1The mightyאֵ֤ל׀'elH410Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430, eventhe Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696,and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.ra.cho-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁShe.meshH8121unto the going downמְבֹאֽוֹ׃me.vo.'OH3996thereof.
2Out of Zionמִצִּיּ֥וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,the perfectionמִכְלַל־mikh.lal-H4359of beautyיֹ֗פִיYo.fiH3308,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hath shinedהוֹפִֽיעַ׃ho.Fi.a'H3313.
3Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall comeיָ֤בֹ֥אya.Vo'H935,and shall not keep silenceיֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁye.che.RashH2790:a fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784shall devourתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and it shall be veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966tempestuousנִשְׂעֲרָ֥הnis.'a.RahH8175round aboutוּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יוu.se.vi.VavH5439him.
4He shall callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064from aboveמֵעָ֑לme.'AlH5920,and to the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that he may judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
5Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622my saintsחֲסִידָ֑יcha.si.DaiH2623together unto me; those that have madeכֹּרְתֵ֖יko.re.TeiH3772a covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285with me by sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.
6And the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall declareוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046his righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664:for Godאֱלֹהִ֓ים׀'E.lo.HimH430isjudgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199himself.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
7Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085,O my peopleעַמִּ֨י׀'a.MiH5971,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;O Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,and I will testifyוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749against thee: I amGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, eventhy Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
8I will not reproveאוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ'o.khi.Che.khaH3198thee for thy sacrificesזְ֭בָחֶיךָZe.va.chei.khaH2077or thy burnt offeringsוְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָve.'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, to have beencontinuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.
9I will takeאֶקַּ֣ח'e.KachH3947no bullockפָ֑רFarH6499out of thy houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֣mi.bei.te.KhaH1004, norhe goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260out of thy foldsמִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָmi.mikh.le.'o.Tei.khaH4356.
10For every beastחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293is mine, andthe cattleבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929upon a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505hillsבְּהַרְרֵי־be.ha.rei-H2042.
11I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045all the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:and the wild beastsוְזִ֥יזve.ZizH2123of the fieldשָׂ֝דַ֗יSa.DaiH7704aremineעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.
12If I were hungryאֶ֭רְעַב'Er.'avH7456,I would not tellאֹ֣מַר'O.marH559thee: for the worldתֵ֝בֵ֗לte.VelH8398ismine, and the fulnessוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393thereof.
13Will I eatהַֽ֭אוֹכַלHa.'o.khalH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of bullsאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47,or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃'esh.TehH8354the bloodוְדַ֖םve.DamH1818of goatsעַתּוּדִ֣ים'a.tu.DimH6260?
14Offerזְבַ֣חze.VachH2076unto Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426;and payוְשַׁלֵּ֖םve.sha.LemH7999thy vowsנְדָרֶֽיךָ׃ne.da.Rei.khaH5088unto the most Highלְעֶלְי֣וֹןle.'el.YonH5945:
15And callוּ֭קְרָאֵנִיU.ke.ra.'e.niH7121upon me in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869:I will deliverאֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗'a.cha.letz.khaH2502thee, and thou shalt glorifyוּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃U.te.kha.be.De.niH3513me.
16But unto the wickedוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saithאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559,What hast thou to do to declareלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608my statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706, or thatthou shouldest takeוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375my covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285in thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?
20Thou sittestתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427andspeakestתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696against thy brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;thouתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414slanderestדֹּֽפִי׃Do.fiH1848thine own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.
21These thingshast thou doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213,and I kept silenceוְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּיve.he.che.Rash.tiH2790;thou thoughtestדִּמִּ֗יתָdi.Mi.taH1819that I was altogetherH1961such an one as thyself: butI will reproveאוֹכִיחֲךָ֖'o.khi.cha.KhaH3198thee, and set themin orderוְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣הve.'e.'er.KhahH6186before thine eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
22Now considerבִּֽינוּ־bi.nu-H995this, ye that forgetשֹׁכְחֵ֣יsho.khe.CheiH7911Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, lest I tear youin piecesאֶ֝טְרֹ֗ף'et.RofH2963, and there benone to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.
23Whoso offerethזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076praiseתּוֹדָ֗הto.DahH8426glorifiethיְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִיye.Kha.be.Da.ne.niH3513me: and to him that orderethוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760hisconversationדֶּ֑רֶךְDe.rekhH1870arightwill I shewאַ֝רְאֶ֗נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200the salvationבְּיֵ֣שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
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