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Psalms 48:1-8

1Greatגָּ֘ד֤וֹלga.DolH1419isYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּ֣לu.me.hu.LalH1984in the cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, inthe mountainהַר־har-H2022of his holinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.

2Beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303for situationנוֹף֮nOfH5131,the joyמְשׂ֪וֹשׂme.SosH4885of the whole earthהָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776, ismountH2022Zionצִ֭יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726, onthe sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828,the cityקִ֝רְיַ֗תkir.YatH7151of the greatרָֽב׃RavH7227Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.

3Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045in her palacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759for a refugeלְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃le.mis.GavH4869.

4For, lo, the kingsהַ֭מְּלָכִיםHa.me.la.khimH4428were assembledנֽוֹעֲד֑וּno.'a.DuH3259,they passed byעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

5They sawרָ֭אוּRa.'uH7200it, andso they marvelledתָּמָ֑הוּta.Ma.huH8539;they were troubledנִבְהֲל֥וּniv.ha.LuH926, andhasted awayנֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃nech.Pa.zuH2648.

6Fearרְ֭עָדָהRe.'a.dahH7461took holdאֲחָזָ֣תַם'a.cha.Za.tamH270upon them there, andpainחִ֝֗ילChilH2427,as of a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃kai.yo.Le.dahH3205.

7Thou breakestתְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗רte.sha.BerH7665the shipsאֳנִיּ֥וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659with an eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֥וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307.

8As we have heardשָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀sha.Ma'.nuH8085,so have we seenרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200in the cityבְּעִיר־be.'ir-H5892of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otH6635,in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:Godאֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430will establishיְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָye.kho.Ne.haH3559it forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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