3Lift upהָרִ֣ימָהha.Ri.mahH7311thy feetפְ֭עָמֶיךָFe.'a.mei.khaH6471unto the perpetualנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331desolationsלְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹתle.ma.shu.'otH4876; even all thatthe enemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341hath done wickedlyהֵרַ֖עhe.Ra'H7489in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944.
4Thine enemiesצֹ֭רְרֶיךָTzo.re.rei.khaH6887roarשָׁאֲג֣וּsha.'a.GuH7580in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thy congregationsמוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָmo.'a.De.khaH4150;they set upשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760their ensignsאוֹתֹתָ֣ם'o.to.TamH226forsignsאֹתֽוֹת׃'o.TotH226.
5A manwas famousיִ֭וָּדַעYi.va.da'H3045according as he had lifted upכְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָהke.me.Vi' le.Ma.'e.lahH4605H935axesקַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃kar.du.MotH7134upon the thickבִּֽסֲבָךְ־bi.sa.vokh-H5442treesעֵ֝֗ץ'EtzH6086.
6But now they break downיַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃ya.ha.lo.MunH1986the carved workפִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָpi.tu.Chei.haH6603thereof at onceיָּ֑חַדYa.chadH3162with axesבְּכַשִּׁ֥ילbe.kha.ShilH3781and hammersוְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗תve.khei.la.PotH3597.
7They have castשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971fireבָ֭אֵשׁVa.'eshH784into thy sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָmik.da.She.chaH4720,they have defiledחִלְּל֥וּchi.le.LuH2490by casting downthe dwelling placeמִֽשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908of thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034to the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
8They saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartsבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820,Let us destroyנִינָ֣םni.NamH3238them togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162:they have burned upשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313all the synagoguesמוֹעֲדֵי־mo.'a.dei-H4150of Godאֵ֣ל'elH410in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
9We seeרָ֫אִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200not our signsאֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ'o.to.Tei.nuH226: there isno more any prophetנָבִ֑יאna.Vi'H5030: neither is thereamong us any that knowethיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045how longעַד־'ad-H5704.
10O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,how long shall the adversaryצָ֑רTzarH6862reproachיְחָ֣רֶףye.Cha.refH2778?shall the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341blasphemeיְנָ֘אֵ֤ץye.Na.'EtzH5006thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034for everלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331?
11Why withdrawestתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725thou thy handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027,even thy right handוִֽימִינֶ֑ךָvi.mi.Ne.khaH3225?pluckכַלֵּֽה׃kha.LehH3615itout ofמִקֶּ֖רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130thy bosomחֵֽיקְךָ֣chei.ke.ChaH2436.
12For Godוֵ֭אלֹהִיםVe.lo.himH430ismy Kingמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428of oldמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,workingפֹּעֵ֥לpo.'ElH6466salvationיְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹתye.shu.'otH3444in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
13Thou didst divideפוֹרַ֣רְתָּfo.Rar.taH6565the seaיָ֑םYamH3220by thy strengthבְעָזְּךָ֣ve.'a.ze.KhaH5797:thou brakestשִׁבַּ֖רְתָּshi.Bar.taH7665the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the dragonsתַ֝נִּינִ֗יםta.ni.NimH8577in the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
14Thou brakestרִ֭צַּצְתָּRi.tzatz.taH7533the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of leviathanלִוְיָתָ֑ןliv.ya.TanH3882in pieces, andgavestתִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּti.te.Ne.nuH5414him to bemeatמַ֝אֲכָ֗לma.'a.KhalH3978to the peopleלְעָ֣םle.'AmH5971inhabiting the wildernessלְצִיִּֽים׃le.tzi.YimH6728.
15Thou didst cleaveבָ֭קַעְתָּVa.ka'.taH1234the fountainמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599and the floodוָנָ֑חַלva.Na.chalH5158:thou driedst upה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּho.Vash.taH3001mightyאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386riversנַהֲר֥וֹתna.ha.RotH5104.
16The dayי֭וֹםYomH3117isthine, the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915also isthine: thou hast preparedהֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָha.khi.No.taH3559the lightמָא֥וֹרma.'orH3974and the sunוָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃va.Sha.meshH8121.
17Thou hast setהִ֭צַּבְתָּHi.tzav.taH5324all the bordersגְּבוּל֣וֹתge.vu.LotH1367of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:thou hast madeיְצַרְתָּם׃ye.tzar.tamH3335summerקַ֥יִץKa.yitzH7019and winterוָ֝חֹ֗רֶףva.Cho.refH2779.
18Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142this, thatthe enemyא֭וֹיֵב'o.yevH341hath reproachedחֵרֵ֣ף׀che.RefH2778,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and thatthe foolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036peopleוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971have blasphemedנִֽאֲצ֥וּni.'a.TzuH5006thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
19O deliverתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414not the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy turtledoveתּוֹרֶ֑ךָto.Re.khaH8449unto the multitudeלְ֭חַיַּתLe.chai.yatH2416of the wicked:forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911not the congregationחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thy poorעֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ'a.ni.Yei.khaH6041for everלָנֶֽצַח׃la.Ne.tzachH5331.
20Have respectהַבֵּ֥טha.BetH5027unto the covenantלַבְּרִ֑יתla.be.RitH1285:for the darkמַחֲשַׁכֵּי־ma.cha.sha.kei-H4285places of the earthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776are fullמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390of the habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of crueltyחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
21O let not the oppressedדַּ֣ךְdakhH1790returnיָשֹׁ֣בya.ShoH7725ashamedנִכְלָ֑םnikh.LamH3637:let the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34praiseיְֽהַלְל֥וּye.ha.LuH1984thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.
22Ariseקוּמָ֣הku.MahH6965,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,pleadרִיבָ֣הri.VahH7378thine own causeרִיבֶ֑ךָri.Ve.khaH7379:rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142how the foolish manנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036reproachethחֶרְפָּתְךָ֥cher.pa.te.KhaH2781thee dailyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
23Forgetתִּ֭שְׁכַּחTish.kachH7911not the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of thine enemiesצֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.re.Rei.khaH6887:the tumultשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of those that rise upקָ֝מֶ֗יךָka.Mei.chaH6965against thee increasethעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
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