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Psalms 48

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1Great isגָּ֘ד֤וֹלga.DolH1419the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּ֣לu.me.hu.LalH1984in the cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.
2Beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303in loftinessנוֹף֮nOfH5131,the joyמְשׂ֪וֹשׂme.SosH4885of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,like the peaksיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of Zaphonצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828isMountH2022Zionצִ֭יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726,the cityקִ֝רְיַ֗תkir.YatH7151of the greatרָֽב׃RavH7227Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.
3Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is in her citadelsבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759;He has shown Himself to beנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045a fortressלְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃le.mis.GavH4869.
4Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the kingsהַ֭מְּלָכִיםHa.me.la.khimH4428assembledנֽוֹעֲד֑וּno.'a.DuH3259;they all advancedעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.
5Theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992sawרָ֭אוּRa.'uH7200andכֵּ֣ןkenH3651were astoundedתָּמָ֑הוּta.Ma.huH8539;they fledנֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃nech.Pa.zuH2648in terrorנִבְהֲל֥וּniv.ha.LuH926.
6Tremblingרְ֭עָדָהRe.'a.dahH7461seized themאֲחָזָ֣תַם'a.cha.Za.tamH270thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,anguishחִ֝֗ילChilH2427like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃kai.yo.Le.dahH3205.
7With a windבְּר֥וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307from the eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921You wreckedתְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗רte.sha.BerH7665the shipsאֳנִיּ֥וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.
8Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834we have heardשָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀sha.Ma'.nuH8085,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651we have seenרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200in the cityבְּעִיר־be.'ir-H5892of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otH6635,in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:Godאֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430will establish herיְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָye.kho.Ne.haH3559foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֣ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
9Withinבְּ֝קֶ֗רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130Your templeהֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃hei.kha.Le.khaH1964,O GodH430,we contemplateדִּמִּ֣ינוּdi.Mi.nuH1819Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617.
10Your nameכְּשִׁמְךָ֤ke.shim.KhaH8034,O Godכֵּ֣ןkenH430H3651,like Your praiseתְּ֭הִלָּתְךָTe.hi.la.te.khaH8416,reaches toעַל־'al-H5921the endsקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776;Your right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of righteousnessצֶ֝֗דֶקTze.dekH6664.
11Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726is gladיִשְׂמַ֤ח׀yis.MachH8055,the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063rejoiceתָּ֭גֵלְנָהTa.ge.le.nahH1523,on account ofלְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.
12March aroundסֹ֣בּוּSo.buH5437ZionH6726,encircle herוְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָve.ha.ki.Fu.haH5362,countסִ֝פְר֗וּsif.RuH5608her towersמִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃mig.da.Lei.haH4026,
13considerשִׁ֤יתוּ לִבְּכֶ֨ם׀Shi.tu li.be.KhemH7896H3820her rampartsלְֽחֵילָ֗הle.chei.LahH2430,tourפַּסְּג֥וּpa.se.GuH6448her citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may tellH5608the nextאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314generationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755.
14Forכִּ֤יkiH3588thisזֶ֨ה׀zehH2088Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430isour Godאֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703;Heה֖וּאhu'H1931will be our guideיְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּye.na.ha.Ge.nuH5090even tillעַל־'al-H5921deathמֽוּת׃MutH4191.

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