For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 84. Of Asaph.
1Sing for joyהַ֭רְנִינוּHar.ni.nuH7442to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430our strengthעוּזֵּ֑נוּ'u.Ze.nuH5797;make a joyful noiseהָ֝רִ֗יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
2Lift upשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a songזִ֭מְרָהZim.rahH2172,strikeוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414the tambourineתֹ֑ףTofH8596,play the sweet-soundingנָעִ֣יםna.'ImH5273harpנָֽבֶל׃Na.velH5035andעִם־'im-H5973lyreכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658.
3Soundתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782at the New Moonבַחֹ֣דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320, andat the full moonבַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶהba.Ke.sehH3677on the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of our Feastחַגֵּֽנוּ׃cha.Ge.nuH2282.
4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588thisה֑וּאHu'H1931is a statuteחֹ֣קchokH2706for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,an ordinanceמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
5He ordained itשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760as a testimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715for Josephבִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.SefH3084when he went outבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whereI heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085an unfamiliarלֹא־ יָדַ֣עְתִּיlo'- ya.Da'.tiH3808H3045languageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193:
6“I relievedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926of the burdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלmi.Se.velH5447;his handsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוka.PavH3709were freedתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674from the basketמִדּ֥וּדmi.DudH1731.
7You called outקָרָ֗אתָka.Ra.taH7121in distressבַּצָּרָ֥הba.tza.RahH6869,and I rescued youוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּva.'a.Cha.le.Tze.kaH2502;I answeredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ'E.'en.khaH6030you from the cloudבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of thunderרַ֑עַםRa.'amH7482;I testedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨'ev.cha.ne.KhaH974you atעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֣הme.ri.VahH4809.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
8Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O My peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971,and I will warnוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749you:O Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,if onlyאִם־'im-H518you would listenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־tish.ma'-H8085to Me!
9There must be noלֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֣הlo'- yih.YehH3808H1961strangeזָ֑רZarH2114godאֵ֣ל'elH410among you,nor shall youוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bowתִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410.
10Iאָנֹכִ֨י׀'a.no.KhiH595am the LORDיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who brought you upהַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָHa.ma.'al.khaH5927out of Egyptמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִםme.'E.retz mitz.Ra.yimH776H4714.Open wide your mouthהַרְחֶב־ פִּ֝֗יךָhar.chev- Pi.khaH6310H7337,and I will fill itוַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃va.'a.mal.'E.huH4390.
11But My peopleעַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י'a.Mi le.ko.LiH5971H6963would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listen to Meשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,and Israelוְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478would notלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyאָ֥בָה'A.vahH14Me.
12So I gave them upוָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּVa.'a.sha.le.che.huH7971to their stubbornבִּשְׁרִיר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820to followיֵ֝לְכ֗וּye.le.KhuH1980their own devicesבְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Be.mo.'a.tzo.tei.HemH4156.
14how soonכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592I would subdueאַכְנִ֑יעַ'akh.Ni.a'H3665their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם'oy.vei.HemH341and turnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725My handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027againstוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921their foesצָ֝רֵיהֶ֗םtza.rei.HemH6862!
15Those who hateמְשַׂנְאֵ֣יme.san.'EiH8130the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068would feign obedienceיְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584,and their doomעִתָּ֣ם'i.TamH6256would last foreverוִיהִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃vi.Hi le.'o.LamH1961H5769.
16But I would feed youוַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּVai.ya.'a.khi.le.huH398the finestמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459wheatחִטָּ֑הchi.TahH2406;with honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706from the rockוּ֝מִצּ֗וּרu.mi.TzurH6697I would satisfy youאַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃'as.bi.'E.khaH7646.”
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