New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 18:7-15

7Then theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493; And thefoundationsוּמוֹסְדֵ֣יu.mos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were tremblingיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264And were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He was angryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227wentעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upout of His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639, Andfireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398;Coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

9Hebowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and cameH3381downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381With thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10He rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon acherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;And He spedוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822His hidingH5643placeH5643, Hiscanopyסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521aroundסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439Him,DarknessH2825of watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325,thickH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

12From thebrightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051beforeנֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹneg.DoH5048Him passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674His thickעָבָ֥יו'a.VavH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645,Hailstonesבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259andcoalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

13The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068alsothunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And the Mostוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945HighH5945utteredיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,HailstonesH1259and coalsH1513of fireH784.

14Hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971out His arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them,And lightningוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300in abundanceH7227, androutedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.

15Then thechannelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325appearedוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200,And the foundationsH4144of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398werelaidH1540bareH1540At Yourrebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,At the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.

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