Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.
For the choir director; 1 Chr 16:41according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
1My voiceקוֹלִ֣יko.LiH6963risesto Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, and I willcryוְאֶצְעָ֑קָהve.'etz.'A.kahH6817aloudH6817;My voiceקוֹלִ֥יko.LiH6963risesto Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,and He will hearוְהַאֲזִ֥יןve.ha.'a.ZinH238me.
2In thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of my troubleצָרָתִי֮tza.ra.TiH6869I soughtדָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּיda.Ra.she.tiH1875the Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136;In the nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915myhandיָדִ֤י׀ya.DiH3027was stretchedנִ֭גְּרָהNi.ge.rahH5064outwithoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808wearinessתָפ֑וּגta.FugH6313;My soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315refusedמֵאֲנָ֖הme.'a.NahH3985to be comfortedהִנָּחֵ֣םhi.na.ChemH5162.
3WhenI rememberאֶזְכְּרָ֣ה'ez.ke.RahH2142Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, then I amdisturbedוְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑הve.'e.he.ma.YahH1993; When Isighאָשִׂ֓יחָה׀'a.Si.chahH7878, thenmy spiritרוּחִ֣יru.ChiH7307growsH5848faintוְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ףve.tit.'a.TefH5848.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
4You have heldאָ֭חַזְתָּ'A.chaz.taH270my eyelidsשְׁמֻר֣וֹת עֵינָ֑יshe.mu.Rot 'ei.NaiH5869H8109open;I am so troubledנִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּיnif.'Am.tiH6470that Icannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.
5I have consideredחִשַּׁ֣בְתִּיchi.Shav.tiH2803thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117of oldמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,The yearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141of longH5769agoH5769.
6I will rememberאֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה'ez.ke.RahH2142mysongנְגִינָתִ֗יne.gi.na.TiH5058in the nightבַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915; Iwill meditateאָשִׂ֑יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878with my heartלְבָבִ֥יle.va.ViH3824,And my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307pondersוַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂvay.cha.PesH2664:
7Will the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136rejectיִזְנַ֥ח׀yiz.NachH2186foreverהַֽ֭לְעוֹלָמִיםHal.'o.la.mimH5769? And will Heneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be favorableלִרְצ֣וֹתlir.TzotH7521againיֹסִ֖יףyo.SifH3254?
8Has Hislovingkindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617ceasedהֶאָפֵ֣סhe.'a.FesH656foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331? Has HispromiseH561comeגָּ֥מַרGa.marH1584to an endH1584foreverH1755?
9Has Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410forgottenהֲשָׁכַ֣חha.sha.KhachH7911to be graciousחַנּ֣וֹתcha.NotH2603,Orאִם־'im-H518has He in angerבְּ֝אַ֗ףbe.'AfH639withdrawnקָפַ֥ץka.FatzH7092Hiscompassionרַחֲמָ֥יוra.cha.MavH7356?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
10Then I saidוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, “It is mygriefחַלּ֣וֹתִיcha.Lo.tiH2470, That therightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handH3225of the Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945has changedH8132.”
14You are theGodH410who worksעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213wondersפֶ֑לֶאFe.le'H6382; You havemadeH3045knownH3045Your strengthעֻזֶּֽךָ׃'u.Ze.khaH5797among the peoplesבָעַמִּ֣יםva.'a.MimH5971.
15You have by Yourpowerבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220redeemedגָּאַ֣לְתָּga.'Al.taH1350Your peopleH5971,The sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3130.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
16Thewatersמַּ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325sawרָ֘א֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200You, O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430;The watersמַּ֣יִםMa.yimH4325sawרָא֣וּךָra.'U.khaH7200You, they were in anguishיָחִ֑ילוּya.Chi.luH2342;The deepsתְהֹמֽוֹת׃te.ho.MotH8415alsoאַ֝֗ף'AfH637trembledיִרְגְּז֥וּyir.ge.ZuH7264.
17Thecloudsעָב֗וֹתa.VotH5645pouredזֹ֤רְמוּZo.re.muH2229out waterH4325;The skiesשְׁחָקִ֑יםshe.cha.KimH7834gaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414forth a soundק֭וֹלKolH6963; Yourarrowsחֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָcha.tza.Tzei.khaH2671flashedיִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃yit.ha.La.khuH1980here and there.
18ThesoundH6963of Your thunderרַעַמְךָ֨׀ra.'am.KhaH7482was in the whirlwindבַּגַּלְגַּ֗לba.gal.GalH1534; Thelightningsבְרָקִ֣יםve.ra.KimH1300litהֵאִ֣ירוּhe.'I.ruH215up the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398; Theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776trembledרָגְזָ֖הra.ge.ZahH7264and shookוַתִּרְעַ֣שׁva.tir.'AshH7493.
19Yourwayדַּרְכֶּ֗ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870was in the seaבַּיָּ֤םbai.YamH3220And Your pathsוּֽ֭שְׁבִֽילְךָU.she.vi.le.khaH7635in the mightyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,And Your footprintsוְ֝עִקְּבוֹתֶ֗יךָve.'i.ke.vo.Tei.chaH6119may not be knownנֹדָֽעוּ׃no.Da.'uH3045.
20Youledנָחִ֣יתָna.Chi.taH5148Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971like a flockכַצֹּ֣אןkha.TzonH6629By the handבְּֽיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.
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