God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.
For the choir director; set to Possibly, to the LiliesEl Shoshannim; Lit A testimonyEduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
1Oh, giveהַאֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238,Shepherdרֹ֘עֵ֤הro.'EhH7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,You who leadנֹהֵ֣גno.HegH5090Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130like a flockכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629; You whoare enthronedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,shineהוֹפִֽיעָה׃ho.Fi.'ahH3313forthH3313!
2Beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Ephraimאֶפְרַ֨יִם׀'ef.Ra.yimH669and Benjaminוּבִנְיָ֘מִ֤ןu.vin.Ya.MinH1144and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֗הu.me.na.ShehH4519,stirעוֹרְרָ֥ה'o.RahH5782up Your powerגְּבֽוּרָתֶ֑ךָge.vu.ra.Te.khaH1369And comeוּלְכָ֖הu.le.KhahH1980to saveלִישֻׁעָ֣תָהli.shu.'A.tahH3444us!
3O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,restoreהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725us Andcause Your faceH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215upon us,and we will be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
4OLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068GodH430ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970will Yoube angryעָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ'a.Shan.taH6225with the prayerבִּתְפִלַּ֥תbit.fi.LatH8605of Your peopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971?
5You have fedהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּםHe.'e.khal.tomH398them with thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832,And You have madeH8248them to drinkוַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹva.tash.Ke.movH8248tearsבִּדְמָע֥וֹתbid.ma.'otH1832inlargeH7991measureשָׁלִֽישׁ׃sha.LishH7991.
7O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430ofhostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,restoreהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725usAnd cause Your faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215upon us,and we will be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
9Youclearedפִּנִּ֥יתָpi.Ni.taH6437the groundbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it, And ittookוַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁva.tash.ReshH8327deepH8328rootשָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָSha.ra.Shei.haH8328and filledוַתְּמַלֵּא־va.te.ma.le'-H4390the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
10The mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680with its shadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738, Andthe cedarsאַֽרְזֵי־'ar.zei-H730of Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410with itsboughsוַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָva.'a.na.Fei.haH6057.
11It was sendingתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971out its branchesקְצִירֶ֣הָke.tzi.Re.haH7105to the seaיָ֑םYamH3220And its shootsיֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Yon.ko.Tei.haH3127to the Riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104.
12Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100have YoubrokenH6555downפָּרַ֣צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555itshedgesגְדֵרֶ֑יהָge.de.Rei.haH1447,So that allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹ֥בְרֵיoe.reiH5674thatwayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870pickוְ֝אָר֗וּהָve.'a.Ru.haH717its fruit?
13A boarחֲזִ֣ירcha.ZirH2386from the forestמִיָּ֑עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293eatsH3765it awayH3765And whateverH2123movesH2123in the fieldH7706feedsיִרְעֶֽנָּה׃yir.'E.nahH7462on it.
15Even theshootוְ֭כַנָּהVe.kha.nahH3657whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Your rightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225has plantedנָטְעָ֣הna.te.'AhH5193, And on thesonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121whom You havestrengthenedאִמַּ֥צְתָּה'i.Matz.tahH553for Yourself.
16It isburnedשְׂרֻפָ֣הse.ru.FahH8313with fireבָאֵ֣שׁva.'EshH784,it is cutכְּסוּחָ֑הke.su.ChahH3683downH3683;They perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6at therebukeמִגַּעֲרַ֖תmi.ga.'a.RatH1606of Your countenanceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.
17LetYour handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027be upon the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Your rightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,Upon the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120whom YoumadeH553strongאִמַּ֥צְתָּ'i.Matz.taH553for Yourself.
18Then we shall notturnH5472backנָס֥וֹגna.SogH5472from You;Reviveתְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּte.chai.Ye.nuH2421us, and we will callנִקְרָֽא׃nik.Ra'H7121upon Your nameוּבְשִׁמְךָ֥u.ve.shim.KhaH8034.
19O Lordיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of hostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,restoreהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725us;Cause Your faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shineהָאֵ֥רha.'ErH215upon us,and we will be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.
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