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Psalms 81:1-5

1Sing aloudהַ֭רְנִינוּHar.ni.nuH7442unto Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430our strengthעוּזֵּ֑נוּ'u.Ze.nuH5797:make a joyful noiseהָ֝רִ֗יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2Takeשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a psalmזִ֭מְרָהZim.rahH2172,and bringוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414hither the timbrelתֹ֑ףTofH8596,the pleasantנָעִ֣יםna.'ImH5273harpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658with the psalteryנָֽבֶל׃Na.velH5035.

3Blow upתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782in the new moonבַחֹ֣דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320,in the time appointedבַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶהba.Ke.sehH3677,on our solemn feastחַגֵּֽנוּ׃cha.Ge.nuH2282dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117.

4For this wasa statuteחֹ֣קchokH2706for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, anda lawמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5This he ordainedשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760in Josephבִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.SefH3084fora testimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715,when he went outבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318through the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: whereI heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085a languageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193thatI understoodיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.

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