1Praiseהַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀ha.lu.YahH1984ye the Lordהַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀ha.lu.YahH3050.O give thanksהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034unto the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; for he isgoodH2896:for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
2Who can utterיְ֭מַלֵּלYe.ma.lelH4448the mighty actsגְּבוּר֣וֹתge.vu.RotH1369of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? whocan shew forthיַ֝שְׁמִ֗יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085all his praiseתְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃te.hi.la.ToH8416?
3Blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835arethey that keepשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, andhe that doethעֹשֵׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666at all timesעֵֽת׃'EtH6256.
4Rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,with the favourבִּרְצ֣וֹןbir.TzonH7522that thou bearest untothy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971:O visitפָּ֝קְדֵ֗נִיpa.ke.De.niH6485me with thy salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444;
5That I may seeלִרְא֤וֹת׀lir.'otH7200the goodבְּט֘וֹבַ֤תbe.To.VatH2896of thy chosenבְּחִירֶ֗יךָbe.chi.Rei.khaH972,that I may rejoiceלִ֭שְׂמֹחַLis.mo.achH8055in the gladnessבְּשִׂמְחַ֣תbe.sim.ChatH8057of thy nationגּוֹיֶ֑ךָgo.Ye.khaH1471,that I may gloryלְ֝הִתְהַלֵּ֗לle.hit.ha.LelH1984with thine inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159.
6We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398with our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,we have committed iniquityהֶעֱוִ֥ינוּhe.'e.Vi.nuH5753,we have done wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561.
7Our fathersאֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.Vo.Tei.nuH1understoodהִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919not thy wondersנִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֨יִם׀ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;they rememberedזָ֭כְרוּZa.khe.ruH2142not the multitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of thy merciesחֲסָדֶ֑יךָcha.sa.Dei.khaH2617;but provokedוַיַּמְר֖וּvai.yam.RuH4784himat the seaיָ֣םyamH3220, evenat the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220.
8Nevertheless he savedוַֽ֭יּוֹשִׁיעֵםVai.yo.shi.'emH3467them for his name’sשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034sake, that he might make his mighty powerגְּבוּרָתֽוֹ׃ge.vu.ra.ToH1369to be knownלְ֝הוֹדִ֗יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045.
9He rebukedוַיִּגְעַ֣רvai.yig.'ArH1605the Redס֭וּףsufH5488seaבְּיַם־be.yam-H3220also, and it was dried upוַֽיֶּחֱרָ֑בvai.ye.che.RavH2717:so he ledH3212them through the depthsבַּ֝תְּהֹמ֗וֹתba.te.ho.MotH8415,as through the wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.
10And he savedוַֽ֭יּוֹשִׁיעֵםVai.yo.shi.'emH3467them from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of him that hatedשׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'H8130them,and redeemedוַ֝יִּגְאָלֵ֗םvai.yig.'a.LemH1350them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
11And the watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coveredוַיְכַסּוּ־vay.kha.su-H3680their enemiesצָרֵיהֶ֑םtza.rei.HemH6862:there was not oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of them leftנוֹתָֽר׃no.TarH3498.
12Then believedוַיַּאֲמִ֥ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539they his wordsבִדְבָרָ֑יוvid.va.RavH1697;they sangיָ֝שִׁ֗ירוּya.Shi.ruH7891his praiseתְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃te.hi.la.ToH8416.
13They soonמִֽ֭הֲרוּMi.ha.ruH4116forgatשָׁכְח֣וּsha.khe.ChuH7911his worksמַעֲשָׂ֑יוma.'a.SavH4639;they waitedחִ֝כּ֗וּchi.KuH2442not for his counselלַעֲצָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.tza.ToH6098:
14But lustedוַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּvai.yit.'a.VuH183exceedinglyתַ֭אֲוָהTa.'a.vahH8378in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and temptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452.
15And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them their requestשֶׁאֱלָתָ֑םshe.'e.la.TamH7596;but sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971leannessרָז֣וֹןra.ZonH7332into their soulבְּנַפְשָֽׁם׃be.naf.ShamH5315.
16They enviedוַיְקַנְא֣וּvay.kan.'UH7065Mosesלְ֭מֹשֶׁהLe.mo.shehH4872also in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, andAaronלְ֝אַהֲרֹ֗ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the saintקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
18And a fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784was kindledוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197in their companyבַּעֲדָתָ֑םba.'a.da.TamH5712;the flameלֶ֝הָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852burned upתְּלַהֵ֥טte.la.HetH3857the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563.
20Thus they changedוַיָּמִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Mi.ruH4171their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519into the similitudeבְּתַבְנִ֥יתbe.tav.NitH8403of an oxשׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794that eatethאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.
21They forgatשָׁ֭כְחוּshakh.chuH7911Godאֵ֣ל'elH410their saviourמוֹשִׁיעָ֑םmo.shi.'AmH3467,which had doneעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְדֹל֣וֹתge.do.LotH1419in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;
22Wondrous worksנִ֭פְלָאוֹתNif.la.'otH6381in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526, andterrible thingsנ֝וֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372by the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220.
23Therefore he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that he would destroyלְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥םle.hash.Mi.DamH8045them, had notלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884Mosesמֹ֘שֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872his chosenבְחִיר֗וֹve.chi.RoH972stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him in the breachבַּפֶּ֣רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556,to turn awayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725his wrathחֲ֝מָת֗וֹcha.ma.ToH2534,lest he should destroyמֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃Me.hash.ChitH7843them.
24Yea, they despisedוַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּVai.yim.'a.suH3988the pleasantחֶמְדָּ֑הchem.DahH2532landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,they believedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539not his wordלִדְבָרֽוֹ׃lid.va.RoH1697:
25But murmuredוַיֵּרָגְנ֥וּvai.ye.ra.ge.NuH7279in their tentsבְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168, andhearkenedשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085not unto the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
26Therefore he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027against them, to overthrowלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057:
27To overthrowוּלְהַפִּ֣ילu.le.ha.PilH5307their seedזַ֭רְעָםZar.'omH2233also among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and to scatterוּ֝לְזָרוֹתָ֗םu.le.za.ro.TamH2219them in the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.
28They joinedוַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּvai.yi.Tza.me.duH6775themselves also unto Baal–peorH1187,and ateוַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398the sacrificesזִבְחֵ֥יziv.CheiH2077of the deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191.
29Thus they provoked himto angerוַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּVai.yakh.'i.suH3707with their inventionsבְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611:and the plagueמַגֵּפָֽה׃ma.ge.FahH4046brake inוַתִּפְרָץ־va.tif.rotz-H6555upon them.
30Then stood upוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Phinehasפִּֽ֭ינְחָסPin.chosH6372,and executed judgmentוַיְפַלֵּ֑לvay.fa.LelH6419: and sothe plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was stayedוַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗רva.te.'a.TzarH6113.
31And that was countedוַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁבva.te.Cha.shevH2803unto him for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666unto allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָ֝דֹ֗רva.DorH1755forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
32They angeredוַ֭יַּקְצִיפוּVai.yak.tzi.fuH7107himalso at the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of strifeמְרִיבָ֑הme.ri.VahH4809H4808,so that it went illH3415with Mosesלְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗הle.mo.ShehH4872for their sakes:
33Because they provokedהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784his spiritרוּח֑וֹru.ChoH7307,so that he spake unadvisedlyוַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗אvay.va.Te'H981with his lipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃bis.fa.TavH8193.
34They did not destroyהִ֭שְׁמִידוּHish.mi.duH8045the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,concerning whom the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559them:
35But were mingledוַיִּתְעָרְב֥וּvai.yit.'a.re.VuH6148among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֑םva.go.YimH1471,and learnedוַֽ֝יִּלְמְד֗וּvai.yil.me.DuH3925their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.
36And they servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091:which were a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170unto them.
37Yea, they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076their sonsבְּ֭נֵיהֶםBe.nei.hemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םbe.no.tei.HemH1323unto devilsלַשֵּֽׁדִים׃la.She.dimH7700,
38And shedוַיִּֽשְׁפְּכ֨וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֡יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֪םdamH1818, eventhe bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of their sonsבְּנֵ֘יהֶ֤םbe.Nei.HemH1121and of their daughtersוּֽבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,whom they sacrificedזִ֭בְּחוּZi.be.chuH2076unto the idolsלַעֲצַבֵּ֣יla.'a.tza.BeiH6091of Canaanכְנָ֑עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667:and the landהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776was pollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֥ףva.te.che.NafH2610with bloodבַּדָּמִֽים׃ba.da.MimH1818.
39Thus were they defiledוַיִּטְמְא֥וּvai.yit.me.'UH2930with their own worksבְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םve.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639,and went a whoringוַ֝יִּזְנוּ֗vai.yiZ.nuH2181with their own inventionsבְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.
40Therefore was the wrathאַ֣ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against his peopleבְּעַמּ֑וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,insomuch that he abhorredוַ֝יְתָעֵ֗בvay.ta.'EvH8581his own inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
41And he gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;and they that hatedשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them ruledוַֽיִּמְשְׁל֥וּvai.yim.she.LuH4910over them.
42Their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'oy.vei.HemH341also oppressedוַיִּלְחָצ֥וּםvai.yil.cha.TzumH3905them, and they were brought into subjectionוַ֝יִּכָּנְע֗וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665under their handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.
43Manyרַבּ֗וֹתra.BotH7227timesפְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.MimH6471did he deliverיַצִּ֫ילֵ֥םya.Tzi.LemH5337them; but they provokedיַמְר֣וּyam.RuH4784himwith their counselבַעֲצָתָ֑םva.'a.tza.TamH6098,and were brought lowוַ֝יָּמֹ֗כּוּvai.ya.Mo.kuH4355for their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ba.'a.vo.NamH5771.
44Nevertheless he regardedוַ֭יַּרְאVai.yar'H7200their afflictionבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862,when he heardבְּ֝שָׁמְע֗וֹbe.sha.me.'OH8085their cryרִנָּתָֽם׃ri.na.TamH7440:
45And he rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142for them his covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,and repentedוַ֝יִּנָּחֵ֗םvai.yi.na.ChemH5162according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֣בke.RoH7230of his merciesחֲסָדָֽיו׃cha.sa.DavH2617.
46He madeוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them also to be pitiedלְרַחֲמִ֑יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356ofלִ֝פְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440all those that carried them captivesשׁוֹבֵיהֶֽם׃shoei.HemH7617.
47Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֨נוּ׀ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us, O Lordיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and gatherוְקַבְּצֵנוּ֮ve.ka.be.tze.NuH6908us from among the heathenהַגּ֫וֹיִ֥םha.Go.YimH1471,to give thanksלְ֭הֹדוֹתLe.ho.dotH3034unto thy holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, andto triumphלְ֝הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֗חַle.hish.ta.Be.achH7623in thy praiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.
48Blessedבָּר֤וּךְ־ba.Rukh-H1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֪י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478from everlastingהָ֤עוֹלָ֨ם׀ha.'o.LamH5769to everlastingהָעוֹלָ֗םha.'o.LamH5769:and let all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984ye the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
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