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Psalms 80:3-14

3Turn us againהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,and cause thy faceH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215;and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.

4O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068GodH430of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how long wilt thou be angryעָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ'a.Shan.taH6225against the prayerבִּתְפִלַּ֥תbit.fi.LatH8605of thy peopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971?

5Thou feedestהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּםHe.'e.khal.tomH398them with the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832;and givest them tearsבִּדְמָע֥וֹתbid.ma.'otH1832to drinkוַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹva.tash.Ke.movH8248in great measureשָׁלִֽישׁ׃sha.LishH7991.

6Thou makestתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us a strifeמָ֭דוֹןMa.donH4066unto our neighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934:and our enemiesוְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341laughיִלְעֲגוּ־yil.'a.gu-H3932among themselves.

7Turn us againהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Armiesצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and cause thy faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215;and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.

8Thou hast broughtתַּסִּ֑יעַta.Si.a'H5265a vineגֶּ֭פֶןGe.fenH1612out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֣יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:thou hast cast outתְּגָרֵ֥שׁte.ga.ReshH1644the heathenגּ֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471,and plantedוַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ׃va.ti.ta.'E.haH5193it.

9Thou preparedstפִּנִּ֥יתָpi.Ni.taH6437roombeforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it, and didst cause it to take deepשָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָSha.ra.Shei.haH8328rootוַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁva.tash.ReshH8327,and it filledוַתְּמַלֵּא־va.te.ma.le'-H4390the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10The hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680with the shadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738of it, and the boughsוַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָva.'a.na.Fei.haH6057thereof were likethe goodlyאֵֽל׃'ElH410cedarsאַֽרְזֵי־'ar.zei-H730.

11She sent outתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971her boughsקְצִירֶ֣הָke.tzi.Re.haH7105unto the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and her branchesיֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Yon.ko.Tei.haH3127unto the riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104.

12Why hast thou thenbroken downפָּרַ֣צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555her hedgesגְדֵרֶ֑יהָge.de.Rei.haH1447,so that all they which passעֹ֥בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by the wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870do pluckוְ֝אָר֗וּהָve.'a.Ru.haH717her?

13The boarחֲזִ֣ירcha.ZirH2386out of the woodמִיָּ֑עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293doth wasteיְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽהye.khar.se.Me.nahH3765it, and the wild beastוְזִ֖יזve.ZizH2123of the fieldשָׂדַ֣יsa.DaiH7704doth devourיִרְעֶֽנָּה׃yir.'E.nahH7462it.

14Returnשֽׁ֫וּב־Shuv-H7725,we beseech thee, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635:look downהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and beholdוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200,and visitוּ֝פְקֹ֗דu.fe.KodH6485this vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612;

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