1OGIVEהֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068; for he isgoodH2896: for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
2LetH1350theredeemedגְּאוּלֵ֣יge.'u.LeiH1350of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sayיֹ֭אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559soH834,whomH834he hathredeemedגְּ֝אָלָ֗םge.'a.LamH1350from thehandמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the adversary;
3Andgatheredקִ֫בְּצָ֥םki.be.TzamH6908them out of thelandsוּֽמֵאֲרָצ֗וֹתu.me.'a.ra.TzotH776, from theeastמִמִּזְרָ֥חmi.miz.RachH4217and from thewestH3220, from thenorthמִצָּפ֥וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from thesouthH3220.
5Hungryרְעֵבִ֥יםre.'e.VimH7457andthirstyצְמֵאִ֑יםtze.me.'ImH6771, theirsoulנַ֝פְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315fainted in them.
6Then theycriedוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and hedeliveredיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337themoutאֶל־'el-H413of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
7Heledוַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵםVai.yad.ri.khemH1869them also by astraightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, that they might go to acityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofhabitationמוֹשָֽׁב׃mo.ShavH4186.
8Oh thatmenH120wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for his goodness, and for hiswonderfulH6381worksH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenH120!
9For he satisfieth the longingsoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and thehungryרְ֝עֵבָהRe.'e.vahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315he filleth withgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
10Such assatיֹ֭שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and in theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757, beingboundאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615in affliction andironוּבַרְזֶֽל׃u.var.ZelH1270;
11Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyrebelledהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784againstH561thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and contemned thecounselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the Most High:
12Therefore hebroughtH3782downH3782theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820with labour; they felldownH3782, and there wasnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369tohelpעֹזֵֽר׃'o.ZerH5826.
13Then theycriedH2199unto theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hi theirtroubleH3467, and hesavedH3467themoutH2199of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
14HebroughtH3318themoutH3318ofdarknessמֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְme.Cho.shekhH2822and theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757, and brake theirbandsוּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣םu.mos.Ro.tei.HemH4147in sunder.
15Oh thatmenH120wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for his goodness, and for hiswonderfulH6381worksH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenH120!
16For he hathbrokenשִׁ֭בַּרShi.barH7665thegatesדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andcutגִּדֵּֽעַ׃gi.De.a'H1438thebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֖יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֣לvar.ZelH1270in sunder.
17Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191becauseH5771of theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֑םpish.'AmH6588, andbecauseH5771of theiriniquitiesוּֽ֝מֵעֲוֹֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.me.'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771, are afflicted.
18Theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315abhorrethallכָּל־kol-H3605manner of meat; and theydrawH5060nearH5060unto thegatesשַׁ֥עֲרֵיSha.'a.reiH8179ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
19Then theycryH2199unto theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃yo.shi.'EmH3467, and he saveth themoutH2199of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
20He sendeth hiswordדְּ֭בָרוֹde.va.roH1697, and healeth them, and delivereth them from theirdestructionsמִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃mi.she.chi.to.TamH7825.
21Oh thatmenH120wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for his goodness, and for hiswonderfulH6381worksH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenH120!
22And let themofferוְ֭יִזְבְּחוּVe.yiz.be.chuH2076thesacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofthanksgivingתוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426, anddeclareוִֽיסַפְּר֖וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608hisworksמַעֲשָׂ֣יוma.'a.SavH4639withsingingבְּרִנָּֽה׃be.ri.NahH7440.
24Theseהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992seeרָ֭אוּRa.'uH7200theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and hiswondersוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381in thedeepבִּמְצוּלָֽה׃bim.tzu.LahH4688.
25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormywindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307,whichH7307liftethupוַתְּרוֹמֵ֥םva.te.ro.MemH7311thewavesגַּלָּֽיו׃ga.LavH1530thereof.
26TheymountH5927upH5927to theheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, theygoH5927downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381again to thedepthsתְהוֹמ֑וֹתte.ho.MotH8415: theirsoulנַ֝פְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315meltethawayH5927because oftroubleבְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'AhH7451.
27They reel to andfroH5128, andstaggerH5128like adrunkenH7910manH7910, and are at theirwits’חָ֝כְמָתָ֗םcha.khe.ma.TamH2451endתִּתְבַּלָּֽע׃tit.ba.La'H1104.
28Then theycryוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and he bringeth themoutיוֹצִיאֵֽם׃yo.tzi.'EmH3318of theirdistressesוּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.mi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
30Then are theygladוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055becauseH3588they bequietיִשְׁתֹּ֑קוּyish.To.kuH8367:soH3588he bringeth them unto thehavenמְח֥וֹזme.ChozH4231whereאֶל־'el-H413they would be.
31Oh thatmenH120wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for his goodness, and for hiswonderfulH6381worksH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenH120!
32Let themexaltוִֽ֭ירֹמְמוּהוּVi.ro.me.mu.huH7311him also in theassemblyבִּקְהַל־bik.hal-H6951of thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971, andpraiseיְהַלְלֽוּהוּ׃ye.ha.Lu.huH1984him in theseatוּבְמוֹשַׁ֖בu.ve.mo.ShavH4186of theeldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.
33He turnethriversנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104intoH4325awildernessלְמִדְבָּ֑רle.mid.BarH4057, and waterspringsintoH4325athirstyלְצִמָּאֽוֹן׃le.tzi.ma.'onH6774groundH6774;
34Afruitfulפְּ֭רִיPe.riH6529landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776intoH776asaltלִמְלֵחָ֑הlim.le.ChahH4420desert, for thewickednessמֵ֝רָעַ֗תme.ra.'AtH7451of them thatdwellיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.
35He turneth awildernessמִ֭דְבָּרMid.borH4057intoH776apoolלַֽאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterH4325, and adryצִ֝יָּ֗הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776intoH776watersprings.
36And there he maketh thehungryרְעֵבִ֑יםre.'e.VimH7457todwellוַיּ֣וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427, that they mayprepareוַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּvay.kho.NuH3559acityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofhabitationמוֹשָֽׁב׃mo.ShavH4186;
37Andsowוַיִּזְרְע֣וּvai.yiz.re.'UH2232fieldsשָׂ֭דוֹתSa.dotH7704, andplantוַיִּטְּע֣וּvai.yi.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֑יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, and get themfruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofincreaseתְבֽוּאָה׃te.Vu.'ahH8393.
38He blesseth them also,soH3808that they aremultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966; and he sufferethnotH3808theircattleוּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗םu.ve.hem.TamH929todecreaseיַמְעִֽיט׃yam.'ItH4591.
39Again, they are minished andbowedH7817downוַיָּשֹׁ֑חוּvai.ya.Sho.chuH7817throughoppressionמֵעֹ֖צֶרme.'O.tzerH6115,troubleרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, andsorrowוְיָגֽוֹן׃ve.ya.GonH3015.
40He pourethcontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937uponעַל־'al-H5921princesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081, and causeth them towanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in thewasteבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414,whereH3808there isnoH3808wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
41Yet setteth he theneedyאֶבְי֣וֹן'ev.YonH34onhighוַיְשַׂגֵּ֣בvay.sa.GevH7682from affliction, and maketh himfamiliesמִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃mish.pa.ChotH4940like aflockכַּ֝צֹּ֗אןka.TzonH6629.
42Theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it, and begladוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055; andallH3605iniquityעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766shall stopherH3605mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.
43Whoso iswiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450shallgiveH995heedוְיִשְׁמָר־ve.yish.mor-H8104totheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things, and they shallconsiderוְ֝יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּve.yit.bo.NuH995the mercies of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
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