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Psalms 104:14-18

14He causeth the grassחָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirH2682to growמַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.achH6779for the cattleלַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.MahH929,and herbוְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevH6212for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120:that he may bring forthלְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899out of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

15And wineוְיַ֤יִן׀ve.Ya.yinH3196thatmaketh gladיְשַׂמַּ֬חye.sa.MachH8055the heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824of manאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, andoilמִשָּׁ֑מֶןmi.Sha.menH8081to make hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to shineלְהַצְהִ֣ילle.hatz.HilH6670,and breadוְ֝לֶ֗חֶםve.Le.chemH3899whichstrengthenethיִסְעָֽד׃yis.'AdH5582man’sאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824.

16The treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068are fullיִ֭שְׂבְּעוּYis.be.'uH7646of sap;the cedarsאַֽרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְ֝בָנ֗וֹןle.va.NonH3844,which he hath plantedנָטָֽע׃na.Ta'H5193;

17Where the birdsצִפֳּרִ֣יםtzi.po.RimH6833make their nestsיְקַנֵּ֑נוּye.ka.Ne.nuH7077: as forthe storkחֲ֝סִידָ֗הcha.si.DahH2624,the fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםbe.ro.ShimH1265areher houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

18The highהַ֭גְּבֹהִיםHa.ge.vo.himH1364hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022area refugeמַחְסֶ֥הmach.SehH4268for the wild goatsלַיְּעֵלִ֑יםlai.ye.'e.LimH3277; andthe rocksסְ֝לָעִ֗יםse.la.'ImH5553for the coniesלַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃Lash.fa.NimH8227.

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