4For a thousandאֶ֪לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141in thy sightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are butasכְּי֣וֹםke.YomH3117yesterdayאֶ֭תְמוֹל'Et.molH865when it is pastיַעֲבֹ֑רya.'a.VorH5674, and asa watchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הve.'ash.mu.RahH821in the nightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.
5Thou carriest them away as with a floodזְ֭רַמְתָּםZe.ram.tomH2229; they are asa sleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142:in the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242they arelike grassכֶּחָצִ֥ירke.cha.TzirH2682whichgroweth upיַחֲלֹֽף׃ya.cha.LofH2498.
6In the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרBa.bo.kerH1242it flourishethיָצִ֣יץya.TzitzH6692,and groweth upוְחָלָ֑ףve.cha.LafH2498;in the eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבla.'E.revH6153it is cut downיְמוֹלֵ֥לye.mo.LelH4135,and witherethוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.
7For we are consumedכָלִ֥ינוּkha.Li.nuH3615by thine angerבְאַפֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Pe.khaH639,and by thy wrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534are we troubledנִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃niv.Hal.nuH926.
9For all our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117are passed awayפָּנ֣וּpa.NuH6437in thy wrathבְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָve.'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678:we spendכִּלִּ֖ינוּki.Li.nuH3615our yearsשָׁנֵ֣ינוּsha.Nei.nuH8141as a taleהֶֽגֶה׃He.gehH1899that is told.
10The daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of our yearsשְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּshe.no.Tei.nuH8141arethreescoreH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141and tenH7657;and if by reason of strengthבִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀big.vu.RotH1369they befourscoreשְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤יםshe.Mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, yet istheir strengthוְ֭רָהְבָּםVe.ra.he.bomH7296labourעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוָאָ֑וֶןva.'A.venH205;for it is soonחִ֝֗ישׁChishH2440cut offגָ֥זgazH1468,and we fly awayוַנָּעֻֽפָה׃va.na.'U.fahH5774.
11Who knowethי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of thine angerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639?even according to thy fearוּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗u.khe.yir.'a.te.khaH3374, so isthy wrathעֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678.
12So teachהוֹדַ֑עho.Da'H3045usto numberלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117,that we may applyוְ֝נָבִ֗אve.na.Vi'H935ourheartsלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824unto wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
13Returnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,how long? and let it repentוְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗םve.hi.na.ChemH5162thee concerning thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.
14O satisfyשַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּsa.be.'E.nuH7646us earlyבַבֹּ֣קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242with thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617;that we may rejoiceוּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥הu.ne.ra.ne.NahH7442and be gladוְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗הve.nis.me.ChahH8055all our daysיָמֵֽינוּ׃ya.Mei.nuH3117.
15Make us gladשַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּSam.che.nuH8055according to the daysכִּימ֣וֹתki.MotH3117whereinthou hast afflictedעִנִּיתָ֑נוּ'i.ni.Ta.nuH6031us, andthe yearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141whereinwe have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
16Let thy workפָעֳלֶ֑ךָfo.'o.Le.khaH6467appearיֵרָאֶ֣הye.ra.'EhH7200unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and thy gloryוַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗va.ha.da.re.khaH1926unto their childrenבְּנֵיהֶֽם׃be.nei.HemH1121.
17And let the beautyנֹ֤עַםNo.'amH5278of the LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be upon us: and establishכּוֹנְנָ֥הko.NahH3559thou the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuH3027upon us; yea, the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027establishכּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃ko.Ne.huH3559thou it.
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