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Psalms 89:38-51

38But thou hast cast offזָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.taH2186and abhorredוַתִּמְאָ֑סva.tim.'AsH3988,thou hast been wrothהִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּhit.'a.Bar.taH5674with thine anointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.

39Thou hast made voidנֵ֭אַרְתָּהNe.'ar.tahH5010the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:thou hast profanedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490his crownנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145by casting itto the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

40Thou hast broken downפָּרַ֥צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555all his hedgesגְּדֵרֹתָ֑יוge.de.ro.TavH1448;thou hast broughtשַׂ֖מְתָּSam.taH7760his strong holdsמִבְצָרָ֣יוmiv.tza.RavH4013to ruinמְחִתָּה׃me.chi.tahH4288.

41All that pass byעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870spoilשַׁ֭סֻּהוּsu.huH8155him: he is a reproachחֶ֝רְפָּ֗הcher.PahH2781to his neighboursלִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃lish.khe.NavH7934.

42Thou hast set upהֲ֭רִימוֹתָHa.ri.mo.taH7311the right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of his adversariesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862;thou hast made all his enemiesאוֹיְבָֽיו׃'oy.VavH341to rejoiceהִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhis.Mach.taH8055.

43Thou hast also turnedתָּ֭שִׁיבTa.shivH7725the edgeצ֣וּרtzurH6697of his swordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719,and hast not made him to standהֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹha.kei.mo.ToH6965in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

44Thou hast made his gloryמִטְּהָר֑וֹmi.te.ha.RoH2892to ceaseהִשְׁבַּ֥תָּhish.Ba.taH7673,and castH4048his throneוְ֝כִסְא֗וֹve.khis.'OH3678downH4048to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

45The daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his youthעֲלוּמָ֑יו'a.lu.MavH5934hast thou shortenedהִ֭קְצַרְתָּHik.tzar.taH7114:thou hast coveredהֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָhe.'e.Ti.taH5844him with shameבּוּשָׁ֣הbu.ShahH955.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

46How long, Yahיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068?wilt thou hideתִּסָּתֵ֣רti.sa.TerH5641thyself for everלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?shall thy wrathחֲמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.ma.Te.khaH2534burnתִּבְעַ֖רtiv.'ArH1197like fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784?

47Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142how shortחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH2465my time is: wherefore hast thou madeבָּרָ֥אתָba.Ra.taH1254all menבְּנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃be.nei- 'a.DamH120 H1121in vainשָּׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723?

48What manגֶ֣בֶרGe.verH1397is he thatlivethיִֽ֭חְיֶהYich.yehH2421,and shall not seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200deathמָּ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194?shall he deliverיְמַלֵּ֨טye.ma.LetH4422his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

49Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, where arethy formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים׀ha.ri.sho.NimH7223lovingkindnessesחֲסָדֶ֖יךָcha.sa.Dei.khaH2617, whichthou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto Davidלְ֝דָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732in thy truthבֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃be.'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530?

50Rememberזְכֹ֣רze.KhorH2142,LordH136,the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; howI do bearשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375in my bosomבְ֝חֵיקִ֗יve.chei.KiH2436the reproach ofall the mightyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971;

51Wherewith thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ׀'oy.Vei.khaH341have reproachedחֵרְפ֖וּche.re.FuH2778,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;wherewith they have reproachedחֵ֝רְפ֗וּche.re.FuH2778the footstepsעִקְּב֥וֹתi.ke.VotH6119of thine anointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.

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