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Psalms 44:1-8

1We have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241,O Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us, whatworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467thou didstפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466in their daysבִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗םvi.mei.HemH3117,in the timesבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2Howthou didst drive outה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּHo.rash.taH3423the heathenגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471with thy handיָדְךָ֡ya.de.KhaH3027,and plantedstוַתִּטָּעֵ֑םva.ti.ta.'EmH5193them; howthou didst afflictתָּרַ֥עta.Ra'H7489the peopleלְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816,and cast them outוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Va.te.sha.le.ChemH7971.

3For they gotה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּHo.rash.taH3423not the landאָ֗רֶץ'A.retzH776in possessionיָ֥רְשׁוּYa.re.shuH3423by their own swordבְחַרְבָּ֡םve.char.BamH2719,neither did their own armוּזְרוֹעָם֮u.ze.ro.'AmH2220saveהוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫הho.Shi.'AhH3467them: but thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,and thine armוּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָU.ze.ro.'a.khaH2220,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of thy countenanceפָּנֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,because thou hadst a favourרְצִיתָֽם׃re.tzi.TamH7521unto them.

4Thou art my Kingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428,O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:commandצַ֝וֵּ֗הtza.VehH6680deliverancesיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444for Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5Through thee will we push downנְנַגֵּ֑חַne.na.Ge.achH5055our enemiesצָרֵ֣ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862:through thy nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034will we tread them underנָב֥וּסna.VusH947that rise upקָמֵֽינוּ׃ka.Mei.nuH6965against us.

6For I will not trustאֶבְטָ֑ח'ev.TachH982in my bowבְקַשְׁתִּ֣יve.kash.TiH7198,neither shall my swordוְ֝חַרְבִּ֗יve.char.BiH2719saveתוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me.

7But thou hast savedH3467us from our enemiesמִצָּרֵ֑ינוּmi.tza.Rei.nuH6862,and hast put them to shameהֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃he.vi.Sho.taH954that hatedוּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּu.me.san.'Ei.nuH8130us.

8In Godבֵּֽ֭אלֹהִיםBe.lo.himH430we boastהִלַּלְ֣נוּhi.laL.nuH1984all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long, and praiseנוֹדֶ֣הno.DehH3034thy nameוְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ve.shim.KhaH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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