For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph.
1Hear usהַאֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O Shepherdרֹ֘עֵ֤הro.'EhH7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who leadsנֹהֵ֣גno.HegH5090Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130like a flockכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629;You who sit enthronedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,shine forthהוֹפִֽיעָה׃ho.Fi.'ahH3313
3Restore usהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,and cause Your faceH6440to shine upon usוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215,that we may be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
4O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068GodH430of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how longעַד־ מָתַ֥י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will Your anger smolderעָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ'a.Shan.taH6225against the prayersבִּתְפִלַּ֥תbit.fi.LatH8605of Your peopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971?
5You fed themהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּםHe.'e.khal.tomH398with the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832and made them drinkוַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹva.tash.Ke.movH8248the full measureשָׁלִֽישׁ׃sha.LishH7991of their tearsבִּדְמָע֥וֹתbid.ma.'otH1832.
6You make usתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760contendמָ֭דוֹןMa.donH4066with our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934;our enemiesוְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341mockיִלְעֲגוּ־yil.'a.gu-H3932us.
7Restore usהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Hostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and cause Your faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shine upon usוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215,that we may be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
9You cleared the groundפִּנִּ֥יתָpi.Ni.taH6437for itלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440,and it tookוַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁva.tash.ReshH8327rootשָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָSha.ra.Shei.haH8328and filledוַתְּמַלֵּא־va.te.ma.le'-H4390the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10The mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680by its shadeצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738,and the mightyאֵֽל׃'ElH410cedarsאַֽרְזֵי־'ar.zei-H730with its branchesוַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָva.'a.na.Fei.haH6057.
11It sent outתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971its branchesקְצִירֶ֣הָke.tzi.Re.haH7105toעַד־'ad-H5704the Seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and its shootsיֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Yon.ko.Tei.haH3127towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the Riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104.
12Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100have You broken downפָּרַ֣צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555its wallsגְדֵרֶ֑יהָge.de.Rei.haH1447,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605who pass byעֹ֥בְרֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃oe.rei Da.rekhH5674H1870pick its fruitוְ֝אָר֗וּהָve.'a.Ru.haH717?
13The boarחֲזִ֣ירcha.ZirH2386from the forestמִיָּ֑עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293ravages itיְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽהye.khar.se.Me.nahH3765,and the creaturesוְזִ֖יזve.ZizH2123of the fieldשָׂדַ֣יsa.DaiH7704feed upon itיִרְעֶֽנָּה׃yir.'E.nahH7462.
15the rootוְ֭כַנָּהVe.kha.nahH3657אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Your right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָ וְעַל־ye.mi.Ne.kha ve.'al-H3225H5921has plantedנָטְעָ֣הna.te.'AhH5193,the sonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121You have raised upאִמַּ֥צְתָּה'i.Matz.tahH553for Yourself.
16Your vinehas been cut downכְּסוּחָ֑הke.su.ChahH3683and burnedשְׂרֻפָ֣ה בָאֵ֣שׁse.ru.Fah va.'EshH8313H784;they perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6at the rebukeמִגַּעֲרַ֖תmi.ga.'a.RatH1606of Your countenanceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.
17Let Your handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027beתְּֽהִי־te.hi-H1961uponעַל־'al-H5921the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376at Your right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225,onעַל־'al-H5921the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120You have raised upאִמַּ֥צְתָּ'i.Matz.taH553for Yourself.
18Then we will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turn awayנָס֥וֹגna.SogH5472from Youמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480;revive usתְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּte.chai.Ye.nuH2421,and we will callנִקְרָֽא׃nik.Ra'H7121on Your nameוּבְשִׁמְךָ֥u.ve.shim.KhaH8034.
19Restore usהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O LORDיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Hostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;cause Your faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shine upon usהָאֵ֥רha.'ErH215,that we may be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
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