1Give thanksהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034to the LORDלַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon His nameבִּשְׁמ֑וֹbish.MoH8034;make knownהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045His deedsעֲלִילוֹתָֽיו׃a.li.lo.TavH5949among the nationsבָ֝עַמִּ֗יםva.'a.MimH5971.
3Gloryהִֽ֭תְהַלְלוּHit.ha.luH1984in His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;let the heartsלֵ֤ב׀levH3820of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068rejoiceיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.
4Seek outדִּרְשׁ֣וּdir.ShuH1875the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and His strengthוְעֻזּ֑וֹve.'u.ZoH5797;seekבַּקְּשׁ֖וּba.ke.ShuH1245His faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
5Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142the wondersנִפְלְאוֹתָ֥יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He has doneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,His marvelsמֹ֝פְתָ֗יוmo.fe.TavH4159,and the judgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941He has pronouncedפִֽיו׃FivH6310,
6O offspringזֶ֭רַעZe.ra'H2233of His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85,O sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,His chosen onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972.
7Heה֭וּאhu'H1931is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;His judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941carrythroughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
8He remembersזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142His covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,the wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697He ordainedצִ֝וָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680for a thousandלְאֶ֣לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755—
9the covenantאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּ֭רַתKa.ratH3772withאֶת־'et-H854Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the oath He sworeוּשְׁב֖וּעָת֣וֹu.she.Vu.'a.ToH7621to Isaacלְיִשְׂחָֽק׃le.yis.ChakH3446.
10He confirmed itוַיַּֽעֲמִידֶ֣הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֣בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a decreeלְחֹ֑קle.ChokH2706,to Israelלְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285:
11לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559“I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667as the portionחֶ֝֗בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159.”
12When they wereבִּֽ֭הְיוֹתָםBih.yo.tomH1961fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,few indeedכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in the land,
13they wanderedוַֽ֭יִּתְהַלְּכוּVai.yit.ha.le.khuH1980from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471toאֶל־'el-H413nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,from one kingdomמִ֝מַּמְלָכָ֗הmi.mam.la.KhahH4467toאֶל־ עַ֥ם'el- 'amH413H5971anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312.
14He letהִנִּ֣יחַhi.Ni.achH5117noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120oppress themלְעָשְׁקָ֑םle.'a.she.KamH6231;He rebukedוַיּ֖וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921:
15“Do notאַֽל־'al-H408touchתִּגְּע֥וּti.ge.'UH5060My anointed onesבִמְשִׁיחָ֑יvim.shi.ChaiH4899!Do no harmאַל־ תָּרֵֽעוּ׃'al- ta.Re.'uH7489H408to My prophetsוְ֝לִנְבִיאַיVe.lin.vi.'aiH5030!”
16He called downוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458onעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and cut offשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665allכָּֽל־kal-H3605their suppliesמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.
17He sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440—Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130,soldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376as a slaveלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650.
19untilעַד־ עֵ֥ת'ad- 'etH5704H6256his predictionדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697came trueבֹּֽא־bo'-H935andthe wordאִמְרַ֖ת'im.RatH565of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068proved him rightצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884.
20The kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428sentשָׁ֣לַחSha.lachH7971and released himוַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּva.ya.ti.Re.huH5425;the rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910of peoplesעַ֝מִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971set him freeוַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.fa.te.Che.huH6605.
21He made himשָׂמ֣וֹsa.MoH7760masterאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of his householdלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,rulerוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his substanceקִנְיָנֽוֹ׃kin.ya.NoH7075,
22to instructלֶאְסֹ֣רle'.SorH631his princesשָׂרָ֣יוsa.RavH8269as he pleasedבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315and teachיְחַכֵּֽם׃ye.cha.KemH2449his elders wisdomוּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205.
23Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290dweltגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
24And the LORD made His peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fruitfulוַיֶּ֣פֶרvai.Ye.ferH6509אֶת־'et-H853,more numerousוַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּVai.ya.'a.tzi.me.huH6105than their foesמִצָּרָֽיו׃mi.tza.RavH6862,
25whose heartsלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,to conspireלְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗לle.hit.na.KelH5230against His servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.
26He sentשָׁ֭לַחSha.lachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,and Aaronאַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977.
27They performedשָֽׂמוּ־sa.mu-H7760His miraculousאֹתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226signsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697among them,and wondersוּ֝מֹפְתִ֗יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
28He sentשָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lachH7971darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and it became darkוַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.ShikhH2821—yet theyוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808defiedמָ֝ר֗וּma.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853His wordsדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.
29He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015אֶת־'et-H853their watersמֵימֵיהֶ֣םmei.mei.HemH4325to bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818and caused their fishדְּגָתָֽם׃de.ga.TamH1710to dieוַ֝יָּ֗מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191אֶת־'et-H853.
30Their landאַרְצָ֣ם'ar.TzamH776teemedשָׁרַ֣ץsha.RatzH8317with frogsצְפַרְדְּעִ֑יםtze.far.de.'ImH6854,even in their royalמַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃mal.khei.HemH4428chambersבְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗יbe.chad.ReiH2315.
32He gave themנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414hailבָּרָ֑דba.RadH1259for rainגִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣םgish.mei.HemH1653,with lightningאֵ֖שׁ לֶהָב֣וֹת'esh le.ha.VotH784H3852throughout their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.
33He struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221their vinesגַּ֭פְנָםGaf.nomH1612and fig treesוּתְאֵנָתָ֑םu.te.'e.na.TamH8384and shatteredוַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗רvay.sha.BerH7665the treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their countryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
34He spokeאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,and the locustsאַרְבֶּ֑ה'ar.BehH697cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935—young locustsוְ֝יֶ֗לֶקve.Ye.lekH3218withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
35They devouredוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776and consumedוַ֝יֹּ֗אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398the produceפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their soilאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.
36Then He struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776,the firstfruitsרֵ֝אשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their vigorאוֹנָֽם׃'o.NamH202.
37He brought Israel outוַֽ֭יּוֹצִיאֵםVai.yo.tzi.'emH3318with silverבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,and noneוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369among His tribesבִּשְׁבָטָ֣יוbish.va.TavH7626stumbledכּוֹשֵֽׁל׃ko.ShelH3782.
38Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714was gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055when they departedבְּצֵאתָ֑םbe.tze.TamH3318,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreadפַּחְדָּ֣םpach.DamH6343of Israel had fallenנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.
39He spreadפָּרַ֣שׂpa.RasH6566a cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051as a coveringלְמָסָ֑ךְle.ma.SakhH4539and a fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784to light upלְהָאִ֥ירle.ha.'IrH215the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
40They askedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592,and He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935quailשְׂלָ֑וse.LavH7958and satisfied themיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃yas.bi.'EmH7646with the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
41He openedפָּ֣תַחPa.tachH6605a rockצ֭וּרtzurH6697,and waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325gushed outוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100;it flowedהָ֝לְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980likea riverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104in the desertבַּצִּיּ֥וֹתba.tzi.YotH6723.
43He brought forth His peopleוַיּוֹצִ֣א עַמּ֣וֹvai.yo.Tzi' a.MoH5971H3318with rejoicingבְשָׂשׂ֑וֹןve.sa.SonH8342,His chosenבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972with shouts of joyבְּ֝רִנָּ֗הbe.ri.NahH7440אֶת־'et-H853.
44He gave themוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414the landsאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,that they might inheritיִירָֽשׁוּ׃yi.Ra.shuH3423the fruit of others’ laborוַעֲמַ֖ל לְאֻמִּ֣יםva.'a.Mal le.'u.MimH5999H3816,
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