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Psalms 104:5-9

5Wholaidיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the foundationsמְכוֹנֶ֑יהָme.kho.Nei.haH4349of the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776, thatit should not be removedתִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.MotH4131for everעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃o.Lam va.'EdH5703 H5769.

6Thou coveredstכִּסִּית֑וֹki.si.ToH3680it with the deepתְּ֭הוֹםTe.homH8415as witha garmentכַּלְּב֣וּשׁka.le.VushH3830:the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325stoodיַֽעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975above the mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.

7AtH4480thy rebukeגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606they fledיְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.SunH5127;at the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thy thunderרַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ra.'am.khaH7482they hastedיֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ye.cha.fe.ZunH2648away.

8They go upיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927by the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022;they go downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381by the valleysבְקָע֑וֹתve.ka.'otH1237unto the placeמְ֝ק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whichזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088thou hast foundedיָסַ֬דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245for them.

9Thou hast setשַׂ֭מְתָּSam.taH7760a boundגְּֽבוּל־ge.vu.l.Sa-H1366that they may not pass overיַֽעֲבֹר֑וּןya.'a.vo.RunH5674;that they turn not againיְ֝שׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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