Tehillim

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מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה דִּבֶּר וַיִּקְרָא אָרֶץ מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד מְבֹאוֹ:

A song of Asaph; God, God the Lord, spoke and called to the earth, from the rising of the sun until its setting.

מִצִּיּוֹן מִכְלַל יֹפִי אֱלֹהִים הוֹפִיעַ:

From Zion, the finery of beauty, God appeared.

יָבֹא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְאַל יֶחֱרַשׁ אֵשׁ לְפָנָיו תֹּאכֵל וּסְבִיבָיו נִשְׂעֲרָה מְאֹד:

Our God shall come and not be silent; fire shall devour before Him, and around Him it storms furiously.

יִקְרָא אֶל הַשָּׁמַיִם מֵעָל וְאֶל הָאָרֶץ לָדִין עַמּוֹ:

He shall call to the heavens above and to the earth to avenge His people.

אִסְפוּ לִי חֲסִידָי כֹּרְתֵי בְרִיתִי עֲלֵי זָבַח:

Gather to Me My devoted ones, who made a covenant with Me over a sacrifice.

וַיַּגִּידוּ שָׁמַיִם צִדְקוֹ כִּי אֱלֹהִים שֹׁפֵט הוּא סֶלָה:

And the heavens will tell His righteousness, for He is a God Who judges forever.

שִׁמְעָה עַמִּי וַאֲדַבֵּרָה יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֶיךָ אָנֹכִי:

Hearken, My people, and I will speak, Israel, and I will admonish you; God, even your God am I.

לֹא עַל זְבָחֶיךָ אוֹכִיחֶךָ וְעוֹלֹתֶיךָ לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד:

I will not reprove you concerning your sacrifices, neither are your burnt offerings before Me constantly.

לֹא אֶקַּח מִבֵּיתְךָ פָר מִמִּכְלְאֹתֶיךָ עַתּוּדִים:

I will not take from your household a bull, from your pens any goats.

כִּי לִי כָל חַיְתוֹ יָעַר בְּהֵמוֹת בְּהַרְרֵי אָלֶף:

For all the beasts of the forest are Mine, the behemoth of the thousand mountains.

יָדַעְתִּי כָּל עוֹף הָרִים וְזִיז שָׂדַי עִמָּדִי:

I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the creeping things of the field are with Me.

אִם אֶרְעַב לֹא אֹמַר לָךְ כִּי לִי תֵבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ:

If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are Mine.

הַאוֹכַל בְּשַׂר אַבִּירִים וְדַם עַתּוּדִים אֶשְׁתֶּה:

Will I eat the flesh of bulls or do I drink the blood of he-goats?

זְבַח לֵאלֹהִים תּוֹדָה וְשַׁלֵּם לְעֶלְיוֹן נְדָרֶיךָ:

Slaughter for God a confession and pay the Most High your vows.

וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּתְכַבְּדֵנִי:

And call to Me on a day of distress; I will rescue you and you will honor Me.

וְלָרָשָׁע אָמַר אֱלֹהִים מַה לְּךָ לְסַפֵּר חֻקָּי וַתִּשָּׂא בְרִיתִי עֲלֵי פִיךָ:

But to the wicked man God said, "For what reason do you recount My statutes, and bring up My covenant on Your mouth?

וְאַתָּה שָׂנֵאתָ מוּסָר וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ דְּבָרַי אַחֲרֶיךָ:

For you hated discipline and threw My words behind you.

אִם רָאִיתָ גַנָּב וַתִּרֶץ עִמּוֹ וְעִם מְנָאֲפִים חֶלְקֶךָ:

If you saw a thief, you agreed [to be] with him, and with adulterers is your portion.

פִּיךָ שָׁלַחְתָּ בְרָעָה וּלְשׁוֹנְךָ תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה:

You let loose your mouth for evil, and you accustomed your tongue to deceit.

תֵּשֵׁב בְּאָחִיךָ תְדַבֵּר בְּבֶן אִמְּךָ תִּתֶּן דֹּפִי:

You sit and talk against your brother; you slander your mother's son.

אֵלֶּה עָשִׂיתָ וְהֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי דִּמִּיתָ הֱיוֹת אֶהְיֶה כָמוֹךָ אוֹכִיחֲךָ וְאֶעֶרְכָה לְעֵינֶיךָ:

You did these and I remained silent; you thought that I would be like you. I will contend with you and set up before your eyes.

בִּינוּ נָא זֹאת שֹׁכְחֵי אֱלוֹהַּ פֶּן אֶטְרֹף וְאֵין מַצִּיל:

Understand this now, you who forget God, lest I tear [you] to pieces, and there will be no one to save [you].

זֹבֵחַ תּוֹדָה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ אַרְאֶנּוּ בְּיֵשַׁע אֱלֹהִים:

One who slaughters a confession sacrifice honors Me, and [I will] prepare the way; I will show him the salvation of God.