Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:32-55

32In spite of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹ֭אתzotH2063,they kept on sinningחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398;despiteע֑וֹדodH5750His wonderful worksבְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃be.nif.le.'o.TavH6381,they did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808believeהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539.
33So He endedוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117in futilityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892,and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141in sudden terrorבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34Whenאִם־'im-H518He slew themהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026,they would seek Himוּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huH1875;they repentedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725and searched forוְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ve.shi.cha.ru-H7836Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
35And they rememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was their Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,that Godוְאֵ֥לve.'ElH410Most Highעֶ֝לְיוֹן'El.yonH5945was their Redeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36But they deceived Himוַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvay.fa.Tu.huH6601with their mouthsבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,and liedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576to Himwith their tonguesוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
37Their heartsוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820were disloyalלֹא־ נָכ֣וֹןlo'- na.KhonH3808H3559to Himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and they were unfaithfulוְלֹ֥א נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּve.Lo' ne.'em.NuH3808H539to His covenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.
38And yet Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931was compassionateרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349;He forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771and did notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808destroy themיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843.He oftenוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235restrained His angerלְהָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹle.ha.Shiv 'a.PoH639H7725and did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808unleashיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782His full wrathכָּל־ חֲמָתֽוֹ׃kol- cha.ma.ToH3605H2534.
39He rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992were but fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320,a passingה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980breezeר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.
40How oftenכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100they disobeyed Himיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057and grieved Himיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41Again and againוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725they testedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410and provokedהִתְווּ׃hit.vuH8428the Holyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42They did notלֹא־lo'-H3808rememberזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142אֶת־'et-H853His powerיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027—the dayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117אֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834He redeemed themפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the adversaryצָֽר׃TzarH6862,
43whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He performedשָׂ֣םsamH7760His signsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226in Egyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714and His wondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in the fieldsבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704of Zoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814.
44He turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015their riversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.HemH2975to bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818,and from their streamsוְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.HemH5140they could notבַּל־bal-H1077drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
45He sentיְשַׁלַּ֬חye.sha.LachH7971swarms of fliesעָ֭רֹבa.roH6157that devoured themוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398,and frogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854that devastated themוַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃va.tash.chi.TemH7843.
46He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414their cropsיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981to the grasshopperלֶחָסִ֣ילle.cha.SilH2625,the fruit of their laborוִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvi.gi.'AmH3018to the locustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47He killedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026their vinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612with hailstonesבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259and their sycamore-figsוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256with sleetבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48He abandonedוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462their cattleבְּעִירָ֑םbe.'i.RamH1165to the hailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259and their livestockוּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םu.mik.nei.HemH4735to bolts of lightningלָרְשָׁפִֽים׃la.re.sha.FimH7565.
49He unleashedיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971His furyחֲר֬וֹן אַפּ֗וֹcha.Ron 'a.PoH2740H639against them,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678,indignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195,and calamityוְצָרָ֑הve.tza.RahH6869—a bandמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917of destroyingרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397.
50He clearedיְפַלֵּ֥סye.fa.LesH6424a pathנָתִ֗יבna.TivH5410for His angerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639;He did notלֹא־lo'-H3808spareחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820themנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from deathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194but deliveredהִסְגִּֽיר׃his.GirH5462their livesוְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416to the plagueלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698.
51He struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,the virilityרֵאשִׁ֥ית א֝וֹנִ֗יםre.Shit 'o.NimH7225H202in the tentsבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
52He led out His peopleוַיַּסַּ֣ע עַמּ֑וֹvai.ya.Sa' a.MoH5971H5265like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629and guided themוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090like a flockכַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרka.'E.derH5739in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
53He led themוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148safelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,so they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fearפָחָ֑דוּfa.Cha.duH6342,butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220engulfedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680their enemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.
54He brought themוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935toאֶל־'el-H413His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944landגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,to the mountainהַר־ זֶ֝֗הhar- ZehH2022H2088His right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225had acquiredקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.
55He drove outוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644nationsגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440and apportionedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶ֣בֶלVai.ya.pi.lem be.Che.velH5307H2256their inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159;He settledוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
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