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 57:1 ¶ The righteousº perisheth,ºº and noº manº layethºº [it] toº heart:º and mercifulº menºº [are] taken away,ºº noneº consideringºº thatº the righteousº is taken awayºº fromºº the evilº [to come].

 57:1 ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

 57:2 He shall enterºº into peace:º they shall restºº inº their beds,º [each one] walkingºº [in] his uprightness.º

 57:2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

 57:3 ¶ But draw nearºº hither,º yeº sonsº of the sorceress,ºº the seedº of the adultererºº and the whore.ºº

 57:3 ¶ But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

 57:4 Againstº whomº do ye sportºº yourselves?º againstº whomº make ye a wideºº mouth,º [and] draw outºº the tongue?º [are] yeº notº childrenº of transgression,º a seedº of falsehood,º

 57:4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? [are] ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

 57:5 Enflamingºº yourselvesº with ´ëlîm אֵלִיםº underº everyº greenº tree,º slayingºº the childrenº in the valleysº underº the cliftsº of the rocks?º

 57:5 Enflaming yourselves with elim under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

 57:6 Among the smoothº [stones] of the streamº [is] thy portion;º they,º theyº [are] thy lot:º evenº to them hast thou pouredºº a drink offering,º thou hast offeredºº a meat offering.º Should I receive comfortºº inº these?º

 57:6 Among the smooth [stones] of the stream [is] thy portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

 57:7 Uponº a loftyº and highºº mountainº hast thou setºº thy bed:º evenº thitherº wentest thou upºº to offerºº sacrifice.º

 57:7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

 57:8 Behindº the doorsº also and the postsº hast thou set upºº thy remembrance:º forº thou hast discoveredºº [thyself to another] thanºº me, and art gone up;ºº thou hast enlargedºº thy bed,º and madeºº thee [a covenant] withº them; thou lovedstºº their bedº whereº thou sawestºº [it].

 57:8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered [thyself to another] than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee [a covenant] with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest [it].

 57:9 And thou wentestºº to the kingº with ointment,º and didst increaseºº thy perfumes,º and didst sendºº thy messengersº far off,ººº and didst debaseºº [thyself even] untoº hell.º

 57:9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase [thyself even] unto hell.

 57:10 Thou art weariedºº in the greatnessº of thy way;º [yet] saidstºº thou not,º There is no hope:ºº thou hast foundºº the lifeº of thine hand;º thereforeºº thou wast notº grieved.ºº

 57:10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

 57:11 And of whomº hast thou been afraidºº or feared,ºº thatº thou hast lied,ºº and hast notº rememberedºº me, norº laidºº [it] toº thy heart?º have notº Iº held my peaceºº even of old,ºº and thou fearestºº me not?º

 57:11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid [it] to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

 57:12 Iº will declareºº thy righteousness,º and thy works;º for they shall notº profitºº thee.

 57:12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

 57:13 ¶ When thou criest,ºº let thy companiesº deliverºº thee; but the windº shall carry them all away;ºººº vanityº shall takeºº [them]: but he that putteth his trustºº in me shall possessºº the land,º and shall inheritºº my holyº mountain;º

 57:13 ¶ When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take [them]: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

 57:14 And shall say,ºº Cast ye up,ºº cast ye up,ºº prepareºº the way,º take upºº the stumblingblockº out of the wayºº of my people.º

 57:14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

 57:15 Forº thusº saithºº the highºº and lofty Oneºº that inhabitethºº eternity,º whose nameº [is] Holy;º I dwellºº in the highº and holyº [place], withº him also [that is] of a contriteº and humbleº spirit,º to reviveºº the spiritº of the humble,º and to reviveºº the heartº of the contrite ones.ºº

 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

 57:16 Forº I will notº contendºº for ever,º neitherº will I be alwaysº wroth:ººº forº the spiritº should failºº beforeºº me, and the soulsº [which] Iº have made.ºº

 57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.

 57:17 For the iniquityº of his covetousnessº was I wroth,ºº and smoteºº him: I hidºº me, and was wroth,ºº and he wentº onºº frowardlyº in the wayº of his heart.º

 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

 57:18 I have seenºº his ways,º and will healºº him: I will leadºº him also, and restoreºº comfortsº unto him and to his mourners.º

 57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

 57:19 I createºº the fruitº of the lips;º Peace,º peaceº to [him that is] far off,º and to [him that is] near,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה;º and I will healºº him.

 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith Yahweh; and I will heal him.

 57:20 But the wickedº [are] like the troubledºº sea,º whenº it cannotººº rest,ºº whose watersº cast upºº mireº and dirt.º

 57:20 But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

 57:21 [There is] noº peace,º saithºº my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º to the wicked.º

 57:21 [There is] no peace, saith my Elohim, to the wicked.