4David appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414some ofמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881to ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,to celebrateוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142,to give thanksוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034,and to praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623was the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148was secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932, thenJeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,Obed-edomH5654,and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗ל בִּכְלֵ֤יvi.'i.'El bikh.LeiH3273H3627.They were to play the harpsנְבָלִים֙ne.va.LimH5035and lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,while Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623soundedמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085the cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700
6and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166blew the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689regularlyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
7On thatהַה֗וּא אָ֣זha.Hu' 'azH1931H227dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732firstבָּרֹ֔אשׁba.RoshH7218committedנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414toבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and his associatesוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251this songof thanksgivingלְהֹד֖וֹתle.ho.DotH3034to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:
8“Give thanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon His nameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034;make knownהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045His deedsעֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃'a.li.lo.TavH5949among the nationsבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.
10Gloryהִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙hit.ha.LuH1984in His holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;let the heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֕חyis.MachH8055.
11Seek outדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and His strengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797;seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245His faceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142the wondersנִפְלְאֹתָיו֙nif.le.'o.TavH6381אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,His marvelsמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159,and the judgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941He has pronouncedפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310,
13O offspringזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233of His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,O sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,His chosen onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972.
14Heה֚וּאhu'H1931is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;His judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941carrythroughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
15Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142His covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,the wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697He ordainedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680for a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755—
16the covenantאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772withאֶת־'et-H854Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the oath He sworeוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621to Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.
17He confirmed itוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290as a decreeלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706,to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285:
18לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559‘I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youthe landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667as the portionחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159.’
19When they wereבִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙bih.yot.KhemH1961fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,few indeedכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in the land,
20they wanderedוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471toאֶל־'el-H413nationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471,from one kingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467toאֶל־ עַ֥ם'el- 'amH413H5971anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312.
21He letהִנִּ֤יחַhi.Ni.achH5117noלֹא־lo'-H3808manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376oppress themלְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.KamH6231;He rebukedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921:
22‘Do notאַֽל־'al-H408touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060My anointed onesבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899!Do noאַל־'al-H408harmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489to My prophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030!’
23Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Proclaimבַּשְּׂר֥וּba.se.RuH1319His salvationיְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444dayמִיּֽוֹם־mi.yom-H3117afterאֶל־'el-H413dayי֖וֹםYomH3117.
24Declareסַפְּר֤וּsa.pe.RuH5608His gloryכְּבוֹד֔וֹke.vo.DoH3519among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471אֶת־'et-H853,His wondersנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971.
25Forכִּי֩kiH3588greatגָד֨וֹלga.DolH1419is the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּל֙u.me.hu.LalH1984;He is to be fearedוְנוֹרָ֥א ה֖וּאve.no.Ra' hu'H1931H3372aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
26Forכִּ֠יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהָעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971are idolsאֱלִילִ֔ים'e.li.LimH457,but it is the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068who madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.
27Splendorה֤וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְהָדָר֙ve.ha.DarH1926are before Himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440;strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797and joyוְחֶדְוָ֖הve.ched.VahH2304fill His dwellingבִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.
28Ascribeהָב֤וּha.VuH3051to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,O familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the nationsעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519and strengthוָעֹֽז׃va.'OzH5797.
29Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519dueHis nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;bringשְׂא֤וּse.'UH5375an offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935before Himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440.Worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in the splendorבְּהַדְרַת־be.had.rat-H1927of His holinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944;
31Let the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gladיִשְׂמְח֤וּyis.me.ChuH8055,and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceוְתָגֵ֣לve.ta.GelH1523.Let them sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068reignsמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427!’
32Let the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220resoundיִרְעַ֤םyir.'AmH7481,and all that fills itוּמְלוֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393;let the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704exultיַעֲלֹ֥ץya.'a.LotzH5970,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in them.
33Thenאָ֥ז'azH227the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the forestהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293will sing for joyיְרַנְּנ֖וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּי־ki-H3588He is comingבָ֖אva'H935to judgeלִשְׁפּ֥וֹטlish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
34Give thanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034to the LORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,forכִּ֣יkiH3588He is goodט֔וֹב כִּ֥יTov kiH2896H3588;His loving devotionחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endures foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.
35Then cry outוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559: ‘Save usהוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ho.shi.'E.nuH3467,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔נוּyish.'E.nuH3468;gatherוְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּve.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908and deliver usוְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337fromמִן־min-H4480the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,that we may give thanksלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034to Your holyקָדְשֶׁ֔ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034,that we may gloryלְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַle.hish.ta.Be.achH7623in Your praiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.’
37So David leftוַיַּֽעֲזָב־vai.ya.'a.zov-H5800Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623and his associatesוּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.ChavH251thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.RetH8334thereלִפְנֵ֧י הָאָר֛וֹןlif.Nei ha.'a.RonH6440H727regularlyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548according to the dailyH3117requirementsלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697,
38along with Obed-edomH5654and his sixty-eightשִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshi.Shim u.she.mo.NahH8346H8083H5654relativesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251.Obed-edomH5654sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדִית֛וּןye.di.TunH3038,and also Hosahוְחֹסָ֖הve.cho.SahH2621,were to be gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃le.sho.'a.RimH7778.
39Andוְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853David left Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548and his fellowוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068at the high placeבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391
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