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Psalms 42:1-5

1As the hartכְּאַיָּ֗לke.'ai.YalH354pantethתַּעֲרֹ֥גta.'a.RogH6165after the waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325brooksאֲפִֽיקֵי־'a.fi.kei-H650,so pantethתַעֲרֹ֖גta.'a.RogH6165my soulנַפְשִׁ֨יnaf.ShiH5315after thee, O Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2My soulH5315thirstethצָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'AhH6770for GodH430,for the livingחָ֥יchaiH2416Godלְאֵ֪לle.'ElH410:when shall I comeאָב֑וֹא'a.Vo'H935and appearוְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗הve.'e.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440GodH430?

3My tearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832have been my meatלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,while they continuallyהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117sayבֶּאֱמֹ֥רbe.'e.MorH559unto me, Where isthy GodH430?

4When I rememberאֶזְכְּרָ֨ה׀'ez.ke.RahH2142these things,I pour outוְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬הve.'esh.pe.KhahH8210my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315in me: for I had goneאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר׀'e.'e.VorH5674with the multitudeבַּסָּךְ֮ba.soKhH5519,I wentאֶדַּדֵּ֗ם'ed.da.DemH1718with them to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of GodH430,with the voiceבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963of joyרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440and praiseוְתוֹדָ֗הve.to.DahH8426,with a multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995that kept holydayחוֹגֵֽג׃cho.GegH2287.

5Why art thou cast downתִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.ChiH7817,O my soulH5315? and whyart thou disquietedוַתֶּהֱמִ֪יva.te.he.MiH1993in me? hopeהוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.liH3176thou in GodH430:for I shall yet praiseאוֹדֶ֗נּוּ'o.De.nuH3034him forthe helpיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444of his countenanceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

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