לְדָוִד אַל תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה:
Of David. Do not compete with the evildoers; do not envy those who commit injustice.
כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּוֹלוּן:
For they will be speedily cut off like grass and wither like green vegetation.
בְּטַח בַּיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב שְׁכָן אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה:
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and be nourished by faith.
וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל יְהוָה וְיִתֶּן לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּךָ:
So shall you delight in the Lord, and He will give you what your heart desires.
גּוֹל עַל יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה:
Commit your way to the Lord, and trust in Him and He will act.
וְהוֹצִיא כָאוֹר צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם:
And He will reveal your righteousness like the light, and your judgments like noon.
דּוֹם לַיהוָה וְהִתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ אַל תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכּוֹ בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמּוֹת:
Wait for the Lord and hope for Him; do not compete with one whose way prospers, with a man who executes malicious plans.
הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל תִּתְחַר אַךְ לְהָרֵעַ:
Desist from anger and forsake wrath; do not compete only to do evil.
כִּי מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקוֵֹי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ:
For evildoers shall be cut off, and those who hope for the Lord-they will inherit the land.
וְעוֹד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבּוֹנַנְתָּ עַל מְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ:
A short while longer and the wicked man is not here, and you shall look at his place and he is not there.
וַעֲנָוִים יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל רֹב שָׁלוֹם:
But the humble shall inherit the land, and they shall delight in much peace.
זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו:
The wicked man plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.
אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק לוֹ כִּי רָאָה כִּי יָבֹא יוֹמוֹ:
The Lord will scoff at him because He saw that his day will come.
חֶרֶב פָּתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן לִטְבוֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי דָרֶךְ:
The wicked initiated war and bent their bow to cast down the poor and the needy, to slay those who walk on a straight path.
חַרְבָּם תָּבוֹא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתוֹתָם תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה:
Their sword shall enter their heart, and their bows shall be broken.
טוֹב מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּים:
The few of the righteous are better than the multitude of many wicked men.
כִּי זְרוֹעוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסוֹמֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָה:
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous.
יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶה:
The Lord knows the days of the innocent, and their inheritance will be forever.
לֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבוֹן יִשְׂבָּעוּ:
They will not be ashamed in time of calamity, and in days of famine they shall still be satisfied.
כִּי רְשָׁעִים יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּלוּ:
For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the Lord are like disappearing light on the plains; they are consumed in smoke, yea they are consumed.
לוֶֹה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חוֹנֵן וְנוֹתֵן:
A wicked man borrows and does not pay, but the Righteous one is gracious and gives.
כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵתוּ:
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, and those cursed by Him will be cut off.
מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ וְדַרְכּוֹ יֶחְפָּץ:
From the Lord a mighty man's steps are established, for He delights in his way.
כִּי יִפֹּל לֹא יוּטָל כִּי יְהוָה סוֹמֵךְ יָדוֹ:
If he falls, he will not be cast down, for the Lord supports his hand.
נַעַר הָיִיתִי גַּם זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ לָחֶם:
I was young, I also aged, and I have not seen a righteous man forsaken and his seed seeking bread.
כָּל הַיּוֹם חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעוֹ לִבְרָכָה:
All day long he is gracious and lends, and his seed is due for a blessing.
סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב וּשְׁכֹן לְעוֹלָם:
Shun evil and do good, and dwell forever.
כִּי יְהוָה אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא יַעֲזֹב אֶת חֲסִידָיו לְעוֹלָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָת:
For the Lord loves justice, and He shall not forsake His pious ones; they will be guarded forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
צַדִּיקִים יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶיהָ:
The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell forever in it.
פִּי צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט:
The righteous man's mouth utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment.
תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו:
The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not falter.
צוֹפֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ:
The wicked man watches for the righteous man and seeks to put him to death.
יְהוָה לֹא יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדוֹ וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ:
The Lord shall not leave him in his hands, and He shall not condemn him [the righteous] when he [the wicked] is judged.
קַוֵּה אֶל יְהוָה וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכּוֹ וִירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה:
Hope to the Lord and keep His way; He will exalt you to inherit the land, and you will witness the destruction of the wicked.
רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָן:
I saw a wicked man, powerful, well-rooted as a native who is fresh.
וַיַּעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא:
And he passed away and behold! he is not here, and I sought him and he was not found.
שְׁמָר תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם:
Observe the innocent and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
וּפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָתָה:
But transgressors were destroyed together; the future of the wicked was cut off.
וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה:
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their stronghold in time of distress.
וַיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם כִּי חָסוּ בוֹ:
The Lord helped them and rescued them; He rescued them from the wicked and saved them because they took refuge in Him.