Revised Version 1895

Psalms 78:32-55

32Forallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605this theysinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398stillע֑וֹדodH5750, andbelievedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808in hiswondrousH6381worksH6381.

33Therefore theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117didH3117heconsumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615invanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892, and theiryearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141interrorבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.

34When heslewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then theyinquiredH1875afterH1875him: and theyreturnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725andsoughtH1875Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410early.

35And theyrememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was theirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697, and the Most HighGodH430theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.

36But they flattered him with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, andliedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576unto him with theirtongueוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.

37For theirheartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808rightנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with him,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808were theyfaithfulנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in hiscovenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.

38But he, beingfullH3605of compassion, forgave theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771, anddestroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843themnotH3808: yea,manyוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235a timeturnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725he hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725, anddidH3808notH3808stirH5782upH5782allH3605hiswrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.

39And herememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320; awindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passethawayH7725, and comethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againH7725.

40HowH4100oftdidH4100theyrebelH4784againstH4784him in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!

41And theyturnedH7725againH7725andtemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and provoked theHolyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

42Theyrememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142notH3808hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,norH3808thedayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when heredeemedפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from the adversary.

43Howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hesetשָׂ֣םsamH7760hissignsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226inEgyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714, and hiswondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814;

44Andturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015theirriversH2975intoH2015bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818, and theirstreamsH2975, that they couldnotבַּל־bal-H1077drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.

45Hesentיְשַׁלַּ֬חye.sha.LachH7971among themswarmsעָ֭רֹבa.roH6157offliesH6157,whichH6157devouredוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398them; andfrogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854,whichH6157destroyedוַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃va.tash.chi.TemH7843them.

46Hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414also theirincreaseיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto thelocustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.

47Hedestroyedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026theirvinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612withhailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259, and their sycomoretreesוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256withfrostבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.

48Hegaveוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462over theircattleH4735also to thehailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259, and theirflocksH4735to hot thunderbolts.

49Hecastיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971upon them thefiercenessחֲר֬וֹןcha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678, andindignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195, andtroubleH7451, abandמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917ofangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofevilH7451.

50He made apathנָתִ֗יבna.TivH5410for hisangerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639; hesparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820notלֹא־lo'-H3808theirsoulH5315fromdeathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194, butgaveהִסְגִּֽיר׃his.GirH5462theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315over to thepestilenceלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698;

51Andsmoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, the chief of theirstrengthא֝וֹנִ֗ים'o.NimH202in thetentsבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofHamחָֽם׃ChamH2526:

52But heledוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090forthוַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'H5265his ownpeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971likesheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629, and guided them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057like aflockH6629.

53And heledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148themsafelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,soH3808that they fearednotH3808: but theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220overwhelmedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680theirenemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.

54And hebroughtוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them to theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of hissanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944, to thismountainהַר־har-H2022,whichזֶ֝֗הZehH2088hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225hadpurchasedקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.

55HedroveH1644outH1644thenationsגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471alsobeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, andallottedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159bylineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256, and made thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in theirtentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

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