New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 78:65-72

65Then the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136awokeוַיִּקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364as if fromsleepכְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ke.ya.ShenH3463, Like awarriorכְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹרke.gi.BorH1368overcomeH7320by wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

66Hedroveוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221His adversariesצָרָ֥יוtza.RavH6862backwardאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268;He putנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414on them an everlastingע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769disgraceחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781.

67He alsorejectedוַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asH3988the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,And did not chooseבָחָֽר׃va.CharH977the tribeוּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetH7626of Ephraimאֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,

68But choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He lovedאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.

69And Hebuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644the heightsרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311,Like the earthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776which He has establishedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

70He alsochoseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732And tookוַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the sheepfoldsמִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת צֹֽאן׃mi.mikh.le.'Ot TzonH6629 H4356;

71Fromthe careמֵאַחַ֥רme.'a.CharH310of theewesH5763withH5763nursingעָל֗וֹתa.LotH5763lambsH5763He broughtהֱ֫בִיא֥וֹhe.vi.'OH935him Toshepherdלִ֭רְעוֹתLir.'otH7462Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֣בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,And Israelוּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478His inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

72So he shepherdedוַ֭יִּרְעֵםVai.yir.'emH7462them according to theintegrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537of his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824,And guidedיַנְחֵֽם׃yan.ChemH5148them with his skillfulוּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתu.vit.vu.NotH8394handsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.

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