Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:32-55

32For all this they sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398still, and believedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539not for his wondrous worksבְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃be.nif.le.'o.TavH6381.
33Therefore their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117did he consumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615in vanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892,and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141in troubleבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34When he slewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then they soughtוּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huH1875him: and they returnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725and enquired earlyוְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ve.shi.cha.ru-H7836after Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
35And they rememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142that Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430wastheir rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,and the highעֶ֝לְיוֹן'El.yonH5945Godוְאֵ֥לve.'ElH410their redeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36Nevertheless they did flatterוַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvay.fa.Tu.huH6601him with their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,and they liedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576unto him with their tonguesוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
37For their heartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820was not rightנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with him, neither were they stedfastנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in his covenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.
38But he, beingfull of compassionרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349,forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771,and destroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843themnot: yea, many a timeוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235turnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725he his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725,and did not stir upיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782all his wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.
39For he rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320;a windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passeth awayה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980,and cometh not againיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.
40Howכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100oft did they provokeיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784him in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41Yea, they turned backוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and temptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and limitedהִתְווּ׃hit.vuH8428the Holy Oneוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42They rememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142not his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, northe dayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when he deliveredפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from the enemyצָֽר׃TzarH6862.
43How he had wroughtשָׂ֣םsamH7760his signsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226in Egyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714,and his wondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704of Zoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814:
44And had turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015their riversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.HemH2975into bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818;and their floodsוְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.HemH5140,that they could not drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
45He sentיְשַׁלַּ֬חye.sha.LachH7971divers sorts of fliesעָ֭רֹבa.roH6157among them, which devouredוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398them; and frogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854,which destroyedוַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃va.tash.chi.TemH7843them.
46He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414also their increaseיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981unto the caterpillerלֶחָסִ֣ילle.cha.SilH2625,and their labourוִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvi.gi.'AmH3018unto the locustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47He destroyedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026their vinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612with hailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259,and their sycomore treesוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256with frostבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48He gave upוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462their cattleבְּעִירָ֑םbe.'i.RamH1165also to the hailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259,and their flocksוּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םu.mik.nei.HemH4735to hot thunderboltsלָרְשָׁפִֽים׃la.re.sha.FimH7565.
49He castיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971upon them the fiercenessחֲר֬וֹןcha.RonH2740of his angerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678,and indignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195,and troubleוְצָרָ֑הve.tza.RahH6869,by sendingמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397among them.
50He madeיְפַלֵּ֥סye.fa.LesH6424a wayנָתִ֗יבna.TivH5410to his angerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639;he sparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820not their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from deathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,but gaveH5462their lifeוְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416overH5462to the pestilenceלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698;
51And smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221all the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;the chiefרֵאשִׁ֥יתre.ShitH7225of theirstrengthא֝וֹנִ֗ים'o.NimH202in the tabernaclesבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526:
52But made his own peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971to go forthוַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'H5265like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629,and guidedוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057like a flockכַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרka.'E.derH5739.
53And he ledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148them on safelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,so that they fearedפָחָ֑דוּfa.Cha.duH6342not: but the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220overwhelmedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680their enemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.
54And he broughtוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them to the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of his sanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944, even tothis mountainהַר־har-H2022, whichhis right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225had purchasedקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.
55He cast outוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the heathenגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471also beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and dividedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159by lineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256,and made the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
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