1Lordאֲֽדֹנָ֗י'ado.NaiH136, thou hast been ourdwellingמָע֣וֹןma.'onH4583placeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961inallבְּדֹ֣רbe.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.
2Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶם׀be.Te.remH2962themountainsהָ֘רִ֤יםha.RimH2022werebroughtH3205forthH3205, oreverH5769thou hadst formed theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and theworldוְתֵבֵ֑לve.te.VelH8398,evenעַד־'ad-H5704fromeverlastingH5769toeverlastingH5769, thou artGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
3Thou turnestmanH120to destruction; and sayest,ReturnH7725, yechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofmenH120.
4For athousandאֶ֪לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141in thysightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are but as yesterday when it is past, and as awatchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הve.'ash.mu.RahH821in thenightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.
5Thou carriest themawayH2229as with afloodH2229; they are as asleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142: in themorningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242they are likegrassכֶּחָצִ֥ירke.cha.TzirH2682whichH2682growethupיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961.
6In themorningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרBa.bo.kerH1242it flourisheth, and growethupוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001; in theeveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבla.'E.revH6153it iscutיְמוֹלֵ֥לye.mo.LelH4135down, and withereth.
7ForweH3588areconsumedכָלִ֥ינוּkha.Li.nuH3615in thineangerבְאַפֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Pe.khaH639, and in thywrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534areweH3588troubled.
9Forallכָל־khol-H3605ourdaysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117are passedawayפָּנ֣וּpa.NuH6437in thywrathבְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָve.'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678:weכִּ֣יkiH3588bring ouryearsשָׁנֵ֣ינוּsha.Nei.nuH8141to anendכִּלִּ֖ינוּki.Li.nuH3615as a tale that is told.
10Thedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of ouryearsשְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּshe.no.Tei.nuH8141are threescoreyearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141and ten, orevenH3588by reason ofstrengthבִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀big.vu.RotH1369fourscoreyearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141; yet is theirprideוְ֭רָהְבָּםVe.ra.he.bomH7296but labour andsorrowוָאָ֑וֶןva.'A.venH205; for it issoonH3588goneגָ֥זgazH1468, andweH3588flyוַנָּעֻֽפָה׃va.na.'U.fahH5774away.
11Who knoweth thepowerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of thineangerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639, and thywrathעֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678according to thefearוּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗u.khe.yir.'a.te.khaH3374that is due unto thee?
13Returnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;howמָתָ֑יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704? and let itrepentH7725thee concerning thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.
15Makeשַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּSam.che.nuH8055usH7200gladH8055according to thedaysכִּימ֣וֹתki.MotH3117wherein thou hast afflictedusH7200, and theyearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141whereinweH3117haveseenH7200evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
16Let thyworkפָעֳלֶ֑ךָfo.'o.Le.khaH6467appearיֵרָאֶ֣הye.ra.'EhH7200unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and thy gloryuponעַל־'al-H5921theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶֽם׃be.nei.HemH1121.
17Andletוִיהִ֤י׀vi.HiH1961thebeautyנֹ֤עַםNo.'amH5278of theLORDאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beuponH5921usH5921: andestablishכּוֹנְנָ֥הko.NahH3559thou theworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of ourhandsיָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuH3027uponH5921usH5921; yea, theworkוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of ourhandsיָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027establishכּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃ko.Ne.huH3559thou it.
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