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Psalms 97:2-7

2Cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051and darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֣לva.'a.ra.FelH6205areround aboutסְבִיבָ֑יוse.vi.VavH5439him: righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664and judgmentוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941arethe foundationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349of his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678.

3A fireאֵ֭שׁ'eshH784goethH3212beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and burneth upוּתְלַהֵ֖טu.te.la.HetH3857his enemiesצָרָֽיו׃tza.RavH6862round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439.

4His lightningsבְרָקָ֣יוve.ra.KavH1300enlightenedהֵאִ֣ירוּhe.'I.ruH215the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398:the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.TahH7200,and trembledוַתָּחֵ֣לva.ta.ChelH2342.

5The hillsהָרִ֗יםha.RimH2022meltedנָ֭מַסּוּNa.ma.suH4549like waxכַּדּוֹנַ֗גka.do.NagH1749at the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,at the presenceמִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064declareהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046his righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,and all the peopleהָעַמִּ֣יםha.'a.MimH5971seeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200his gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.

7Confoundedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954be all they that serveעֹ֬בְדֵיoe.deiH5647graven imagesפֶ֗סֶלFe.selH6459,that boastהַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥יםha.mit.ha.LimH1984themselves of idolsבָּאֱלִילִ֑יםba.'e.li.LimH457:worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812him, all yegodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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