New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 78:32-40

32In spite of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088theystillע֑וֹדodH5750sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398Anddid not believeהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539in His wonderfulH6381worksH6381.

33So He broughtH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117to an endוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615infutilityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892And their yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141in suddenבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928terrorH928.

34Whenאִם־'im-H518He killedהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then theysoughtוּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huH1875Him,And returnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725and searchedH7836diligentlyH7836for Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410;

35And they rememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142that Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was theirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,And the Mostעֶ֝לְיוֹן'El.yonH5945HighH5945Godוְאֵ֥לve.'ElH410theirRedeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.

36But theydeceivedוַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvay.fa.Tu.huH6601Him with their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310Andliedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576to Him with their tongueוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.

37For their heartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820was notsteadfastנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559towardעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973Him,NorH3808were they faithfulנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in His covenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.

38But He, beingcompassionateרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349,forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771and did not destroyיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843them;And oftenוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235Herestrainedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639And did not arouseיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782allכָּל־kol-H3605His wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.

39ThusHe rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320, Awindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passesה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980and does not returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.

40HowH4100oftenH4100theyrebelledיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784against Him in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057Andgrievedיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087Him in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!

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