To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.
1Sing aloudהַ֭רְנִינוּHar.ni.nuH7442unto Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430our strengthעוּזֵּ֑נוּ'u.Ze.nuH5797:make a joyful noiseהָ֝רִ֗יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
2Takeשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a psalmזִ֭מְרָהZim.rahH2172,and bringוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414hither the timbrelתֹ֑ףTofH8596,the pleasantנָעִ֣יםna.'ImH5273harpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658with the psalteryנָֽבֶל׃Na.velH5035.
3Blow upתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782in the new moonבַחֹ֣דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320,in the time appointedבַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶהba.Ke.sehH3677,on our solemn feastחַגֵּֽנוּ׃cha.Ge.nuH2282dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117.
4For this wasa statuteחֹ֣קchokH2706for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, anda lawמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
5This he ordainedשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760in Josephבִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.SefH3084fora testimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715,when he went outבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318through the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: whereI heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085a languageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193thatI understoodיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.
6I removedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926from the burdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלmi.Se.velH5447:his handsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוka.PavH3709were deliveredתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674from the potsמִדּ֥וּדmi.DudH1731.
7Thou calledstקָרָ֗אתָka.Ra.taH7121in troubleבַּצָּרָ֥הba.tza.RahH6869,and I deliveredוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּva.'a.Cha.le.Tze.kaH2502thee; I answeredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ'E.'en.khaH6030thee in the secret placeבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of thunderרַ֑עַםRa.'amH7482:I provedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨'ev.cha.ne.KhaH974thee at the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֣הme.ri.VahH4809.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
8Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971,and I will testifyוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749unto thee: O Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,if thou wilt hearkenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־tish.ma'-H8085unto me;
9There shall no strangeזָ֑רZarH2114godאֵ֣ל'elH410be in thee; neither shalt thou worshipתִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812any strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410.
10I amthe Lordיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which broughtהַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָHa.ma.'al.khaH5927thee out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:open thy mouthפִּ֝֗יךָPi.khaH6310wideהַרְחֶב־har.chev-H7337,and I will fillוַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃va.'a.mal.'E.huH4390it.
11But my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971would not hearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to my voiceלְקוֹלִ֑יle.ko.LiH6963;and Israelוְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wouldאָ֥בָה'A.vahH14none of me.
12So I gave them upוָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּVa.'a.sha.le.che.huH7971unto their own hearts’לִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820lustבִּשְׁרִיר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307: andthey walkedH3212in their own counselsבְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Be.mo.'a.tzo.tei.HemH4156.
13Ohל֗וּLuH3863that my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971had hearkenedשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085unto me, andIsraelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478had walkedH1980in my waysבִּדְרָכַ֥יbid.ra.KhaiH1870!
14I should soonכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592have subduedאַכְנִ֑יעַ'akh.Ni.a'H3665their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם'oy.vei.HemH341,and turnedאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027against their adversariesצָ֝רֵיהֶ֗םtza.rei.HemH6862.
15The hatersמְשַׂנְאֵ֣יme.san.'EiH8130of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068should have submittedיְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584themselves unto him: but their timeעִתָּ֣ם'i.TamH6256should have endured for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
16He should have fedוַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּVai.ya.'a.khi.le.huH398them also with the finestמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the wheatחִטָּ֑הchi.TahH2406:and with honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706out of the rockוּ֝מִצּ֗וּרu.mi.TzurH6697should I have satisfiedאַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃'as.bi.'E.khaH7646thee.
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