For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַDo Not Destroy.אַל תַּשְׁחֵתA psalmמִזְמוֹרof Asaph.לְאָסָףA song.שִׁירWe give you thanks,הוֹדִינוּ לְּךָElohim,אֱלֹהִיםwe give thanks,הוֹדִינוּand near isוְקָרוֹבyour name;שְׁמֶךָthey recountסִפְּרוּyour wonders.נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ
“WhenכִּיI takeאֶקַּחthe appointed time,מוֹעֵדIאֲנִיwill judgeאֶשְׁפֹּטwith uprightness.מֵישָׁרִים
The earthאֶרֶץand allוְכָלits inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיהָmelt;נְמֹגִיםIאָנֹכִיhave set firmתִכַּנְתִּיits pillars.עַמּוּדֶיהָSelah.סֶּלָה
I have saidאָמַרְתִּיto the boastful,לַהוֹלְלִים‘Do notאַלboast,’תָּהֹלּוּand to the wicked,וְלָרְשָׁעִים‘Do notאַלlift upתָּרִימוּthe horn;קָרֶן
do notאַלlift upתָּרִימוּon highלַמָּרוֹםyour horn;קַרְנְכֶםnor speakתְּדַבְּרוּwith an insolentעָתָקneck.’”בְצַוָּאר
Forכִּיnotלֹאfrom the going outמִמּוֹצָאnor from the west,וּמִמַּעֲרָבnorוְלֹאfrom the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּרof the mountains does it come,הָרִים
butכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםis the one who judges:שֹׁפֵטthis oneזֶהhe brings low,יַשְׁפִּילand this oneוְזֶהhe lifts up.יָרִים
Forכִּיa cup isכוֹסin the handבְּיַדof YHWH,יְהוָהand the wineוְיַיִןfoams,חָמַרfullמָלֵאof mixture;מֶסֶךְand he pours outוַיַּגֵּרfrom it;מִזֶּהsurelyאַךְits dregsשְׁמָרֶיהָthey will drain;יִמְצוּallכֹּלthe wickedרִשְׁעֵיof the earthאָרֶץwill drink.יִשְׁתּוּ
But Iוַאֲנִיwill declare itאַגִּידforever;לְעֹלָםI will sing psalmsאֲזַמְּרָהto the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
And allוְכָלthe hornsקַרְנֵיof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםI will cut off;אֲגַדֵּעַthe hornsקַרְנוֹתof the righteousצַדִּיקwill be lifted up.תְּרוֹמַמְנָה