1Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430presidesנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the divineאֵ֑ל'ElH410assemblyבַּעֲדַת־ba.'a.dat-H5712;He renders judgmentיִשְׁפֹּֽט׃yish.PotH8199amongבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:
2“How longעַד־ מָתַ֥י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will you judgeתִּשְׁפְּטוּ־tish.pe.tu-H8199unjustlyעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766and show partialityוּפְנֵ֥י תִּשְׂאוּ־u.fe.Nei tis.'u-H6440H5375to the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
3Defend the causeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199of the weakדַ֥לdalH1800and fatherlessוְיָת֑וֹםve.ya.TomH3490;uphold the rightsהַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃hatz.Di.kuH6663of the afflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041and oppressedוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326.
4Rescueפַּלְּטוּ־pa.le.tu-H6403the weakדַ֥לdalH1800and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;save themהַצִּֽילוּ׃ha.Tzi.luH5337from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
5They do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowיָֽדְע֨וּ׀ וְלֹ֥אya.de.'U ve.Lo'H3045H3808or understandיָבִ֗ינוּya.Vi.nuH995;they wanderיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980in the darknessבַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥הba.cha.she.KhahH2825;allכָּל־kol-H3605the foundationsמ֥וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are shakenיִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּyi.Mo.tuH4131.
6Iאֲֽנִי־'ani-H589have saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859are godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;you are allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of the Most Highעֶלְי֣וֹןel.YonH5945.’
7Butאָ֭כֵן'A.khenH403like mortalsכְּאָדָ֣םke.'a.DamH120you will dieתְּמוּת֑וּןte.mu.TunH4191,and likeוּכְאַחַ֖דu.khe.'a.ChadH259rulersהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269you will fallתִּפֹּֽלוּ׃ti.Po.luH5307.”
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