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Psalms 89:2-4

2For I have saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,MercyH2617shall be built upיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129for everH5769:thy faithfulnessH530shalt thou establishתָּכִ֖ןta.KhinH3559in the very heavensשָׁמַ֓יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064.

3I have madeכָּרַ֣תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְ֭רִיתVe.ritH1285with my chosenלִבְחִירִ֑יliv.chi.RiH972,I have swornנִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650,

4Thy seedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233will I establishאָכִ֣ין'a.KhinH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769,and build upוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thy throneכִּסְאֲךָ֣kis.'a.KhaH3678to allלְדֹר־le.dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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