New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 78:2-8

2I willopenאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310in a parableבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912;I will tellאַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042riddlesחִ֝יד֗וֹתchi.DotH2420of 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, But we willtellמְֽ֭סַפְּרִיםMe.sa.pe.rimH5608the generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֗וֹן'a.cha.RonH314the praisesתְּהִלּ֣וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And His powerוֶעֱזוּז֥וֹve.'e.zu.ZoH5807and HiswondrousH6381worksH6381that He has doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

5For He establishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965atestimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715in Jacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,And appointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760alawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Hecommandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1That they were toteachלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םle.ho.di.'AmH3045them to their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121,

6Soלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to comeאַ֭חֲרוֹן'A.cha.ronH314would knowיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045,the childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121yetto be bornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּyi.va.Le.duH3205, Thatthey would ariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּya.Ku.muH6965andtellוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608themto their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121,

7So that they would putוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760their confidenceכִּ֫סְלָ֥םkis.LamH3689in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430Andnot forgetיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911the worksמַֽעַלְלֵי־ma.'a.lei-H4611of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, ButcomplyH5341withH5341His commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687,

8Andnot be like their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םka.'a.vo.TamH1, Astubbornסוֹרֵ֪רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.RehH4784generationדּוֹר֮dOrH1755,A generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that did notprepareהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559its heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820And whose spiritרוּחֽוֹ׃ru.ChoH7307was notfaithfulנֶאֶמְנָ֖הne.'em.NahH539to Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.

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