New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 78:1-7

1Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O my peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971, to myinstructionתּוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451;Inclineהַטּ֥וּha.TuH5186your earsאָ֝זְנְכֶ֗ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2I willopenאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310in a parableבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912;I will utterאַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042darkH2420sayingsH2420of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924,

3Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we have heardשָׁ֭מַעְנוּSha.ma'.nuH8085and knownוַנֵּדָעֵ֑םva.ne.da.'EmH3045, Andour fathersוַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us.

4We willnot concealנְכַחֵ֨ד׀ne.kha.ChedH3582them from their childrenמִבְּנֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.nei.HemH1121, Buttellמְֽ֭סַפְּרִיםMe.sa.pe.rimH5608to the generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֗וֹן'a.cha.RonH314the praisesתְּהִלּ֣וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And His strengthוֶעֱזוּז֥וֹve.'e.zu.ZoH5807and HiswondrousH6381worksH6381that He has doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

5For He establishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965atestimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715in Jacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290And appointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760alawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Hecommandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1That they shouldteachלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םle.ho.di.'AmH3045them to their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121,

6That the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to comeאַ֭חֲרוֹן'A.cha.ronH314might knowיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045, eventhe childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121yetto be bornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּyi.va.Le.duH3205, Thatthey may ariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּya.Ku.muH6965andtellוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608themto their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121,

7That they should putוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760their confidenceכִּ֫סְלָ֥םkis.LamH3689in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430Andnot forgetיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911the worksמַֽעַלְלֵי־ma.'a.lei-H4611of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, Butkeepיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341His commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687,

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