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Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 11

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תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא לְדָוִד בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ סַבְּרֵית הֵכְדֵין אַתּוּן אָמְרִין לְנַפְשִׁי אִטַלְטְלֵי לְטוּרָא הֵיךְ צִפָּרָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

A hymn of David. In the word of the LORD I have hoped; how do you say to my soul, wander to the mountain⁴³ like a bird?

footnotes: ⁴³ your mountain

אֲרוּם הָא רַשִׁיעֵי נַגְדִין קַשְׁתָּא מְתַקְנִין גִירֵהוֹן עַל נִימָא לְמִרְמֵי בִּקְבָלָא עֲלַוֵי תַקִינֵי לִבָּא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For behold, the wicked bend the bow, fixing their arrows on the string to shoot in darkness at the firm⁴⁴ of heart.

footnotes: ⁴⁴ upright

מְטוּל דְאִין אִשְׁיָתָא יִתְרַעוּן זַכָּאָה מְטוּלָא עֲבַד טוּבָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For if the foundations are shattered, why did the virtuous do good?⁴⁵

footnotes: ⁴⁵ righteous do right

יְיָ בְּהֵיכְלָא דְקוּדְשֵׁיהּ אֱלָהָא בִשְׁמֵי מְרוֹמָא כּוּרְסֵיהּ עֵינוֹי חָמְיָן תְּמוֹרוֹי מְבַחְנָן בְּנֵי נָשָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The LORD is in his holy temple; God’s⁴⁶ throne is in the highest heavens; his eyes see, his eyelids examine, the sons of men.

footnotes: ⁴⁶ the LORD's

אֱלָהָא צַדִיקַיָא בָחֵין וְרַשִׁיעַיָא וְרַחֲמֵי חֲטוּפִין סְנָאַת נַפְשֵׁיהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

God⁴⁷ examines the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and those who love rapacity.

footnotes: ⁴⁷ the word of the LORD

יָחֵית מַטְרִין דְפוּרְעָנוּ עַל רַשִׁיעֵי מַפְּחִין דְאֶשְׁתָּא וְכַבְרִיתָא וְזַעֲפָא עַלְעוֹלָא יַהֲבַת כַּלִידְהוֹן:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

He will bring down rains of retribution on the wicked, coals of fire and brimstone; a violent storm-wind is the portion of their cup.

מְטוּל דְצַדִיקָא יְיָ צִדְקוּתָא רָחֵים תְּקַנְיָא יֶחֱמוֹן סְבַר אַפּוֹי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For the LORD is righteous, he loves righteousness,⁴⁸ the honest man will look upon his countenance.

footnotes: ⁴⁸ virtue

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