New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 81:5-8

5He establishedשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760it for a testimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715in JosephH3130When hewentבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318throughoutעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085alanguageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193that I did not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045:

6“Irelievedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926of the burdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלmi.Se.velH5447,His handsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוka.PavH3709were freedתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674from thebasketמִדּ֥וּדmi.DudH1731.

7Youcalledקָרָ֗אתָka.Ra.taH7121in troubleבַּצָּרָ֥הba.tza.RahH6869and I rescuedוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּva.'a.Cha.le.Tze.kaH2502you; Iansweredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ'E.'en.khaH6030you in the hidingבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643placeH5643of thunderרַ֑עַםRa.'amH7482;I provedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨'ev.cha.ne.KhaH974you at thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֣הme.ri.VahH4809.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O My peopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971, and I willadmonishוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749you;O Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifאִם־'im-H518youwould listenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־tish.ma'-H8085to Me!

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