1Lordאֲֽדֹנָ֗י'ado.NaiH136,You have beenהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961ourdwellingH4583placeמָע֣וֹןma.'onH4583in allבְּדֹ֣רbe.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
2Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶם׀be.Te.remH2962the mountainsהָ֘רִ֤יםha.RimH2022were bornיֻלָּ֗דוּyu.La.duH3205Or YougaveH2342birthH2342to the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and the worldוְתֵבֵ֑לve.te.VelH8398, Evenfrom everlastingוּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥םu.me.'o.LamH5769to everlastingע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769,You are Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
4Fora thousandאֶ֪לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141in Your sightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869Are likeyesterdayכְּי֣וֹםke.YomH3117H8543whenH3588it passesH5674byH5674, Or like awatchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הve.'ash.mu.RahH821in the nightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.
5You havesweptH2229them awayH2229likeH2229aH2229floodH2229, theyfallיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961asleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142;In the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242they are likegrassכֶּחָצִ֥ירke.cha.TzirH2682thatsproutsיַחֲלֹֽף׃ya.cha.LofH2498anewH2498.
6In the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרBa.bo.kerH1242itflourishesיָצִ֣יץya.TzitzH6692andsproutsוְחָלָ֑ףve.cha.LafH2498anewH2498;Toward eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבla.'E.revH6153itwiltsH4448andwithersוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001away.
7For we have beenconsumedכָלִ֥ינוּkha.Li.nuH3615by Your angerבְאַפֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Pe.khaH639,And we have been terrifiedנִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃niv.Hal.nuH926by Your wrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.
8You haveplacedשַׁתָּ֣הsha.TahH7896our guiltyH5771deedsH5771beforeלְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָle.neg.De.khaH5048You, Ourhiddenעֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ'a.lu.Me.nuH5956sinsin the lightלִמְא֥וֹרlim.'orH3974of Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.
9Forallכָל־khol-H3605our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117have dwindledH6437awayH6437in Your furyבְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָve.'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678;We have finishedכִּלִּ֖ינוּki.Li.nuH3615our yearsשָׁנֵ֣ינוּsha.Nei.nuH8141likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644asighהֶֽגֶה׃He.gehH1899.
10As for the daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of ourlifeשְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּshe.no.Tei.nuH8141,they contain seventyשִׁבְעִ֪יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141,Or ifוְאִ֤םve.'ImH518due to strengthבִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀big.vu.RotH1369,eightyשְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤יםshe.Mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,Yet their prideוְ֭רָהְבָּםVe.ra.he.bomH7296is onlytroubleעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999and tragedyוָאָ֑וֶןva.'A.venH205;For it quicklyH2439passesגָ֥זgazH1468, and wedisappearוַנָּעֻֽפָה׃va.na.'U.fahH5774.
11Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310understandsי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045thepowerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of Your angerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639And Your furyעֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678, according to thefearוּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗u.khe.yir.'a.te.khaH3374that is due You?
12Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651teachהוֹדַ֑עho.Da'H3045usto numberלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117, That we maypresentוְ֝נָבִ֗אve.na.Vi'H935to Youa heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
14Satisfyשַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּsa.be.'E.nuH7646us in the morningבַבֹּ֣קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242with Your graciousnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617, That we maysingH7442forH7442joyוּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥הu.ne.ra.ne.NahH7442and rejoiceוְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗הve.nis.me.ChahH8055allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605our daysיָמֵֽינוּ׃ya.Mei.nuH3117.
15Makeשַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּSam.che.nuH8055us gladH8055according to the daysכִּימ֣וֹתki.MotH3117You have afflictedעִנִּיתָ֑נוּ'i.ni.Ta.nuH6031us, And theyearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141we have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200evilH7463.
16Let Yourworkפָעֳלֶ֑ךָfo.'o.Le.khaH6467appearיֵרָאֶ֣הye.ra.'EhH7200to Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650And Yourmajestyוַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗va.ha.da.re.khaH1926to their childrenבְּנֵיהֶֽם׃be.nei.HemH1121.
17May thekindnessנֹ֤עַםNo.'amH5278of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be upon us; Andconfirmכּוֹנְנָ֥הko.NahH3559for us the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuH3027; Yes,confirmכּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃ko.Ne.huH3559the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027.
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