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Psalms 78:2-8

2I will openאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310in parablesבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912;I will utterאַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042things hiddenחִ֝יד֗וֹתchi.DotH2420fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the beginningקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924,

3thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we have heardשָׁ֭מַעְנוּSha.ma'.nuH8085and knownוַנֵּדָעֵ֑םva.ne.da.'EmH3045and our fathersוַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have relayedסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608to us.

4We will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808hideנְכַחֵ֨ד׀ne.kha.ChedH3582themfrom their childrenמִבְּנֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.nei.HemH1121but will declareמְֽ֭סַפְּרִיםMe.sa.pe.rimH5608to the nextאַחֲר֗וֹן'a.cha.RonH314generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755the praisesתְּהִלּ֣וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and His mightוֶעֱזוּז֥וֹve.'e.zu.ZoH5807and the wondersוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has performedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

5For He establishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965a testimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715in Jacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290and appointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760a lawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680אֶת־'et-H853our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to teachלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םle.ho.di.'AmH3045to their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121,

6thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the comingאַ֭חֲרוֹן'A.cha.ronH314generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755would know themיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045—even childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121yet to be bornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּyi.va.Le.duH3205—to ariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּya.Ku.muH6965and tellוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608their own childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121

7that they should putוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760their confidenceכִּ֫סְלָ֥םkis.LamH3689in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430,notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forgettingיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911Hisאֵ֑ל'ElH410worksמַֽעַלְלֵי־ma.'a.lei-H4611,but keepingיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341His commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687.

8Then they will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808beיִהְי֨וּ׀yih.YuH1961like their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םka.'a.vo.TamH1,a stubbornסוֹרֵ֪רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.RehH4784generationדּוֹר֮dOrH1755דּ֭וֹרDorH1755,whose heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820was notלֹא־lo'-H3808loyalהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559,whose spiritרוּחֽוֹ׃ru.ChoH7307was notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808faithfulנֶאֶמְנָ֖הne.'em.NahH539toאֶת־'et-H854Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.

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