¹Aasafi laul. Jumal on tõesti hea Iisraelile, nendele, kes on puhtad südamelt.

¹Surely God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

²Aga mina - minu jalad oleksid peaaegu komistanud, mu sammud oleksid kohe libisenud.

²But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

³Sest ma kadestasin hooplejaid, kui ma nägin õelate head käekäiku.

³For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴Sest neil ei ole piinu surmani ja nende keha on lihav.

⁴For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.

⁵Nemad ei ole vaevas nagu muud surelikud ja neid ei lööda nagu muid inimesi.

⁵They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

⁶Sellepärast on uhkus nende kaelaehteks, vägivald katab neid nagu ülikond.

⁶Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

⁷Nende silmad on pungis lihavusest ja süda keeb üle kurjadest mõtetest.

⁷Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

⁸Oma kurjuses nad irvitavad ja kõnelevad valet, nad räägivad kõrgilt.

⁸They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

⁹Nad tõstavad oma suu taevani ja nende keel käib üle maa.

⁹They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

¹⁰Sellepärast pöördub ta rahvas nende poole ja nad rüüpavad nende sõnavalingut.

¹⁰Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.

¹¹Ja nad ütlevad: 'Kuidas Jumal võib seda tunda ja kas Kõigekõrgemal on sellest teadmist?'

¹¹They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”

¹²Vaata, niisugused on õelad: nad elavad alati rahulikult ja koguvad jõukust.

¹²Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.

¹³Päris asjata olen ma hoidnud oma südame puhta ja olen süütuses pesnud oma käsi;

¹³Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,

¹⁴ma olen olnud löödud kogu päeva ja mind on nuheldud igal hommikul.

¹⁴For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.

¹⁵Kui ma oleksin mõtelnud: Ma tahan kõnelda nõnda nagu nemad; vaata, siis ma oleksin petnud sinu laste sugu.

¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak thus”; behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

¹⁶Ma hakkasin mõtisklema, et sellest aru saada, kuid see oli mu meelest vaev,

¹⁶When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;

¹⁷kuni ma sisenesin Jumala pühadesse paikadesse ja mõistsin nende otsa.

¹⁷Until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.

¹⁸Tõesti, sina asetad nad libedale ja sa langetad nad rusuks.

¹⁸Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

¹⁹Kuidas nad said jubeduseks silmapilguga! Nad saavad otsa, lõpevad ära ehmatusega.

¹⁹How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

²⁰Nõnda nagu unenägu kaob pärast ärkamist, nõnda sina, Issand, ei hooli tõustes nende varjukujudest.

²⁰As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

²¹Kui mu süda oli täis kibedust ja mu neerudes olid pisted,

²¹For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

²²siis ma olin sõge ega teadnud midagi; ma olin nagu loom su ees.

²²I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

²³Ometi jään ma ikka sinu juurde; sa oled haaranud kinni mu paremast käest.

²³Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

²⁴Oma nõuga juhatad sa mind ja võtad mind viimaks vastu ausse.

²⁴You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

²⁵Kes on mul muu taevas kui sina? Sest sinuga koos olles ei meelita mind miski maa peal.

²⁵Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.

²⁶Kuigi mu liha lõpeb ja mu süda ka, siiski oled sina, Jumal, mu südame kalju ja mu osa igavesti.

²⁶My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

²⁷Sest vaata, kes sinust eemalduvad, need hukkuvad; sa hävitad kõik, kes reetlikult sinust loobuvad.

²⁷For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

²⁸Aga minu õnn on, et ma olen Jumalale ligi; Issanda Jumala peale panen ma oma lootuse, et jutustada kõiki sinu tegusid.

²⁸But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.