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Psalms 68:8-17

8The earthאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776shookרָעָ֨שָׁה׀ra.'A.shahH7493,the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064also droppedנָטְפוּ֮na.te.FuH5197at the presenceH6440of GodH430: evenSinaiסִינַ֑יsi.NaiH5514itselfזֶ֥הzehH2088was movedat the presenceH6440of GodH430,the GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Thou, O GodH430,didst sendתָּנִ֣יףta.NifH5130a plentifulנְ֭דָבוֹתNe.da.VotH5071rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,whereby thou didst confirmכֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃Kho.nan.TahH3559thine inheritanceנַחֲלָתְךָ֥na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159,when it was wearyוְ֝נִלְאָ֗הve.nil.'AhH3811.

10Thy congregationחַיָּתְךָ֥chai.ya.te.KhaH2416hath dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427therein: thou, O GodH430,hast preparedH3559of thy goodnessבְּטוֹבָתְךָ֖be.toa.te.KhaH2896for the poorלֶעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041.

11The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136gaveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414the wordאֹ֑מֶר'O.merH562:greatרָֽב׃RavH7227wasthe companyצָבָ֥אtza.Va'H6635of those that publishedהַֽ֝מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹתham.va.se.RotH1319it.

12Kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of armiesH6635did fleeיִדֹּד֣וּןyi.do.DunH5074apaceיִדֹּד֑וּןyi.do.DunH5074:and she that tarriedוּנְוַתu.ne.vatH5116at homeבַּ֝֗יִתBa.yitH1004dividedתְּחַלֵּ֥קte.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

13Though ye have lienתִּשְׁכְּבוּן֮tish.ke.VunH7901among the potsשְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִםshe.Fa.Ta.yimH8240, yet shall ye be asthe wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of a doveי֭וֹנָהYo.nahH3123coveredנֶחְפָּ֣הnech.PahH2645with silverבַכֶּ֑סֶףva.Ke.sefH3701,and her feathersוְ֝אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗יהָve.'ev.ro.Tei.haH84with yellowבִּֽירַקְרַ֥קbi.rak.RakH3422goldחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742.

14When the Almightyשַׁדַּ֓יsha.DaiH7706scatteredבְּפָ֘רֵ֤שׂbe.Fa.ResH6566kingsמְלָ֘כִ֤יםme.La.KhimH4428in it, it was whiteas snowתַּשְׁלֵ֥גtash.LegH7949in Salmonבְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃be.tzal.MonH6756.

15The hillהַר־har-H2022of Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430is asthe hillהַר־har-H2022of Bashanבָּשָׁ֑ןba.ShanH1316;an highגַּ֝בְנֻנִּ֗יםgav.nu.NimH1386hillהַ֥רharH2022asthe hillהַר־har-H2022of Bashanבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ShanH1316.

16Why leapתְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮te.ra.tze.DunH7520ye, ye highH1386hillsH2022? this isthe hillH2022whichGodH430desirethחָמַ֣דcha.MadH2530to dwell inלְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹle.shiv.ToH3427;yea, Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931in itfor everלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.

17The chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of GodH430aretwenty thousandרִבֹּתַ֣יִםri.bo.Ta.yimH7239, eventhousandsאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505of angelsשִׁנְאָ֑ןshin.'AnH8136:the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136is among them, as inSinaiסִינַ֥יsi.NaiH5514,in the holyבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944place.

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