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Psalms 68:5-18

5A fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the fatherlessיְ֭תוֹמִיםYe.to.mimH3490and a defenderוְדַיַּ֣ןve.dai.YanH1781of widowsאַלְמָנ֑וֹת'al.ma.NotH490isGodH430in His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944habitationבִּמְע֥וֹןbim.'onH4583.

6GodH430settlesמ֘וֹשִׁ֤יבmo.ShivH3427the lonelyיְחִידִ֨ים׀ye.chi.DimH3173in familiesבַּ֗יְתָהBay.tahH1004;He leadsמוֹצִ֣יאmo.Tzi'H3318the prisoners outאֲ֭סִירִים'A.si.rimH615to prosperityבַּכּוֹשָׁר֑וֹתba.ko.sha.RotH3574,butאַ֥ךְ'akhH389the rebelliousס֝וֹרֲרִ֗יםso.ra.RimH5637dwellשָׁכְנ֥וּsha.khe.NuH7931in a sun-scorchedצְחִיחָֽה׃tze.chi.ChahH6707land.

7O GodH430,when You went outH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,when You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֖be.tza'.de.KhaH6805through the wastelandבִֽישִׁימ֣וֹןvi.shi.MonH3452,Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

8the earthאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776shookרָעָ֨שָׁה׀ra.'A.shahH7493andאַף־'af-H637the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064poured downנָטְפוּ֮na.te.FuH5197rainbeforeH6440GodH430,the Oneזֶ֥הzehH2088onSinaiסִינַ֑יsi.NaiH5514,beforeH6440GodH430,the GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9You sentתָּנִ֣יףta.NifH5130abundantנְ֭דָבוֹתNe.da.VotH5071rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,O GodH430;Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859refreshedכֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃Kho.nan.TahH3559Your wearyוְ֝נִלְאָ֗הve.nil.'AhH3811inheritanceנַחֲלָתְךָ֥na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159.

10Your flockחַיָּתְךָ֥chai.ya.te.KhaH2416settledיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein;O GodH430,from Your bountyבְּטוֹבָתְךָ֖be.toa.te.KhaH2896You providedH3559for the poorלֶעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041.

11The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414the commandאֹ֑מֶר'O.merH562;a greatרָֽב׃RavH7227companyצָבָ֥אtza.Va'H6635of women proclaimהַֽ֝מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹתham.va.se.RotH1319it:

12“Kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428and theirarmiesH6635flee in hasteH5074;she who waitsוּנְוַתu.ne.vatH5116at homeבַּ֝֗יִתBa.yitH1004dividesתְּחַלֵּ֥קte.cha.LekH2505the plunderשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

13Thoughאִֽם־'im-H518you lie downתִּשְׁכְּבוּן֮tish.ke.VunH7901amongבֵּ֪יןbeinH996the sheepfoldsשְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִםshe.Fa.Ta.yimH8240,the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the doveי֭וֹנָהYo.nahH3123are coveredנֶחְפָּ֣הnech.PahH2645with silverבַכֶּ֑סֶףva.Ke.sefH3701,and her feathersבִּֽירַקְרַ֥קbi.rak.RakH3422with shimmeringוְ֝אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗יהָve.'ev.ro.Tei.haH84goldחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742.”

14When the Almightyשַׁדַּ֓יsha.DaiH7706scatteredבְּפָ֘רֵ֤שׂbe.Fa.ResH6566the kingsמְלָ֘כִ֤יםme.La.KhimH4428in the land,it was like the snow fallingתַּשְׁלֵ֥גtash.LegH7949on Zalmonבְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃be.tzal.MonH6756.

15A mountainהַר־har-H2022of Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430isMountהַר־har-H2022Bashanבָּשָׁ֑ןba.ShanH1316;a mountainהַ֥רharH2022of manypeaksגַּ֝בְנֻנִּ֗יםgav.nu.NimH1386isMountהַר־har-H2022Bashanבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ShanH1316.

16Whyלָ֤מָּה׀La.mahH4100do you gaze in envyתְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮te.ra.tze.DunH7520,O mountainsH2022of many peaksH1386? This isthe mountainH2022GodH430choseחָמַ֣דcha.MadH2530for His dwellingלְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹle.shiv.ToH3427,where the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will surelyאַף־'af-H637dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931foreverלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.

17The chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of GodH430aretens of thousandsרִבֹּתַ֣יִםri.bo.Ta.yimH7239—thousandsאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505of thousandsשִׁנְאָ֑ןshin.'AnH8136are they;the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136is inHis sanctuaryבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944as He was atSinaiסִינַ֥יsi.NaiH5514.

18You have ascendedעָ֘לִ֤יתָ'a.Li.taH5927on highלַמָּר֨וֹם׀la.ma.RomH4791;You have led captives awayשָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שֶּׁ֗בִיsha.Vi.ta She.viH7628 H7617.You have receivedלָקַ֣חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947giftsמַ֭תָּנוֹתMa.ta.notH4979from menבָּאָדָ֑םba.'a.DamH120,evenוְאַ֥ףve.'AfH637fromthe rebelliousס֝וֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637,that the LORDיָ֬הּyahH3050GodH430may dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֤ן׀lish.KonH7931there.

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