖וֹר לְדָוִ֣ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃

A psalm of David. Lehazkir.

2

יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃

O LORD, do not punish me in wrath; do not chastise me in fury.

3

כִּֽי־חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃

For Your arrows have struck me; Your blows have fallen upon me.

4

אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, no wholeness in my bones because of my sin.

5

כִּ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי עָבְר֣וּ רֹאשִׁ֑י כְּמַשָּׂ֥א כָ֝בֵ֗ד יִכְבְּד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are like a heavy burden, more than I can bear.

6

הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃

My wounds stink and fester because of my folly.

7

נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי שַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם קֹדֵ֥ר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃

I am all bent and bowed; I walk about in gloom all day long.

8

כִּֽי־כְ֭סָלַי מָלְא֣וּ נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃

For my sinews are full of fever; there is no soundness in my flesh.

9

נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַ֥ת לִבִּֽי׃

I am all benumbed and crushed; I roar because of the turmoil in my mind.

10

אֲ‍ֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃

O Lord, You are aware of all my entreaties; my groaning is not hidden from You.

11

לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַ֥י גַּם־הֵ֝֗ם אֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃

My mind reels; my strength fails me; my eyes too have lost their luster.

12

אֹֽהֲבַ֨י ׀ וְרֵעַ֗י מִנֶּ֣גֶד נִגְעִ֣י יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י מֵרָחֹ֥ק עָמָֽדוּ׃

My friends and companions stand back from my affliction; my kinsmen stand far off.

13

וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י רָ֭עָתִי דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃

Those who seek my life lay traps; those who wish me harm speak malice; they utter deceit all the time.

14

וַאֲנִ֣י כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃

But I am like a deaf man, unhearing, like a dumb man who cannot speak up;

15

וָאֱהִ֗י כְּ֭אִישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְאֵ֥ין בְּ֝פִ֗יו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃

I am like one who does not hear, who has no retort on his lips.

16

כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי אַתָּ֥ה תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהָֽי׃

But I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord, my God.

17

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃

For I fear they will rejoice over me; when my foot gives way they will vaunt themselves against me.

18

כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי לְצֶ֣לַע נָכ֑וֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃

For I am on the verge of collapse; my pain is always with me.

19

כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

I acknowledge my iniquity; I am fearful over my sin;

20

וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי חַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּ וְרַבּ֖וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י שָֽׁקֶר׃

for my mortal enemies are numerous; my treacherous foes are many.

21

וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת רדופי־[רָֽדְפִי־] טֽוֹב׃

Those who repay evil for good harass me for pursuing good.

22

אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

Do not abandon me, O LORD; my God, be not far from me;

23

ח֥וּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃

hasten to my aid, O Lord, my deliverance.

Psalms 37

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בְּעֹשֵׂ֥י עַוְלָֽה׃

ב כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃

ג בְּטַ֣ח בַּֽ֭יהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב שְׁכָן־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה׃

ד וְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג עַל־יְהוָ֑ה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְ֝ךָ֗ מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת לִבֶּֽךָ׃

ה גּ֣וֹל עַל־יְהוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֝לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

ו וְהוֹצִ֣יא כָא֣וֹר צִדְקֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃

ז דּ֤וֹם ׀ לַיהוָה֮ וְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫ל ל֥וֹ אַל־תִּ֭תְחַר בְּמַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ בְּ֝אִ֗ישׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְזִמּֽוֹת׃

ח הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭אַף וַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל־תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר אַךְ־לְהָרֵֽעַ׃

ט כִּֽי־מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְקֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃

י וְע֣וֹד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

יא וַעֲנָוִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּ עַל־רֹ֥ב שָׁלֽוֹם׃

יב זֹמֵ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וְחֹרֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו שִׁנָּֽיו׃

יג אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־ל֑וֹ כִּֽי־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יוֹמֽוֹ׃

יד חֶ֤רֶב ׀ פָּֽתְח֣וּ רְשָׁעִים֮ וְדָרְכ֪וּ קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם לְ֭הַפִּיל עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃

טו חַ֭רְבָּם תָּב֣וֹא בְלִבָּ֑ם וְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗ם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃

טז טוֹב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹן רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃

יז כִּ֤י זְרוֹע֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃

יח יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃

יט לֹֽא־יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָב֣וֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃

כ כִּ֤י רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ יֹאבֵ֗דוּ וְאֹיְבֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה כִּיקַ֣ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּל֖וּ בֶעָשָׁ֣ן כָּֽלוּ׃

כא לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק חוֹנֵ֥ן וְנוֹתֵֽן׃

כב כִּ֣י מְ֭בֹרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃

כג מֵ֭יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כּוֹנָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכּ֥וֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃

כד כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סוֹמֵ֥ךְ יָדֽוֹ׃

כה נַ֤עַר ׀ הָיִ֗יתִי גַּם־זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָ֭אִיתִי צַדִּ֣יק נֶעֱזָ֑ב וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃

כו כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ לִבְרָכָֽה׃

כז ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֗וֹב וּשְׁכֹ֥ן לְעוֹלָֽם׃

כח כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃

כט צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ׃

ל פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ תְּדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

לא תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבּ֑וֹ לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָיו׃

לב צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃

לג יְ֭הוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃

לד קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכּ֗וֹ וִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

לה רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃

לו וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא׃

לז שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃

לח וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה׃

לט וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃

מ וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם כִּי־חָ֥סוּ בֽוֹ׃

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1 Of David. Do not be vexed by evil men; do not be incensed by wrongdoers;

2 for they soon wither like grass, like verdure fade away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good, abide in the land and remain loyal.

4 Seek the favor of the LORD, and He will grant you the desires of your heart.

5 Leave all to the LORD; trust in Him; He will do it.

6 He will cause your vindication to shine forth like the light, the justice of your case, like the noonday sun.

7 Be patient and wait for the LORD, do not be vexed by the prospering man who carries out his schemes.

8 Give up anger, abandon fury, do not be vexed; it can only do harm.

9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who look to the LORD— they shall inherit the land.

10 A little longer and there will be no wicked man; you will look at where he was— he will be gone.

11 But the lowly shall inherit the land, and delight in abundant well-being.

12 The wicked man schemes against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him.

13 The Lord laughs at him, for He knows that his day will come.

14 The wicked draw their swords, bend their bows, to bring down the lowly and needy, to slaughter upright men.

15 Their swords shall pierce their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous man has than the great abundance of the wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD is the support of the righteous.

18 The LORD is concerned for the needs of the blameless; their portion lasts forever;

19 they shall not come to grief in bad times; in famine, they shall eat their fill.

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like meadow grass consumed in smoke.

21 The wicked man borrows and does not repay; the righteous is generous and keeps giving.

22 Those blessed by Him shall inherit the land, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are made firm by the LORD, when He delights in his way.

24 Though he stumbles, he does not fall down, for the LORD gives him support.

25 I have been young and am now old, but I have never seen a righteous man abandoned, or his children seeking bread.

26 He is always generous, and lends, and his children are held blessed.

27 Shun evil and do good, and you shall abide forever.

28 For the LORD loves what is right, He does not abandon His faithful ones. They are preserved forever, while the children of the wicked will be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and abide forever in it.

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is right.

31 The teaching of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.

32 The wicked watches for the righteous, seeking to put him to death;

33 the LORD will not abandon him to his power; He will not let him be condemned in judgment.

34 Look to the LORD and keep to His way, and He will raise you high that you may inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

35 I saw a wicked man, powerful, well-rooted like a robust native tree.

36 Suddenly he vanished and was gone; I sought him, but he was not to be found.

37 Mark the blameless, note the upright, for there is a future for the man of integrity.

38 But transgressors shall be utterly destroyed, the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 The deliverance of the righteous comes from the LORD, their stronghold in time of trouble.

40 The LORD helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and delivers them, for they seek refuge in Him.

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1 Of David. Do not be vexed by evil men; do not be incensed by wrongdoers;

2 for they soon wither like grass, like verdure fade away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good, abide in the land and remain loyal.

4 Seek the favor of the LORD, and He will grant you the desires of your heart.

5 Leave all to the LORD; trust in Him; He will do it.

6 He will cause your vindication to shine forth like the light, the justice of your case, like the noonday sun.

7 Be patient and wait for the LORD, do not be vexed by the prospering man who carries out his schemes.

8 Give up anger, abandon fury, do not be vexed; it can only do harm.

9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who look to the LORD— they shall inherit the land.

10 A little longer and there will be no wicked man; you will look at where he was— he will be gone.

11 But the lowly shall inherit the land, and delight in abundant well-being.

12 The wicked man schemes against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him.

13 The Lord laughs at him, for He knows that his day will come.

14 The wicked draw their swords, bend their bows, to bring down the lowly and needy, to slaughter upright men.

15 Their swords shall pierce their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous man has than the great abundance of the wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD is the support of the righteous.

18 The LORD is concerned for the needs of the blameless; their portion lasts forever;

19 they shall not come to grief in bad times; in famine, they shall eat their fill.

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like meadow grass consumed in smoke.

21 The wicked man borrows and does not repay; the righteous is generous and keeps giving.

22 Those blessed by Him shall inherit the land, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are made firm by the LORD, when He delights in his way.

24 Though he stumbles, he does not fall down, for the LORD gives him support.

25 I have been young and am now old, but I have never seen a righteous man abandoned, or his children seeking bread.

26 He is always generous, and lends, and his children are held blessed.

27 Shun evil and do good, and you shall abide forever.

28 For the LORD loves what is right, He does not abandon His faithful ones. They are preserved forever, while the children of the wicked will be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and abide forever in it.

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is right.

31 The teaching of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.

32 The wicked watches for the righteous, seeking to put him to death;

33 the LORD will not abandon him to his power; He will not let him be condemned in judgment.

34 Look to the LORD and keep to His way, and He will raise you high that you may inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

35 I saw a wicked man, powerful, well-rooted like a robust native tree.

36 Suddenly he vanished and was gone; I sought him, but he was not to be found.

37 Mark the blameless, note the upright, for there is a future for the man of integrity.

38 But transgressors shall be utterly destroyed, the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 The deliverance of the righteous comes from the LORD, their stronghold in time of trouble.

40 The LORD helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and delivers them, for they seek refuge in Him.

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃

For the leader. Of the servant of the LORD, of David.

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נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

I know what Transgression says to the wicked; he has no sense of the dread of God,

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כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֺנ֣וֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא׃

because its speech is seductive to him till his iniquity be found out and he be hated.

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דִּבְרֵי־פִ֭יו אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל לְהֵיטִֽיב׃

His words are evil and deceitful; he will not consider doing good.

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אָ֤וֶן ׀ יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל־מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ יִ֭תְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֑וֹב רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א יִמְאָֽס׃

In bed he plots mischief; he is set on a path of no good, he does not reject evil.

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יְ֭הוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃

O LORD, Your faithfulness reaches to heaven; Your steadfastness to the sky;

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צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃

Your beneficence is like the high mountains; Your justice like the great deep; man and beast You deliver, O LORD.

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מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃

How precious is Your faithful care, O God! Mankind shelters in the shadow of Your wings.

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יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃

They feast on the rich fare of Your house; You let them drink at Your refreshing stream.

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כִּֽי־עִ֭מְּךָ מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר׃

With You is the fountain of life; by Your light do we see light.

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מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

Bestow Your faithful care on those devoted to You, and Your beneficence on upright men.

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אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃

Let not the foot of the arrogant tread on me, or the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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שָׁ֣ם נָ֭פְלוּ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן דֹּ֝ח֗וּ וְלֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ קֽוּם׃

There lie the evildoers, fallen, thrust down, unable to rise.

Of David. O LORD, strive with my adversaries, give battle to my foes,

2 take up shield and buckler, and come to my defense;

3 ready the spear and javelin against my pursuers; tell me, “I am your deliverance.”

4 Let those who seek my life be frustrated and put to shame; let those who plan to harm me fall back in disgrace.

5 Let them be as chaff in the wind, the LORD’s angel driving them on.

6 Let their path be dark and slippery, with the LORD’s angel in pursuit.

7 For without cause they hid a net to trap me; without cause they dug a pit for me.

8 Let disaster overtake them unawares; let the net they hid catch them; let them fall into it when disaster [strikes].

9 Then shall I exult in the LORD, rejoice in His deliverance.

10 All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like You? You save the poor from one stronger than he, the poor and needy from his despoiler.”

11 Malicious witnesses appear who question me about things I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good, [seeking] my bereavement.

13 Yet, when they were ill, my dress was sackcloth, I kept a fast— may what I prayed for happen to me!

14 I walked about as though it were my friend or my brother; I was bowed with gloom, like one mourning for his mother.

15 But when I stumble, they gleefully gather; wretches gather against me, I know not why; they tear at me without end.

16 With impious, mocking grimace they gnash their teeth at me.

17 O Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their attacks, my precious life, from the lions,

18 that I may praise You in a great congregation, acclaim You in a mighty throng.

19 Let not my treacherous enemies rejoice over me, or those who hate me without reason wink their eyes.

20 For they do not offer amity, but devise fraudulent schemes against harmless folk.

21 They open wide their mouths at me, saying, “Aha, aha, we have seen it!”

22 You have seen it, O LORD; do not hold aloof! O Lord, be not far from me!

23 Wake, rouse Yourself for my cause, for my claim, O my God and my Lord!

24 Take up my cause, O LORD my God, as You are beneficent, and let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not think, “Aha, just what we wished!” Let them not say, “We have destroyed him!”

26 May those who rejoice at my misfortune be frustrated and utterly disgraced; may those who vaunt themselves over me be clad in frustration and shame.

27 May those who desire my vindication sing forth joyously; may they always say, “Extolled be the LORD who desires the well-being of His servant,”

28 while my tongue shall recite Your beneficent acts, Your praises all day long.

Tehilim: Chanukah Special, Seeing God in a Thank You

Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire TANACH one perek at a time. I’m Rabbi Shaya Sussman, sharing words of chizuk and emunah as they relate to Tehilim, tefilah, and Chanukah.

The days of Chanukah are days of hoda’ah- gratitude. We give thanks to Hashem for all He’s done for us both as a collective nation and as specific individuals. During the Haneros Halalu prayer immediately after lighting the menorah, we say that the eight days of Chanukah were established k’dey lahodos u’lahallel es Shimcha hagadol - to express gratitude and thanks to God’s great Name.

Rebbe Nachman explains, in his sefer Lekutei Maran, that the more you give thanks to someone, the closer you are to that person. By recognizing and appreciating the goodness that person did for you, the closer the relationship becomes.

When we give hoda’a to Hashem, the Master of the world, therefore, the closer we become to Him. The more you recognize Him, the more you can feel His Presence.

Expressing your feelings of gratitude for all that God has done for you has the power to lift you up and allow you to feel a taste of the pleasure of Olam Haba, the World to Come. The more you thank Hashem, the closer you become to Him and His Divine light. Olam Haba is when we’ll truly recognize Hashem and bask in His Divine Splendor, feel the true pleasure of His goodness, and feel the healing rays of His Light.

By thanking Hashem for everything therefore, no matter how small, you can have Olam Haba in Olam Hazeh, tasting from the World to Come in this world! Speak to God about every tiny detail in your life, constantly giving Him thanks for the millions of good things He’s done for you from the day you were born until this very moment.

This is what we say during the Modim tefilah in the Shmoneh Esrei. We thank Hashem for all the miracles that He does for us every day, and for the goodness that we receive at every moment. What is the only goodness that we have at every moment? Our hearts are beating, we are alive!

In Lekutey Halachos, Rav Nosson explains that this approach to giving thanks to God is really an amazing path to come close to Him. This world is full of bitterness and suffering, life can be so hard, and you can feel so far from Hashem, the Source of all life. Every day can be filled with suffering, with no peace of mind and no rest.

Giving thanks, therefore, is really major because you can immediately remind yourself of all the goodness God has done, beginning with your ancestors.

The Medrash tells us that in the future all the korbanos, sacrifices, will no longer be brought except for the Korban Todah, the sacrifice expressing thanks and gratitude!

At the time of Chanuka, we were completely dejected, feeling as if God had left us, but He performed a miracle for us. Not only did we win the war and find pure oil, but that oil lasted for eight days.

We were overwhelmed with joy, happiness, and feelings of closeness to God. We recognized that He had really been with us the entire time.

Now we can understand why this was the last holiday that Chazal instituted before Am Yisrael went into galus. It enables us to look at all that God has done for us on both national and individual levels. From this we can learn the art of hoda’a, thanking God, which will fill us with the strength that we need to deal with the everyday challenges of life and to survive in exile.

This Chanukah, may we merit experiencing Olam Habah in Olam Hazeh, to begin giving proper hoda’a to Hashem. May the world be filled with the knowledge of God like the waters that cover the earth, and may we see the Menorah in the 3rd temple, lit and rebuilt for all to see.

Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day.

Tehilim: Chanukah Special, Chanukah and the Black Abyss.

The Torah begins with:

בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃

When God began to create heaven and earth—the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the abyss and a wind from God sweeping over the water…

Chazal explain that the words וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹThe earth was unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the tahom- abyss are reference to the four exiles that will take place throughout the course of world history.

The last of the expressions is the word tahom, black abyss. Tahom means a never ending pit, something that is so long, so dark, that you can never reach the bottom of it.

Chazal continue to explain that tahom corresponds to the last galus, Edom, the exile in which we’re currently living. This galus has been longer and darker than all of the previous ones. It seems as if it has no end. We’ve been over 2,000 years without a Beis Hamikdash. No altar, no Kohanim, no menorah.

The amount of suffering on both national and individual levels has been immeasurable. Today it’s less about the physical persecution, but more about our mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering. Many people are riddled with anxiety, depression, marital issues, and just holding themselves together with a modicum of basic middos, trying to make an honest living and get through the day. Nothing ever seems to go as planned, and it often feels as if there’s no end to the amount of suffering one can experience.

It’s important to add that on Chanukah, the Greeks didn’t actually destroy the Beis Hamikdash. They just made everything in it tamai – ritually impure. They didn’t physically persecute us; it was primarily a war on our minds and souls, to weigh us down with emotional and spiritual grief. They wanted to destroy the Kedushas Yehudi – Purity of being a Jew!

This is the tahom – black abyss of Edom.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov explains that we have one main weapon that Hashem has given us to counteract the never-ending exile of Edom—hisbodedus,– personal prayer. There is no end to how much we can cry out, plead, and beg God for whatever it is we struggle. There is no end to how much we can speak to Hashem.

There is a finite amount of Torah that one can learn. It’s theoretically possible to learn the entire Tanach, Gemarah, Shulchan Aruch, Poskim, Medrash, Zohar, and Kisvey Arizal.

With personal prayer, however, there are no limits to how much we can express ourselves to God, the Source of all life. There is no end to how much we can ask for emunah, to feel strong, secure and confident, to beg God to draw us close and for Him to shine His Divine light on us, to pour out our hearts and express all of our desires, to beg for forgiveness and ask for help to end our suffering.

Through Tehilim we are privy to Dovid’s emotional world and life. This cannot be overstated: Dovid spoke to the Creator about everything in his personal life. Dovid wrote Tehilim to train and teach every single one of us how to gain a personal, intimate relationship with the Almighty God.

We need this daily time every day to counteract the tahom of Edom.

May we merit having deep emunah that galus Edom is winding down, that the power of our personal prayers counteracts its dark abyss. As we say in Maoz Tzur:

O mighty stronghold of my salvation, it’s so pleasant to praise You. Please, restore my House of Prayer and there we will bring a thanksgiving offering when You will have prepared the altar. Then I’ll finish my song to You at the inauguration of the 3rd Beis Hamikdash.

Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day.

לְדָוִ֗ד בְּשַׁנּוֹת֣וֹ אֶת־טַ֭עְמוֹ לִפְנֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַֽ֝יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗הוּ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃

Of David, when he feigned madness in the presence of Abimelech, who turned him out, and he left.

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אֲבָרֲכָ֣ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת תָּ֝מִ֗יד תְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹ בְּפִֽי׃

I bless the LORD at all times; praise of Him is ever in my mouth.

3

בַּ֭יהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל נַפְשִׁ֑י יִשְׁמְע֖וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃

I glory in the LORD; let the lowly hear it and rejoice.

4

גַּדְּל֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑י וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמ֣וֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃

Exalt the LORD with me; let us extol His name together.

5

דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה וְעָנָ֑נִי וּמִכָּל־מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗י הִצִּילָֽנִי׃

I turned to the LORD, and He answered me; He saved me from all my terrors.

6

הִבִּ֣יטוּ אֵלָ֣יו וְנָהָ֑רוּ וּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃

Men look to Him and are radiant; let their faces not be downcast.

7

זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃

Here was a lowly man who called, and the LORD listened, and delivered him from all his troubles.

8

חֹנֶ֤ה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֓ה סָ֘בִ֤יב לִֽירֵאָ֗יו וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃

The angel of the LORD camps around those who fear Him and rescues them.

9

טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃

Taste and see how good the LORD is; happy the man who takes refuge in Him!

10

יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃

Fear the LORD, you His consecrated ones, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

11

כְּ֭פִירִים רָשׁ֣וּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹא־יַחְסְר֥וּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃

Lions have been reduced to starvation, but those who turn to the LORD shall not lack any good.

12

לְֽכוּ־בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃

Come, my sons, listen to me; I will teach you what it is to fear the LORD.

13

מִֽי־הָ֭אִישׁ הֶחָפֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים אֹהֵ֥ב יָ֝מִ֗ים לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃

Who is the man who is eager for life, who desires years of good fortune?

14

נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃

Guard your tongue from evil, your lips from deceitful speech.

15

ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב בַּקֵּ֖שׁ שָׁל֣וֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃

Shun evil and do good, seek amity and pursue it.

16

עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִ֑ים וְ֝אָזְנָ֗יו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, His ears attentive to their cry.

17

פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע לְהַכְרִ֖ית מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

The face of the LORD is set against evildoers, to erase their names from the earth.

18

צָעֲק֣וּ וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗ם הִצִּילָֽם׃

They cry out, and the LORD hears, and saves them from all their troubles.

19

קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֑ב וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; those crushed in spirit He delivers.

20

רַ֭בּוֹת רָע֣וֹת צַדִּ֑יק וּ֝מִכֻּלָּ֗ם יַצִּילֶ֥נּוּ יְהוָֽה׃

Though the misfortunes of the righteous be many, the LORD will save him from them all,

21

שֹׁמֵ֥ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑יו אַחַ֥ת מֵ֝הֵ֗נָּה לֹ֣א נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃

Keeping all his bones intact, not one of them being broken.

22

תְּמוֹתֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה וְשֹׂנְאֵ֖י צַדִּ֣יק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃

One misfortune is the deathblow of the wicked; the foes of the righteous shall be ruined.

23

פּוֹדֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲבָדָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יֶ֝אְשְׁמ֗וּ כָּֽל־הַחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃

The LORD redeems the life of His servants; all who take refuge in Him shall not be ruined.