1“At thisH2088alsoאַף־'af-H637my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820tremblesיֶחֱרַ֣דye.che.RadH2729,And leapsוְ֝יִתַּ֗רve.yi.TarH5425from its placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085closelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085to thethunderבְּרֹ֣גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267of His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,And the rumblingוְ֝הֶ֗גֶהve.He.gehH1899that goesH3318outH3318from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
3Underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064He letsH8281it looseH8281, And Hislightningוְ֝אוֹר֗וֹve.'o.RoH216travels to theendsכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
4Afterאַחֲרָ֤יו׀'a.cha.RavH310it, a voiceק֗וֹלKolH6963roarsיִשְׁאַג־yish.'ag-H7580;He thundersיַ֭רְעֵםYar.'emH7481with His majesticגְּאוֹנ֑וֹge.'o.NoH1347voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963,And He does not restrainיְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םye.'a.ke.VemH6117the lightning when His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963is heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.
5Godאֵ֣ל'elH410thundersיַרְעֵ֤םyar.'EmH7481wondrouslyנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381with His voiceבְּ֭קוֹלוֹbe.ko.loH6963,Doingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213greatגְ֝דֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419thingsH1419which we do not comprehendנֵדָֽע׃ne.Da'H3045.
6For tothe snowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950He saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Fallהֱוֵ֫אhe.Ve'H1933on the earthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776,’ And to thedownpourוְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑רve.Ge.shem ma.TarH1653H4306and the rainוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹתve.Ge.shem mit.RotH1653H4306, ‘Be strongעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797.’
7Hesealsיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of everyכָּל־kol-H3605personאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120, So thatallכָּל־kol-H3605peopleH376may knowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045His workמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.
8Then the animalH2421goesוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935into itslairאָ֑רֶב'A.revH695And remainsתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in itsdenוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.
9From thesouthהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315comesתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the stormסוּפָ֑הsu.FahH5492,And from the northH2219windH2219the coldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135.
10From the breathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140is madeיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414,And the expanseוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325is frozenבְּמוּצָֽק׃be.mu.TzakH4164.
12It changesH4524directionH4524,turningH2015aroundH2015by His guidanceבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458, Thatit may doלְפָעֳלָ֑םle.fo.'o.LamH6466whateverכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רkol 'a.SherH3605H834Hecommandsיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680it On thefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the inhabitedתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
13Whetherאִם־'im-H518forcorrectionלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626,orאִם־'im-H518forHis earthלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,Orאִם־'im-H518forgoodnessלְ֝חֶ֗סֶדle.Che.sedH2617, He causes it tohappenיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672.
15Do you knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045how Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433establishesבְּשׂוּם־be.sum-H7760them, And makes thelightningא֣וֹר'orH216of His cloudsעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051to shineוְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַve.ho.Fi.a'H3313?
16Do you knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045aboutעַל־'al-H5921the hoveringמִפְלְשֵׂי־mif.le.sei-H4657of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645, Thewondersמִ֝פְלְא֗וֹתmif.le.'otH4652of One who isperfectתְּמִ֣יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּעִֽים׃de.'ImH1843,
17You whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834garmentsבְּגָדֶ֥יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899are hotחַמִּ֑יםcha.MimH2525When the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776isH8252stillH8252becauseH4480of the southמִדָּרֽוֹם׃mi.da.RomH1864wind?
18Can you, with Him,spreadתַּרְקִ֣יעַtar.Ki.a'H7554outH7554the skiesלִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlish.cha.KimH7834,Strongחֲ֝זָקִ֗יםcha.za.KimH2389as a castH3332metalH3332mirrorכִּרְאִ֥יkir.'IH7209?
19Teachה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּHo.di.'e.nuH3045us whatמַה־mah-H4100we are to sayנֹּ֣אמַרNo.marH559to Him; Wecannotלֹ֥א־Lo'-H3808presentנַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְna.'a.RokhH6186our casebecauseמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H4480H6440of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
20Shall it be toldהַֽיְסֻפַּר־hay.su.par-H5608Him that I would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696?Orאִֽם־'im-H518should a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376sayאָ֥מַר'A.marH559that he would be swallowedיְבֻלָּֽע׃ye.vu.La'H1104upH1104?
21“Nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258peopledo not seeרָ֤אוּRa.'uH7200the lightא֗וֹר'orH216whichה֭וּאhu'H1931is brightבָּהִ֣ירba.HirH925in the skiesבַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםba.she.cha.KimH7834;But the windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307has passedעָ֝בְרָ֗ה'a.ve.RahH5674and clearedוַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃Va.te.ta.ha.RemH2891them.
22From the northמִ֭צָּפוֹןMi.tza.fonH6828comesיֶֽאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857goldenזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091splendor;Aroundעַל־'al-H5921Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is awesomeנ֣וֹרָאNo.ra'H3372majestyהֽוֹד׃HodH1935.
23The Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706--we cannotH3808findמְ֭צָאנֻהוּMe.tza.nu.huH4672Him; He isexaltedשַׂגִּיא־sa.gi'-H7689in powerכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581AndHe will not violateיְעַנֶּֽה׃ye.'a.NehH6031justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941and abundantוְרֹב־ve.rov-H7230righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666.
24Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651peopleH376fearיְרֵא֣וּהוּye.re.'U.huH3372Him; He does notregardיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200anyכָּל־kol-H3605who are wiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450of heartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.”
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