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Psalms 78

An instruction. Of Asaph.

1Giveהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earאָ֝זְנְכֶ֗ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,Omypeopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971,tomylawH8451;inclineהַטּ֥וּha.TuH5186yourearsH241tothewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561ofmymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2Iwillopenאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310inaparableבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912;IwillutterriddlesH2420fromofold,

3WhichwehaveheardH8085andknownH3045,andourfathersH1havetoldus:

4Wewillnothideנְכַחֵ֨ד׀ne.kha.ChedH3582[them]fromtheirsonsH1121, shewing forthtothegenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755tocomethepraisesH8416ofJehovah,andhisstrength,andhismarvellousworkswhichhehathdone.

5Forheestablishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965atestimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715inJacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,andappointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760alawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,whichhecommandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680ourfathersH1,thattheyshouldmakeH7760themknownH3045totheirchildren;

6Thatthegenerationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755tocomemightknowיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045[them],thechildrenthatshouldbebornH3205;thattheymightriseH6965upandtell[them]totheirchildren,

7AndthattheymightsetH7760theirhopeinGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430,andnotforgetיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911theworksofGodH430,butobserveיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341hiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687;

8Andmightnotbeיִהְי֨וּ׀yih.YuH1961astheirfathersH1,astubbornסוֹרֵ֪רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.RehH4784generationדּוֹר֮dOrH1755,agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatpreparedH3559nottheirheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820,andwhosespiritרוּחֽוֹ׃ru.ChoH7307wasH1961notstedfastwithGodאֵ֣ל'elH410.

9ThesonsH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, armedbowmen,turnedH2015backהָ֝פְכ֗וּha.fe.KhuH2015inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.

10TheykeptH8104notthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,andrefusedH3985towalkinhislawוּ֝בְתוֹרָת֗וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451;

11Andforgotוַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911hisdoings,andhismarvellousworkswhichhehadshewnthem.

12InthesightoftheirfathersH1hadhedonewondersפֶ֑לֶאFe.le'H6382,inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thefieldH7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814.

13Heclavetheseaיָ֭םyamH3220,andcaused themtopassH5674through;andmadethewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325tostandוַֽיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324asaheap;

14AndheledH5148themwithacloudבֶּעָנָ֣ןbe.'a.NanH6051inthedaytimeH3119,andallthenightהַ֝לַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915withthelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

15He claverocksצֻ֭רִיםTzu.rimH6697inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,andgaveH8248[them]drinkוַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248asoutofthedepthsH8415,abundantly;

16AndhebroughtH3318streamsoutoftherockמִסָּ֑לַעmi.Sa.la'H5553,andcausedwatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325torundownlikeriversכַּנְּהָר֣וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104.

17YetH5750theystillH5750wentonsinningH2398againsthim, provokingtheMost Highinthedesert;

18AndtheytemptedGodאֵ֥ל'elH410intheirheartבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824, byaskingH7592meatfortheirlust;

19AndtheyspokeH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430:theysaidH559,IsGodH430ableהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201toprepareH6186atableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?

20Behold,hesmotetherockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697,andwatersמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushedout,andstreamsoverflowed;isheableי֣וּכַלYu.khalH3201togiveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadH3899alsoהֲגַם־ha.gam-H1571,orprovidefleshH7607forhispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971?

21Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651JehovahheardH8085,andwaswroth;andfireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784waskindledagainstJacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,andangerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wentH5927upagainstIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

22BecausetheybelievedH539notinGodבֵּאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430,andconfidednotinhissalvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.toH3444;

23Thoughhehadcommandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680thecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834fromabove,andhadopenedפָּתָֽח׃pa.TachH6605thedoorsוְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.TeiH1817oftheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,

24AndhadrainedH4305downוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305mannaמָ֣ןmanH4478uponthemtoeatלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398,andhadgivenH5414themthecornoftheheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

25ManH376dideatH398thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofthemightyאַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47;hesentH7971themprovisiontothefull.

26Hecausedtheeastקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921windH6921toriseintheheavensבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andbyhisstrengthבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797hebroughtthesouthתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486windH6921;

27Andherainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshH7607uponthemasdustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,andfeatheredfowlasthesandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344oftheseasיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220,

28Andheletitfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130oftheircampמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,roundH5439abouttheirhabitations:

29AndtheydideatH398,andwerewellfilled;forthattheylustedafter,hebroughtH935tothem.

30Theywerenotalienatedfromtheirlust,theirmeatwasyetH5750intheirmouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,

31Whentheangerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upagainstthem;andheslewH2026thefattestofthem,andsmotedownthechosenmenH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32Forallthis,theysinnedH2398stillH5750,andbelievedH539notinhismarvellousworks;

33Andheconsumedtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117invanityH1892,andtheiryearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141interrorבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.

34WhenheslewH2026them,thentheysoughtH1875him,andreturnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725andsoughtH1875earlyafterGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410;

35Andtheyrememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430wastheirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,andGodH430,theMost High,theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.

36Buttheyflattered himwiththeirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,andliedH3576unto himwiththeirtongueוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956;

37Fortheirheartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820wasnotfirmtowardhim,neitherweretheystedfastinhiscovenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.

38Buthewasmerciful:heforgavetheiniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771,anddestroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843[them]not;butmanyH7235atimeturnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725hehisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725,anddidnotstirH5782upallhisfury:

39Andherememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142thattheywerefleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320,abreathH7307thatpassethawayH7725andcomethnotagain.

40HowH4100oftdidtheyprovokehiminthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057,andgrievehiminthedesert!

41AndtheyturnedH7725againandtemptedGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,andgrievedtheHolyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

42Theyrememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142nothishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,thedayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117whenhedeliveredthemfromtheoppressor,

43HowhesetH7760hissignsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226inEgyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714,andhismiraclesinthefieldH7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814;

44Andturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015theirriversH2975intobloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818,andtheirstreams,thattheycouldnotdrinkH8354;

45HesentH7971dog-flies amongthem,whichdevouredוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398them,andfrogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854,whichdestroyedH7843them;

46AndhegaveH5414theirincreaseuntothecaterpillar,andtheirlabour untothelocustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697;

47Hekilledיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026theirvinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612withhailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259,andtheirsycamoretreeswithhail-stones;

48Andhedeliveredוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462uptheircattletothehailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259,andtheirflockstothunderbolts.

49Hecastuponthemthefiercenessofhisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathH5678,andindignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195,anddistressH6869, —amissionofangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofwoes.

50Hemadeawayforhisangerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639;hesparednottheirsoulH5315fromdeathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,butgavetheirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315overtothepestilenceלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698;

51Andhesmoteallthefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,thefirst-fruitsoftheirvigourinthetentsבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofHamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.

52Andhe madehisownpeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971togoforthlikesheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629,andguided theminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057likeaflockH6629;

53AndheledH5148themsafely,sothattheywerewithoutfearH6342;andtheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220coveredכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680theirenemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.

54AndhebroughtH935themtohisholyH6944borderH1366,thismountainהַר־har-H2022,whichhisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225purchased;

55AndhedroveH1644outthenationsגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471beforethem,andallottedthemforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159byline,andmadethetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931intheirtentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

56ButtheytemptedandprovokedGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,theMost High,andkeptH8104nothistestimonies,

57Andthey drewbackוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvai.yi.So.guH5472anddealtH898treacherouslyוַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּVai.yiv.ge.duH898liketheirfathersH1: theyturnedH2015likeadeceitfulbowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.

58AndtheyprovokedH3707himtoangerוַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּvai.yakh.'i.Su.huH3707withtheirhighבְּבָמוֹתָ֑םbe.va.mo.TamH1116placesH1116,andmovedhimtojealousywiththeirgravenimages.

59Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430heardH8085,andwaswroth,andgreatlyabhorredIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

60Andheforsookthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908atShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,thetentאֹ֝֗הֶל'O.helH168wherehehaddweltH7931amongmenH120,

61AndgaveH5414hisstrengthעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797intocaptivityלַשְּׁבִ֣יla.she.ViH7628,andhisgloryH8597intothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027oftheoppressor;

62Anddeliveredוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462uphispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971untotheswordלַחֶ֣רֶבla.Che.revH2719,andwasvery wrothwithhisinheritanceוּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹu.ve.na.cha.la.ToH5159:

63Thefireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784consumedH398theiryoungבַּחוּרָ֥יוba.chu.RavH970menH970,andtheirmaidenswerenotpraisedH1984in[nuptial] song;

64Theirpriestsכֹּ֭הֲנָיוKo.ha.navH3548fellH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andtheirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490madenolamentation.

65ThentheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136awokeוַיִּקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364asoneH1368outofsleepH3463,likeamightyH1368manH1368thatshoutethaloudH7442by reasonofwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196;

66Andhesmotehisadversariesinthehinder part,andputH5414themtoeverlastingreproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781.

67Andherejectedוַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asH3988thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,andchoseH977notthetribeוּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetH7626ofEphraimאֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,

68ButchoseH977thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,themountZionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726whichhelovedH157;

69AndhebuiltH1129hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720liketheheights,liketheearthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776whichhehathfoundedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

70AndhechoseH977Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,andtookH3947himfromthesheepfolds:

71Fromfollowingthesuckling-ewes,hebroughtH935himtofeedH7462Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֣בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,andIsraelוּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

72Andhefedthemaccordingtotheintegrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537ofhisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824,andledH5148thembytheskilfulnessofhishandsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.

Commentaries on Psalms 78

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