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Psalms 66:1-12

1Make a joyful noiseהָרִ֥יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321unto Godלֵ֝אלֹהִיםLe.lo.himH430,all ye landsהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

2Sing forthזַמְּר֥וּza.me.RuH2167the honourכְבֽוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034:makeשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760his praiseתְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃te.hi.la.ToH8416gloriousכָ֝ב֗וֹדkha.VodH3519.

3Sayאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559unto Godלֵ֭אלֹהִיםLe.lo.himH430,How terribleנּוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372art thou inthy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639!through the greatnessבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of thy powerעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797shall thine enemiesאֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃'o.ye.Vei.khaH341submitיְֽכַחֲשׁ֖וּye.kha.cha.ShuH3584themselves unto thee.

4All the earthהָאָ֤רֶץ׀ha.'A.retzH776shall worshipיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812thee, and shall singוִֽיזַמְּרוּ־vi.za.me.ru-H2167unto thee; they shall singיְזַמְּר֖וּye.za.me.RuH2167tothy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5ComeH3212and seeוּ֭רְאוּU.re.'uH7200the worksמִפְעֲל֣וֹתmif.'a.LotH4659of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: he isterribleנוֹרָ֥אno.Ra'H3372in hisdoingעֲ֝לִילָ֗ה'a.li.LahH5949toward the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

6He turnedהָ֤פַךְHa.fakhH2015the seaיָ֨ם׀yamH3220into dryלְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗הle.ya.ba.ShahH3004land:they wentיַֽעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674through the floodבַּ֭נָּהָרBa.na.horH5104on footבְרָ֑גֶלve.Ra.gelH7272:there did we rejoiceנִשְׂמְחָה־nis.me.chah-H8055in him.

7He rulethמֹ֘שֵׁ֤לmo.ShelH4910by his powerבִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ׀big.vu.ra.ToH1369for everעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769;his eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869beholdתִּצְפֶּ֑ינָהtitz.Pei.nahH6822the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471:let not the rebelliousהַסּוֹרְרִ֓ים׀ha.so.RimH5637exaltיָר֖וּמוּya.Ru.muH7311themselves.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8O blessבָּרְכ֖וּba.re.KhuH1288our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,ye peopleעַמִּ֥ים׀'a.MimH5971,and make the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of his praiseתְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃te.hi.la.ToH8416to be heardוְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085:

9Which holdethהַשָּׂ֣םha.SamH7760our soulנַ֭פְשֵׁנוּNaf.she.nuH5315in lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֑יםba.chai.YimH2416,and sufferethנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414not our feetרַגְלֵֽנוּ׃rag.Le.nuH7272to be movedלַמּ֣וֹטla.MotH4132.

10For thou, O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,hast provedבְחַנְתָּ֥נוּve.chan.Ta.nuH974us: thou hast triedצְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּtze.raf.Ta.nuH6884us, as silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701is triedכִּצְרָף־kitz.rof-H6884.

11Thou broughtestהֲבֵאתָ֥נוּha.ve.Ta.nuH935us into the netבַמְּצוּדָ֑הva.me.tzu.DahH4686;thou laidstשַׂ֖מְתָּSam.taH7760afflictionמוּעָקָ֣הmu.'a.KahH4157upon our loinsבְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃ve.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975.

12Thou hast caused menאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582to rideהִרְכַּ֥בְתָּhir.Kav.taH7392over our headsלְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּle.Ro.She.nuH7218;we wentבָּֽאנוּ־ba.nu-H935through fireבָאֵ֥שׁva.'EshH784and through waterוּבַמַּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325:but thou broughtest us outוַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּva.to.tzi.'E.nuH3318into a placeof abundanceלָֽרְוָיָֽה׃La.re.va.YahH7310.

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